Agenda of Local Traffic Committee Meeting

Local Traffic Committee Meeting

Minutes from 5 June 2018

Minutes of Local Traffic Committee Meeting

Held at Council Chambers, Petersham Service Centre, on 5 June 2018

Meeting commenced at 10.03am

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY BY CHAIRPERSON

I acknowledge the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora nation on whose country we are meeting today, and their elders past and present.

COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT


Clr Marghanita Da Cruz	Leichhardt Ward (Attended at 10.10am, Chair from 10.22am – 12:15pm)
Mr Bill Holliday	Representative for Jamie Parker MP, Member for Balmain
Mr Chris Woods	Representative for Ron Hoenig MP, Member for Heffron
Mr Daryl Ninham	Roads and Maritime Services
LSC Alison Coleman	NSW Police – Glebe and Leichhardt Area Command

OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE

Mr Bruno Sinatambou	State Transit Authority
Mr Colin Jones	Inner West Bicycle Coalition
Mr Wal Petschler	IWC’s Group Manager, Roads, Traffic and Stormwater (Chair from 10.03am–10.22am)
Mr John Stephens	IWC’s Traffic and Transport Services Manager
Mr George Tsaprounis	IWC’s Coordinator Traffic and Parking Services (South)
Mr Joe Di Cesare	IWC’s Coordinator Design Services
Mr Boris Muha	IWC’s Engineer – Traffic and Parking Services
Mr David Yu	IWC’s Engineer – Traffic and Parking Services
Mr Emilio Andari	IWC’s Engineer – Traffic and Parking Services
Ms Jenny Adams	IWC’s Engineer – Traffic and Parking Services
Mr Vinoth Srinivasan	IWC’s Engineer – Traffic and Parking Services
Mr Davide Torresan	IWC’s Civil Engineer
Ms Snezana Bakovic	IWC’s Project Manager – Traffic & Transport Projects
Mr Nathan Parish	Consultant – Complete Urban
Mr Predrag Gudelj	IWC’s Project Manager – Transport Infrastructure
Ms Christina Ip	IWC’s Business Administration Officer

VISITORS

Mr Jim Mitsopoulos	Item 5
Mr Paul McGahen	Item 5
Mr Sue Lord	Item 9
Ms Caitlin Crawford	Item 9
Mr Greg Croaker	Item 12
Mr Charles Cameron	Item 16

APOLOGIES:

Ms Jo Haylen MP	Member for Summer Hill
Ms Sarina Foulstone	Representative for Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill
Clr Julie Passas	Chair, Deputy Mayor – Ashfield Ward
Mr Manod Wickramasinghe	IWC’s Coordinator Traffic and Parking Services (North)

DISCLOSURES OF INTERESTS: Nil.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the Local Traffic Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, 1 May 2018 were confirmed.

MATTERS ARISING FROM COUNCIL’S RESOLUTION OF MINUTES

The Local Traffic Committee recommendation of its meeting held on 1 May 2018 were adopted at Council’s meeting held on 22 May 2018, with the following changes:

That Council receive a further report in respect to Item 2 on the implementation of the safety improvements at Windsor and Old Canterbury Roads, including recommendations for further appropriate measures (whether by Council or RMS) to improve safe access for turning onto Old Canterbury Road from Dulwich Hill; and
Item 2 be deferred to allow Councillors to undertake a site inspection.

LTC0618 Item 1 Centennial Street, Marrickville – Temporary Road Closure For Special Event On Saturday 28 July 2018 (Marrickville Ward/Summer Hill Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

A Development Application was received from the Music & Booze Company together with the Newtown Rugby League Football Club to hold the Beer, Footy & Food Festival 2018 on Saturday 28 July 2018 at Henson Park Oval and on Centennial Street, Marrickville between Sydenham Road and the entrance gate to Henson Park Oval.

It is recommended that Council agree to the temporary full-road closure of the subject section of Centennial Street, Marrickville on Saturday 28 July 2018 (weather permitted) or alternatively on Saturday 18 August 2018 subject to complying with the following conditions; apply to the RMS for consent to close the subject road, subject to the event being advertised, a Traffic Management Plan be submitted to the RMS for approval, a Road Occupancy License be obtained from the Transport Management Centre and advice of the proposed event being forwarded to the appropriate authorities including emergency services.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. The proposed temporary full-road closure of Centennial Street, Marrickville between Sydenham Road and the entrance gate to Henson Park Oval on Saturday 28 July 2018 between 8.00am and 8.00pm (weather permitted) or Saturday 18 August 2018 between 8.00am and 8.00pm, for the holding of the Beer, Footy & Food Festival 2018 at Henson Park Oval, be APPROVED, subject to the approval of the Development Application and the applicant complying with the following conditions:

a) A fee of $1,540.00 for the temporary road closure is payable by the applicant in accordance with Council’s Fees and Charges;

b) The temporary full road closure be advertised by the applicant in the local newspaper providing 28 days’ notice for submissions, in accordance with the Roads Act;

c) A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) be submitted by the applicant to the Roads and Maritime Services for consideration and approval;

d) A Traffic Control Plan (TCP) which has been prepared by a certified Traffic Controller, is to be submitted to Council for review with a copy of the Traffic Controller’s certification number attached to the plan, not less than 5 days prior to implementation of the closure;

e) A Road Occupancy License application be obtained by the applicant from the Transport Management Centre;

f) Notice of the proposed event is forwarded by the applicant to the NSW Police Local Area Commander, State Transit Authority, NSW Fire Brigades and NSW Ambulance Services;

g) Advance notifications signs advising of the proposed road closure and traffic diversions to be strategically installed and maintained by the applicant at least two (2) weeks prior to the event;

h) A 4-metre wide emergency vehicle access must be maintained through the closed road areas during the course of the event;

i) All affected residents and businesses shall be notified in writing by the applicant of the proposed temporary road closure at least two (2) weeks prior to the event, with the applicant making reasonable provision for residents and businesses;

j) Adequate vehicular traffic control shall be provided for the protection and convenience of pedestrians and motorists including appropriate signage and flagging. Workers shall be specially designated for this role (and carry appropriate certificates), as necessary to comply with this condition. This is to be carried out in accordance with the Australian Standard AS 1742.3 – Traffic Control Devices for works on roads;

k) Water filled barriers be placed at the road closure points to protect against any possible errant vehicles; and

2. The applicant be advised in terms of this report and that all costs for advertising the event and implementation of the road closure are to be borne by the applicant.

DISCUSSION

The Member for Summer Hill wrote to Council requesting that affected residents be notified in writing well in advance of the proposed road closure and festival.

The Committee members agreed to amend the recommendation to state that residents and businesses be notified of the temporary road closure at least three (3) weeks prior to the event.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

a) A fee of $1,540.00 for the temporary road closure is payable by the applicant in accordance with Council’s Fees and Charges;

b) The temporary full road closure be advertised by the applicant in the local newspaper providing 28 days’ notice for submissions, in accordance with the Roads Act;

c) A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) be submitted by the applicant to the Roads and Maritime Services for consideration and approval;

e) A Road Occupancy License application be obtained by the applicant from the Transport Management Centre;

f) Notice of the proposed event is forwarded by the applicant to the NSW Police Local Area Commander, State Transit Authority, NSW Fire Brigades and NSW Ambulance Services;

g) Advance notifications signs advising of the proposed road closure and traffic diversions to be strategically installed and maintained by the applicant at least two (2) weeks prior to the event;

h) A 4-metre wide emergency vehicle access must be maintained through the closed road areas during the course of the event;

i) All affected residents and businesses shall be notified in writing by the applicant of the proposed temporary road closure at least three (3) weeks prior to the event, with the applicant making reasonable provision for residents and businesses;

k) Water filled barriers be placed at the road closure points to protect against any possible errant vehicles; and

2. The applicant be advised in terms of this report and that all costs for advertising the event and implementation of the road closure are to be borne by the applicant.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 2 Local Bicycle Route 3 (LR3) - Detailed Design Plans (Marrickville Ward/Summer Hill Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

On November 2016, Council approved a final concept plan for improvement to Local Route 3, bicycle route identified in Council’s Bicycle Plan. LR3) is located on Livingstone Road, from Jersey Street to Marrickville Park.The aim of the proposal was to make LR3 bicycle route more safe, convenient and more enjoyable for people of all ages and ability to ride.

The draft design plans are based on the approved concept plan and are presented in this report for the Local Traffic Committee’s consideration. The proposed improvements will complete missing links in Council’s bicycle network and enhance bicycle access to public transport, local shops and other destinations.

