Parking provisions review
The Department of Planning and Community Development has drafted changes to the car parking provisions. The draft provisions propose to replace Clause 52.06, remove its associated schedule, and introduce a new Parking Overlay with associated schedule. The Car Parking Advisory Committee 2011 has been established to review the proposed changes.
On this page:
- Current Status
- Background information
- 2011 Advisory Committee
- Terms of Reference
- The proposed changes
- More information
Current Status
The Advisory Committee submitted its report on 25 January 2012. The report will be made available here once it has been released to the public.
Background information
In 2007, a separate advisory committee examined the existing car parking provisions. The 2007 advisory committee’s final report with recommendations was completed in January 2008.
The new draft parking provisions are based on the recommendations of the 2008 report.
2011 Advisory Committee
The members of the Car Parking Advisory Committee 2011 are Trevor McCullough (Chair), Catherine Hunichen, and Henry Turnbull.
Terms of Reference
The work of the advisory committee was guided by a Terms of Reference which provides greater detail on the overall purpose, objectives and scope of the project.
The proposed changes
Draft Clause 52.06
Proposed changes to Clause 52.06 include:
- Removing the need for a permit when a change of use does not increase demand for car parking to that of the existing use.
- Revised car parking rates to better reflect current car parking demand.
- Reduced car parking rates in business zones and the Activity Centre Zone.
- Clearer decision guidelines about matters to be taken into account before car parking requirements are reduced.
- Land use terms in the car parking table being aligned with standard VPP definitions.
- Greater emphasis on urban design matters including additional design guidelines.
Draft Parking Overlay and schedule
The proposed parking overlay will allow local variations to the standard provisions in Clause 52.06 where strategically justified. A planning authority will be able to use the overlay to:
- Revise parking rates and provisions for a local area.
- Localise design requirements and decision guidelines for car parking plans.
- Implement clearer and more transparent ‘cash-in-lieu’ arrangements where parking requirements cannot be met on the land.
- Require a permit to exceed a specified parking rate.
- Identify the local area on a planning scheme map.
The draft provisions
More information
If you would like further information on the review please email planning.systems@dpcd.vic.gov.au