Vehicle Operations and Vehicle Maintenance Facilities Design Guide

Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
A. Purpose .............................................1
B. Design Guide Scope and Use..............1
1. Project Initiation
2. Site Selection
3. Design
4. Interior Finishes and Furnishings
C. Vehicle Operations and Vehicle
Maintenance Facilities........................2
1. Vehicle Operations Facilities
2. Vehicle Maintenance Facilities
Chapter 2
Program
A. General .............................................3
1. Planning and Programming
Considerations
2. Vehicle Operations and Vehicle
Maintenance Complex
B. Vehicle Operations Administrative
Facility Functions ..............................4
1. Administrative
2. Heated Parking Facility
3. Vehicle Washing/Cleaning Facility
C. Vehicle Maintenance Facility
Functions ..........................................5
1. Functional Considerations
2. Vehicle Maintenance Support Core
3. Multipurpose Vehicle Maintenance
4. Allied Trades
5. Special Purpose Vehicle
Maintenance
6. Refueling Maintenance Facility
D. Space Criteria for Vehicle Operations
Facilities and Vehicle Maintenance
Facilities............................................9
1. Planning Considerations
2. Standard Facility Requirements
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Chapter 2
Program (Cont.’d)
E. Site Evaluation ..................................13
1. Location
2. Size
F. Special Project Costs..........................14
Chapter 3
Overall Project
Design
A. General .............................................15
B. Site Design ........................................15
1. Selection
2. Access
3. Facility Relationships
4. Utilities
5. Landscaping
C. Building Design .................................18
1. Organization and Circulation
2. Architectural Character, Materials,
and Finishes
3. Supervision and Security
4. Flexibility and Expansion Potential
5. Disabled Access
6. Special Considerations for
Renovations
D. Building Systems ...............................19
1. Structural
2. Heating, Ventilating, and Air
Conditioning
3. Plumbing
4. Electrical
5. Fire Protection
6. Communications
Chapter 4
Functional Area and
Space Criteria
A. General .............................................23
B. Vehicle Operations Administrative
Facility ..............................................23
1. Design Considerations
2. Lobby/Entrance
3. Vehicle Dispatch
4. Drivers’ Ready Room (Lounge)
5. Fleet Management
6. Conference/Training Room
7. Vehicle Operations Superintendent
8. Command and Control
9. Vehicle Operations Administration
10. Vehicle Operations Support
(Shift Supr.)
11. Vehicle Operations Officer
12. Equipment Support
13. Rest Rooms/Showers
14. Lockers
15. Kitchen/Vending
16. Storage
17. Mechanical Room
18. Operator Care/Cleaning
19. Janitor’s Space
C. Vehicle Operations Heated Parking
Facility ..............................................27
D. Vehicle Operations Washing/Cleaning
Facility ..............................................27