This report recommends that the detail plans for LR3 be endorsed for community consultation for 28 days, with a further report to be prepared detailing outcomes of the consultation and the final detail design.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. The draft detail plan (Design Plan No 6176) for Local Bicycle Route 3 be endorsed for community consultation; and

2. Following community consultation, a further report be prepared detailing outcomes of consultation and the final detail design plan.

DISCUSSION

The representative for the Member for Balmain objected to the design stating that he considers the road width of 12.8m is too narrow for a bidirectional cycle lane. He also expressed concern for safety near the child care centre due to the narrow cycle lane. The representative also suggested that these issues could be solved with a shared path.

Council Officers advised that the proposed width of the bidirectional cycle lane is the maximum that can be provided and was previously supported and endorsed by Council at the concept design stage. It was also advised that a separated cycleway has been proposed due to the high traffic volumes on Livingstone Road. The design has been subjected to a Road Safety Audit and design modifications incorporated where needed.

The representative for the Inner West Bicycle Coalition advised that Bike Marrickville supports the proposal and that the proposal will cater for a range of cyclists.

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

1. The draft detail plan (Design Plan No 6176) for Local Bicycle Route 3 be endorsed for community consultation; and

2. Following community consultation, a further report be prepared detailing outcomes of consultation and the final detail design plan.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 3 Road Occupancy-Dalhousie Street and Ramsay Street, Haberfield-Temporary road closures for the annual/bi-annual 'Haberfield Festa' food festival, Sunday 25 November 2018. (Leichhardt Ward/Summer Hill Electorate/Ashfield LAC)

SUMMARY

Council seeks the support of the Committee for the temporary closures of Dalhousie Street and Ramsay Street, Haberfield, for the annual/bi-annual Haberfield (Festa) food festival event on the Sunday 25 November 2018, as recommended below.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the road closure application for the ‘ Haberfield Festa Food Festival’ on the Sunday 25 November 2018 be supported, subject to the following conditions:

1. The road closure be restricted to occur from 6.00am and 6.00pm in Ramsay Street (between Gillies Avenue and St. David’s Road/Kingston Street) and Dalhousie Street (between Dickson Street and Winchombe Avenue);

2. A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) be submitted to and approved by RMS, and an application for a road Occupancy License be forwarded to and approved by the Transport Management Centre;

3. Notice of the proposed event is forwarded to the emergency services, i.e. NSW Police, Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW Ambulance Service;

4. A 4- metre wide emergency service access must be maintained through the closed road areas during the course of the event;

5. Council through its ‘Community Service’ notify/consult with all affected residents and/or businesses in the area, and conduct a letter-box/leaflet drop notifying the local community of the road closure event at least two (2) weeks prior to the event;

6. The temporary full road closure be advertised in the local newspaper providing 28 days’ notice for submissions, in accordance with the Roads Act;

7. Advance notification signs for the event are strategically installed at least one (1) weeks prior to the event; and

8. Adequate Vehicular traffic control shall be provided for the protection and convenience of pedestrians and motorists including appropriate signage and flagging. Workers shall be specifically designated for this role (and carry appropriate certificates), as necessary to comply with this condition. This is to be carried out in accordance with the Australian Standard AS 1742.3- Traffic Control Devices for works on roads.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT the road closure application for the ‘ Haberfield Festa Food Festival’ on the Sunday 25 November 2018 be supported, subject to the following conditions:

2. A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) be submitted to and approved by RMS, and an application for a road Occupancy License be forwarded to and approved by the Transport Management Centre;

3. Notice of the proposed event is forwarded to the emergency services, i.e. NSW Police, Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW Ambulance Service;

4. A 4- metre wide emergency service access must be maintained through the closed road areas during the course of the event;

6. The temporary full road closure be advertised in the local newspaper providing 28 days’ notice for submissions, in accordance with the Roads Act;

7. Advance notification signs for the event are strategically installed at least one (1) weeks prior to the event; and

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 4 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield - road & traffic improvements (Leichhardt Ward / Summer Hill Electorate / Ashfield LAC)

SUMMARY

Detailed design plans have been finalised for the proposed road and traffic improvements in Dalhousie Street, Haberfield between Denman Avenue and Ramsay Street as part of Council’s 2018/19 Capital Works Program for Traffic Facilities.

The proposed works on Dalhousie Street include kerb & gutter reconstruction works, footpath reconstruction, resurfacing of roadway, additional landscaping, construction of kerb extensions, construction of a landscaped central median island and installation of associated line marking and signage.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the detailed design plans for the proposed landscaping works, maintenance works, construction of kerb extensions, construction of a landscaped central median island and installation of associated line marking and signage on Dalhousie Street, Haberfield between Denman Avenue and Ramsay Street (as per plan No. 10019) be approved.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 5 Boomerang Street, Haberfield - Haberfield North LATM - Traffic calming improvements (Leichhardt Ward / Summer Hill Electorate / Ashfield LAC)

SUMMARY

Detailed design plans have been finalised for the proposed road and traffic improvements in Boomerang Street, Haberfield as part of Council’s Capital Works Program for Traffic Facilities.

The proposed works include the upgrade of an existing at-grade pedestrian (zebra) crossing to a raised pedestrian (zebra) crossing, introduction of speed calming devices and upgraded bicycle facilities with associated line marking and signposting.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the detailed design plans for the raised pedestrian crossing, traffic calming devices, bicycle facilities and kerb blisters with associated signposting and line marking in Boomerang Street, Haberfield (as per plan Nos. 10013 & 10014) be approved.

DISCUSSION

Public speakers: Mr Jim Mitsopoulos and Mr Paul McGahen, residents of Boomerang Street, Haberfield (attended at 10.05am)

Mr Mitsopoulos expressed his support for proposed traffic calming measures in Boomerang Street and added the following:

There is a need for traffic calming measures outside 22 Boomerang Street due to poor visibility caused by the curvature in the street.
A speed hump previously installed in the street worked well in reducing speed on approach to the pedestrian crossing and made it safer for vehicles reversing out of driveways. However, since the removal of the speed hump, traffic speeds have increased making it dangerous for pedestrians and residents reversing from driveways.
There have been many instances of vehicles crashing into property and near misses.
He has concerns with the proposed height of the speed hump which will be reduced from the typical 100mm to 90mm due to the device located on a bus route. He would like the speed hump to be constructed at the maximum height to reduce the speed of buses as well as cars.
The lighting at the existing pedestrian crossing could be improved with angled lighting as the crossing currently only has vertical lighting.
Requested Council consider reducing the speed zone from 50km/h to 40km/h for Boomerang Street and the surrounding area.

Council Officers advised that as part of the pedestrian crossing design, the lighting will be reviewed to ensure that it complies to standards. Mr Mitsopoulos was also advised that the review of speed zones is under the jurisdiction of the RMS and 40km/h speed zones are typically considered for school zones or high pedestrian activity areas.

Mr McGahen also stated he supported traffic calming measures on Boomerang Street, however, he expressed the following:

· The majority of pedestrians who cross Boomerang Street do not use the existing crossing and instead, cross at the northern side of the roundabout. The recommendation would do nothing to encourage pedestrians to use the pedestrian crossing rather than crossing at the roundabout.

· He surveyed the street during morning peak and in two hours observed 35 people crossing at the pedestrian crossing and 69 people crossing at the roundabout. During an hour of observation in the afternoon, 21 people were seen using the pedestrian crossing and 31 people were seen crossing at the roundabout. Many of the pedestrians were school children, some unaccompanied by an adult.

· Suggested moving the existing pedestrian crossing to 10-20m from the roundabout. The proposed speed cushions in front of 22 Boomerang Street could be substituted with a new raised pedestrian crossing. This would create two pedestrian crossings about 150m apart and move pedestrian activity away from the roundabout.

(Mr Mitsopoulos and Mr McGahen left at 10.22am)

Council Officers advised that Council will be receiving RMS Black Spot funding for the installation of speed cushions at all approaches to the roundabout to reduce traffic speeds and improve pedestrian safety.

Council Officers stated that the existing pedestrian crossing was strategically placed in Boomerang Street as it was an established path to the nearby school. Relocating the proposed raised crossing closer to the roundabout would increase the distance to the next traffic calming device to over 100m and would increase speeding between the two traffic calming devices. Council Officers advised that the recommended devices have been strategically located to control speeding along that section of Boomerang Street. It was also noted that there are pedestrian refuges on all legs of the roundabout to assist safe crossing.

Some Committee members questioned the proposed removal of the refuges at the existing pedestrian crossing and suggested that the design of the raised pedestrian crossing be reviewed to better understand advantages/disadvantages of the design options.

The representative for the Member for Balmain requested that there not be plantings on the proposed kerb extension on the approach side to ensure clear sightlines. Council Officers advised that during detailed design, Council Officers will ensure that any plantings will not be higher than 50cm, as per the standards.

