New parking space size rules
The guidelines, introduced by the Minister, Her Excellency Amna bint Ahmed Al Romaihi, and now released in the Official Gazette, will enforce minimum dimensions for vehicle spaces across residential, commercial and heritage areas.
Residential and office spaces meant for longer stays must now measure at least 2.5 metres wide and 5.5 metres long.
For busier spots like shopping centres, clinics, or leisure venues, where parking is shorter and frequent, the minimum width increases slightly to 2.7 metres, with length remaining at 5.5 metres. Both perpendicular and angled bays will need to follow these new dimensions.
Parking spaces along roadsides will need a width of at least 2.2 metres and a length of 6.0 metres.
These roadside spots will have to meet detailed designs laid out in a forthcoming manual from the Urban Planning and Development Authority.
The rules also change how developers measure building sizes when calculating required parking.
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