Clause 12 - Accommodation for the Parking, Loading and Off Loading of Vehicles

01/07/1985

(1) In respect of every building of the type mentioned hereunder, other than a dwelling house without an ancillary unit, the following provision shall be made for the parking of vehicles within the curtilage of the site:

01/07/1985

(a)

In the case of a dwelling house with an ancillary 14/11/1996 unit or in the case of maisonettes extended /12/1996 residential buildings, cluster housing developments and, except as is provided in paragraph

(ii) hereof, in the case of licensed hotels and residential buildings, there shall be within the curtilage of the site sufficient parking facilities to provide one parking space for each dwelling house and each ancillary unit to be erected on one site and for each unit in maisonettes, extended residential buildings, cluster housing developments or blocks of flats or duplex flats and two parking spaces for every three residential rooms in the case of other residential buildings and licensed hotels or one space for every two residential rooms where such residential buildings or licensed hotels are situated in General Residential 5 zones.

13/04/1987

(ii) the provisions of sub-paragraph (i) hereof shall not apply to licensed hotels and residential buildings in the General Business (Central Area) zone except as specified in Appendix 6 hereof.

(b) n the case of licensed hotels in any General Residential or General Shopping zone, or in Special Zone 1; Hotel, such additional spaces for the parking of vehicles of patrons of the hotel, as the Council may require, shall be provided within the boundaries of the site. 14/12/1979

(b)bis In respect of shops in Minor Shopping Zones there shall be within the curtilage of the site at least three parking spaces. 18/04/1977

(i) there shall be within the curtilage of the site sufficient parking facilities to provide one parking space for every 15 square metres of the total floor area of such shops and offices, provided that where such total floor area exceeds the equivalent of 30% of the area of the site, parking for such excess floor area shall be provided at the rate of one parking space for every 30 square metres of such excess; and provided further that in the case of shops or offices converted to use as such or extended in size, the parking facilities in accordance with this paragraph shall be based only on the total floor area of such converted or extended area of shops or offices and shall be provided at the rate of one parking space per 15 square metres of the total converted or extended floor area up to the equivalent of 30% of the area of the site, unless already provided at this rate, where after the rate shall be one parking space for 30 square metres of the total converted or extended floor area;

(ii) where the total extent of the shopping zone in which the site of the building is situated, whether or not such zone is intersected by any street, is less than one hectare but greater than one half of a hectare, there shall be within the curtilage of the site sufficient parking facilities to provide parking spaces at the rate of 75% of the requirements of paragraph (i) hereof and 60% of such requirements where the total extent of such shopping zone is one half of a hectare or less;

(iii) the requirements of paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this 22/04/1974

sub-clause shall not apply in respect of General 05/06/1978

Shopping zones in the Point Lanes area and in 24/10/1983

General Business 2 zones where there shall be within the curtilage of the site sufficient parking facilities to provide one parking space for every 30 square metres of the total floor area of such shops and offices; 25/08/1986

and the total floor area and area of the site shall be calculated in accordance with Clause 23(7).

22/04/1974(d) In the case of offices authorised in terms of sub-clauses (5),

21/06/1982 (6) and (6)bis of Clause 7, except where situated in that part of the General Residential 5 zone which is

26/08/1985 situated along the Victoria Embankment between Stanger and Gardiner Streets and between Field Street and

26/05/1998 Parry Road, there shall be within the curtilage of the site sufficient parking facilities to provide one parking

28/05/1998 space for every 25 square metres of floor area of the building or part of the building so used19/05/1975 (e) In the case of industrial buildings erected on a site in an

30/09/1975 Industrial zone, the Harbour zone or the Clairwood General

05/06/1978 Shopping Zone situated on the South Coast Road and the

24/10/1983 General Business 2 zones in accordance with plans approved after the date of introduction of this provision

18/07/1994 there shall be within the curtilage of the site sufficient parking facilities to provide one parking space for every 150 square metres of total floor area of such industrial buildings and in the case of industrial buildings converted to use as such or extended in size after such date there shall be within the curtilage of the site one parking space for every 150 square metres of total floor area of the converted industrial buildings or of the extensions, as the case may be, such total floor area to be calculated in accordance with Clause 23(7).

