Parking space requirements Victoria RESCODE clarification

Hi All,

I have a unit development and in the process of the planning stage.

 Just wanting to see if someone can clarify Carparking Reg 413. (see below)

I am keeping the existing dwelling at the front and building new units in the back. Does the 6m x 3.5m parking space (I am planning a single carport) apply to the existing dwelling as well?

Thanks.

CAR PARKING REG. 413
If a new Class 1 building is to be constructed on an allotment, provision must be made for 2 car
parking spaces on the allotment.
Of the 2 car parking spaces –
· one space must be at least 6m long and 3·5m wide; and
· the second space must be at least 4·9m long and 2·6m wide.
· if the 2 required car parking spaces adjoin each other in a garage or carport or in a space
constrained by walls, the double space may be 5·5m in width.
An alteration to a building on an allotment must not reduce the number of car parking spaces on
the allotment unless there are more than 2 in which case the number may be reduced to 2.