It was agreed that the item be deferred to allow Council Officers to review the design of the raised pedestrian crossing and incorporate proposals for traffic calming under the Black Spot Program.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 6 Davis Street, Dulwich Hill – Proposed Line Markings Design Plans (Ashfield Ward/Summer Hill Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

A detailed design plan has been finalised for the proposed traffic calming improvements in Davis Street, Dulwich Hill, between Windsor Road and Denison Road, as part of the Dulwich Hill North LATM study implementation. The proposal for line markings with associated signs on Davis Street will improve safety and calm traffic.

Consultation was undertaken with owners and occupiers of properties adjacent to Davis Street, regarding the proposal. A summary of the consultation results are presented in this report for consideration. It is recommended that the proposed detailed design plans be approved.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the design plans for the proposed line markings with associated signs in Davis Street, Dulwich Hill, between Windsor Road and Denison Road (as per design plan No. 6202) be APPROVED.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT the design plans for the proposed line markings with associated signs in Davis Street, Dulwich Hill, between Windsor Road and Denison Road (as per design plan No. 6202) be APPROVED.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 7 Dulwich Street, Dulwich Hill – Proposed Line Markings Design Plans (Ashfield Ward/Summer Hill Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

A detailed design plan has been finalised for the proposed traffic calming improvements in Dulwich Street, Dulwich Hill, between Denison Road and New Canterbury Road, as part of the Dulwich Hill North LATM study implementation. The proposal for line markings with associated signs on Dulwich Street will improve safety and calm traffic.

Consultation was undertaken with owners and occupiers of properties adjacent to Dulwich Street, regarding the proposal. A summary of the consultation results are presented in this report for consideration. It is recommended that the proposed detailed design plans be approved.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the design plans for the proposed line markings with associated signs in Dulwich Street, Dulwich Hill, between Denison Road and New Canterbury Road (as per design plan No. 6201) be APPROVED.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT the design plans for the proposed line markings with associated signs in Dulwich Street, Dulwich Hill, between Denison Road and New Canterbury Road (as per design plan No. 6201) be APPROVED.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 8 Black Street, Marrickville – Proposed Kerb Extensions Design Plans (Marrickville Ward/Newtown Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

A detailed design plan has been finalised for the proposed traffic calming improvements in Black Street, Marrickville, at Llewellyn Street, as part of the Marrickville East LATM study implementation. The proposal for kerb extensions with a new kerb and gutter alignment and associated signs and line markings will improve pedestrian safety and traffic conditions at this location.

Consultation was undertaken with owners and occupiers of properties adjacent to Black Street and Llewellyn Street, regarding the proposal. A summary of the consultation results are presented in this report for consideration. It is recommended that the proposed detailed design plans be approved.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the design plans for the proposed kerb extensions with a new kerb and gutter alignment and associated signs and line markings in Black Street, Marrickville, at Llewellyn Street (as per design plan No. 10015) be APPROVED.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 9 Victoria Road, Marrickville – Proposed Kerb Extensions Design Plans (Marrickville Ward/Newtown Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

A detailed design plan has been finalised for the proposed traffic calming improvements in Victoria Road, Marrickville, at Leicester Street and at Bourne Street, as part of the Marrickville East LATM study implementation. The proposal for kerb extensions with a new kerb and gutter alignment and associated signs and line markings will improve pedestrian safety and traffic conditions at this location.

Consultation was undertaken with owners and occupiers of properties adjacent to Victoria Road, Leicester Street and Bourne Street, regarding the proposal. A summary of the consultation results are presented in this report for consideration. It is recommended that the proposed detailed design plans be approved.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the design plans for the proposed kerb extensions with a new kerb and gutter alignment and associated signs and line markings in Victoria Road, Marrickville, at Leicester Street and at Bourne Street (as per design plan No. 10016) be APPROVED.

DISCUSSION

Public speakers: Ms Sue Lord and Caitlin Crawford (attended at 10.23am)

Ms Lord stated that she supported the recommendation and expressed the following issues:

Pedestrians often have to cross Victoria Road to access Annette Kellerman pool and Enmore Park; however, there is currently no safe way to cross Victoria Road to access these facilities.
Whilst the proposed kerb extension is a good idea, she is not convinced that this measure will sufficiently reduce traffic speeds. There is a need for pedestrian access facilities along Victoria Road.
Although Council has undertaken traffic volume counts, pedestrian volume counts in Victoria Road have not been undertaken.
Suggested installing a raised pedestrian crossing on Victoria Road, near the Leicester Street intersection.

Ms Crawford supported the recommendations and stated the following:

She also believes there is a need for a pedestrian crossing on Victoria Road. Every street adjacent to Enmore Park have marked pedestrian crossings except for Victoria Road.
Speeding is common on Victoria Road and there are been many near misses.

(Ms Lord and Ms Crawford left at 10.33am)

Council Officers advised that the street is not likely to meet a warrant for a marked pedestrian crossing based on vehicle counts and stated that a pedestrian refuge would impact on swept paths at the intersection and parking. It was advised that the proposed changes to Victoria Road would narrow the road and improve sightlines, making it safer for pedestrians to cross. However, Council Officers will undertake pedestrian counts to ascertain whether pedestrian volumes warrant a marked pedestrian crossing.

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation with an additional recommendation to undertake pedestrian counts on Victoria Road.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

The design plans for the proposed kerb extensions with a new kerb and gutter alignment and associated signs and line markings in Victoria Road, Marrickville, at Leicester Street and at Bourne Street (as per design plan No. 10016) be APPROVED; and
Council Officers undertake an analysis to determine whether RMS warrants can be met for a marked pedestrian (zebra) crossing in Victoria Road at Leicester Street intersection.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 10 Intersection of Dudley Street and Waratah Street, Haberfield (Leichhardt Ward / Summer Hill Electorate / Ashfield LAC)

SUMMARY

Council has received concerns regarding vehicles obstructing sight lines and manoeuvring space by parking too close to the intersection of Dudley Street at Waratah Street, Haberfield.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. A 7.5m ‘No Stopping’ zone be installed on the eastern side of Dudley Street, north of Waratah Street; and

2. A 10m ‘No Stopping’ zone be installed on the northern side of Waratah Street, east of Dudley Street.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

1. A 7.5m ‘No Stopping’ zone be installed on the eastern side of Dudley Street, north of Waratah Street; and

2. A 10m ‘No Stopping’ zone be installed on the northern side of Waratah Street, east of Dudley Street.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 11 Minor Traffic Facilities (All Wards / All Electorates / All LACs)

SUMMARY

This report considers minor traffic facility applications received by Inner West Council, and includes ‘Disabled Parking’ and ‘Works Zone’ requests.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. The 6m ‘Disabled Parking’ zone in front of property No.2 Lonsdale Street, Lilyfield, be removed as it is no longer required;

2. The 6m ‘Disabled Parking’ zone in front of property No.25A Shaw Street, Petersham, be removed as it is no longer required; and

3. A 20m 'Works Zone 7.00am - 5.30pm Mon-Sat' be installed in front of No.31-33 Lewisham Street, Dulwich Hill for 6 months.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

1. The 6m ‘Disabled Parking’ zone in front of property No.2 Lonsdale Street, Lilyfield, be removed as it is no longer required;

2. The 6m ‘Disabled Parking’ zone in front of property No.25A Shaw Street, Petersham, be removed as it is no longer required; and

3. A 20m 'Works Zone 7.00am - 5.30pm Mon-Sat' be installed in front of No.31-33 Lewisham Street, Dulwich Hill for 6 months.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 12 Trafalgar Street, Rose Street, Nelson Street and Nelson Lane, Annandale - Resident Parking Scheme (Balmain Ward/Balmain Electorate/Leichhardt LAC)

SUMMARY

Council has received correspondence from a number of residents of Trafalgar Street, Rose Street, Nelson Street and Nelson Lane, requesting Area A1 Residential Parking Scheme (RPS) restrictions in their streets to deter commuter/long stay parking.

This report provides the result of the resident parking scheme investigation in Trafalgar Street, Rose Street, Nelson Street and Nelson Lane, Annandale.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Trafalgar Street, Rose Street, Nelson Street, and Nelson Lane not be supported at the present time due to less than 50% support received from the consulted residents.

DISCUSSION

Public speaker: Mr Greg Croaker, resident of Rose Street, Annandale (attended at 10.35am)

Mr Croaker made the following comments:

The unrestricted parking spaces in Rose Street is often utilised by:

- commuters using public transport to travel to the city

- users of the airport who occupy parking spaces for extended periods

- Mirvac apartment residents

- Tram Shed employees

Residents often have to park several blocks away from their home as a result of non-residents parking in Rose Street.
A petition raised in support of a Resident Parking Scheme was signed by over 50% of Rose Street residents who supported 24/7 parking restrictions.
Some residents can only use on-street parking as they have no off-street parking and Council has denied applications for the construction of an off-street parking space on their properties.

