Bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities in the building codes of the German federal states

The number of parking spaces required has long been specified in state building codes. With new regulations on parking spaces and parking facilities for bicycles, the state building codes are now also responding to the increasing importance of environmentally friendly bicycle mobility in Germany. Municipalities can adapt the provisions made there to the respective local conditions by means of their own parking space statutes.

Change needs order

Building codes and state building codes are an essential part of public building law. They determine the legal requirements for construction projects - from the plot of land to details of the development. Since the first municipal building codes were drawn up in the late Middle Ages, the statutory law of the local authorities has taken into account the demands of the diverse interests of the residents and users of the public space and reflected the respective issues of the time with its change: Whereas the defense against dangers and general public order were initially at the center of the ordinances, ensuring barrier-free accessibility and mobility and also environmental protection concerns have long since been included.

The Model Building Code (MBO) ensures that the regulations are largely standardized throughout Germany. It is constantly updated by the Conference of Construction Ministers, in which all federal states are represented. The state building codes therefore contain regulations that are essentially the same, differing only in details. Builders will nevertheless find important standards there to guide their construction projects.

Municipal development and parking space requirements

Recent developments in state building codes provide for greater involvement of municipalities in the building code regulation of public spaces. This gives cities and municipalities the opportunity to set their own specifications. You can decide for yourself how and to what extent parking spaces for motor vehicles and bicycles are to be created in construction projects.

With its own parking space statutes, every city and municipality can exert influence on the design of construction projects and on urban and traffic development. The advantage: Municipal parking space statutes can be differentiated and tailored to local conditions and development strategies, and can thus be used for municipal traffic development and mobility management.

Model parking space statutes, such as the one adopted by the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament in 2016, are intended to make it easier for cities and municipalities to draw them up and harmonize their application throughout the state.

Bavarian building code

The most important information on the Bavarian Building Code, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

Berlin state building code

The most important information on the Berlin State Building Code, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

Brandenburg state building code

The most important information on the Brandenburg State Building Code, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

Hamburg state building code

The most important information on the State Building Code of Hamburg, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

North Rhine-Westphalia State Building Code

The most important information on the state building code of North Rhine-Westphalia, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

Saxony state building code

The most important information on the State Building Code of Saxony, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

Saxony-Anhalt State Building Code

The most important information on the state building code of Saxony-Anhalt, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Baden-Württemberg

The most important information on the State Building Code of Baden-Württemberg, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Bremen

The most important information on the Bremen State Building Code, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Hesse

The most important information on the State Building Code of Hesse, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Lower Saxony

The most important information on the state building code of Lower Saxony, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The most important information on the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state building code, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Rhineland-Palatinate

The most important information on the state building code of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Saarland

The most important information on the Saarland State Building Code, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Schleswig-Holstein

The most important information on the state building code of Schleswig-Holstein, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

State Building Code Thuringia

The most important information on the Thuringia State Building Code, on the subject of bicycle parking spaces and parking facilities.

LBO as brochure incl. Model parking space statutes NRW

In our brochure you will find the model parking space statutes NRW as framework recommendations for parking space requirements.

Guide to the model parking space statute

The guideline for the model parking space statute NRW can be found on the website of the "Zukunftsnetz Mobilität NRW".