18Car parking in new or existing buildings

18 Car parking in new or existing buildings

18 Car parking in new or existing buildings

(1) Development for the purpose of erecting a new building, or altering an existing building that increases the gross floor area of the building, being a building that is to be used for a purpose set out in Column 1 of the Table to this section, must make provision for the car parking set out opposite that purpose in Column 2 of the Table.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the following are to be included as part of a building’s gross floor area—

(a) any area of the building that is used for car parking and is at or above existing ground level,

(b) any area of the building that is used for car parking below existing ground level, except where the car parking is provided as required by this section.

(3) Council owned public car parking is not to be included as part of a building’s gross floor area.

Table

| Column 1 | Column 2 | | Proposed use of building | Number of parking spaces required | | Light industry | 1 parking space to be provided for every 77 square metres of gross floor area | | Office premises | 1 parking space to be provided for every 40 square metres of gross floor area | | Retail | 1 parking space to be provided for every 20 square metres of gross floor area | | Warehouses or distribution centres | 1 parking space to be provided for every 300 square metres of gross floor area |