(Mr Croaker left at 10.49am)

Council Officers suggested that, due to the survey results not indicating clear support or opposition to the Resident Parking Scheme proposed for both sides of Trafalgar Street, Rose Street, Nelson Street and Nelson Lane, a Resident Parking Scheme on one side of streets be investigated as a compromise. The Committee members agreed to defer the item for further investigation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT the proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Trafalgar Street, Rose Street, Nelson Street and Nelson Lane, Annandale be deferred for further investigation to consider a Scheme being introduced on one side of streets.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 13 Philpott Street, Marrickville – Proposed Statutory No Stopping Restrictions (Marrickville Ward/Newtown Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

A request has been received from a local resident for the provision of ‘No Stopping’ restrictions to deter illegal parking on the western side of Philpott Street, Marrickville, at its intersection with Gordon Street. The resident has advised that vehicles are regularly parked too close to the intersection, restricting sightlines for motorists turning into Philpott Street.

It is recommended that statutory 'No Stopping' restrictions be installed on the western side of Philpott Street, both north and south from its intersection with Gordon Street for a distance of 10 metres in order to deter illegal parking, increase safety and improve visibility and access for turning motorists.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. The installation of a statutory ‘No Stopping’ restrictions on the western side of Philpott Street, Marrickville, for a distance of 10 metres, both north and south from its intersection with Gordon Street (adjacent to property no. 11-23 Gordon Street & property no. 2 Gordon Street) be APPROVED, in order to deter illegal parking, increase safety and improve motorist visibility and access for turning motorists; and

2. The applicant, affected residents and Council Rangers be advised in terms of this report.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

2. The applicant, affected residents and Council Rangers be advised in terms of this report.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 14 Samuel Lane, Tempe – Proposed Statutory No Stopping & No Parking Restrictions (Marrickville Ward/Heffron Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

A request has been received from a local resident for the provision of ‘No Parking’ restrictions in Samuel Lane, Tempe, to address concerns regarding vehicles obstructing access to and from residential garages and to allow access through the laneway for vehicles.

It is recommended that statutory 'No Stopping' restrictions be installed on both sides of Samuel Lane, at its intersection with Samuel Street and its intersection with Lymerston Street, and that ‘No Parking’ restrictions be installed along both sides of Samuel Lane, between Samuel Street and Lymerston Street, in order to provide unobstructed vehicular access to the off-street car parking spaces, and to allow access through the laneway for vehicles and increase safety.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. The installation of a statutory ‘No Stopping’ restrictions (10 metres in length) on both sides of Samuel Lane, Tempe, at its intersection with Samuel Street and its intersection with Lymerston Street, be APPROVED, in order to provide unobstructed vehicular access into the laneway, as well as to allow access through the laneway for vehicles and improve safety;

2. The installation of a ‘No Parking’ restrictions (55 metres in length) along both sides of Samuel Lane, Tempe, between Samuel Street and Lymerston Street, be APPROVED, in order to provide unobstructed vehicular access to the off-street car parking spaces, as well as to allow access through the laneway for vehicles and increase safety; and

3. The applicant, affected residents and Council Rangers be advised in terms of this report.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

3. The applicant, affected residents and Council Rangers be advised in terms of this report.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 15 Short Street, St Peters – Proposal to Extend Resident Permit Parking Restrictions – M12

SUMMARY

Council received representations from a number of residents living in the St Peters area raising concerns regarding increased parking demands generated in Applebee Street and Short Street from parking associated with local businesses, new developments and external works (WestConnex and Metro Rail) and requested an extension to the existing residential permit parking scheme in place in Applebee Street and Lackey Street into Short Street, St Peters (M12)

This report provides the results of a localised ‘Resident parking scheme survey’ relating to the extension of the M12 residential permit parking scheme into Short Street, St Peters. There was a low return rate for the survey however, due to many localised issues, it is recommended that the proposed M12 extension be supported,

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. The proposed extension of the M12 Residential Permit Parking Scheme of ‘2P 8.30am-6.00pm Mon-Fri Permit Holders Excepted Area M12’ restrictions on the southern side of Short Street, St Peters be Approved; and

2. That the responding residents be informed of Council’s decision in this matter.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

2. That the responding residents be informed of Council’s decision in this matter.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 16 Addison Road, Marrickville – Removal Of Redundant Timed No Parking Restrictions & Proposal For Short Term Parking Restrictions (Marrickville Ward/Newtown Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

A request has been received from the owner of a small business on Addison Road, Marrickville, for the provision of short term parking restrictions outside their property to provide parking opportunities for visitors to the local businesses.

It is recommended to remove the existing ‘No Parking 7am-9am 4pm-6pm Mon-Fri’ restrictions on the northern side of Addison Road, Marrickville, between Philpott Street and Fotheringham Lane and convert these parking spaces to ‘1P 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-12.30pm Sat’ restrictions, in order to provide parking opportunities for visitors to the local businesses and in line with other parking restrictions along Addison Road, Marrickville adjacent to businesses.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. The existing ‘No Parking 7am-9am 4pm-6pm Mon-Fri’ restrictions on the northern side Addison Road, Marrickville, between Philpott Street and Fotheringham Lane, be REMOVED, as the subject section of timed ‘No Parking’ restrictions are redundant;

2. The installation of ‘1P 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-12.30pm Sat’ restrictions on the northern side Addison Road, Marrickville, between Philpott Street and Fotheringham Lane, be APPROVED, in order to provide parking opportunities for visitors to the area and in line with other parking restrictions along Addison Road, Marrickville, adjacent to businesses; and

3. The applicant, affected properties and Council Rangers be advised in terms of this report.

DISCUSSION

Public speaker: Mr Charles Cameron, business owner on Addison Road (attended at 10.48am)

Mr Cameron expressed his support for the recommendation and stated that the proposed changes to parking were a practical way for Council to support small businesses on Addison Road and the growing number of businesses in the area.

(Mr Cameron left at 10.49am)

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

3. The applicant, affected properties and Council Rangers be advised in terms of this report.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 17 Elizabeth Street, between Bastable Street and Railway Street, Croydon-Amendment to parking restrictions. (Leichhardt Ward/Strathfield Electorate/Ashfield LAC)

SUMMARY

Council at its meeting held on the 27 February 2018 adopted the following recommendation to change the parking restrictions on the southern side of Elizabeth Street, between Bastable Street and Railway Street, Croydon, as follows:

THAT

1. The current ‘No Stopping, 3.30pm-6pm Mon-Fri’ restrictions on the southern side of Elizabeth Street between Bastable Street and Railway Street be removed;

2. Extend the existing full-time ‘No Stopping’ restrictions on the southern side of Elizabeth Street, across the driveway of No. 198 Elizabeth Street by approx. 9m (commencing 36m and west of Bastable Street); and

3. Install new ‘2P 9am- 3pm Mon-Fri’ restrictions for a distance of 23 m commencing 12 m west of Bastable Street.

The changes were proposed following concerns from residents/shopkeepers about a lack of short term parking for customers on Elizabeth Street between Edwin Street North and Bastable Street, Croydon. Queries have also been received with regard to the ongoing need for the PM peak “No Stopping” restrictions on the southern side of Elizabeth Street.

Signposting as implemented, and as currently stands, is not in compliance to the adopted parking restrictions above. ‘2P 8.00am-6.00pm Mon-Fri’ has been installed on the southern side of Elizabeth Street between 12 metres and 45 metres west of Bastable Street. A review of the current sign posting in view of traffic safety and the need for short term parking to cater for customers to businesses has prompted the need to amend the parking restrictions as recommended below.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT:

1. That the existing full-time ‘No Stopping’ restrictions on southern side of Elizabeth Street from Railway Street, be extended across the driveway of No. 198 Elizabeth Street by approx. 9m (commencing 36 m west of Bastable Street); and

2. ‘2P 8.00am-6.00pm Mon-Fri’ be retained (in amendment) on the southern side of Elizabeth Street, between 12 m and 36 metres west of Bastable Street.

DISCUSSION

Clr Da Cruz stated that she received a complaint from a resident that there was not enough motorbike/scooter parking in the area and asked whether more parking could be made available on Elizabeth Street. Clr Da Cruz was of the view that the small car parking space, west of the driveway of No.198 Elizabeth Street could be restricted to motorcycle parking.

Council Officers indicated that the businesses wished to retain this car parking space; however, raised safety concerns for vehicles turning right into Croydon Road. Large vehicles such as buses, have been observed crossing the central median on Croydon Road when turning from Elizabeth Street when a vehicle is parked in the subject space. The removal of the space would safely allow larger vehicles to take a wider turn path from Elizabeth Street into Croydon Road to avoid the median.

