Table 1 : Summary of Standards and Guidelines on the Provision of Markets and Cooked Food Stalls

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Type of Retail Facilities

Standards/Guidelines
(a) Markets

(i) In Private Residential Area (excluding HOS/PSPS)

  

1 stall per 55 - 65 households or approx. 40 - 45 stalls per 10 000 population equivalent (actual figure to be adopted within this range to be decided according to circumstances of individual cases e.g. the higher rate of provision around 1 stall per 55 households to be adopted for markets with bulk sales).

Net floor area of stalls : Large = 16.6m2 ; Mini = 5.0m2

Optimum mix : Large : Mini = 1 : 4

Av. net floor area for one stall : 7.32m2

Av. gross floor area required for one stall (m2) : Single-storey = 16.24 ; 2-storey = 20.05

Site area (m2/person) based on 40 - 45 stalls per 10 000 population : Single-storey = 0.065 - 0.073 ; 2-storey = 0.040 - 0.045

Optimum site area for one market (about 200 stalls) : Single-storey = 3 000m2 ; 2-storey = 2 000m2

Notes :

  1. Market sizes of areas less than 2 000m2 (i.e. less than 200 stalls) may be considered on individual viability basis.
  1. Should the optimum mix between large and mini stalls change, the market floor area requirements should also be adjusted accordingly.
  1. If market forms part of an UC/RC complex, the optimum site area requirement is 3 000m2.
  1. Average gross floor area requirements for market stalls are based on generalized area requirements derived from existing UC markets.

(ii) In Public Housing Estates

 As a general guideline market stalls will comprise approximately 12% of total retail floor space. This percentage should be taken as a starting point only. The exact percentage for the estate should be modified and determined according to its special circumstances i.e. availability of competing facilities, minimum viable market size, accessibility, estate size etc.
(b) Cooked Food Stalls/Centres

(i) In Private Residential Areas (excluding HOS/PSPS areas)

 

 

 

(ii) In Industrial Areas

No set standard; cooked food centres may be built by USD and RSD to resite on-street cooked food stalls/hawkers.

Notes :

  1. Site allocation for CFCs is normally made on a temporary basis. However, when a clear demand has emerged and the CFC can be combined with compatible G/IC facilities, site allocation can be made permanent. Each case has to be considered on its own merits.

0.06m2 net site area per worker.

Notes :
  1. The provision of CFCs in industrial areas should be adjusted on individual district basis to take account of the local demand for CFCs and the availability of other types of eating facility such as factory canteens, fast food shops and restaurants within the area concerned.
  1. Site allocation for CFCs is normally made on a temporary basis. However, when a clear demand has emerged and the CFC can be combined with compatible G/IC facilities, site allocation can be made permanent. Each case has to be considered on its own merits.

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