Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M

O N L I N E V E R S I O N M1/M2 ACCESS TO BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS 1.15 The surface of a parking bay Diagram 2 Parking bay designated for designated for disabled people, in particular disabled people the area surrounding the bay, should allow the safe transfer of a passenger or driver to a wheelchair and transfer from the parking bay to the access route to the building without undue effort, barriers to wheelchairs or hazards from tripping. 1.16 If people need to obtain tickets for pay and display parking, the ticket dispensing machines should be located in a way that allows a person in a wheelchair, or a person of short stature, to gain access close to the machine and reach the payment and ticket dispensing functions. 1.17 People with mobility impairments who arrive as passengers should be able to alight from a vehicle close to the principal entrance, or alternative accessible entrance, of the building in a way that is convenient for entry into the building. Note: Guidance is available in BS 8300 on: – the provision of parking bays designated for disabled people in different building types; c. the surface of the accessibility zone – ticket dispensing machines; is firm, durable and slip resistant, with – vehicular control barriers; and undulations not exceeding 3mm under a 1m straight edge for formless materials. – multi-storey car parks. Inappropriate materials might be loose Provisions sand or gravel; 1.18 Car parking and setting down will d. ticket machines, where necessary for satisfy Requirement M1 or M2 if: wheelchair users and people of short stature, are adjacent to the designated a. at least one parking bay designated for parking bays for disabled people and disabled people is provided on firm and have controls between 750mm and level ground as close as feasible to the 1200mm above the ground and a plinth principal entrance of the building; which does not project in front of the b. the dimensions of the designated face of the machine in a way that parking bays are as shown in Diagram 2 prevents its convenient use; (with a 1200mm accessibility zone e. a clearly sign-posted setting down point between, and a 1200mm safety zone on is located on firm and level ground as the vehicular side of, the parking bays, close as practicable to the principal or and with a dropped kerb when there is alternative accessible entrance with its a pedestrian route at the other side of surface level with the carriageway at the parking bay); that point to allow convenient access to and from the entrance for people with walking difficulties or people using a wheelchair. Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings Approved Document M Volume 2 18 O N L I N E V E R S I O N