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Appendix: Parking and Loading

Parking and Loading Standards

Where there is more than one activity on a site the parking requirement is calculated separately for each activity and then added together. If a particular activity is not referred to in this Appendix, use the most similar activity for the proposal, calculating the most appropriate parking requirement to apply.

If an activity is not defined in this table then refer to 1292.0 - Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 1993 as a guide to determine what the closest activity would be.

GFA = Gross Floor Area


Parking Spaces Required

Land Use Activity Car Parking Spaces Required
Residential 
Dwellings 2 per unit
Home Occupations 1 per non residential employee
Pensioner Housing 1 per one bedroom unit
Boarding Houses 1 per 2 persons accommodated
Casual Accommodation 
Home Stay/Bed & Breakfast 1 per 2 persons accommodated
Camping Grounds/Motor Camps 1 per unit / camp site, plus 1 per 2 employees
Motel 1 per unit plus 1 per 2 employees
Tourist Hotel 1 per 2 rooms plus 1 per 2 employees
Retail 
Shops (including TAB facilities) / Shopping Centres 1 per 25m2 GFA
Supermarkets 1 per 25m2 GFA
Garden or Hire centres 1 per 100m2 space open to public
Building Supply Outlets 4 per 100m2 GFA
Service Stations with Shop 1 per 35m2 GFA shop plus 2 for every 3 employees present on site at anyone time.
Vehicle sales, repair, service 1 per 150m2 vehicle display area plus 4 for each repair / lube bay plus 1 per each remaining 50m2 GFA
Office and Commercial 
Commercial / Office 1 per 40m2 GFA
Catteries / kennels 1 per 10 animals which can be accommodated
Restaurants/Bars 
Fast Food with Drive-In 1 per 10m2 GFA
Restaurants, Bars, Cafes 1 per 10m2 GFA plus 1 per 15m2 outdoor area or 1 space for every 4 persons the restaurant is designed to accommodate, whichever is greater.
Industry 
Industrial Units 1 per 50m2 GFA
Distribution Centres 1 per 50m2 GFA
Bulk Warehousing 1 per 100m2 GFA
Contractors depots 1 per 100m2 GFA
Port/Sea Terminal 1 per 2 employees
Health and Education 
Hospitals 1 per every 3 beds plus 5 per operating theatre plus 1 per remaining 25m2 GFA
Retirement Facility 1 per every 5 people facility is designed for plus 1 per 2 employees
Healthcare Services 1 per 20m2 GFA
Educational Facility 2 per classroom
Child Care Facility 1 per every 4 children
Recreation / Places of Assembly / Places of Entertainment 
Boat Ramps 15 (for car and trailer) per 3m width of ramp
Gymnasiums 3 per 100m2 GFA
Tennis, Squash, basketball, badminton 3 per court
Golf courses 2.5 per 1 ha
Cricket, football, hockey 12.5 per 1 ha devoted to the activity
Places of Entertainment 1 per every 4 persons designed to be accommodated
Places of Assembly 1 per every 5 person facility is designed for, provided that where a church and hall are erected on the same site the maximum requirement shall be the maximum requirement for the church or hall, which ever is the greater.
Other buildings for Social, Cultural or Recreational purposes (including Grandstands) 1 per every 4 persons facility is designed for
Marinas 0.8 per every 1 berth
Swing / Pile Moorings 0.5 per mooring
Rural  
Farming 1 per every 2 employees present on site at any one time, provided that no heavy goods vehicles are to be parked beyond the boundaries of the site. Any heavy goods vehicles integral to the operation of any farming activity are to be provided with a suitable parking space.
Forestry 1 per every 2 employees present on site at any one time, provided that no heavy goods vehicles are to be parked beyond the boundaries of the site. Any heavy goods vehicles integral to the operation of any forestry activity are to be provided with a suitable parking space.
Commercial or Industrial Activities 
Building with a gross floor area no greater than 200m2 No loading space shall be required
Building with a gross floor area between 200m2 and 500m2 One loading space
Building with a gross floor area of between 500m2 and 5,000m2 Two loading space
Building with a gross floor area exceeding 5,000m2 Three loading space
Farming and Forestry Activities Adequate space shall be provided on site to enable all loading and manoeuvring to take place on site.

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