It was agreed that the above parking space could be retained at present and the existing ‘No Stopping’ zone be moved one metre west to maintain this carparking space whilst delineating the driveway by linemarking either side by use of white lines. This arrangement could be reviewed in six months or when the Ashfield Pool is re-opened to reassess the traffic turning movement in the area. The Committee members agreed with this arrangement.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

the existing 2P restrictions (adjacent to 198 Elizabeth Street) be extended by 1.0 metre west;

the driveway for No.198 Elizabeth Street be marked with white lines approximately 1.0 metre either side of the entrance to the driveway; and

the matter be reviewed when the Ashfield Pool is re-opened to reassess traffic right turning movement from Elizabeth Street into Croydon Road.

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 18 Clara Street, Newtown – Amendment To Proposed Motor Bikes Only Parking Restrictions (Stanmore Ward/Newtown Electorate/Inner West LAC)

SUMMARY

Following residents’ concerns to the original proposal for ‘Motor Cycle Only’ parking restrictions in Clara Street, Newtown, as part of the ‘Shared Zone’ design, an amended plan was consulted with the local residents to consider the relocation of the ‘Motor Cycle Only’ parking restrictions.

Consultation was undertaken with owners and occupiers of properties adjacent to Clara Street, Camden Street and Alice Street, regarding the proposal. A summary of the consultation results are presented in this report for consideration. It is recommended that the proposed amended detailed design plan be approved.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the amended design plan for the proposed ‘Motor Bikes Only’ parking restrictions with associated signs and line markings in Clara Street, Newtown (as per design plan No. 6109_B) be APPROVED.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

For motion: Unanimous

LTC0618 Item 19 73 Mary Street, St Peters – S96 modification to amend Land and Environment Court Determination 2016/0030354 Condition 4 – Weekend Markets at ‘Precinct 75’

SUMMARY

Council has received an application under Section 96 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act to modify Land and Environment Court Determination Case No. 2016/0030354 dated 21 February 2017 to delete condition 4 of the determination which limits the period of consent to 12 months.

The application is referred to the Local Traffic Committee for consideration under State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 as the use constitutes a traffic generating development.

It is recommended that the comments of the Local Traffic Committee be referred to Council’s Development Assessment Section for consideration in determining the Development Application.

Officer’s Recommendation

THAT the findings of this report be received and noted.

DISCUSSION

The Committee members agreed with the Officer’s recommendation.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

THAT the findings of this report be received and noted.

For motion: Unanimous

GENERAL BUSINESS

LTC0618 Item 20 Frederick Street, Ashfield - Pedestrian Crossing Upgrade

The RMS representative advised that works are currently underway to relocate the bus stop on Frederick Street which is due to be completed at the end of the week, subject to weather conditions. The Committee will be advised of further works and dates when the information becomes available.

LTC0618 Item 21 File format of LTC Meeting Agenda

The representative for the Member for Balmain requested that PDF versions of the LTC meeting agendas be provided as vector PDFs as they produce clearer images than the current raster PDFs. Council Officers will follow up this request with Council’s IT section.

Meeting closed at 12.15pm.

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Local Traffic Committee Meeting

3 July 2018

Item No: LTC0718 Item 8

Subject: Marrickville Road, Marrickville – Temporary Full Road Closures For Marrickville Festival On Sunday 21 October 2018 (MARRICKVILLE WARD/SUMMER HILL ELECTORATE/MARRICKVILLE LAC)

Prepared By: Jennifer Adams - Engineer – Traffic and Parking Services

Authorised By: John Stephens - Traffic and Transport Services Manager

SUMMARY

'Marrickville Festival' is an annual event and this year it will be held on Sunday 21 October 2018. As per previous years the event will necessitate the temporary full road closure of Marrickville Road (between Petersham Road and Victoria Road), Illawarra Road (between Sydenham Road and Petersham Road), Alex Travellion Plaza and the Calvert Street car park in Marrickville. Short sections of Silver Street, Garners Avenue, Gladstone Street and Frampton Avenue where these streets intersect Marrickville Road will also be closed.

RECOMMENDATION

THAT:

1. The proposed temporary full road closure of Marrickville Road (between Petersham Road and Victoria Road), Illawarra Road (between Sydenham Road and Petersham Road), Alex Trevallion Plaza, the Calvert Street car park and short sections of Silver Street, Garners Avenue, Gladstone Street, Calvert Street and Frampton Avenue where these streets intersect Marrickville Road, Marrickville, from 11:00pm on Saturday 20 October 2018 to 12:00am on Monday 22 October 2018, for the holding of the annual 'Marrickville Festival' (Class 2 event under the RMS Special Events Guide), be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

a. The temporary road closures be advertised in the local newspaper providing 28 days’ notice for submissions;

b. A Traffic Management Plan (TMP) be submitted to the Roads and Maritime Services for consideration and approval; and a Road Occupancy License application be submitted to the Transport Management Centre;

c. Notice of the proposed event be forwarded to the N.S.W. Police, State Transit Authority, Marrickville Local Area Commander, the NSW Fire Brigades and the NSW Ambulance Services;

d. Advance notification signs for the event be strategically installed at least two (2) weeks prior to the event;

e. 'No Parking – Special Event' signs be affixed over all existing parking restriction signage within the area of the festival, on the afternoon of the day prior to the event - Saturday 20 October 2018;

f. 'No Parking – Special Event' signs be affixed both sides of Petersham Road, Marrickville (between Illawarra Road and Marrickville Road) on the afternoon of the day prior to the event - Saturday 20 October 2018;

g. Traffic Controllers be located on Petersham Road to assist with the movement of the buses;

h. A 4-metre wide emergency vehicle access must be maintained through the ‘closed’ road area during the course of the festival;

i. All affected residents and businesses in the closed road area be notified in writing through a letter box drop of surrounding properties at least two (2) weeks prior to event;

j. Adequate vehicular traffic control shall be provided for the protection and convenience of pedestrians and motorists including appropriate signage and flagging. Workers shall be specially designated for this role (and carry appropriate certificates), as necessary to comply with this condition. This is to be carried out in accordance with the Australian Standard AS 1742.3 - Traffic Control Devices for works on roads; and

2. The existing Alcohol-Free Zone in the vicinity of Marrickville Road be suspended on Sunday 21 October 2018 for the purpose of holding this year’s ‘Marrickville Festival’.

BACKGROUND

A Development Application has been received for the holding of the annual ‘Marrickville Festival’ for a five year period (i.e. 22 October 2017, 21 October 2018, 20 October 2019, 18 October 2020 and 17 October 2021).

The 'Marrickville Festival' is an annual event and this year will be held on Sunday 21 October 2018. As in previous years, it will be necessary to close Marrickville Road (between Petersham Road and Victoria Road), Illawarra Road (between Sydenham Road and Petersham Road), Alex Travellion Plaza, the Calvert Street car park and short sections of Silver Street, Garners Avenue, Gladstone Street, Calvert Street, and Frampton Avenue where these streets intersect Marrickville Road, Marrickville.

This year’s Marrickville Festival will run between 10:00am and 5:00pm on Sunday 21 October 2018, however, the temporary full road closures are required from 11:00pm on Saturday 20 October 2018 to 12:00am on Monday 22 October 2018.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Funding of $117,971 has been allocated by Council for organising the ‘Marrickville Festival’ event under the 2018/2019 Major Community Events Program.

OFFICER COMMENTS

The event area will be on Marrickville Road between Petersham Road and Victoria Road and Illawarra Road between Sydenham Road and Petersham Road (refer to the locality diagram below – Marrickville Festival Area).

Temporary Closures are planned at the following locations (refer to the traffic control plans – TCP 1, 2, 3 & 4 below):

· Marrickville Road at Victoria Road,

· Marrickville Road at Petersham Road.

· Gladstone Street at Marrickville Road,

· Frampton Avenue at Marrickville Road,

· Garners Avenue at Marrickville Road,

· Silver Street at Marrickville Road,

· Despointes Street at Marrickville Road,

· Illawarra Road at Petersham Road,

· Illawarra Road at Sydenham Road,

· Calvert Street at Illawarra Road, and

· Peace lane at Despointes Street.

Locality Map – Marrickville Road & Illawarra Road, Marrickville - event area overview

Council barricades will be used to affect the road closures from 11:00pm on Saturday 20 October 2018 to 12:00am on Monday 22 October 2018 and a 4-metre wide emergency vehicle access will need to be maintained through the area during the course of the street festival.

