Livable-Housing-Design-PCD-NCC-2022.pdf

                                               Public Comment Draft                                                   1.1
                                              Livable Housing Design

 Information Class 2 buildings
 For a Class 2 building, requirements for a step-free access path are provided in Section D of NCC Volume One and the
 ‘Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010’. Therefore, Clause 1.1 only applies to Class 1a buildings.



1.2                   Parking space incorporated into step-free access path
1. Where one or more car parking spaces are connected to or form part of a required access path, at least one of the
   car parking spaces must have—
      a. a minimum unobstructed space of 3200 mm wide x 5400 mm long; and
      b. a gradient not exceeding 1:33 for bitumen, or 1:40 for any other surface material.
2. For the purposes of (1), a required access path means—
      a. for a Class 1a building, an access path provided for the purposes of compliance with Clause 1.1; and
      b. for a Class 2 building, an accessway that is required by Section D of NCC Volume One.


 Applications
 1. Clause 1.2 only applies to a car parking space provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of the dwelling.
 2. Clause 1.2 does not apply if the dwelling is not provided with any car parking spaces for the exclusive use of the
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Public Comment Draft 1:1
Livable Housing Design

Information Class 2 buildings

For a Class 2 building, requirements for a step-free access path are provided in Section D of NCC Volume One and the
‘Disability (Access to Premises — Buildings) Standards 2010’. Therefore, Clause 1.1 only applies to Class 1a buildings.

1.2 Parking space incorporated into step-free access path

1. Where one or more car parking spaces are connected to or form part of a required access path, at least one of the
car parking spaces must have—

a. aminimum unobstructed space of 3200 mm wide x 5400 mm long; and
b. agradient not exceeding 1:33 for bitumen, or 1:40 for any other surface material.
2. For the purposes of (1), a required access path means—
a. fora Class 1a building, an access path provided for the purposes of compliance with Clause 1.1; and

b. fora Class 2 building, an accessway that is required by Section D of NCC Volume One.

Applications
1. Clause 1.2 only applies to a car parking space provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of the dwelling.

2. Clause 1.2 does not apply if the dwelling is not provided with any car parking spaces for the exclusive use of the
occupants of the dwelling. 2

 

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