THE PLANNING OF PARKING PLACES

THE CONTENT OF THE NEW CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PLANNING OF PARKING FOR THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC IS DESCRIBED. THE WORK CONTAINS UNIFORM AND OBLIGATORY RULES FOR ESTIMATING PARKING REQUIREMENTS, FOR FULFILLING PARKING NEEDS, AND URBAN BUILDING REGULATIONS FOR PARKING INSTALLATIONS. THE GIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AREAS REQUIRED (TABLES) ARE BASED UPON THE FACT THAT MOTORISATION EQUIVALENT TO 3.5 PERSONS PER VEHICLE WILL BE REACHED IN THE YEAR 2010. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INSTALLATIONS CAN BE STAGED ASSUMING SUFFICIENT LAND IS MADE AVAILABLE. FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT AS A BASIS ONE PARKING PLACE BE PROVIDED FOR EACH DWELLING. THIS MEANS THAT FOR A RESIDENTIAL DENSITY OF 240 - 270 PERSONS/HECTARE AND 5 TO 7 STOREY CONSTRUCTION THE AREA REQUIRED FOR PARKING IS ABOUT 20%. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED: A DIMINUTION OF PARKING PLACES FOR LONG TERM PARKERS IN TOWN CENTRES; IN NEW RESIDENTIAL AREAS 20% OF THE PLACES IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND 70% ON THE EDGE OF THE ESTATE (MAXIMUM FOOTPATH DISTANCE 150 - 400 M WITH MAXIMUM DISTANCES BETWEEN 250 M AND 800 M); CAR PARKING PLACES AT SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF COMMUNITY BUILDINGS AND WORK PLACES.