Special Event advance notice signs will be strategically installed at least two (2) weeks prior to the event to alert motorists of the proposed closures. In addition, 'No Parking - Special Event' signs will be affixed over all existing parking signs within the area of the festival and on Petersham Road between Illawarra road and Marrickville Road on the afternoon of the day prior to the event - Saturday 20 October 2018.

Impacts on buses

As per previous years, the following bus diversions will be in place (refer to the figure below):

418 to Tempe: Marrickville Rd, left Livingstone Rd, right Sydenham Rd, right Victoria Rd, left Marrickville Rd then normal route.

418 to Burwood: Marrickville Rd, right Victoria Rd, left Sydenham Rd, left Centennial St, Right Hawkhurst St, Left Livingstone Rd, right Marrickville Rd then normal route.

423 to Circular Quay: Illawarra Rd, left Petersham Rd, left Francis St, right Livingstone Rd, right Sydenham Rd, left Victoria Rd then normal route.

423 to Kingsgrove: Victoria Rd, right Sydenham Rd, left Centennial St, Right Hawkhurst St, left Livingstone Rd, left Marrickville Rd, right Petersham Rd, right Illawarra Rd then normal route.

426 to Circular Quay: Marrickville Rd, left Livingstone Rd, right Sydenham Rd, left Victoria Rd then normal route.

426 to Dulwich Hill: Victoria Rd, right Sydenham Rd, left Centennial St, Right Hawkhurst St, left Livingstone Rd, right Marrickville Rd then normal route.

In order to provide bus drivers with adequate manoeuvring space, the following is recommended:

a) that the parking be banned in Petersham Road (between Illawarra Road and Marrickville Road) on the day of the Festival; and/or

b) that Traffic Controllers be located in Petersham Road to assist with the movement of the buses.

No additional temporary bus stops will be required. Existing bus stops on Illawarra Road (near Marrickville Station) and on Marrickville Road (outside St Brigid's Church) are located close enough that intermediate bus stops may not be required.

Impacts on Parking

There are off-street and on-street parking spaces available within the vicinity of the proposed road closures. The car park off Calvert Street has access through Calvert Street and has 37 parking spaces. Some festival activities are proposed to be located in the Calvert Street car park.

There is a roof-top parking area, Banana Joe's car park, (opposite the Calvert Street car park) which has access through Tuohy Lane with approximately 80 parking spaces. As a result of the road closure at Petersham Road, access to this car park will also be restricted during the event.

Due to the proposed road closures the following car parking spaces will be impacted:

Marrickville Road

North side- between Victoria Road and Petersham Road

28 Parking spaces and 2 Bus Zones

South side- between Victoria Road and Petersham Road

43 Parking spaces and 2 Bus Zones

Illawarra Road

East Side – Between Marrickville Road and Petersham Road

21 parking spaces

West Side - None (unrestricted parking)

Parking surveys undertaken in the festival area in previous festivals indicated that there are many on-street parking spaces available to cater for parking in close proximity to the Street event.

Impacts on traffic

The traffic diverted from Marrickville Road and Illawarra Road as a result of the proposed road closures, does not coincide with the peak traffic, as the festival will be held on a Sunday when lower than weekday traffic volumes are expected. Therefore, the traffic generated as a result of the proposed festival will not have a major impact on the surrounding traffic network during the event. Furthermore the arrival and departure of attendees of the festival is expected to be staggered as it is every year when this event takes place.

Police vehicles travelling to and from the Police Station located in Despointes Street will have no access to Marrickville Road during the event, however, access to Sydenham Road will be available.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The proposed full-road closures of the event will be advertised in the local papers commencing in the week beginning 10 September 2018 for a period of 28 days. A Traffic Management Plan is to be submitted to the RMS for consideration and approval and a Road Occupancy License application is to be submitted to the Transport Management Centre.

CONCLUSION

It is recommended that Council agree to the temporary road closures on Sunday 21 October 2018; apply to the RMS for consent to close the subject roads, subject to the event being advertised, a Traffic Management Plan be submitted to the RMS for approval, parking on the western side of Petersham Road be temporarily banned, special temporary Bus Zones be installed on Marrickville Road for the duration of the closures and advice of the proposed event being forwarded to the appropriate authorities, including emergency services and the Transport Management Centre.

It is also recommended that the existing Alcohol-Free Zone in the vicinity of Marrickville Road be suspended on Sunday 21 October 2018 for the purpose of holding this year’s ‘Marrickville Festival’.

ATTACHMENTS

Nil.

Local Traffic Committee Meeting

3 July 2018

Item No: LTC0718 Item 24

Subject: Ash Lane, Cove Street, Northcote Street and Wolseley Street, Haberfield-Resident Parking Scheme. (Leichhardt Ward/Summer Hill Electorate/Ashfield LAC)

Prepared By: Boris Muha - Engineer – Traffic and Parking Services and Anca Eriksson - Traffic Officer

Authorised By: John Stephens - Traffic and Transport Services Manager

SUMMARY

In response to correspondence from a number of residents of Haberfield regarding parking in streets near the WestConnex construction site in Haberfield, Council has investigated the introduction of H1 Resident Parking Scheme (RPS) restrictions ‘2P 8.00am-6.00pm Mon-Fri., 8.00am-1.00pm Sat’ in streets bounded and located north of Wattle Street, east of Parramatta Road and west of Ramsay Street, namely:

· Ash Lane, between Wolseley Street and Northcote Street;

· Cove Street, between Dobroyd Parade and Wolseley Street;

· Wolseley Street, between Parramatta Road and Ramsay Street; and

· Northcote Street, between Parramatta Road and Ramsay Street.

This report provides the result of the resident parking scheme investigation in Ash Lane, Cove Street, Wolseley Street and Northcote Street, with the recommendation as shown below.

RECOMMENDATION

THAT the proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Ash Lane, Cove Street, Northcote Street and Wolseley Street, Haberfield not be supported at the present time due to less than 50% support received from the consulted residents.

BACKGROUND

A number of residents in Haberfield nearest the WestConnex construction sites have requested the implementation of a new resident parking scheme in their streets in Haberfield. Council proceeded to conduct a parking occupancy study in the area in August 2017 which showed high occupancy rates in certain streets (equal to or over 85%).

Given that WestConnex construction sites are located south and north of Wattle Street Haberfield, residents have raised concern that much of the on-street parking activity has been exacerbated largely due to WestConnex employees parking their vehicles on the street.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Nil.

OTHER STAFF COMMENTS

In accordance with the Council’s (Ashfield) Resident Parking Scheme Policy, occupancy rates of 75% and over has instigated investigation of a Resident Parking Scheme (RPS) in the area. However, a minimum 50% resident support from the properties within the proposed RPS area is required to proceed with the installation of any proposed RPS.

The proposing of an RPS in the area was also prompted by the Strathfield Council establishing a Resident Parking Scheme in its roads in the Homebush area affected by WestConnex ongoing M4 extension/widening works in August 2016.

The proposal was to install ‘2P 8.00am-6.00pm Mon-Fri; 8.00am-1.00pm Sat, Permit Holders Excepted, Area H1 restrictions on the one side of those streets which have met the parking occupancy requirements or are likely to, subject to overflow of parking in the near vicinity.

· Ash Lane, west side between Wolseley Street and Northcote Street;

· Cove Street, west side;

· Northcote Street, north side, between Parramatta Road and Ramsay Street; and

· Wolseley Street, south side between Parramatta Road and Ramsay Street.

Figure 1. Proposed streets under the H1 Resident Parking Scheme and residential properties (in red) within the RPS area eligible to apply for parking permits.

Council’s (Ashfield) Resident Parking Scheme Policy permits the issue of permits only to residents and is based on the availability of off-street parking. An extract of the ‘Frequently Asked Questionnaire’ explaining the eligibility of permit issue is shown as Attachment 1.

Period parking limits are only being applied along one side of the street so that the available parking spaces along the street are shared more equitably between residents, visitors and workers in the area. Not all residents are able to apply for permits for all their vehicles and visitors are not able to apply for permits, the introduction of restrictions only on one side of the street still permits those vehicles to park on a long term basis on one side of the street.

Any vehicle registered and roadworthy is entitled to park on the public road, including those vehicles owned by WestConnex workers.

WestConnex has also issued a flyer to residents in ‘How to lodge a complaint’ regard to any behavioral issues with WestConnex vehicle activity in the area, e.g. noise, fumes, out- of- hour works, traffic.

The provision of restricted parking to the one side of the street also aims to reduce knock-on effect or transfer of parking to outer fringe streets of the RPS area or streets outside of the RPS area, by evenly dispersing the parking in the area.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

A letter outlining the above parking was mailed out to the affected residential properties (103) in the proposed Residential Parking Scheme Area H1 (Ash Lane, Cove Street, Northcote Street, Wolseley Street, Ramsay Street) - see Figure1. (14) additional letters were also sent out to non-residing owners of properties in the area.

