Parking Spot Code Generator

How parking-spot codes are structured

A parking-spot code identifies a single bay in a garage, surface lot or condominium underground. Conventions vary by country, by parking operator and by the asset's legal status (autonomous unit vs accessory to an apartment), but they all encode three pieces of information: where the bay is (block, level, sector), which bay it is (sequential number), and sometimes what type of vehicle it accepts (compact, SUV, motorcycle, accessible). Typical Brazilian formats include G-12 (Garagem, vaga 12), A3 (Subsolo A, vaga 3) and B-2-15 (Bloco B, 2º subsolo, vaga 15). The leading letter or block code lets concierges direct visitors without a map.

Bay size and accessibility matter when the code is used by automated parking systems: small (compact), medium (sedan), large (SUV/pickup), motorcycle (often in odd corners), accessible (PcD — reserved by federal law, 2% minimum per NBR 9050) and senior (5% reserved by Lei 10.741/2003, Estatuto do Idoso). Ground markings encode the same info: white lines for ordinary bays, blue for PcD, yellow for reserved/loading. Vertical signage uses R-6a (regulated parking) and R-25 (PcD bay).

Dimensions and manoeuvre angles

NBR 9050 sets the minimum dimensions at 2.40 m × 5.00 m for an ordinary bay and 3.60 m wide for a PcD bay (the extra width allows a wheelchair to deploy beside the door). Manoeuvre angles drive throughput: 45° bays are easiest to enter but waste lateral space; 90° bays maximise density but require the widest drive aisle; parallel bays minimise width but are the hardest to use — exactly why they are common on streets and rare in garages.

Parking systems and technology

• Paid street: Zona Azul (SP), EstaR (Curitiba), Rotativo (Belo Horizonte) — apps Zul+, EstaR, AppEstapar replaced the paper card.
• Free street: unregulated kerb space — first come, first served.
• Private: shopping malls, hospitals, airports — usually entry ticket with QR code, ANPR (automatic plate recognition) or RFID tag (Sem Parar, ConectCar, Veloe).
• Residential: condominium bay assigned to the apartment by the convention.

Modern lots increasingly mix sensors (occupancy LED above each bay), ANPR cameras at the entrance and a mobile app that reserves a specific code in advance — perfect mock data territory for QA and demo videos.

Bays as autonomous real-estate units

In Brazil, a parking bay can be sold separately from the apartment only if it was registered as an autonomous unit (with its own matrícula at the Cartório). When it is registered as accessory to the apartment, it cannot be sold separately — the bay follows the apartment in every transfer. The condo convention spells out whether bays are numbered, free-floating or rotational, and that text controls the legal status.

FAQ

Are accessible bays mandatory? Yes. NBR 9050 and Lei Brasileira de Inclusão require at least 2% of bays reserved for PcD (with the official symbol painted on the ground and on a vertical sign) and 5% for seniors aged 60+. Operators that fail to comply face fines and can be sued by the Ministério Público.

Is the bay part of the apartment? It depends on the condominium convention and on the cartório registration. If the bay has its own matrícula it is an autonomous unit and can be sold separately; if it is accessory, it follows the apartment.

Can I resell my parking bay? Only if it is an autonomous unit. Even then, the convention may give condominium residents preference (right of first refusal) before the seller can offer the bay to outsiders.

Does the bay code change when the operator changes? Usually no — codes are tied to the physical paint and signage. Private operators sometimes re-letter sectors during renovations, but the apartment-level codes printed on the convention stay constant.