Have your say on the draft vehicle parking amendment Bill

The South Australian Government is seeking your feedback on a draft bill to establish minimum car parking requirements for new residential developments in Greater Adelaide.

The draft Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Vehicle Parking) Amendment Bill 2025 proposes to establish a Vehicle Parking Scheme, which will set:

• the minimum number of car parks that must be provided for new dwellings, based on the number of bedrooms

  
  Note: the recommended rate of car parks per bedroom reflects the current rate that applies in residential zones across the state, this is not a change to current rules.

• larger minimum dimensions for single vehicle off-street parking areas, capable of accommodating the top ten selling vehicles in South Australia

  
  Note: there is no requirement to build a garage or carport, just the space for at least one vehicle to be covered should the owner choose to in the future.

• a Vehicle Parking Fund for developers to pay offset fees in limited circumstances where the minimum requirements cannot be met.

The Scheme will only apply to residential development within the Greater Adelaide Area in the first instance, but its scope may be increased by designating further classes of development in the scheme in the future.

Areas or classes of development can be excluded from the operation of the scheme by Ministerial notice on the SA Planning Portal.

The Bill has been introduced in recognition that car parking on residential streets has become a contentious issue amongst the community, especially in those areas where substantial infill development is occurring.

The changes proposed in the draft Bill follow an extensive review by an expert panel into the state's planning system.

A copy of the draft Bill can be found on YourSAy.

Feedback, comments and questions can be made through the YourSAy survey, or submitted by email to dhud.plansasubmissions@sa.gov.au (subject line: Vehicle Parking Scheme).

All feedback is due by midnight Monday 10 March 2025.

* Note: the recommended rate of car parks per bedroom reflects the current rate that applies in residential zones across the state, this is not a change to current rules.