Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010
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D3.5 Accessible carparking
Accessible carparking spaces:
(a) subject to (b), must be provided in accordance with Table D3.5 in:
(i) a Class 7a building required to be accessible; and
(ii) a carparking area on the same allotment as a building required to be accessible; and
(b) need not be provided in a Class 7a building or a carparking area where a parking service is provided and direct access to any of the carparking spaces is not available to the public; and
(c) subject to (d), must comply with AS/NZS 2890.6; and
(d) need not be identified with signage where there is a total of not more than 5 carparking spaces, so as to restrict the use of the carparking space only for people with a disability.
Table D3.5 Carparking spaces for people with a disability
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e0e0e0"><p class="TableColHead"><span>Class of building to which the Class 7a building or carparking area is associated</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#e0e0e0"><p class="TableColHead"><span>Number of accessible carparking spaces required</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 1b and 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Boarding house, guest house, hostel, lodging house, backpackers accommodation, or the residential part of a hotel or motel.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>To be calculated by multiplying the total number of carparking spaces by the percentage of:</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>accessible sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units to the total number of sole</span><span>‑</span><span>occupancy units; or</span></p><p class="TableP1a"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">accessible</span><span> bedrooms to the total number of bedrooms; and</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:0pt"><span>the calculated number is to be taken to the next whole figure.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Residential part of a </span><span style="font-style:italic">school</span><span>, accommodation for the aged, disabled or children, residential part of a </span><span style="font-style:italic">health care building</span><span> which accommodates members of staff or the residential part of a detention centre.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 5, 7, 8 and 9c</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 6</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Up to 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces; and</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 9a</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Hospital (non</span><span>‑</span><span>outpatient area)</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Hospital (outpatient area):</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.92pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>up to 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces; and</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:22.86pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(c)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Nursing home</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(d)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Clinic or day surgery not forming part of a hospital</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#f3f3f3"><p class="TableText"><span style="font-weight:bold">Class 9b</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:8.19pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(a)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>School</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 100 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP1a" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:7.57pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(b)</span><span style="width:6.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Other assembly buildings:</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:25.92pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(i)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>up to 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces; and</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space for every 50 carparking spaces or part thereof.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.78%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableP2i" style="margin-top:3pt"><span style="width:22.86pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>(ii)</span><span style="width:7.1pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>for each additional 100 carparking spaces or part thereof in excess of 1</span><span> </span><span>000 carparking spaces.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.22%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>1 space.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>