From Bikeqld

Brisbane City Council's Brisbane City Plan 2000 is its overarching planning document. The full document is available only in physical form (for purchase or at libraries) [1], but related information is available on Council's web site [2].

Relevant sections

Bicycle and On-site Facilities Code

As of update 5 (July 2003), this section has been integrated into the Transport, Access, Parking and Servicing Code, below.

Transport, Access, Parking and Servicing Code

From page 255 in volume 1, chapter 5 Codes and Related Provisions, the introductory text states that the purpose of the code is to (amongst other things) "ensure that development utilises all relevant transport modes, including walking, cycling and public transport". Relevant content is quoted below.

Performance criteria	Acceptable solutions
P2: The development must be designed to encourage customers and employees to walk, cycle or use public transport to and from the development instead of using a car	A2: The proposal provides convenient and safe pedestrian and cyclist facilities for access from existing and proposed public transport facilities and public areas
P7: The layout of development must achieve adequate provision for on-site vehicle parking that is clearly defined, safe and easily accessible and must be designed to contain potential adverse impacts within the site. Vehicle parking: [..] must be consistent with convenient pedestrian and cyclist access	(no directly applicable acceptable solutions)
Where involving a material change of use to shop or office with a GFA over 2500 m²
P10: The proposal must provide adequately for bicycle access to the site and movement within the site, and for secure and convenient bicycle parking and storage, that: is located close to the building's pedestrian entrance is obvious, and easily and safely accessible from outside the site does not impact adversely on visual amenity does not impede the movement of pedestrians or other vehicles	A10: Bicycle parking facilities and cyclist facilities are designed and construted in accordance with AUSTROAD's Traffic Engineering Practice, Part 14 - Bicycles
P11: Adequate bicycle parking, shower cubicles and lockers must be provided to meet the needs of users and to encourage bicycle use by the users of an office or shop	A11.1: Employees of an office or shop have: 1 bicycle space per 500m² of GFA 1 locker per 2 bicycle parking spaces 1 shower cubicle with ancillary changerooms per ten bicycle spaces, with a minimum of 1 shower, with provision for both females and males
	A11.2: Customers of an office have 1 bicycle parking space per 750 m² of GFA
	A11.3: Customers of a shop have 1 bicycle parking space per 500 m² of GFA, with a minimum of 10 spaces

Note that "GFA" is an abbreviation for "gross floor area".