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to extract from'the Bong Kong. , _. •Planning Standards and Guidelines : Chsipter 5 /lT '(a)Standard Indust^^ (Figure 1)The minimum width of carriageway for the roads givingprincipal access to Industrial premises Is 13.5 m. Theminimum width of footpath on either side is 3,5 m.Hence, the overall width of the standard road will be20.5 m.(b)Secondary^AccessThe minimum width of carriageway for the roads givingsecondary access to industrial premises is 7,3 m forone-way traffic and 10*3 m for two-way traffic. Theminimum width of footpath on either side is 3.5 m.Hence, the overall road widths for one-way traffic andtwo-way traffic will be 14*3 m and 17•3 m respectively.Parking and Loading/Unloading Requirements in Industrial Areas(A) General Parking Requirement^8«1 The general guidelines for the assessment of parking andloading/unloading requirements in industrial buildings/areasare given in Chapter 8, Hong Kong Planning Standards andGuidelines•(B) The Concept of Communal Parking (Figure 2)8.2 Up to now, the necessary parking and loading/unloading spacesin industrial areas are provided within factory buildings. Inview of the general shortage of ground floor space inindustrial buildings for industrial purposes after meeting therequirement for parking, loading and unloading of vehicles, itis suggested that parking may better be carried out outside theindustrial building in *a way that will not cause trafficcongestion. The concept of communal parking is thusrecommended for new industrial areas• The communal parkingscheme will only work in new industrial areas of a certain sizewithout major physical restructuring. It cannot be applied to5.13