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5.4
Design Guidelines – Site Provisions
The following design guidelines outline Camden Council’s minimum site provision requirements. Guidelines
must be followed unless agreed with Camden Council prior to completion of design and construction
documentation.
5.4.1 Parking
Camden Council is committed to promoting active transport. The location and distribution of parks should
provide all residents with walking access to parks. This means that park types, such as local parks,
are generally within five minutes walk or 400 metres walking distance (medium to low density areas) to
their target users. This is in line with best practice open space planning and promotes a healthy living
environment.
Furthermore all parks must be connected to the footpath and cycling network to encourage active transport
and reduce car travel.
Parks
Parking within park environments introduces additional risk for park users and should be designed with
great care when it cannot be avoided.
The following guidelines apply to parking in parks:
− Parking for local parks should be provided on surrounding streets within the road reserve. There should
be no public parking within the lot boundary which has been nominated as public open space;
− For district and regional parks, their wider catchment and higher facility provision should be considered
against the available parking provisions to determine additional demand;
− Where additional parking is required, it should first be investigated if these can be accommodated by
increasing the parking capacity along the surrounding streets. For example, by introducing indented,
before angled or perpendicular parking;
− Where parking is required within the park grounds, the design must be calibrated to create a slow speed,
pedestrian-friendly environment. Traffic calming devices such as speed humps or paving types such as
granular, porous, or permeable paving may be used;
− Where possible, parking should be within walking distance of designated play spaces but should be
consolidated and located far enough away and include adequate buffers to minimise the need for fences
in the landscape. Refer fencing section for further information;
− Parking should be located in areas open to natural surveillance;
− A barrier should be provided around parking areas to discourage vehicles from entering other park space
and to provide a means of deterring a child from running into the parking area. The barriers should be
designed to complement the park aesthetic;
− A minimum of two universally accessible parking spaces should be provided in the immediate vicinity of
district and regional park entry points; and
− Future provision should be made for electric vehicle charging. Provision should cover the likely electric
loads and space for charging.
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