COMMENT

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Lack of all day parking options for businesses

On-street parking is a limited resource within the municipality. Over 88,000 people work in the municipality. City of Port is visited daily by large numbers of visitors and tourists. Demand for parking in the City significantly outstrips supply. Walking, bike riding and public transport are preferred (sustainable) transport modes in inner city municipalities. It is understood that not all people can use sustainable transport modes and that some need to drive. Recent occupancy studies show all day ticket parking is underutilised. Council, through various planning processes tries to encourage developers to provide adequate vehicle and bicycle parking on their premises in order to reduce on-street parking pressure.

During business hours of 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday it is important to maintain a turnover of the limited parking spaces to provide for customer car parking. The price mechanism and time restrictions support each other creating turnover critical for the success of business.

Lack of off street parking options for businesses

Port Phillip is an established sought after inner city municipality that is gradually increasing its population. A comprehensive public transport and bicycle riding network links this area to the city. Council, through various planning processes tries to encourage developers to provide adequate vehicle and bicycle parking on their premises in order to reduce on-street parking pressure.

Visitor permit misuse

Council treats and investigates allegations of misuse of parking permits seriously. Misuse of parking permits may result in the withdrawal of all parking permit privileges for life and prosecution for any breaches of the relevant legislation. Please call Assist on 9209 6777 if you witness permit misuse.

Lack of enforcement

Council regularly reviews its parking enforcement practices to keep up with the ever growing demand and changes in technology in order to provide the best possible service to our community. Council’s main focus is on the enforcement of safety related restrictions, such as No Stopping Any Time and Clearway Zones, residential streets and shopping strips. Introduction of new technology such as mobile cameras may be an option towards improving real time data reporting, and improving parking enforcement.

Level of new developments

The City of Port Phillip, being a sought after inner city municipality, is gradually increasing its population. Council, through various planning processes tries to encourage developers to provide adequate vehicle and bicycle parking on their premises in order to reduce on-street parking pressure. Residents of new developments are not entitled to apply for resident and visitor parking permits. This policy is applied in order to encourage new residents to rely on sustainable modes of transport or to use off-street parking spaces available within their buildings. 

Off street parking not used for its purpose

One of the objectives of residents paying for car parking permits is to encourage the use of off- street parking.  Utilising off-street parking assists in reducing on-street parking pressure and enables those with no off-street parking to find spaces.

Poor parking etiquette

Marking of parking bays could alleviate this problem. However, because spaces must be line marked in accordance with standards, sometimes this could result in a loss of parking.  Where three small cars could park only two cars can park after line marking is installed. See the process to request marking of on-street parking places.

Neighbours with multiple cars causing congestion

Vehicle ownership in the City of Port Phillip keeps increasing. 81.6% of dwellings now own one or more vehicles (Census 2011). On-street parking is a limited resource within the municipality. Eligible residents can purchase only up to three parking permits per residence. There is a greater demand for car parking permits than the supply of on-street car spaces. Council is working towards lessening the reliance on cars by promoting sustainable transport modes (walking, bike riding and public transport) and installing on-street car share bays.

Request for more resident only parking

Existing permit zones are located adjacent to residential areas. The neighbourhood is a mixture of residential and commercial premises. During business hours of 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday it is important to maintain a turnover of the limited parking resource to provide for customer car parking. Out of business hours, car parking is generally unrestricted and provides for residents, their visitors and visitors to the area.