Residents only parking scheme for Brewster and Christian Terraces, Ripon.

Petition.

This petition is signed by residents of both terraces, and requires North Yorkshire Council, to review issues relating to North Yorkshire’s parking strategy, implemented under the Network Management Duty set out in the Traffic Management Act 2004.

This requires the council to do all that is reasonably practicable to manage the road network effectively.

Introduction.

Many residents think that it is necessary to implement a Residents Only parking scheme for Brewster Terrace and Christian Terrace. This should deter non-residents from parking at the bottom of the street, often making access difficult for emergency, delivery and waste collection vehicles and residents.

Long standing residents remember a previous scheme introduced in the 2000s when off street parking was removed from the area west of Market Place. Brewster Terrace still bears the pecked lines of the parking area on both sides; Christian Terrace is a private road. 

Letter to residents.

A letter to residents was delivered to all houses on the two terraces outlining the residents only parking scheme. This resulted in responses from 11 out of 29 properties agreeing to petition North Yorkshire Council. There are 33 properties in the two terraces, 4 are currently vacant.

Issues.

All of the issues relate to North Yorkshire Council’s failure to manage the road network.

1. Illegal parking on the Approach that makes access to both terraces difficult for emergency and refuse vehicles and residents parking.

The single yellow line marked on the western side of the Approach is almost totally ignored by drivers. Parking is allowed 8pm to 8 am. However, vehicles are regularly parked all day, especially over a weekend. Parking here restricts the vision of residents exiting Brewster and Christian Terraces onto the Approach.

2. Non-residents illegally using the Approach and the east end of Brewster Terrace to park and walk into the city. Non-residents parking often leaves a gap of several centimetres from the kerb edge, thereby further reducing the space available for emergency vehicles and residents trying to reverse up or exiting the street. Service and delivery vehicles are frequently unable to off load directly to the correct address on their packages due to poorly parked cars and vans. Large 4 X 4 vehicles frequently parked legally, on the Approach’s east side, after the double yellow lines, restrict vehicles from accessing both terraces; the double yellow lines need extending about 5 metres northwards.

3. The double yellow line, marked on the south side of The Approach and adjacent to the White Horse, is also ignored making vehicles off North Road drive up the middle of the Approach, often meeting vehicles exiting the two terraces.   

North Yorkshire’s parking strategy

Requires the council to do all that is reasonably practicable to manage the road network effectively. The Council is not doing anything reasonably practical to manage the illegal parking that is causing the majority of issues. No resident can remember the last time a Traffic warden was seen on duty to issue illegal parking tickets; residents think their presence would provide a deterrent to illegal parking.

Privacy.

"Under the Data Protection Act of 1998 North Yorkshire Council will become the data controller when the petition is deposited with the council. The details each resident provides on this form will only be used for the purpose of this petition. By signing the Petition residents agree that the information may be shared with the petition organiser, council officers, members of the council or service providers."

Lead Petitioner

Brewster Terrace

Ripon

HG4 2HY