Garage Ordinance
The garage regulations ( GarVO , GaVO or GaStellV ) of the German states contain regulations for the construction and operation of garages and parking spaces .
In detail, the following is regulated there:
- the minimum width and the minimum curve radius of entrances and exits;
- the maximum slope and the minimum width of ramps;
- the minimum length and width of parking spaces, the minimum width of tramlines and the minimum proportion of women's parking spaces ;
- the minimum height;
- the fire protection properties of walls, ceilings, roofs and supports.
In Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia there are no separate garage regulations. In Berlin, it was overridden in 2004 by the ordinance on testing technical systems and equipment (Plant Testing Ordinance - AnlPrüfVO). In North Rhine-Westphalia, the contents of the Garage Ordinance 2009 were integrated into the Ordinance on the Construction and Operation of Special Buildings .
Most of the federal states have adopted the ARGEBAU model garage ordinance or refer to it.
There are differences with regard to smoke extraction from garages, as this is only required in some federal states.