25/08/1986

(f) In the case of places of worship there shall be within the curtilage of the site sufficient parking facilities to provide one parking space for every 8 members of the congregation including choir which such place of worship is designed to accommodate; provided that:-

07/04/1975

(i) no such parking facilities shall be required where

25/08/1986

such a site is situated in the General Business (Central Area) Zone;

(ii) the City Engineer may relax, modify or waive the parking requirements of this paragraph if such place of worship is situated in proximity to existing parking facilities;

(iii) the City Engineer may relax such parking requirements by up to 50% if he is of the opinion that existing nearby streets can satisfactorily cater for such reduced amount of parking.

26/09/1977

(g) In the case of shops or facilities provided in hotels in terms of Clause 8(1) there shall be within the curtilage of the site sufficient parking to provide one parking space for each such shop or facility and two further parking spaces in the case of hairdressers, gymnasiums, saunas and boutiques, the above facilities to be in addition to other loading and parking facilities required for hotel use in terms of this clause.

02/03/1987

(h) In the case of a shop located in an industrial zone, parking shall be provided at a rate of 1 bay to each 30 m² of floor area provided that upon good cause shown such requirement may be relaxed by the City Engineer to such extent as he may determine,

18/04/1977

(2) Where a building contains both residential accommodation and shops or offices, the area required for the parking of vehicles

21/06/1982

shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) bis, (c) or (d) of sub-clause (l) hereof as the case may be; provided that this sub-clause shall not apply to offices authorised in terms of Clause 7(6).

29/03/1982 (3)

(a) Other than in the General Business (Central Area) zone or

21/06/1982 that part of the General Residential 5 zone situated along the Victoria Embankment between Field Street and Parry Road, in the case of a licensed hotel and any buildings used wholly or in part for offices, industrial or general residential purposes, there shall be within the curtilage of the site an uninterrupted space of a size which in the opinion of the City Engineer, is sufficient for the loading and off-loading of all vehicles transporting goods to or from the site. There shall be vehicular access to such space, which access and space shall have a minimum vehicle height clearance of 3 metres. In addition such space shall not be less than 23 square metres or less than 6 metres long and 3 metres wide.

(b) In that portion of the General Business (Central Area) zone west of the railway line and north of Epsom Road, facilities for loading and unloading shall be provided within the curtilage of the site on which any building is erected, altered or extended, such facilities to be designed so as to allow vehicles to enter and leave the site in a forward direction subject to the Council having the right to relax or waive these requirements if it is satisfied that on account of the shape or size of the site or of existing development thereon or of the nature of the activities which it is proposed to carry on on the site, the provision of such facilities would in its view be unreasonably difficult or unnecessary.

13/04/1987(c) Parking requirements for that part of the central area of the city shall be as specified in Appendix 6 hereof.

06/02/1978 (4) (a) In the case of a totalisator depot, except in the General 25/08/1986 Business (Central Area) zone, parking space shall be provided for not less than 60 vehicles in an area between the street upon which the depot fronts and the depot;

06/02/1978 (b) In the case of a Tattersall's Club except in the General Business (Central Area) zone, parking space shall be provided for not less than 60 vehicles in an area between the street upon which the club fronts and the club.

(5) The Council may relax, modify or waive the parking requirements of this clause:

21/06/1982 (a) in respect of buildings referred to in sub-clauses (1)(a), (c),

25/08/1986 (d), (e), (f) and (4) if it is satisfied that:-

(i) by reason of limited vehicular access, or the frontage, depth, area or shape of the site, or any existing development thereon, compliance with such provisions would render the site incapable of development or use for the purpose for which it is zoned in terms of this scheme; or

(ii) by reason of the situation of the site, such requirements are considered for any reason to be unnecessary or excessive; and

(iii) such modification or waiver would not create any danger to vehicular traffic or pedestrian traffic in the area; and

(b) in respect of a residential building used for the purposes of a club, charitable institution or hostel for scholars, students or young persons or as a residential building for aged persons, to the extent that the Council considers such requirements to be excessive having regard to the character of the occupation of such building.