The consultation strategy was comprised of the following forms of communication:

· A letter box drop was made to each household within the proposed RPS scheme area, with information sheet and maps (of the proposed resident parking scheme area/signposting). Residents were advised that they may respond to a web based survey or in person. Few responses were received via email.

· A page was created on Council’s website with an easy link for on-line submissions plus links to Frequently Asked Questions, Resident Parking Permit Scheme Policy, area maps and other relevant background information.

· Copies of all documentation were available at Council’s Customer Services Counter with Customer Services and Engineering staff available to respond to enquiries.

· The last day to complete the survey was Monday, 14th May 2018. Another week was permitted for late responses.

· If the proposal was to succeed, it was anticipated that the Resident Permit Parking Area may be in place by October 2018. It would then be reviewed in five years or at the completion of the WestConnex project, whichever comes first.

· Residents with frontages to streets or corner accesses to streets within the RPS area are eligible to participate in consultation of the scheme.

· Approximately (82) Notification letters were also issued out to residents/businesses in the surrounding block areas outside of the proposed RPS Area informing them of proposal. Any comments from these residents were not captured in the table below. As they are not eligible to participate in consultation of the RPS scheme, they have not been included in the survey results.

Consultation Feedback information.

The statistical results following the completion of the survey are summarised as follows:

Respond by Location Area H1	(A) Number of properties within the street	(B) Number of properties Responded	( C) Number of properties Supported	(D) Number of properties in non- Support	( E) *Overall response rate %	(F) **Overall Support Rate %
Ash Lane	0	^1	0	1	^25%	0%
Cove Street	16	3	0	3	19%	0%
Northcote Street	52	22	6	16	42%	12%
Wolseley Street	35	9	4	5	26%	11%
TOTAL	103	35	10	25	34%	10%

Note: * Overall response rate (E) is the percentage of the number properties responded (B) over that of number of properties surveyed within the street under the proposed Resident Parking Scheme Area H1. (A)

** Overall Support Rate is the percentage of number of properties supported (C) over the number of properties surveyed within the street under the proposed Resident Parking Scheme Area H1. (A)

^ One (1) of 4 corner properties responded in non-support or restrictions in Ash Lane between Wolseley Street and Northcote Street.

There were a number of recurrent issues that were raised in the general comments section of the consultation response form by residents in non-support of the proposal. These key issues are described below with a response made to the concerns.

Issues most frequently raised in community consultation feedback H1	Council officer response
Unnecessary and too late to introduce RPS in October 2018 in Haberfield. WestConnex project is expected to be completed 2019/2020. Parking requirements should revert to the previous conditions. Waste of money and resources.	The M4 East WestConnex project is expected to end mid next year, however there may be expected continued worker activity in the area with M4-M5 Link tunnel works to proceed next year.
The parking situation to be far from critical and does not warrant further controls.	Council conducted a parking occupancy study in the area in August 2017 which showed high occupancy rates. This has instigated the need to examine a resident parking scheme.
Workers taking all the parking spots, they are creating the issues, residents don’t have parking problems. Parking is very heavy in both sides of the street are comprehensively used all through the day and in particular early morning.	The restrictions are mainly to provide relief to those residents with inadequate parking off-street and also assist to control WestConnex vehicle parking in the area.
WestConnex workers block the access through the lanes, are partially blocking the driveways,	There would be an increase in ranger enforcement in the area should the scheme proceed.
The WestConnex workers leave their rubbish behind on the nature strip & in the gutter. These include dust, noise starting very early in the morning, street closures and road surface damage as well as increased traffic in particular trucks using local streets.	WestConnex has issued a flyer to residents in ‘How to lodge a complaint ’with regard to any behavioural issues with WestConnex vehicle activity in the area.
Haberfield is a conservation area. New parking signs on those streets will ruin the look of the heritage and federation appeal.	Signage where possible will be placed on telegraph poles and limit use of new posts.
By introducing RPS will just move the problem to somewhere else.	As any changes to parking in streets nearest WestConnex construction site could impact the parking availability in the adjoining streets, and to avoid parking pressures to intensify into the fringe streets, Council proposes RPS to one side of the street only.
We have terrible footpaths and driveways that have been damaged by WestConnex.	Noted. This has been referred to Council's WestConnex unit to follow up.
Visitors regularly and invariably cannot get a parking space. RPS unduly penalise visitors to the street.	Visitors will have the choice to park short- term in the restricted permit parking area or longer period of time in the ‘unrestricted’ side of the street.
It would be unfair for those that won’t have parking; their spots will be used by WestConnex workers and visitors to shops and adjacent houses.	The restrictions are mainly to provide relief to those residents with inadequate parking off-street and also assist to control WestConnex vehicle parking in the area. The restrictions will allow short term parking and control for visitor parking to shops and adjacent houses. It is viewed that Visitors will mainly use the short-term parking areas, rather than the ‘unrestricted’ parking areas.
RPS is useless, requiring a permit will only affect the householder registered vehicles and their visitors. Every resident should have at least one free parking permit and ability to get visitor parking.	Council's current resident parking policy only issues permits to residents. The Policy is structured under RMS guidelines for the issue of permits based on off-street parking availability.
The vast majority of households have enough off-street parking. Even the small number of semi-detached properties has at least a carport or space for one. This obviously reduces the demand for on-street parking. The permit scheme will not help residents, as they will not be eligible for parking permits. Certain residents are concerned about the eligibility for parking permits for residents on those streets.	Those residents ineligible for parking permits will have the choice to park short- term in the restricted parking area or longer period of time on the ‘unrestricted’ opposite side of the street.
Residents propose implementation of RPS on both sides of the streets in Area H1. Parking restriction on one side of the street will create inconvenience by burdening the unrestricted side of the street. Residents consider that parking restrictions will reduce number of available parking spaces on the streets	The majority of residential properties have adequate off-street parking. It is proposed to introduce resident parking restrictions only on one side of the respective streets to balance the parking demands for permit and non- permit holders.
Resident is concerned that there is a risk that the restrictions will remain permanent after WestConnex project is over.	The RPS would be reviewed in five years or at the completion of the WestConnex project whichever comes first. Residents at the time will have the opportunity to comment in the removal or retention of the scheme.
WestConnex should solve the commuting issue for their staff by providing bus transport for their workers from train stations etc and provide space for storage of tools and materials. They have been and still are the sole problem.	Noted. This has been referred to Council's WestConnex unit to follow up.
Heavy vehicle traffic around the streets is a problem.	Noted. This has been referred to Council's WestConnex unit to follow up.
The WestConnex construction site is 24 hrs. The parking problem at night is as big a problem as during the day. I think the restricted parking hours need to be extended into the night. We often come home from work and can't park anywhere in the street.	The RPS scheme operates in times there is concentration of worker parking activity during the day and when enforcement is considered effective. The RPS is limited in time to revert to unrestricted parking at other times in benefit to those users, particularly resident/visitors ineligible of permits.

CONCLUSION

The Overall support rate is approximately 10% of all properties with the proposed Residential Parking Scheme Area H1 with the majority of responses not supporting the scheme.

It is recommended that the proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Ash Lane, Cove Street, Northcote Street and Wolseley Street, Haberfield not be supported at the present time due to less than 50% support received from the consulted residents.

ATTACHMENTS

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Extract- Frequently Asked Questions-eligibility for Resident Permit Parking.

Local Traffic Committee Meeting

3 July 2018

Item No: LTC0718 Item 25

Subject: Walker Avenue, Allum Street, Alt Street, Denman Avenue, Bland Street and Yasmar Avenue, Haberfield - Resident Parking Scheme.
(Leichhardt Ward/Summer Hill Electorate/Ashfield LAC)

Prepared By: Boris Muha - Engineer – Traffic and Parking Services and Anca Eriksson - Traffic Officer

Authorised By: John Stephens - Traffic and Transport Services Manager

SUMMARY

In response to correspondence from a number of residents of Haberfield regarding parking in streets near the WestConnex construction site in Haberfield, Council has investigated the introduction of H2 Resident Parking Scheme (RPS) restrictions limited ‘2P 8.00am-6.00pm Mon-Fri; 8.00am-1.00pm Sat’ in streets bounded and located south of Wattle Street, east of Parramatta Road, west of Ramsay Street, and north of Yasmar Street (Yasmar Street inclusive). These streets are namely:

· Allum Street, between Walker Avenue and Alt Street;

· Alt Street, between Parramatta Road and Ramsay Street;

· Bland Street, Between Parramatta Road and Ramsay Street;

· Denman Avenue, between Alt Street and Yasmar Avenue;

· Walker Avenue, between Parramatta Road and Ramsay Street;and

· Yasmar Avenue, between Denman Avenue and House No.16 Yasmar Avenue.

