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Car parking norms in Kochi

Governing regulation

Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 2019 (KMBR), as amended 2025

Sanctioning authority

Kochi Municipal Corporation

Mechanical parking

Permitted with conditions

See conditions ↓

Verification

27 Oct 2026

15 rows verified

Parking in Kochi is governed by the Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 2019 (KMBR), applied by the Kochi Municipal Corporation. Rule 29, the off-street parking rule, was substituted by the 2025 amendment, which came into force on 29 October 2025.

Flats are counted per dwelling unit by floor area (Table 9), with 15% added for visitors. Other uses are counted per square metre of floor area (Table 10). Only half of the mandatory car parking may be mechanised.

Requirement

How much parking is required

Applies to Car spaces Two-wheelers Visitor Mechanical Clause · verified
Residential
Flats/apartments: unit floor area up to 75 sqm

Plus 15% of the Table 9 figure as visitor parking (Rule 29(6)). Two-wheeler parking: 25% of the mandatory car parking area (Rule 29(5)).

1 bay 1 car space per 2 dwelling units — 15% Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 9; Rule 29(6)
✓ Nov 2026
Flats/apartments: above 75 up to 185 sqm

Plus 15% of the Table 9 figure as visitor parking (Rule 29(6)). Two-wheeler parking: 25% of the mandatory car parking area (Rule 29(5)).

1 bay 1 car space per dwelling unit — 15% Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 9; Rule 29(6)
✓ Nov 2026
Flats/apartments: above 185 up to 300 sqm

Plus 15% of the Table 9 figure as visitor parking (Rule 29(6)). Two-wheeler parking: 25% of the mandatory car parking area (Rule 29(5)).

1.5 bays 1.5 car spaces per dwelling unit — 15% Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 9; Rule 29(6)
✓ Nov 2026
Flats/apartments: above 300 sqm

Plus 15% of the Table 9 figure as visitor parking (Rule 29(6)). Two-wheeler parking: 25% of the mandatory car parking area (Rule 29(5)).

2 bays 2 car spaces per dwelling unit — 15% Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 9; Rule 29(6)
✓ Nov 2026
Lodging
A2 lodging, special residential

Calculator uses the 90 sqm rate; floor area beyond 1,170 sqm is at 1 per 60 sqm.

1 bay 1 per 90 sqm floor area up to 1,170 sqm; 1 per 60 sqm beyond — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
Educational
B high / higher secondary schools 1 bay 1 per 300 sqm floor area — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
B higher educational institutions 1 bay 1 per 120 sqm floor area — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
Medical
C medical, hospital 1 bay 1 per 90 sqm floor area — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
Assembly
D wedding halls, community halls, convention halls, auditoriums 1 bay 1 per 15 sqm floor area — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
D other assembly 1 bay 1 per 20 sqm floor area — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
Recreational
D1 recreational 1 bay 1 per 250 sqm floor area — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
Office
E office

Calculator uses the 90 sqm rate; floor area beyond 1,170 sqm is at 1 per 60 sqm.

1 bay 1 per 90 sqm floor area up to 1,170 sqm; 1 per 60 sqm beyond — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
Commercial
F mercantile / commercial (over 90 sqm)

Calculator uses the 90 sqm rate; floor area beyond 1,170 sqm is at 1 per 60 sqm.

1 bay 1 per 90 sqm floor area up to 1,170 sqm; 1 per 60 sqm beyond — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
J multiplex 1 bay 1 per 60 sqm floor area — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026
Industrial / storage
G1, G2 industrial; H storage 1 bay 1 per 240 sqm floor area — — Permitted KMBR 2019 as amended 2025, Rule 29, Table 10
✓ Oct 2026

Calculator

How many bays does your Kochi project need?

Pick the building type, enter the quantity the rule is based on. Computed from the verified rows above; visitor loading is added and shown separately.

Indicative. The sanctioning authority applies rounding, area-class, TOD and other adjustments a summary cannot capture.

Mechanical parking

Permitted with conditions in Kochi

What the regulation says

Rule 29(10): of the mandatory off-street car parking, “fifty per cent at the maximum may be provided for by mechanised parking”. The owner or occupant must ensure proper safety, structural stability and functioning.

Conditions to design around

• At most 50% of mandatory car parking may be mechanised (Rule 29(10)). • In twin units with one car above the other, both cars count as mechanised (Rule 2 definition). • Mechanised structures at least 1.0 m from the plot boundary up to 10 m height, 1.5 m above (Rule 29(11)). • One car space next to each mechanised facility, kept clear as a queuing space (Rule 29(11)). • In a separate parking plot (non-A1 uses), up to 70% of the parking there may be mechanical.

Dimensions

Bay sizes and geometry

Bay type Width Length Note
Car space 2.7 m 5.5 m Minimum (Rule 29(1))
Parallel parking 2.7 m 6.0 m Minimum (Rule 29(1))
Two-wheeler 1.5 m — 3 sqm, minimum dimension 1.5 m

Headroom and structural requirements

Rule 29 sets no headroom figure for mechanised parking. Driveway to parking at least 3 m (Rule 29(4)); one-way ramp at least 3.5 m wide and no steeper than 1:7; aisle between rows of cars at least 4.0 m. Confirm stack or puzzle clear heights with the Corporation.

Provisions

Loadings, relaxations and clearances

Visitor parking

Apartments and flats: 15% of the Table 9 requirement is added as visitor parking, earmarked for visitors only (Rule 29(6)). The rule does not say whether the visitor spaces count in the base for the 50% mechanised cap; confirm with the Corporation.

Relaxations and special cases

For uses other than Group A1, up to 75% of required parking may be in a separate parking plot under the same ownership within 200 m motorable distance (Rule 29(3) proviso). EV charging is mandatory where parking is required (Rule 29(12)); the number of points is left to a government notification.

Fire clearances

Rule 29 does not set a fire route for mechanised parking. Fire requirements follow from the occupancy and building height; check them separately.

Change log

Amendments since verification

  1. No amendments recorded since verification.

Record verified 27 Oct 2026 by WAPARKING Team · Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 2019 (KMBR), as amended 2025 , KMBR (Amendment) Rules 2025, G.O.(P) No. 53/2025/LSGD, 29 Oct 2025; Rule 29 read 27 Oct 2026 . Read the regulation ↗

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This page is a reference, not a sanction. Parking requirements change and are applied with local discretion; cite the authority document, not this summary, and confirm the current position with the sanctioning authority before making a submission. WAParking accepts no liability for reliance on this summary.

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