01/07/1985 (6) In the case of land or buildings (other than a dwelling house on a site without an ancillary unit) used for any purpose in respect of which no requirements are imposed in respect of the parking or the loading and off-loading of vehicles in the preceding paragraphs of this clause, the City Engineer may require space for the parking or for the loading and off-loading of vehicles, as the case may be, and such space shall be provided within the curtilage of the site to his satisfaction.

26/08/1985 (7) The parking and loading and off-loading facilities provided in terms of this clause shall be:-

(a) readily accessible from one or more adjoining streets;

(b) situated, designed, constructed, marked and at all times maintained to the satisfaction of the City Engineer;

(c) so arranged that there is independent access to each vehicle parking space and suitable access from and to a street, provided that in the case of offices contemplated in terms of Clause 7 access shall be provided only from the street directly serving the Special or General Shopping zone unless otherwise authorised by the City Engineer.

(8) The City Engineer shall have the right to indicate the position and number of entrances to or exits from loading bays and parking areas.

(9) The facilities to be provided for parking in terms of this clause shall not be used for the purpose of exhibition, sale, repair or maintenance of vehicles or for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles.

(10) Upon the development or use for shopping purposes of adjoining sites in shopping zones, the respective owners of such sites shall, in order to maintain the character of the development on both sites as a single co-ordinated and integrated shopping complex, at all times permit to the shopping public vehicular and pedestrian access to the adjoining site by means of the thoroughfares and parking areas on their respective sites and further permit the free and unrestricted movement of vehicles and persons between the said sites and the parking of vehicles thereon.

(11) Upon the development or use for shopping purposes of any subdivision in the General Shopping zone situated on Sparks Road between Cannon and Booth Avenues, the owner of such subdivision shall at his cost register in favour of all other subdivisions within such zone an 8 metre right-of-way servitude along the boundary of his subdivision which abuts any one or more of Subdivisions 36 to 42 of Essendene of Brickfield No. 806 which servitude shall contain a condition that the consent of the Council only shall be required for its cancellation and the servitude area shall be improved and maintained by the owner of the subdivision to the satisfaction of the Council.

(12) (a) Whenever off-street parking facilities are provided, the parking angle, aisle width and dimensions of parking spaces (hereinafter in this sub-clause referred to as bays) shall be in accordance with the dimensions specified in the first table and diagrammatic sketches in Appendix 4 and the radii and widths of ramps shall be in accordance with the dimensions specified in the second table in Appendix 4.

(b) Bays parallel to the aisle shall be 2,5 metres wide and 4,9 metres long with a manoeuvring space of 2,5 metres in length between each pair of bays. A minimum adjacent aisle width of 3 metres shall be provided for the purpose of gaining access to the bays.

(c) The bays shall be so arranged so as to enable a vehicle to be manoeuvred freely in and out of any bay in a single movement.

(d) The parking layout shall be so designed that structural members, such as columns, beams, walls and other similar structures shall not obstruct the free manoeuvring of vehicles into and out of bays.

(e) No area used for the parking of a vehicle shall have a slope which is greater than 1 in 15.

(f) The gradient of continuous ramps shall not exceed 1 in 7.

(g) Vertical curves between the ramp and the street access and between the ramp and parking floors shall be provided with a minimum radius of 30 metres.

(h) Correct super-elevation shall be applied transversely across curved ramps, such super-elevation varying according to the horizontal radius of the curve, subject in all cases to the super-elevation not exceeding 1 in 10.

(i) The inside turning radius on continuous ramps shall not be less than 4,3 metres.

(j) The City Engineer may relax these provisions where he is satisfied that it is impractical to meet prescribed standards on account of one or more of the following factors:

the shape of the site;
the shape of the building;
the position and location of structural members;
the locality and character of the building with particular reference to the likely economic status of the tenants;

provided that where for one or more of the above reasons:

(aa) the full prescribed width of a bay cannot be obtained, the reduction authorised shall not exceed 100 millimetres;

(bb) the requirement of a 4,9 metre depth of bay cannot be met, the depth may be reduced to not less than 4,6 metres if the total number of bays 4,6 metres in depth does not exceed 10% of the total number of bays;

(cc) the gradient of a ramp 1 in 7 cannot be achieved and a relaxation is granted, the gradient in no case shall be steeper than 1 in 5.