Assignment – 2

Types of Parking Facilities

Name-Pawan Kalantri
Roll-112 (First Shift)
The practice of temporarily leaving a vehicle into a certain location.
Why parking is a major issue in India ?

India is facing a new problem nowadays – lack of

sufficient parking space.
As the total number of motor vehicles exceeding the total
number of heads per family, the parking scenario is
woefully falling short of the current requirements in the
country.
The situation is such that on any given working
day approximately 40% of the roads in urban
India are taken up for just parking the cars.
One feels that the authorities who plan the
Indian cities should really look into the
situation. The public policy needs to be
structured in such a way that the issue can be
tackled effectively.
If you can buy a car, you should have enough money
to pay for its parking charges as well.
In a developed country, many people do not own cars.
The reason for this is that a car license is really
expensive and people who want one also need to
prove that they have sufficient parking space in
offices as well as their homes. It also helps that public
transport is of the highest order in these regions with
monorails, meglevs, metros and high speed trains for
example.
On the basis of the style of Parking Areas,
there are two major types of Parking:

1. On Street Parking
2. Off Street Parking
 On Street Parking
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:
1.Angular Parking
2.Perpendicular Parking (efficient Parking Method)
3.Parallel Parking
Angular Parking
The vehicles are parked at an angle. It may be a 30,60
degree angle or 45 degree angle.
The vehicles can be easily reversed if parked at an angle.
Hence, proving as an efficient Parking System in case of
vehicular circulation.
Perpendicular Parking
The vehicles are parked at right angle to the road. It is an
efficient system of Parking.
Parallel parking

The vehicles are parked along the length of the road. Here
there is no backward movement involved while parking or
un parking the vehicle. Hence, it is the most safest parking
from the accident perspective.
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.
 Off street parking
Off street parking means vehicles are parked off the street itself.
This will be usually controlled by commercial agencies itself.

Here are some of the examples of Off Street Parking:

1. Parking lots
2. Bypass road
3. Multistory Building Garage
4. Parking Lanes
Recommendations on the Provision of
Parking Spaces for Urban Areas
Residential
Detached, semi-detached and row houses
No private or community parking space is
Plot Area up to 100 sq.m
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
Minimum one-third of the open area should
Plot Area 301–500 sq.m
be earmarked for parking
Minimum one-fourth of the open area
Plot Area 501–1000 sq.m
should be earmarked for parking
Minimum one-sixth of the open area should
Plot Area 1001+sq.m
be earmarked for parking
DIMENSIONS FORSTANDARD
PARKING SPACES
Parking Space Space
Angle Width Length
90 9’ 18’
60 9’ 21’
45 9’ 19’10”
30 9’ 16’10”
parallel 8’ 24’
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 Handicapped
Parking for different types of Buildings
Bungalow
Parking for different types of Buildings
Row-House
Parking for different types of Buildings
Apartment
Parking for different types of Buildings
Commercial Building
Parking for Bicycles
Parking for Two wheeler
Parking violations include, but are not limited to:
Parking in a prohibited space such as a bus-stop or in
front of a driveway or a garage entrance.
Parking on a sidewalk (unless specifically allowed by
signs).
Parking within a street crossing, railroad crossing.
Parking without paying, or for longer than the paid
time.
Parking in a handicapped zone without an appropriate
permit.
Parking without special permit, where one is needed
(like a parking for employees of a company).
Parking at for special purposes such as passenger
zones (for loading and discharge), commercial vehicle
zones (for service trucks and vans), police or
government vehicle zones, etc.
Parking for longer than the maximum time, often that
is 24 hours.
Parking outside marked squares, for example angle
parking where only parallel parking is allowed.
THANK YOU