Singapore legislation

Clause 48

Provision of car parking spaces

(1)

Every person who wishes to develop any land shall, before applying to the competent authority under the provisions of the Planning Act (Cap. 279) for permission to develop such land, submit to the Authority proposals and plans for the provision of car parks and car parking spaces or otherwise on the land or such alternative place as may be approved by the Authority.

(2)

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Planning Act and the Local Government Integration Act (Cap. 210), the Authority may —

(a)

prescribe —

(i)

the number of car parks and car parking spaces to be provided by such person;

(ii)

the minimum dimensions and area of every such car parks and parking spaces, respectively; and

(iii)

the arrangement of such car parking spaces; and

(b)

require such person to provide that number of such car parks and car parking spaces on the land or on such land and any other place approved by the Authority.

(3)

The Authority may waive the requirements of subsection (2), if such person —

(a)

undertakes to provide at an alternative place approved by the Authority one or more car parks having such number of car parking spaces, as is required to be provided under this section; or

(b)

undertakes to pay or secure to the satisfaction of the Authority such sum of money as the Authority may determine in accordance with any rate prescribed by the Authority.

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