Assigned parking
A numbered space held by one household, as against first-come parking.
Assigned parking gives a named space to a named household. Unassigned or first-come parking gives the household the right to park somewhere, without saying where.
Assigned parking is simpler to enforce — a car in bay 14 either belongs there or does not — and harder to fill, because an empty assigned bay cannot be used by anybody else. Unassigned parking uses the lot more efficiently and turns every enforcement question into a judgement. Most residential buildings run a mixture: assigned for residents, unassigned for visitors and staff.
See also
- Tandem space — A bay that holds two cars one behind the other.
- Parking ratio — Spaces per unit, or per thousand square feet of commercial floor area.
Parking, handled.
Permits, guest passes, enforcement, contracts and monthly billing for the building you actually manage.