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Car parking and street presentation
The street design of housing should not be dominated by car parking areas or structures.
Group parking areas should not be in the front of the site, between the housing and the public realm or street. Similarly, carports and garages should not dominate the street elevation (and should be set back further from the street than the front of the housing). The entries to dwellings that are further into the site should also not be hidden from important access paths by parking structures.
For example:
Where cars and pedestrians both have use of a space, careful design is essential.
Reasons:
- Properly located car parking improves the street appearance of the housing and may better preserve the pattern and amenity of the neighbourhood streetscape.
- It improves potential surveillance of the street.
- It helps improve security for residents' cars.
Last updated 18 February 2008
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