Parking allocation mechanism in private buildings

الموضوع: آلية توزيع المواقف في البنايات الخاصة

البنايات الخاصة المصرح إنشاؤها قبل صدور القانون:

1. الأبنية السكنية

يتم تخصيص موقف واحد مجاناً لكل شقة سكنية وضرورة البدء من أكثر الشقق غرفاً ونزولاً للأقل، وعند تساوي حجم الشقق بعدد الغرف في المبنى الواحد، يتم أخذ الأولوية في التوزيع للأقدم من الساكنين.

2. الأبنية المتعددة الاستخدام:

في حال وجود بناية متعددة الاستخدام ( سكني / تجاري) يتم توزيعها على مرحلتين:

المرحلة الأولى: تخصيص موقف واحد مجاناً لكل شقة سكنية وضرورة البدء من أكثر الشقق غرفاً ونزولاً للأقل، وعند تساوي حجم الشقق بعدد الغرف في المبنى الواحد، يتم أخذ الأولوية في التوزيع للأقدم من الساكنين.

المرحلة الثانية: بعد الانتهاء من المرحلة الأولى إذا زاد عدد المواقف يتم توزيع المتبقي من المواقف الإضافية على شاغلي المبنى الآخرين مثال : ( مكاتب ، أنشطة تجارية، أنشطة خدمية) حسب المساحة الأكبر نزولاً للأصغر.

3. البنايات التجارية: (مكاتب، أنشطة تجارية، أنشطة خدمية):

يتم تخصيص المواقف مجاناً لشاغلي المبنى من أصحاب الأنشطة الاقتصادية والخدمية حسب المساحة الأكبر نزولاً للأصغر.

البنايات المصرح إنشاؤها بعد صدور القانون:

يتم استخدام جدول الاشتراطات الفنية المعتمد في اللائحة التنفيذية للقانون رقم (18) لسنة 2009 كما هو موضح في أدناه.

TECHNICAL CIRCULAR

Emirate of Abu Dhabi Parking Rates

Class	Land Use	Parking Rate	Unit
101	Regional Shopping Center	3.16	Per 100 m2 GLA
102	Other Shopping Center	3.09	Per 100 m2 GLA
103	General Retail	2.15	Per 100 m2 GFA
104	Supermarket⁴	2.2	Per 100 m2 GFA
104	Supermarket⁴	1.03	Per Employee
105	Gas Station	1.5	Per Pump
106	Department Store	0.94	Per Employee
107	Showroom	2.26	Per 100 m2 GFA
107	Showroom	1.85	Per Employee
108	Restaurant	10.29	Per 100 m2 GFA
109	Fast Food⁴	0.22	Per Seat
109	Fast Food⁴	7.08	Per 100 m2 GFA
110	Furniture Store⁴	0.58	Per 100 m2 GFA
110	Furniture Store⁴	1.13	Per Employee
111	Elect. Store⁴	1.73	Per 100 m2 GFA
111	Elect. Store⁴	0.7	Per Employee
201	Office (CBD)	2.4	Per 100 m2 GFA
203	Office (Non CBD)	2.6	Per 100 m2 GFA
204	Bank⁴	4.12	Per 100 m2 GFA
204	Bank⁴	1.52	Per Employee
301	Gov. Kindergarten	0.06	Per Student
302	Gov. Primary & Intermediate School Male	0.07	Per Student
303	Gov. Primary & Intermediate School Female	0.06	Per Student
304	Gov. Secondary School Male	0.13	Per Student
305	Gov. Secondary School Female	0.12	Per Student
306	Private School - Intermediate & Secondary School	0.12	Per Student
307	Private Kindergarten or Primary School	0.1	Per Student
308	Higher Education⁴	1.55	Per Employee
308	Higher Education⁴	0.22	Per Student
309	Hospital	1.49	Per Bed
310	Government Clinic	3.18	Per 100 m² GFA
311	Private Clinic	3	Per 100 m² GFA
313	Local Government Building	2.12	Per Employee
314	Federal Government Building	0.76	Per Employee
315	Semi-Government Building	1.97	Per 100 m² GFA
315	Semi-Government Building	0.82	Per Employee
316	Telecom (Du, Etisalat)	6	Per 100 m2 GFA
317	Mosque-Jumma	6.26	Per 100 m2 GFA
318	Post Office⁴	6.1	Per 100 m2 GFA
318	Post Office⁴	0.75	Per 100 PO Boxes
319	Library	2.1	Per 100 m2 GFA
401	Luxury Hotel (CBD) (4 Above)³	0.65 (+other uses)	Per Room
402	Luxury Hotel (non CBD) (4 Above)³	0.8 (+other uses)	Per Room
403	Resort Hotel	1.03	Per Room
404	Other Hotel (3* Below)	1	Per Room
501	Movie-Seats	0.16	Per Seat
502	Sport Club	2.18	Per 100 m2 GFA
601	Industry Light⁴	0.13	Per Employee
601	Industry Light⁴	0.14	Per 100 m2 GFA
602	Industry Mid	0.09	Per 100 m2 GFA
603	Industry Heavy	0.09	Per 100 m2 GFA
705	Apartment Studio or 1Bdr [CBD]	1	Per Apartment
705	Apartment Studio or 1Bdr [non CBD]	1	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 2Bdr [CBD]	1.1	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 2Bdr [non CBD]	1.25	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 3Bdr [CBD]	1.75	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 3Bdr [non CBD]	2	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 4Bdr [CBD]	2	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 4Bdr [non CBD]	2	Per Apartment
707	Residential Room (CBD)	0.53	Per Room
709	Residential Room (Non CBD)	0.89	Per Room
710	Villa (CBD)	0.2	Per Villa
712	Villa (Non CBD)	2.18	Per Villa
713	Arabic House (CBD)	0.63	Per House
715	Arabic House (Non CBD)	1.64	Per House
716	Labor Camp	0.25	Per 100 m2 GFA
716	Labor Camp	0.03	Per Laborer
717	Furnished Apartment	1	Per Apartment

