Lower Saxony - Municipalities criticize the state government's planned building regulations
Top municipal representatives from Lower Saxony have criticized the changes to the building regulations planned by the state government. "Removing the planned parking space requirement for residential buildings in the building regulations is completely the wrong approach," said Frank Klingebiel (CDU), President of the Lower Saxony Association of Cities and Towns (NST), in Wolfsburg on Wednesday. There, the Presidium of the Association of Cities and Towns had previously discussed pressing problems from a municipal perspective.
According to Klingebiel, cities and municipalities are being deprived of the sovereignty to make local decisions for people according to their needs. For the mayor of Salzgitter, this also includes requiring developers to provide bicycle parking spaces, e-charging stations or mobility concepts instead of car parking spaces, for example.
The state government recently presented its plans to simplify construction. The law amending the relevant building regulations stipulates, among other things, that the obligation for car parking spaces will no longer apply to the construction of residential buildings. On the other hand, there is to be an obligation for bicycle parking facilities for residential buildings.
From the municipalities' point of view, it is often misunderstood that the parking space obligation often does not lead to more car parking spaces. Instead, it is a lever for demanding bicycle facilities or season tickets for public transport, e-bikes or cargo bikes.
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- Despite the state government of Lower Saxony proposing to abolish the parking space requirement for residential buildings in municipalities like Wolfsburg, Frank Klingebiel, the CDU president of the Lower Saxony Association of Cities and Towns, believes this approach is misguided.
- In contrast to the state government's simplification plans for construction, many municipalities argue that the parking space obligation is not always leading to an increase in car parking spaces but serves as a tool to advocate for bicycle facilities or public transportation options.
- As a result of the state government's proposed changes, municipalities in Lower Saxony, such as the commune of Salzgitter, are concerned that they will lose their ability to make local decisions regarding parking spaces, cycling infrastructure, and electric vehicle charging facilities, as required by developers.
Source: www.stern.de
