Volume Two 2. General Rules Activity Minimum Requirements – Number of Spaces Industrial Activity or 1 per 100m gross floor area, plus 1 for every 100m 2 2 Warehousing. of outdoor storage, plus 2 per 3 employees employed on the site (based on the maximum number of employees at any one time), plus 2 for visitors. Marae Activity. 1 per 450m of land area. 2 Professional, commercial or 1 per practitioner, plus 1 per 2 other employees. administrative office. Vehicle oriented activity. 2 per 3 employees likely to be employed on the site (based on the maximum number of employees at any one time), plus 2 for visitors, plus 1 per 50mgross floor area of retail shop, plus 1 per 25m 2 2 of workshop area, plus 1 queuing space for an air hose or vacuum, plus 3 queuing spaces for a carwash. For drive through facilities - in addition to the above, 5 queuing spaces per booth of facility. Visitor accommodation or For backpackers – 1 per 3 persons the building is homestay. designed to accommodate, plus 1 per 2 employees. For homestays – 2 in addition to that required for the dwelling. For hotels – 1 per 2 hotel rooms, plus 1 per 2 non- resident employees. For motels and camping grounds – 1 per site or unit, plus 1 per 2 non-resident employees. 2.32.1.2. Where two or more similar activities occurring on the site the activity with the higher parking rate must apply. 2.32.1.3. Where there are two or more different activities occurring on the site the total space requirement for the site must be the sum of the space requirements for each activity. 2.32.1.4. The calculation of required spaces must use the gross floor area of the building or premise in which the activity will occur; excluding the gross floor area of any vehicle access, loading, turning, or parking area already provided on the site. 2.32.1.5. When the assessment of the required parking standards results in a fractional space, any fraction under one half will be disregarded, and any fraction of one half or more will be counted as one parking space. 2.32.1.6. Any property served entirely by boat or air access is exempt from parking requirements. 2.32.1.7. A land use activity must not exceed a maximum of 75 parking spaces. 2.32.1.8. The required parking spaces must be available for residents, staff or visitors at all times during the hours of operation of the activity to which they relate. 2.32.1.9. Where individual activities occur at mutually exclusive times of the day or night on the same site, each parking space may be considered as qualifying 2 – 35