¹ GFA = The Gross Floor Area is the total built-up area minus the parking area.

² GLA = The Gross Leasable Area is the GFA minus service areas (lobbies, corridors, stairways etc.) in Malls. The GLA can be a minimum of 80% of the GFA.

³ For Luxury Hotels, any additional hotel use such as restaurants and furnished apartments shall, in addition, have the parking demand calculated as per the parking rates table.

⁴ For classes which have more than one unit type listed (i.e. GFA and Seats for Class 109), the higher parking demand calculation shall be adopted.

Subject: Parking Allocation Mechanism in Private Buildings

Private Buildings Permitted for Construction Before the Issuance of the Law:

1. Residential Buildings

One free parking space is allocated for each residential apartment, starting with the apartments with the most rooms down to the least. If apartments in the same building have an equal number of rooms, priority in allocation is given to the longest-residing tenants.

2. Mixed-Use Buildings:

In the case of a mixed-use building (residential / commercial), allocation is done in two phases:

First Phase: One free parking space is allocated for each residential apartment, starting with the apartments with the most rooms down to the least. If apartments in the same building have an equal number of rooms, priority in allocation is given to the longest-residing tenants.

Second Phase: After completing the first phase, if there are surplus parking spaces, the remaining additional spaces are distributed to the other building occupants (e.g., offices, commercial activities, service activities) based on the largest area down to the smallest.

3. Commercial Buildings: (Offices, commercial activities, service activities):

Parking spaces are allocated for free to the building occupants who are owners of economic and service activities, based on the largest area down to the smallest.

Buildings Permitted for Construction After the Issuance of the Law:

The table of technical requirements approved in the executive regulations of Law No. (18) of 2009 shall be used, as shown below.

