New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WOLLONGONG CITY CENTRE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2007 - REG 22C

22C Car parking

(1) Consent must not be granted for development on land within Zone B3 Commercial Core or B4 Mixed Use (City Edge) that involves the erection of a new building or an alteration to an existing building that increases the gross floor area of the building unless:

(a) at least one car parking space is provided for every 75 square metres of the floor area of the building that is to be used for commercial activities, and

(b) at least one car parking space is provided for every 25 square metres of the floor area of the building that is to be used for retail premises.

(2) At least 25% of the car parking required to be provided under subclause (1) in relation to commercial activities must be provided on site unless the consent authority is satisfied that the provision of car parking on site is not feasible.

(3) For the purposes of this clause, the following are to be included as part of a building’s gross floor area:

(a) 50% of any area of the building that is used for parking provided in accordance with subclause (1) (a) in respect of retail premises and that is at or above existing ground level,

(b) except as provided by paragraph (a), any area of the building that is used for parking and is at or above existing ground level,

(c) any area of the building that is used for parking below ground level, except where the parking is provided as required by this clause or in accordance the City Centre Development Control Plan.

(4) Any part of a building used for Council owned public car parking is not to be included as part of a building’s gross floor area.

(5) In this clause:
"commercial activities", in relation to the use of a building, means the use of the building for the purposes of business premises, office premises, hotel accommodation or other like uses or a combination of such uses, other than:

(a) hotel accommodation that is subdivided under a strata scheme, and

(b) serviced apartments.