Pre-Consultation on MechanisedParking System Proposals

QPs and developers are required to submit their mechanised parking system and car lifts proposals to LTA for a pre-submission consultation before a development application is submitted to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for planning permission. This will allow architects, engineers and developers to incorporate the necessary requirements into the design of the development upfront to minimise abortive work and major revisions to development proposals later.
Refer to LTA’s COP for Vehicle Parking Provision in Development Proposals for the design of a proper mechanised parking system and car lifts.
As there is a variety of mechanised parking systems in the market, it is possible that some of these systems do not fully comply with LTA's guidelines. For such cases, the systems will be evaluated based on its own merits during the pre-submission consultation with LTA.

Mechanised Parking System

To submit the detailed drawings and description for the type of mechanised parking system used in the proposal. Information on how the system operates, how cars are parked and retrieved from the system, average time taken for parking and retrieval, safety features, etc. shall be clearly illustrated.
The type of mechanised parking system and all relevant requirements/ dimensions of the parking system such as platform size, maximum load, headroom clearance, allowable car dimensions, safety features, etc. shall be clearly indicated and endorsed on plan. Ensure that the dimensions and information endorsed on plan correspond with the mechanised parking system specification.
The cross-sectional details of the parking platform showing the inner clear width of the platform, clear platform length and clear movement space between the structural supports. To ensure that the dimension for headroom clearance of minimum 2.2m and platform size of minimum 2.4m x 5.4m are cleared of obstructions e.g. structural supports, structural cage, wire rope/hoisting cable, motorised equipment, sliding gears, etc.

Car Lifts

To submit the type of car lift system and all relevant requirements/ dimensions of the car lift system such as internal cage size, width of the entrance and exit door, maximum load, headroom clearance, allowable car dimensions, minimum speed, minimum discharge capacity, queuing spaces, safety features, etc. shall be clearly indicated and endorsed on plan. Information on how to operate the car lifts (e.g. call-button or loop detector), sequence on how cars enter/exit the car lift, provision of safety devices, etc. should be clearly illustrated.
The proposed car lift system shall comply with the guidelines for provision of car lifts in car parking places.

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