TECHNICAL CIRCULAR

Emirate of Abu Dhabi Parking Rates

Class	Land Use	Parking Rate	Unit
101	Regional Shopping Center	3.16	Per 100 m2 GLA
102	Other Shopping Center	3.09	Per 100 m2 GLA
103	General Retail	2.15	Per 100 m2 GFA
104	Supermarket⁴	2.2	Per 100 m2 GFA
104	Supermarket⁴	1.03	Per Employee
105	Gas Station	1.5	Per Pump
106	Department Store	0.94	Per Employee
107	Showroom	2.26	Per 100 m2 GFA
107	Showroom	1.85	Per Employee
108	Restaurant	10.29	Per 100 m2 GFA
109	Fast Food⁴	0.22	Per Seat
109	Fast Food⁴	7.08	Per 100 m2 GFA
110	Furniture Store⁴	0.58	Per 100 m2 GFA
110	Furniture Store⁴	1.13	Per Employee
111	Elect. Store⁴	1.73	Per 100 m2 GFA
111	Elect. Store⁴	0.7	Per Employee
201	Office (CBD)	2.4	Per 100 m2 GFA
203	Office (Non CBD)	2.6	Per 100 m2 GFA
204	Bank⁴	4.12	Per 100 m2 GFA
204	Bank⁴	1.52	Per Employee
301	Gov. Kindergarten	0.06	Per Student
302	Gov. Primary & Intermediate School Male	0.07	Per Student
303	Gov. Primary & Intermediate School Female	0.06	Per Student
304	Gov. Secondary School Male	0.13	Per Student
305	Gov. Secondary School Female	0.12	Per Student
306	Private School - Intermediate & Secondary School	0.12	Per Student
307	Private Kindergarten or Primary School	0.1	Per Student
308	Higher Education⁴	1.55	Per Employee
308	Higher Education⁴	0.22	Per Student
309	Hospital	1.49	Per Bed
310	Government Clinic	3.18	Per 100 m² GFA
311	Private Clinic	3	Per 100 m² GFA
313	Local Government Building	2.12	Per Employee
314	Federal Government Building	0.76	Per Employee
315	Semi-Government Building	1.97	Per 100 m² GFA
315	Semi-Government Building	0.82	Per Employee
316	Telecom (Du, Etisalat)	6	Per 100 m2 GFA
317	Mosque-Jumma	6.26	Per 100 m2 GFA
318	Post Office⁴	6.1	Per 100 m2 GFA
318	Post Office⁴	0.75	Per 100 PO Boxes
319	Library	2.1	Per 100 m2 GFA
401	Luxury Hotel (CBD) (4 Above)³	0.65 (+other uses)	Per Room
402	Luxury Hotel (non CBD) (4 Above)³	0.8 (+other uses)	Per Room
403	Resort Hotel	1.03	Per Room
404	Other Hotel (3* Below)	1	Per Room
501	Movie-Seats	0.16	Per Seat
502	Sport Club	2.18	Per 100 m2 GFA
601	Industry Light⁴	0.13	Per Employee
601	Industry Light⁴	0.14	Per 100 m2 GFA
602	Industry Mid	0.09	Per 100 m2 GFA
603	Industry Heavy	0.09	Per 100 m2 GFA
705	Apartment Studio or 1Bdr [CBD]	1	Per Apartment
705	Apartment Studio or 1Bdr [non CBD]	1	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 2Bdr [CBD]	1.1	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 2Bdr [non CBD]	1.25	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 3Bdr [CBD]	1.75	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 3Bdr [non CBD]	2	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 4Bdr [CBD]	2	Per Apartment
705	Apartment 4Bdr [non CBD]	2	Per Apartment
707	Residential Room (CBD)	0.53	Per Room
709	Residential Room (Non CBD)	0.89	Per Room
710	Villa (CBD)	0.2	Per Villa
712	Villa (Non CBD)	2.18	Per Villa
713	Arabic House (CBD)	0.63	Per House
715	Arabic House (Non CBD)	1.64	Per House
716	Labor Camp	0.25	Per 100 m2 GFA
716	Labor Camp	0.03	Per Laborer
717	Furnished Apartment	1	Per Apartment

¹ GFA = The Gross Floor Area is the total built-up area minus the parking area.

² GLA = The Gross Leasable Area is the GFA minus service areas (lobbies, corridors, stairways etc.) in Malls. The GLA can be a minimum of 80% of the GFA.

³ For Luxury Hotels, any additional hotel use such as restaurants and furnished apartments shall, in addition, have the parking demand calculated as per the parking rates table.

⁴ For classes which have more than one unit type listed (i.e. GFA and Seats for Class 109), the higher parking demand calculation shall be adopted.

Document Criteria

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Year

2026

Level المستوى

Local محلي

Category الفئة

Legislations تشريعات

Status الحالة

Active ساري

Type النوع

Regulation لائحة

Sector الموضوع

Integrated Transport النقل المتكامل

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