Hills Shire DCP 2012 Part C Section 1 Parking Requirements

Land Use Class	Land Use	Requirement
Residential	Dwelling	At least 1 space per dwelling
Residential	Residential flat buildings, shop top housing and multi dwelling housing	At least 1 space per 1 bedroom unit At least 2 spaces per 2 or 3 bedroom unit At least 2 visitor spaces per 5 units
Residential	Residential flat buildings within the Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills and Rouse Hill Centres	At least 1 space per 1 bedroom unit At least 1.5 spaces per 2 bedroom unit At least 2 spaces per 3 bedroom unit At least 2 visitor spaces per 5 units
Residential	Residential flat buildings and dwellings in shop top housing and mixed use developments within the Sydney Metro Northwest Corridor	At least 1 space per unit At least 1 visitor space per 5 units Maximum parking rates apply to development seeking the Incentive FSR (and Key Site Bonus) under The Hills LEP within the Castle Hill North Precinct (see note 3): Studio or 1 bedroom: max 0.5 spaces per unit 2 bedroom: max 0.8 spaces per unit 3+ bedroom: max 1.3 spaces per unit Visitor: max 1 space per 5 units
Residential	Dual occupancy	If floor space is below 125 m²: at least 1 under-cover space per dwelling If floor space is above 125 m²: at least 2 spaces per dwelling including 1 under-cover
Residential	Home business or home industry	Rate set via merit assessment but must provide enough parking to avoid a significant traffic increase under The Hills LEP
Residential	Manor house	At least 1 space per 1 bedroom unit At least 2 spaces per 2 or 3 bedroom unit At least 1 visitor space
Commercial	Commercial premises including business premises and office premises	At least 1 space per 25 m² of GFA
Commercial	Commercial premises in Baulkham Hills Town Centre	At least 1 space per 75 m² of GFA and no more than 1 space per 50 m² of GFA
Commercial	Commercial premises in Castle Hill, Norwest and Rouse Hill Strategic Centres	Inner catchment: at least 1 space per 100 m² of GFA and no more than 1 space per 75 m² of GFA Outer catchment: at least 1 space per 75 m² of GFA and no more than 1 space per 60 m² of GFA
Commercial	Commercial premises as part of a mixed use development with residential flat buildings, Castle Hill North Precinct	Maximum 1 space per 200 m² of GFA
Retail	Shops including shopping centres and general business retail	At least 1 space per 18.5 m² of GLFA
Retail	Retail premises in Baulkham Hills Town Centre	At least 1 space per 50 m² of GFA and no more than 1 space per 25 m² of GFA
Retail	Retail premises in Castle Hill, Norwest and Rouse Hill Strategic Centres	Inner catchment: at least 1 space per 60 m² of GFA and no more than 1 space per 30 m² of GFA Outer catchment: at least 1 space per 50 m² of GFA and no more than 1 space per 25 m² of GFA
Retail	Service station and convenience store	Base: at least 6 spaces per work bay Plus convenience store: 1 space per 20 m² of GFA Plus restaurant: 15 spaces per 100 m² of restaurant GFA or 1 space per 3 seats whichever is greater Plus 1 space per restaurant employee
Retail	Vehicle sales or hire premises	At least 0.75 spaces per 100 m² of site area Plus 6 spaces per work bay where vehicle servicing is provided on site
Retail	Garden centre, plant nurseries, landscaping material supplies	At least 1 space per employee plus 1 space per 18.5 m² of GLFA for ancillary retail floor space Additional spaces set by Council for each application to keep demand on site A Traffic and Parking Study is required
Retail	Roadside stall (see note 4)	At least 4 spaces located within the property boundaries
Retail	Market (see note 4)	At least 2.5 spaces per stall for customers only
Retail	Bulky goods premises	At least 1 space per 40 m² of GFA
Industry component uses	Industrial	At least 1 space per 50 m² of GFA or 1 space per 2 employees whichever is greater
Industry component uses	Industrial, Edwards Road Precinct	At least 1 space per 75 m² of GFA
Industry component uses	Warehouse	At least 1 space per 50 m² of GFA
Industry component uses	Warehouse, Edwards Road Precinct	At least 1 space per 75 m² of GFA
Industry component uses	Vehicle body repair workshop	At least 1 space per 2 employees plus 6 spaces per work bay
Industry component uses	Vehicle repair station	At least 3 spaces per 100 m² of GFA or 3 spaces per work bay whichever is greater
Industry component uses	Sex services premises	At least 1 space per room used or capable of being used for sex services plus 1 space per employee Parking areas must be well lit, easy to locate and monitored by surveillance
Industry component uses	Visitor parking	At least 1 space for every 2 units constructed
Entertainment	Pubs and registered clubs	At least 1 space per 1.85 m² of service area in bar and lounge plus 1 space per 2 employees
Entertainment	Entertainment facilities	At least 1 space per 5 seats or 1 space per 10 m² of non-fixed seating floor space
