Circulars

Revised Plan Submission Requirements for Developments with Mechanised Car Parking Systems

Appendix A

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	Guidelines for Mechanised Car Parking Systems	Agency
Location of mechanised parking system	In general, mechanised parking systems should be located away from the required building setback / physical buffer and planting strip / green buffer of a development. They should also generally be kept to within the first storey height of a development and are to be walled up and screened off with lush heavy planting. The first storey of buildings is typically limited to a height of 5.0m. This will help to minimise extensive high blank walls needed to screen mechanised parking systems and potential noise concerns to the surrounding neighbours. Mechanised parking systems that depart from the above conditions (eg. exceeds 5.0m in height of the first storey) will be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the design merits of the proposal as well as the site context.	URA
Headroom	All systems shall comply with LTA’s minimum headroom clearance of 2.2m, and is the clear height from the surface of the parking stall to the underside of any projections or fittings from the ceiling or subsequent parking stalls.	LTA
Stall Width	The minimum stall width of a mechanised parking system shall be 2.4m wide. Where there are obstructions on the sides, the minimum stall width shall be 2.7m if obstructed on one side and 3.0m if obstructed on both sides. The minimum width of car lifts shall be 2.6m wide.	LTA
Stall Length	The minimum stall length of a mechanised parking system shall be 5.4m long. The minimum length of car lifts shall be 6.2m long.	LTA
Holding bays and queuing spaces	Mechanised parking systems are predominantly self-operated. Therefore, holding bays must be provided within the development to allow vehicles to be held while motorists operate the car lift or stack. A queuing space in terms of number of car lengths equivalent to 5% of the total parking spaces to be provided within the development, must also be provided within the site boundary, and shall not be along roads, including local access roads. For service roads only, LTA will evaluate on a case-by-case basis depending on the site location and the efficiency of the mehanised parking. Where allowed along service roads, the queuing spaces shall be limited to the extent of the frontage of the property’s boundary. Please refer to the LTA Handbook on Vehicle Parking Provision in Development Proposals for more details.	LTA
Safety from falling	As a mechanised parking system consists of moveable parts, the requirements for safety from falling under the Building Control Regulations will be applicable for the following situations: If the vehicle is parked on a platform where a difference in level of 1.0m or more exists; and If a person is required to access the platform to pick up the vehicle.	BCA
Car lifts which convey driver/ passengers	Where the car lift is intended to convey vehicles together with car driver and/or passengers during operation, it must be designed to comply with SS 550 : 2009 – Code of Practice for Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Electric Passenger and Good Lifts, as required under the Building Control Regulations. Such car lifts must be regularly maintained to ensure the safe operation of the lift as specified under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management (Lift and Building Maintenance) Regulations.	BCA
Provision of accessible parking lots	Accessible parking lots must be provided in developments where mechanised car parking systems are proposed. It shall comply in accordance with the requirements stipulated in the Code on Accessibility in the Built Environment. Where the accessible parking lots cannot be provided in the mechanised car parking systems, surface car parking lots shall be provided in lieu.	BCA