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38. Parking, Loading and Unloading Spaces

(1) Area of each off-street parking space provided for parking motor cars shall be not less than 15 sq.metres (5.5 metres x 2.7 metres). The area requirements for each off-street parking space for parking two-wheelers (other than cycles) and cycles are 3 sq.metres and 1.5 sq.metres respectively.

(2) For buildings of different occupancies, off-street parking spaces for motor cars shall be provided within the plot as specified in Tables 4A and 4B as the case be. 
                                                                        TABLE 4A

Off-street Parking Space for Group A1- apartment houses/ flats 

Carpet area per dwelling unit Off street parking spaces at the rate of
upto 60 sq.metres 1 for every 4 dwelling units
above 60 sq. metres upto 100 sq.metres 1 for every 2 dwelling units  above 100 sq.metres
upto 150 sq.metres 1 for every dwelling unit
above 150 sq.metres upto 250 sq.metres 1.5 for every dwelling unit
above 250 sq.metres  2 for every dwelling unit

 Note:- Fractions if any in the total number of parkings worked out shall be rounded off to the next whole number. 

TABLE 4B 

Off-street Parking Space for occupancies other than Group A1 - apartment houses/
flats 

Sl. No Occupancy One parking space for every or fraction of
1
Group A2- Lodging Houses -Lodging and rooming houses, Tourist homes and hostels, Dormitories etc. without any attached eating facility such as restaurant, Canteen, Cafeteria, mess or dining
(i) Rooms with attached bath and W.C (a) 4 rooms (with each room upto 12 sq.metres of carpet area) (b) 2.5 rooms( with each room upto 12 Sq.metres and upto 20 sq.metres of carpet area) (c) 1.5 rooms ( with each room above 20 sq.metres of carpet area) (ii) Rooms without attached bath and W.C (a) 9 rooms(with each room upto 5 sq.metres of carpet area) (b) 6 rooms (with each room above 5 sq.metres and upto 12 sq.metres of carpet area) (c) 3 rooms (with each room above 12 sq.metres of carpet area) Note:- Parking space at the rate of one for every 20 sq.metres carpet area of dining space or 10 seats of dining accommodation shall be provided in addition to the above, in the case of Lodging Houses buildings attached with eating facility.
2
Group B- Educational (i) High schools , Higher Secondary Schools, Junior Technical Schools, Industrial Training Institutes etc. (ii) Higher educational institutions
(i) 250 Sq.metres of carpet area (ii) 100 sq.metres of carpet area
3 Group C-Medical /Hospital 75 Sq.metres of carpet area
4 Group D-Assembly 15 seats of accommodation Note :-(i) In the case of wedding halls and community halls, for calculating the carpet area or seating accommodation, for the purpose of parking area, the carpet area of either the auditorium or the dining hall, whichever is higher, alone need be taken. (ii) for the purpose of this rule, 1.50 sq.metres carpet area shall be considered as one seating accommodation.
5 Group E-Business /Office Building 75 Sq.metres of carpet area for buildings having total carpet area upto 1000 sq.metres and 50 Sq.metres of carpet area for the total carpet area in excess of 1000 sq.metres.
6 Group F –Mercantile /Commercial building exceeding 75 sq.metres of carpet area 75 Sq.metres of carpet area for buildings having total carpet area upto 1000 sq.metres and 50 Sq.metres of carpet area for the total carpet area in excess of 1000 sq.metres.
7 Group G1-Industrial Building 200 sq.metres of carpet area
8 Group G2-Small Industrial 200 sq.metres of carpet area
9 Group H-Storage 200 sq.metres of carpet area

Provided that in the case of Category II Village Panchayats, it shall suffice if 75% of the above parking is provided.

Provided further that in the case of a building / building complex accommodating more than one occupancy, parking as above shall be made available in the same plot itself, earmarking the occupancy wise parking areas as detailed in Table 5.1 and 5.2 for the respective occupancies:

Provided also that, in the case of Government Owned Information Technology Parks, Government Approved Private Information Technology Parks and Government Approved Private Information Technology Buildings under Group E occupancy, the off-street car parking requirement shall be at the rate of one parking space for every 40 sq. metres of carpet area or fraction there of:

(3) Every off-street parking space shall be provided with adequate vehicular access to a street; area of drives, aisles and such other provisions required and adequate area for manoeuvring of vehicles in addition.

(4) Wherever any off-street parking space is required under these rules, 25% of that area shall be provided additionally for parking two- wheelers.

(5) In the case of apartment houses/ flats, 15% of mandatory off-street parking space as in Table 4A shall be provided additionally, earmarked and maintained exclusively to accommodate visitors’ parking.

(6) In addition to the parking space as in Table 4B, in the case of Group F - Mercantile or Commercial, Group G1 – Industrial, Group G2 – Small industrial and Group H - Storage occupancies, loading and unloading spaces each 30 sq.metres shall be provided within the plot, at the rate of one such space for each 1000 sq.metres of floor area or fraction thereof, exceeding the first 700 sq.metres of floor area.

(7) Not exceeding fifty percent of the mandatory open yard (space) shall be taken into account for calculating the required parking space if such open yard (space) has adequate vehicular access and area for manoeuvring.

(8) The minimum mandatory open spaces around any building(s) as per these rules  shall not be sold or let out for parking of vehicles.