Entertainment	Take-away food and drink premises, no seating	At least 1 space per 18.5 m² of GFA
Entertainment	Restaurant or cafe	At least 1 space per 5 seats plus 12 spaces per 100 m² of GFA Plus 10 car spaces for queuing where a drive-through is proposed
Entertainment	Function centre	At least 1 space per 3 seats or 15 spaces per 100 m² of GFA whichever is greater Rates apply to indoor and outdoor seating
Entertainment	Restaurant or cafe within a commercial office building and Main Street Precinct, Castle Hill	At least 1 space per 25 m² of GFA
Entertainment	Restaurant or cafe within a retail shopping complex	At least 1 space per 18.5 m² of GLFA
Entertainment	Restaurant or cafe within Main Street Precinct, Castle Hill, outdoor dining component	No car parking required
Recreational facilities	Gymnasiums and fitness centre	At least 1 space per 25 m² of GFA
Recreational facilities	Squash courts and tennis courts	At least 3 spaces per court plus 1 space per 5 seats where spectator seating or galleries are provided
Recreational facilities	Bowling green	At least 30 spaces for the first green plus 15 spaces per additional green
Recreational facilities	Bowling alley	At least 3 spaces per alley
Recreational facilities	Indoor cricket or soccer centre (asterisk applies)	At least 15 spaces per pitch
Recreational facilities	Equestrian centre, other recreational facility	Submit a parking study to support proposed parking
Health	Hospital, nursing and convalescent homes	At least 1 space per 2 beds for visitors plus 1 space per 1.5 employees plus 1 space per 2.5 visiting medical officers Unless otherwise specified by Part 5 of the Housing SEPP 2021
Health	Medical centres, health consulting rooms	At least 3 spaces per consulting room plus 1 space per support employee
Education	Child care centre including kindergartens and creches	At least 1 space per employee plus 1 space per 6 children enrolled for visitors or parent parking
Education	Educational establishment, school	At least 1 space per employee plus 1 space per 8 Year 12 students plus 1 space per 30 students enrolled for visitors or parent parking
Education	Educational establishment, tertiary institution	At least 1 space per 2 students enrolled
Accommodation	Bed and breakfast accommodation	At least 1 space per guest room in addition to the residential requirement
Accommodation	Caravan park and holiday cabins	At least 1 space per caravan or camping site plus also see section 2.1.1(d)
Accommodation	Farm stay accommodation	At least 1 space per farm stay accommodation room or cabin plus 1 space per moveable dwelling or tent site plus 1 space per 2 employees
Accommodation	Hotel or motel accommodation (hash applies)	At least 1 space per guest room plus 1 space per 2 employees in addition to any space generated by a public bar or restaurant
Marina	Marina	At least 0.6 spaces per wet berthAt least 0.2 spaces per dry storage berthAt least 0.2 spaces per swing mooringAt least 0.5 spaces per marina employeeDevelopment applications must include a Traffic and Parking Study to ensure demand is contained on the subject site
Agritourism	Farm gate premises and farm experience premises	At least 1 space per 25 m² of gross floor area of a building or structure plus 1 space per 3 visitors for any outdoor activity plus 1 space per premise for people with disability or limited mobility plus 1 space per 2 employees
Other	Veterinary hospital	At least 3 spaces per consulting room plus 1 space per 10 cats or dogs accommodated overnight
Other	Animal boarding or training establishment	Development applications must include a Traffic and Parking Study to ensure demand is contained on the subject site
Other	Place of public worship	At least 1 space per 5 seats
Other	Funeral home or chapel	1 space per 4 seats plus 1 space per funeral service area
Other	Exhibition home	3 spaces per exhibition home and also see section 2.1.1(f)

Notes:

1. Inner and Outer Catchments for the Castle Hill Strategic Centre, Norwest Strategic Centre, Rouse Hill Strategic Centre and Baulkham Hills Town Centre are identified in Appendix A – Centre Maps to this Section.

2. Land within the Edwards Road Precinct is identified within Appendix B – Edwards Road

Precinct to this Section.

3. Main Street Precinct, Castle Hill includes properties fronting Old Northern Road and part of Showground Road, Castle Hill and is identified in Appendix A – Centre Maps to this Section.

Land within the Castle Hill North Precinct is identified within Appendix C – Castle Hill North

Precinct to this Section. To encourage provision of employment uses there is no minimum

requirement for car parking for ‘commercial premises’ where provided as a mixed use

development with ‘residential flat buildings’.

4. This rate prevails over the retail premises centres parking rates.