PROPOSED Amendment to Subordinate Local Law No. 5 (Parking) 2015

Frank Wilkie61:57

Also thank you Councillor Wilson. Those in favour? That's carried unanimously. The next item on the agenda is the proposed amendment to the Subordinate Local Law No. 5 (Parking) 2015 and thank you Pauline and Margaret for your.

Good afternoon Councillors, I think by three minutes and the report in front of you proposes an amendment to the subordinate local or number five parking which has been identified by staff as due for a review given the long period of time since endorsement in 2015. Following a review including benchmark review including benchmarking against a number of other local governments it is proposed to increase some penalty units under schedule 3 for minor traffic offences and commence a community consultation process to seek public feedback on the proposed changes. As well as aligning with nearby local governments, the changes aim to improve regulatory effectiveness, discourage overstays, helping to alleviate congestion and improve parking availability in high-demand areas, and to support businesses with parking turnover. The also respond to some anecdotal feedback from residents who have made comments that the current infringement amounts aren't enough of a deterrent, particularly in high-demand areas and during peak periods. The State government sets penalty unit values each year. Currently, one penalty unit is 161.30, changing as of effective tomorrow to $166.90. Council's local law set out how many penalty units apply for each minor traffic offence. Four of the minor offences types are proposed to change by 0.25% of the penalty unit amount, with the offence for parking in a disability zone proposed to change from two penalty units to four penalty units, which is in line with all other benchmark local governments. If the proposal is supported, the next step would be to commence a 21-day public consultation process, and then this feedback would be presented in a further report for Council's consideration.