Otterfing: Municipality demands more parking spaces

Streets mutate into parking lots - the problem is also known in Otterfing.

The municipality is therefore working on a new version of the parking space statutes, which should be stricter and more detailed.

Otterfing

- the old Otterfinger parking

lot statute is

25 years old.

"It is getting on in years", stated Mayor Michael Falkenhahn (SPD) in the most recent building committee meeting.

The thin statutes were drawn up at the time by the head of the building authority, Heinz Hirz, who is now approaching his retirement.

Successor Hubert Zellner has now submitted a first preliminary draft for a contemporary new version to the building committee.

It was high time for this, emphasized Hirz: "The community would do well to react to the large number of vehicles." The aim must be to place cars on property, not on the street.

Zellner emphasized that “two cars plus a family car” are more the rule than the exception in households.

“There are often three to four cars standing around per family,” said Gerhard Heimerer (CSU).

Some places for bicycles will also be required in the future

In the case of shops, commercial and leisure facilities, new types of use have also arisen, explained Zellner, "which must be taken into account by modern statutes".

Since bicycles and e-bikes are playing an increasingly important role in everyday mobility, the statutes should regulate how many parking facilities are mandatory for new buildings.

For the first time, truck or bus parking spaces are also required if a business can expect such traffic.

Most of the paragraphs deal with car parking spaces in new residential buildings.

New seasons are planned, Zellner proposed the first numbers.

Two spaces should be the rule for single-family and semi-detached houses; three spaces are required from a living space of 181 square meters.

In multi-family houses, the size of the apartment is decisive: up to 50 square meters one parking space, up to 120 square meters two spaces and three spaces for everything that is even larger.

"Why is a difference made?" Asked Andreas Eichhorn (SPD), "I would also be stricter with single-family and semi-detached houses." Georg Schlickenrieder (CSU) also sees room for improvement: "I would ask for more." Parking cars on the road “has to be met hard”.

Hirz did not accept Roberto Sottanelli's (SPD) hint that future builders would be disadvantaged compared to current homeowners: "Even the 1996 statutes were unfair because there were no regulations before that."

Replacement of parking spaces is controversial

The statutes also want to specify how and where builders can create parking spaces: No further than 50 meters from the place of residence, with minimum sizes (2.50 by 5 meters).

In the case of multi-family houses, a green verge is due after five parking spaces;

If there are four or more spaces, a collective driveway to the street must be planned.

According to Zellner, it is important that parking spaces are permanently assigned to an apartment: "It will no longer be possible to sell parking spaces separately."

The parking space transfer is controversial.

The draft provides for this option to be granted to builders only in exceptional cases;

It should cost 6500 euros if the municipality releases the parking space requirement.

Eichhorn suggested calling for 13,000 euros: "That must be as unattractive as possible."

If a house comprises more than two apartments, the statutes prescribe “Preparations for electric mobility”.

Ulrike Stockmeier (FWO) thought this promising hint was “great”.

"We could even think a few steps further here," suggested Thomas Hogger (Greens).

He can also imagine taking other mobility solutions into account in the statutes, "for example when an employer pays the MVV card".

Susanne Weitl (CSU) emphasized that the adoption of a new statute would not be enough.

“The municipality must consistently enforce the requirements.” The reference to a fine is new: a violation of the new statutes can cost up to 500,000 euros.

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