The proposals of allowing stilt parking at ground floor, parking tariff as per congestion factor, strict parking norms in residential areas, among others in the draft parking policy of Chandigarh have become the bone of contention between various Departments of UT Administration.
Failing to reach a unanimous decision on various proposals in the draft parking policy, the UT Administration has now decided to table the policy in a meeting of UT Administrator’s Advisory Council.
The decision was taken after the directions of Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore to take suggestions from the members of Advisory Council on parking policy.
The policy, aimed at addressing parking woes of the city residents, proposed stilt parking at ground floor within the permissible ground coverage, FAR (floor area ratio) and height of the building.
Recommendation in the policy also include plying of staff buses by companies with more than 50 employees, provision of two cars to be parked inside the house, two main gates to be permitted along accessible road in the front boundary wall of the residential buildings, dedicated high frequency bus service on three major roads of the city, parking tariff as per congestion factor, removal of boundary wall of marla houses to accommodate more vehicles.
“The proposal of stilt parking remains a contentious issue as the FAR has to be increased for its implementation. The UT Urban Planning Department, Chandigarh Housing Board and other concerned Departments are yet to reach a consensus on this proposal,” said a senior officer of UT Administration.