Parking Design Planning and
layout
Parking design for facilities like….
• Schools/ collages/ institutions
• Auditoriums, town hall, Multiplexes, convention centers etc.
• On street parking systems.
• Shopping malls.
• Industrial facilities
• Bus stations, airports, railway stations, subways, metros, monorail
stations, harbors etc.
How to derive Number of vehicles for parking
design ?
• Factors affecting: • Public transport facilities with
• Target groups conveniency
• Classification of traffic • Rate of above.
• Social status • Fuel prices.
• Economic status • Compulsory actions by authority.
• Social Awareness ( towards using
public transport, save energy, go
green, etc.)
• Special needs
Parking Lot Characteristics.
On each parcel of land developed for
nonresidential uses, lots shall be constructed as
follows:
Surfacing. Each lot shall have an all-weather
surfacing material and be maintained in good condition
and kept clear and in an unobstructed and usable
condition at all times. Responsibility for maintenance
of the lot shall rest with the property owner. The lot
shall provide adequate access to a street or alley.
Grading. Parking lots shall be graded for proper
drainage with surface water diverted in such a way as to
keep the parking area free of accumulated water or ice.
Lighting.
•Lot shall be properly illuminated with standards arranged so as to
reflect light away from any adjoining residential buildings.
•Size of Spaces.
•The standard parking space measures nine (9) feet wide by twenty (20)
feet long, but sizes may vary to provide for vehicles that are larger or
smaller than standard size.
Parking for Bicycles
Parking for Two wheeler
Recommendations on the Provision of
Parking Spaces for Urban Areas
Residential
Detached, semi-detached and row houses
Plot Area up to 100 sq.m No private or community parking space is
required
Plot Area 101–200 sq.m Only community parking space is required
Plot Area 201–300 sq.m Only community parking space is required
Plot Area 301–500 sq.m Minimum one-third of the open area should
be earmarked for parking
Plot Area 501–1000 sq.m Minimum one-fourth of the open area
should be earmarked for parking
Plot Area 1001+sq.m Minimum one-sixth of the open area should
be earmarked for parking
DIMENSIONS FOR STANDARD
PARKING SPACES
Parking Angle Space Width Space Length
90 9’ 18’
60 9’ 21’
45 9’ 19’10”
30 9’ 16’10”
parallel 8’ 24’
On the basis of the style of Parking Areas,
there are two major types of Parking:
1. On Street Parking
2. Off Street Parking
TYPES OF OFF STREET PARKING SYSTEMS
• BASEMENT PARKING
• PODIUM PARKING
• Roof top parking
Vehicle Dimensions
Vehicles Dimensions
Overall standard dimensions of Car
Minimum Turning Radius for a standard Car
However, it consumes the maximum length and therefore
only a minimum number of vehicles can be parked for a
given length. This method of parking produces least
obstruction to the on-going track on the road since least
road width is used.
DIFFERENT OUTDOOR PARKING
PATTERNS
Parking parallel
to the road
On Street Parking: Parallel Parking system
As the name itself suggests, “On-street Parking” means the area
allotted for Parking purpose at the sides of the roads. For efficiency
in Parking system; the On street Parking is divided into three types:
[Link] Parking
[Link] Parking (efficient Parking Method) [Link]
Parking
Perpendicular Parking
The vehicles are parked at right angle to the road. It is an
efficient system of Parking.
Different angled parking systems: On street
parking
On street Parking systems
Off street parking system
Off street parking system
For disable person Wheel chair is
required , for that provide 1.3 m
extra space with the same car
park
DISABLED
PARKING
BAYS
STOP RAILS AND BUFFERS
30° Angled Parking system
90° Angled parking system
15 No.’s of car parking
Parking lot Plan
Open Air parking lot
Parking lot
Automatic Multilevel
Parking system
Parking : added features
INDOOR/MULTI-STOREY PARKING
• A multi-storey car-park also called
a parking garage, parking structure, parking
ramp, parkade or parking deck.
