8.1.1 General Space Requirements

i) Location of Parking Spaces The parking spaces include parking spaces in basements or on a floor supported by stilts, podium or on upper floors, covered or uncovered spaces or in separate building in the plot and / or lock up garages. The height of the stilt shall not be less than 2.4 m. from the bottom of beam. In case of stack parking, height up to 4.5 m. may be allowed.

ii) Size of Parking Space The minimum sizes of parking spaces to be provided shall be as shown below in Table No.8-A Table No.8-A - Parking Space Requirement

          Sr. No.                          Type of Vehicle                         Minimum size / area of parking space
              1         Motor vehicle                                              2.5 m. x 5.0 m.
              2         Scooter, Motor Cycle                                       1.0 m. x 2.0 m.
              3         Transport vehicle / Ambulance / Mini Bus                   3.75 m. x 7.5 m.

Note :

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(a) In the case of parking spaces for motor vehicle, upto 50 percent of the prescribed space may be of the size of 2.3 m. x 4.5 m.

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(b) Minimum size of parking space in mechanized / puzzle parking system shall be 2.3 m. x 5.8 m. for big cars and 2.1 m. x 5.0 m. for small cars.

iii) Marking of Parking Spaces Parking space shall be paved and clearly marked for different types of vehicles.

iv) Manoeuvring and Other Ancillary Spaces Off street parking space must have adequate vehicular access to a street and the area shall be exclusive of drives, aisles and such other provisions required for adequate manoeuvring of vehicles. The width of drive for motor vehicles and scooter, motor cycle shall be minimum 3.00 m. and 2.00 m. respectively.

v) Composite parking The composite parking of vehicles like one car with two scooters may be allowed. Also, six scooters' parking may be allowed to be converted in one car parking. In such cases, drives or aisles shall be required taking into consideration entire composite parking.

vi) Bus bay for schools / multiplex / malls / assembly buildings / group housing For these occupancies, being a special building, a bus bay of required size shall be provided within premise or along main road on which plot abuts. This shall be applicable for housing scheme having more than 500 flats.

(1) Inserted Vide Corrigendum / Addendum No.CR.79/2021, dt.02nd December, 2021

vii) Ramps for Basement Parking Ramps for parking in basement should conform to the requirement of Regulation No.9.12

viii) Other Parking Requirements

a) To meet the parking requirements as per these regulations, common parking area for group of buildings, open or multi-storeyed, may be allowed in the same premises.

b) In addition to the parking spaces provided for building of Mercantile (Commercial) like office, market, departmental store, shopping mall and building of industrial and storage, loading and unloading spaces shall be provided at the rate of one space for each 1000 sq.m. of floor carpet area or fraction thereof exceeding the first 200 sq.m. of floor area, shall be provided. The space shall not be less than 3.75 m. x 7.5 m. (1) subject to maximum requirement of 4 such parking spaces for office buildings and 6 parking spaces for other buildings. However, in case of office building, such parking spaces shall not exceed more than 4.

c) Parking lock up garages shall be included in the calculation for F.S.I. calculations.

d) The space to be left out for parking as given in this regulation shall be in addition to the marginal open spaces left out for lighting and ventilation purposes as given in these regulations. These spaces may be used for parking provided minimum distance of 3.0 m. (6.0 m. in case of special building mentioned in Regulation No.2.2.8) around the buildings is kept free of any parking or loading and unloading spaces, excepting the building as mentioned in Clause (c) above. Such parking area adjoining the plot boundary may be allowed to be covered on top by sheet roofing, so as not to in fringe the marginal distance to be kept open as specified above. Further such sheet roofing shall not include the area adjoining the plot boundary to be used for tree plantation as mentioned in Regulation No.3.4.1(iii), if any.

e) In case of parking spaces provided in basements, at least two separate ramps of adequate width and slope for entry and exit shall be provided preferably at opposite ends. One ramp may be provided as specified in Regulation No.9.12.

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f) Mechanical / Hydraulic / Stack parking / Parking tower may be permitted at 1.5 m. in side and rear margin under following circumstances -

1. Minimum 6.0 m. drive way shall be kept clear from all kind of obstruction for easy manoeuvrability of fire and rescue appliances like ambulance. For building defined as High Rise building and special building in these regulations, 9.0 m. turning circle around the building shall be maintained.

2. For Non Special building as defined in these regulations, such distance shall not be less than 3.0 m.

3. Such mechanical / hydraulic / parking tower may be permitted touching the building on dead wall side. Provided that the dead wall must be 2 hours fire rated wall.

4. The fire protection arrangement as per storage building will be made applicable to such parking towers as per Table - 7 of Part - 4 of NBC - 2016.