Issue - meetings

Considered a report of the Corporate Director Environment in respect of a Residents Parking Petition for Brewster Terrace and Christian Terrace, Ripon.

The Corporate Director Environment, Karl Battersby introduced the report noting that the petition did not meet the 50% threshold for a residents parking scheme and highlighted concerns around inappropriate parking which would be better addressed through parking enforcement.

Resolved (unanimously) that the Executive does not support the petition for new residents parking in Ripon.

Reasons for recommendations

Given the existing on street features in place with the parking and waiting restrictions, existing powers can be utilised for enforcement of these areas through civil parking enforcement and the issuing of a Penalty Charge Notice. This would improve the compliance of restrictions at the highway junction. At the moment, these streets can be used as additional parking for the surrounding streets and businesses which may be oversubscribed during peak times. The petition has also not identified a source of funding for the scheme and current policy is any new request must be fully funded by a third party.  The petition has not reached 50% support from affected properties, so in line with the existing residents policy the petition has not met the criteria for Stage 1 assessment. Officers do not recommend taking this petition forward for implementation in line with current policy, but improvements will be made to existing lining and signage on street to ensure the current parking and waiting restrictions are enforceable.