Parking Places (Provision of Parking Places and Parking Lots) Rules 2018

No. S 286

Parking Places Act

(CHAPTER 214)

Parking Places
(Provision of Parking Places
and Parking Lots)
Rules 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Parking Places Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Parking Places (Provision of Parking Places and Parking Lots) Rules 2018 and come into operation on 8 May 2018.

Definitions

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“approval of the competent authority” means permission granted by a competent authority to develop land, and includes authorisation by notification under section 21(6) of the Planning Act (Cap. 232);

“approved development” means a proposed development of land in relation to which approval of the competent authority is granted;

“Business 1 zone” means any land that is zoned as a Business 1 zone in the Master Plan under the Planning Act;

“competent authority” means any person who is appointed under section 5 of the Planning Act for the purposes of Part III of that Act;

“develop” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Planning Act;

“developer” means a person who has the approval of the competent authority to develop any land;

“parking lot” includes a type of parking lot, such as a loading bay or unloading bay;

“qualified person” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29);

“white site” means any land that is zoned as a white site in the Master Plan under the Planning Act.

Proposals and plans

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where —

(a)	permission is granted by a competent authority under the Planning Act (Cap. 232) to develop any land; or
(b)	a development of any land is authorised by notification under section 21(6) of the Planning Act, and a condition of the authorisation is the lodgment of plans or documents with the competent authority,

the developer of the land must lodge with the Authority, together with a declaration made by a qualified person in the form required by the Authority, proposals and plans for the provision of parking places and parking lots on the land.

(2) In addition, in the case of the provision of indoor parking places and parking lots in any development of land only for residential use, for commercial use, or for both residential and commercial uses, the developer must submit an application to the Authority for the approval of the relevant proposals and plans for the provision of parking places and parking lots on the land —

(a)	immediately upon obtaining the permission of the competent authority for that development under the Planning Act; or
(b)	immediately upon lodgment of any plan or document required by a condition of an authorisation by notification under section 21(6) of the Planning Act.

(3) In this rule, “indoor parking places and parking lots” includes any elevated, basement or enclosed parking places or parking lots.

Requirements for parking lots, etc.

4.—(1) Subject to these Rules, where the proposed use of an approved development that is not situated on a white site falls within —

(a)	any of the categories specified in the first column of Division 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule, the number of parking lots for cars, coaches or lorries to be provided in respect of that approved development must not be less than the appropriate number (rounded to the nearest whole number) specified opposite in the second column; or
(b)	any of the categories specified in the first column of Division 2 of Part 1 of the Schedule, the number of parking lots for bicycles to be provided in respect of that approved development must not be less than the appropriate number (rounded to the nearest whole number) specified opposite in the second column.

(2) The minimum dimensions of every such parking lot, circulation aisle, access ramp and other details in design must be in accordance with the requirements set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply where the parking system implemented in the parking place is a fully or partially‑automated vehicle parking system operated by means of a motor or other mechanical device.

(4) The Authority may reduce the number of car parking lots specified in paragraph (1)(a) by up to 20% except where the proposed use of an approved development that is not situated on a white site falls within both the residential developments category specified in the first column of Division 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule and Zone 3 as described in Part 5 of the Schedule.

(5) The Authority may reduce the number of bicycle parking lots specified in paragraph (1)(b) by up to 50% (rounded to the nearest whole number).

Deficiency charge

5. For the purposes of section 6B(3) of the Act, the deficiency charge must be calculated in accordance with the rates set out in Part 3 of the Schedule.

Refund of moneys paid under section 6B(1)(b) of Act

6.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Authority must refund to the owner or occupier of any land or premises mentioned in section 6B(1) of the Act (without any interest) the whole or part of any deficiency charge already paid pursuant to section 6B(1)(b) of the Act under any of the following circumstances:

(a)

if a proposal for any amendment, change, addition or alteration to the approved development is made to and approved by the competent authority —

(i)	within the period for which the approval of the competent authority for such development is in force;
(ii)	where there is more than one approval of the competent authority for such development, within the period for which the first approval of the competent authority granted therefor is in force; or
(iii)	within such further period as the competent authority may allow in the circumstances of any particular case,

and as a consequence some or all of the parking lots for which such deficiency charge was paid are in compliance with the applicable number of parking lots; or

(b)

if a proposal for the provision of parking lots, being parking lots in respect of which such deficiency charge was paid, at a place other than at the land comprised in the approved development is made to and approved by the Authority within any of the periods mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), and if the proposal is fully implemented and the parking lots are maintained or operated in accordance with any written law and with the permission of the Authority within a period specified by the Authority.

(2) No refund is to be made under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) unless a claim for the refund is made to the Authority within the relevant period specified in paragraph (1)(a) or the period specified by the Authority in paragraph (1)(b), as the case may be.

(3) Except in such special circumstances as may be approved by the Minister, no refund of any money paid to the Authority pursuant to these Rules is to be made by the Authority unless it is made in accordance with this rule.

Application

7. These Rules apply to all developments of land carried out or to be carried out by any person (including any statutory body established by any written law), except any development specified in Part 4 of the Schedule.

Fees

8.—(1) The following fees are payable in respect of any lodgment, or application for approval, of any proposal or plan under these Rules in respect of the following types of development:

(a)	erection of buildings, amendment to approved plans, addition and alteration to existing buildings, change of use to existing buildings or any other development of land — $10 per 100 square metres of gross floor area involved in the proposal, subject to a minimum of $120;
(b)	public housing development under the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129) — $20,000 per year;
(c)	subdivision and amalgamation of buildings or land — $70 per application;
(d)	regularisation of parking lots — $70 per application.

(2) The following fees in respect of the following types of requests in relation to any proposal, plan or approved development under these Rules must be paid to the Authority:

(a)	request for waiver of any requirements in these Rules as to the layout, arrangement, dimensions or area of any parking lot, or as to the design of parking facilities for a private parking place on the land or premises — $80 per requirement per proposal, plan or approved development;
(b)	request for waiver of any of the requirements in these Rules as to applicable number of parking lots — $120 per class of vehicles per proposal, plan or approved development.

(3) All fees payable under this section must be paid to the Authority.

Revocation

9. The Parking Places (Provision of Parking Places and Parking Spaces) Rules (R 5) are revoked.

Made on 7 May 2018.

RICHARD LIM CHERNG YIH

Deputy Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/LEGL/L18.033.002/KT/DT/PPP.18.01; AG/LEGIS/SL/214/2015/4 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 22(3) of the Parking Places Act).

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