CEMP-ET
TI 804-11
30 November 1998
c. Screening. Design the parking screens to be compatible with the natural or architectural
character of the site. Design the screen relative to the 1.3m (52 in) motorist eye level viewing
height. Various methods of screening parking areas are illustrated in figure 2-15. Locating
parking below the grade of neighboring streets and surrounding land uses helps mitigate its
visual impact. It may be impractical and unsafe to provide continuous screens around large
parking areas. Selective placement of walls, fences, berms and plant material can be used to
significantly reduce the impact of uninterrupted lines of vehicles. Trees, shrubs and ground
cover on islands and medians further mitigate the impact of large expanses of parking.
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