Visitor parking ratio
The share of a lot set aside for visitors rather than residents.
The visitor parking ratio is the number of visitor spaces per residential unit, commonly between 0.1 and 0.25 — one visitor bay for every four to ten homes. Many jurisdictions set a minimum.
It is a small number that causes a disproportionate amount of trouble, because visitor bays are the only unassigned spaces in most residential lots and are therefore the first place an overflow household car is parked. Communities that charge for guest passes are usually not raising revenue; they are making the visitor row behave like visitor parking.
See also
- Guest pass — Temporary permission for a visitor’s vehicle, usually requested by a resident.
- 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.