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One of the most common questions we get in our office is how many accessible car parking spaces do I need to provide for my building?
The following table hopefully will assist.
| CLASS OF BUILDING TO WHICH THE CARPARK OR CARPARKING AREA IS ASSOCIATED | NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE CARPARKING SPACES REQUIRED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Class 1bA boarding house, guest house, hostel or the like | ||||
| (a) | Boarding house, guest house, hostel, lodging house, backpackers accommodation, or the residential part of a hotel or motel. | To be calculated by multiplying the total number of carparking spaces by the percentage of— | ||
| (i) | accessible sole-occupancy units to the total number of sole-occupancy units; or | |||
| (ii) | accessible bedrooms to the total number of bedrooms; and | |||
| the calculated number is to be taken to the next whole figure. | ||||
| (b) | Residential part of a school, accommodation for the aged, disabled or children, residential part of ahealth-care buildingwhich accommodates members of staff or the residential part of a detention centre. | 1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof. | ||
Class 2
| No spaces required | |||
Class 3
Class 5
Class 7a building which is—
Class 8
Class 9c
| 1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof. | |||
Class 6a shop or other building for the sale of goods by retail or the supply of services direct to the public, including—
| ||||
| (a) | Up to 1000 carparking spaces; and | 1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof. | ||
| (b) | for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1000 carparking spaces. | 1 space. | ||
Class 9aa health-care building, including those parts of the building set aside as a laboratory | ||||
| (a) | Hospital (non-outpatient area) | 1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof. | ||
| (b) | Hospital (outpatient area)— | |||
| (i) | up to 1000 carparking spaces; and | 1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof. | ||
| (ii) | for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1000 carparking spaces. | 1 space. | ||
| (c) | Nursing home | 1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof. | ||
| (d) | Clinic or day surgery not forming part of a hospital. | 1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof. | ||
Class 9b
| ||||
| (a) | School | 1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof. | ||
| (b) | Other assembly building— | |||
| (i) | up to 1000 carparking spaces; and | 1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof. | ||
| (ii) | for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1000 carparking spaces. | 1 space. | ||
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