Curb appeal is just as important for a commercial property as it is for a home in an upscale suburb. For shopping centers, apartment complexes, grocery stores, office parks, and other commercial properties, faded, missing, or damaged parking lot markings can negatively impact curb appeal and create a poor first impression. However, there are reasons to maintain your parking lot striping that go far beyond aesthetics. These include safety, space utilization, and legalities.
According to a recent poll, more than two-thirds of the drivers surveyed admitted to fiddling with their GPS system, texting, or making and receiving phone calls while navigating a parking lot. Distracted drivers are more likely to be involved in an accident, and compounding the problem by not providing visible pavement markings can increase the chances of a fender-bender. Unfortunately, pedestrians can also be distracted, adding another risk factor.
Without visible, clean markings, drivers tend to create their own parking lot layout. They may park anywhere and at any angle, and this alone is sufficient to reduce the number of vehicles that your lot can accommodate. However, you might not realize that the parking angle you choose has a direct bearing on the number of vehicles for which you can provide parking.
There are certain legal requirements that your parking lot must meet. Although you may need to comply with local codes, the primary issue concerns the guidelines contained in the Americans with Disabilities Act that cover accessible parking spaces. If these are not sized, marked, and located correctly, you could be fined or even sued.
That depends on the volume of traffic that your lot receives, but most parking lots should be striped about every two years. You will also need to have fresh stripes applied after sealcoating your asphalt parking lot. In general, if your stripes and markings are damaged, have lost more than about 25% of their original visibility, or do not comply with the ADA, you should contact a reputable parking lot maintenance contractor for help. Be sure to ask whether changing your layout might help you reduce the number of accidents in your parking lot, increase its capacity, or eliminate bottlenecks in congested areas.
Peterson Grading & Paving specializes in parking lot striping in the Orange County area. We also install, repair, and maintain pavements throughout California for property managers, retailers, hotels, churches, facility managers, HOAs and condo boards, schools, and other enterprises. In addition to parking lot striping and pavement markings, we offer line and marking removal, asphalt paving and overlays, concrete repair, asphalt patching, warehouse striping, asphalt milling, concrete sidewalks, asphalt crack repair, parking lot signs, concrete ramps, shot blasting, concrete curbing, ADA compliance, concrete parking lots, epoxy coating, and bollard installation. We have an unmatched reputation for craftsmanship and customer service. If you are interested in receiving a free quote, complete the online form, call 949-402-6979, or email Ryan@GradePave.com.
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