Pharmacy, Design issues: Width 2.6M (3.2M required), Gradient 1:6.9 (max 1:40 required).

Access to shopping centre. The gradient to accessible car parking spaces is to be no more than 1:33 in either direction.

The crossfall gradient is 1:15

The car space is also only 2.9M wide where as a space of 3.2M is required.

The distance of travel from the carpark is approx 31 lineal metres with gradients up to 1:8.5 and not one flat landing for resting.

The speed hump has a gradient of 1:16, the maximum gradient allowed is 1:20. It has a crossfall of 1:24, the maximum crossfall allowed is 1:40

The kerb ramp is 1:8.5 gradient for the entire width of the traffic island AS1428.1 nominates a maximum of 1:8 over 1.52M.

Tactile ground surface indicators installed incorrectly and have insufficient colour contrast.

There is no safe route to the footpath from the accessible parking spaces. Upon leaving the carspace wheelchairs must traverse along the roadway in front of the shops (a distance at the farthest space in excess of 60 meters) up to the speed hump and then traverse the speed humps to the footpath.

High volumes of traffic use this access way particularly at weekends. Having wheelchairs and cars sharing this same route is extremely dangerous.

What is AS 2890.1
Parking Facilities Part 1: Off-street car parking

The Standard sets out minimum requirements for the provision of off-street parking facilities, including multi-story car parks for motor cars, vans and motorcycles. In this edition a significant amount of the text has been rearranged with a view to improving the presentation of material.

2.4.5 Parking spaces for people with disabilities Parking spaces for use by people with disabilities shall be in accordance with the user classifications in Table 1.1. Guidelines for the scale of provision of parking spaces for people with disabilities are given in Appendix C. The guidelines can be applied to the aggregate of both on- and off-street spaces in a particular locality where they serve the same developments.

Parking spaces for use by people with disabilities shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) Pavement requirements: A parking space shall consist of an unobstructed area having a firm, plane surface with a fall not exceeding 1:40 either parallel to, or at 90 degrees to the angle of parking (1:33 if the surface is a bituminous seal and the parking space is out-of-doors).

(b) Space width: The parking space width shall be not less than 3.2 m, which, if necessary, includes overlap allowances as specified in Item (c).

(c) Overlap allowances: At the sides of a parking space an overlap of 500 mm may be used when the unobstructed width of the adjoining surface is not less than 1000 mm (see Figure 2.6), provided that the adjoining surface meets the requirements of Item (a), and is at the same level as the parking space, but is not another parking space.

(d) Location: Parking spaces to service a particular building or facility shall be located close to an accessible entrance to the building or facility (see AS 1428.1), or to a wheelchair accessible lift (see AS 1735.12).

(e) Provision of accessible path of travel: A continuous, accessible path of travel in accordance with AS 1428.1 shall be provided between each parking space and an accessible entrance to the building or to a wheelchair accessible lift.

(f) Signs Parking spaces shall be identified by a sign incorporating the international symbol of access for people with disabilities. If this sign is not readily visible from a vehicle at the entrance to the carpark, further signs showing the direction to such parking spaces shall be provided (see AS 1428.1).

Gradients
2.4.6.1 Maximum gradients The maximum gradients within a parking module shall be as follows:

(a) Measured parallel to the angle of parking-1 in 20 (5%).
(b) Measured at 90 degrees to the angle of parking
(i) desirable maximum-1 in 20 (5%); and
(ii) absolute maximum-1 in 16 (6.25%).
(c) Within parking spaces for people with disabilities-see Clause 2.4.5(a).

2.4.6.2 Minimum gradients: So that parking floors will drain adequately, the minimum gradients shall be as given in Table 2.3 for various types of surface.

TABLE 2.3
MINIMUM GRADIENTS ON PARKING FLOORS