BS 9266:2013 pdf download

BS 9266:2013 pdf download.Design of accessible and adaptable general need shousing – Code of practice.
An additional space of at least 900 mm and preferably 1 200 mm deep should be available at one end of the bay, to allow convenient access to the rear of the vehicle.
NOTE 2 It vs desirable to provide a chargvng point for electrically powered mobthty scooters (see also 13.7),
5.2 Dwellings without on-plot parking
5.2.1 Provision of communal car parking
Where parking is provided, designated accessible parking bays (see 5.2.2) for blocks of flats or individual houses without on-plot parking should be provided on the basis of at least one such bay in each parking location and/or lift core associated with that development, plus additional bays distributed across the available parking locations. The design should not preclude the possibility of some parking bays being increased in size to become accessible bays in the future.
NOTE 7 The provision of car parking bays in a residential scheme is determined by the local planning authority. Refer to the parking standards policy in the relevant local development plan (see Annex A for informatvon on car park management).
NOTE 2 It is desirable to provide a charging point for electrically powered mobility scooters (see also 13.7).
NOTE 3 In basement car parking areas, the constraints imposed by structural columns might preclude the provision of larger bays at a later date unless the flexibility of layout is considered within the initial design.
Where the parking location is a large basement served by a number of lift cores, at least one designated accessible parking bay should be located adjacent to each lift core.
NOTE 4 In this context a parking location might be an enclosed car park (e.g. in a basement, undercroft or podium), an off-street parking court or an on-street bank of parking, whether in a parallel, angled or right-angled formation. Guidance on car parking design and location is given in Car parking — What works where (61 and Manual for streets (71.
Where some dwellings in a development are designated as “wheelchair housing”, any specific parking provision for such dwellings should be in addition to the recommendations above.
NOTE S A small proportion of wheelchair users have high-top conversion vehicles which can require a vertical clearance of at least 2.6 m from the carriageway. Further guidance on clearance heights is given in 85 8300:2009.A 1, 4.3 and 4.4.3. Guidance on barrier control systems, and the controls and vertical clearances of any vehicle height barriers, is given in 85 8300:2009+A 1. 4.42 and 4.4.3.
NOTE 6 For access routes from car parking spaces, see 6.3.
5.2.2 Designated accessible parking bays
Designated accessible parking bays should be at least 3.6 m wide x 6.6 m long for parallel on-street parking, and at least 3.6 m wide x 6.0 m long for enclosed car parks, off-street parking courts and angled or right-angled on-street parking facilities.
NOTE 7 Parallel, angled and right-angled parking refers to the configuration of the longer dimension of the bays relative to the kerb and direction of the carriageway. NOTE 2 Markings for designated accessible parking bays are shown in the following figures in 85 8300:2009.A I:
• onltreet parking bays (see 85 8300:21)09,A 7, Figure 7);
• off-street parking bays (see BS 8300:2009+A 1, Figure 3).
5.3 Setting-down points
A setting-down point should be provided on firm and level ground. The distance from the setting-down point to an individual house or the communal entrance of a block of flats should be as short as practkable but not more than 50 m, and the gradient of the route should conform to 6.1.
NOTE For further details about setting-down points, see 8S 8300:2009+Al, 4.5.
6 External access routes
COMMENTARY ON CLAUSE 6
An accessible route is essential to a dwelling or communal entrance, from facilities such as car parking and setting-down points, and from the Site boundary where there are existing pedestrian routes that might give access to the site. It is preferable for all routes to be accessible, including access routes to garden areas, play spaces and amenity spaces. Particular attention needs to be paid in gated developments to ensure that pedestrian access and egress is accessible to all users.