This report provides the result of the resident parking scheme investigation in Allum Street, Alt Street, Bland Street, Denman Avenue, Walker Avenue and Yasmar Avenue, with the recommendation as shown below.

RECOMMENDATION

THAT the proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Allum Street, Alt Street, Bland Street, Denman Avenue, Walker Avenue and Yasmar Avenue, Haberfield not be supported at the present time due to less than 50% support received from the consulted residents.

BACKGROUND

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Nil.

OTHER STAFF COMMENTS

The proposal of an RPS in the area has also been prompted by the Strathfield Council establishing a Resident Parking Scheme in its roads in the Homebush area affected by WestConnex ongoing M4 extension/widening works in August 2016.

The proposal is to install ‘2P 8.00am-6.00pm Mon-Fri; 8.00am-1.00pm Sat, Permit Holders Excepted, Area H2 restrictions on one side of the streets which have met the parking occupancy requirements or are likely, subject to overflow of parking in the near vicinity.

· Allum Street, east side, between Walker Avenue and Alt Street.

· Alt Street, north side, between Parramatta Road and Ramsay Street.

· Bland Street, south side, between Parramatta Road and Haberfield Public School & south side, between Bland Street and No.161 Bland Street.

· Denman Avenue, west side, between Alt Street and Bland Street & east side between Bland Street and Yasmar Avenue.

· Walker Avenue, south side, between Parramatta Road and Rasmay Street.

· Yasmar Avenue, north side, between Denman Avenue and No.16 Yasmar Avenue.

Figure 1. Proposed streets under the H2 Resident Parking Scheme and residential properties (in purple) within the RPS area eligible to apply for parking permits.

Any vehicle registered and roadworthy is entitled to park on the public road, including those vehicles owned by WestConnex workers.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

A letter outlining the proposal was mailed out to the affected residential properties (192) in the proposed Residential Parking Scheme Area H2 (Allum Street, Alt Street, Bland Street, Denman Avenue, Walker Avenue and Yasmar Avenue) - see Figure1. (28) additional letters were also sent out to non-residing owners of properties in the area.

The consultation strategy comprised the following forms of communication.

· A page was created on Council’s website with an easy link for on-line submissions plus links to Frequently Asked Questions, Resident Parking Permit Scheme Policy, maps and other relevant background information.

· Copies of all documentation were available at Council’s Customer Services Counter with Customer Services and Engineering staff available to respond to enquiries.

· The last day to complete the survey was Monday, 14th May 2018. Another week was permitted for late responses.

· Approximately 120 Notification letters were also issued out to residents/businesses in the surrounding block areas outside of the proposed RPS Area informing them of proposal.

Consultation Feedback information.

The statistical results following the completion of the survey are summarised as follows:

Respond by Location Area H2	(A) Number of properties within the street	(B) Number of properties Responded	( C) Number of properties Supported	(D) Number of properties in non- Support	( E) *Overall response rate %	(F) **Overall Support Rate %
Allum Street	0	^2	0	2	^50%	0%
Alt Street	56	19	8	11	34%	14%
Bland Street	45	11	3	8	24%	7%
Denman Avenue	10	2	1	1	20%	10%
Walker Avenue	54	22	7	15	41%	13%
Yasmar Avenue	27	13	1	12	48%	4%
TOTAL	192	69	20	49	36%	10%

Note: * Overall response rate (E) is the percentage of number properties responded (B) over that of number of properties surveyed within the street under the proposed Resident Parking Scheme Area H2. (A)

** Overall Support Rate is the percentage of number of properties supported (C) over the number of properties surveyed within the street under the proposed Resident Parking Scheme Area H2. (A)

^ Two (2) of 4 corner properties responded in non-support of restrictions in Allum Street between Walker Avenue and Alt Street.

Issues most frequently raised in community consultation feedback H2

Council officer response

The parking has only been a problem in the streets because of WestConnex. At completion of the project this will no longer be a problem, this is just a temporary problem due to WestConnex

Implementation of resident parking restrictions ‘2P 8.00am-6.00pm Mon-Fri, 8.00am-1pm Sat, Permit Holders Excepted Area H2’ was proposed to control this parking activity. The scheme would then be reviewed in five years or at the completion of the WestConnex project whichever comes first.

Don’t want any parking restrictions.

This is a bad idea. Parking has only been a problem created by WestConnex. Certain Residents are angry about proposed parking scheme and are strongly opposing the implementation RPS.

The restrictions are mainly to provide relief to those residents with inadequate parking off-street and also assist to control WestConnex vehicle parking in the area.

There is a risk that the restrictions will remain permanent after WestConnex is over.

The RPS would be reviewed in five years or at the completion of the WestConnex project whichever comes first. Residents at the time will have the opportunity to comment in the removal or retention of the scheme.

Current situation is not too bad.

Council conducted a parking occupancy study in the area in August 2017 which showed high occupancy rates. This has instigated the need to examine a resident parking scheme.

The WestConnex workers leave their rubbish behind on the nature strip & in the gutter. These include dust, noise starting very early in the morning, street closures and road surface damage as well as increased traffic in particular trucks using local streets.

WestConnex has issued a flyer to residents in ‘How to lodge a complaint ’with regard to any behavioural issues with WestConnex vehicle activity in the area.

Expect all residents to be entitled to a parking permit regardless of property access. If we need to park on the street to allow access to tradespeople, we will require a parking permit.

Council's current resident parking policy only issues permits to residents. The Policy is structured under RMS guidelines for the issue of permits based on off-street parking availability. It is proposed to introduce resident parking restrictions only on one side of the respective streets to balance the parking demands for permit and non- permit holders.

Haberfield is conservation area. New parking signs on those streets will ruin the look of the heritage and federation appeal.

Signage where possible will be placed on telegraph poles and limit use of new posts.

By introducing RPS will just move the problem to somewhere else. Shifts the problem to other streets

Council proposes RPS to one side of the street only in order to limit the redistribution of parking.

It will be costly to implement, it is not ok to waste tax payers money. Parking restrictions is only a revenue source for Council.

Signage where possible will be placed on telegraph poles and limit use of new posts to minimise costs. The intention of the RPS scheme assists to control parking in the area, and provides parking relief to those residents with inadequate off-street parking.

A lot of residents would not qualify for a

Parking permit.

It is proposed to introduce resident parking restrictions only on one side of the respective streets to balance the parking demands for permit and non- permit holders.

Propose implementation of RPS on both sides of the streets.

Parking restriction on one side of the street will create inconvenience by burdening the unrestricted side of the street.

Resident finds ease and convenience in parking on-street. Driveway use is difficult and access/sight view blocked at times with vehicles parked either side of the driveway

Unrestricted parking will still be provided for within the street, or residents (ineligible for permits) can park short-term in the restricted parking zones.

CONCLUSION

The Overall support rate for the scheme was approximately 10% of all properties with the proposed Residential Parking Scheme Area H2 with the majority of responses not supporting the scheme.

It is recommended that the proposed Resident Parking Scheme in Allum Street, Alt Street, Bland Street, Denman Avenue, Walker Avenue and Yasmar Avenue, Haberfield not be supported at the present time due to less than 50% support received from the consulted residents.

ATTACHMENTS

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Extract- Frequently Asked Questions-Eligibility Resident Permit Parking

Time Period	Pedestrians	Vehicles (veh/hr)	PV
Peak Period 7AM-8AM	54	966	52,164

A letter outlining the above proposal was mailed out to the affected properties (21 properties) in Hill Street and Emma Street, Leichhardt. Two (2) responses were received. One in support and one in objection. The table below shows the comments raised by the residents.
Residents’ Comments	Officer Comments
Broadly support the proposed kerb extension. However, we feel that any such extension must be matched by an extension of the existing No Parking zone on the north side of Hill Street to match the new kerb. We would suggest the existing No Parking area that ends at the top of Hill Street be extended to the next telegraph pole, which sits directly across the road from the end of the kerb extension outlined in the plan provided. Traffic on Hill street approaching Emma St is already often guilty of regularly veering onto the wrong side of the road while turning blind at the intersection. It is often a busy intersection due to the activities of the nearby auction houses, Just Screw It and the dance school. The proposed kerb extension, combined with existing parking which often sees large trucks and utilities parked opposite, would thin the approach to the intersection dangerously to the point where a car approaching on Emma Street could collide with a car turning the corner. If the No Parking area on the north side of Hill Street was extended in line with the new kerb, it would ensure that the approach to the intersection remained safe as cars would veer to the left as the approached the intersection. In addition to the No Parking extension, we would also ask that you ensure that any interim treatment is not in any way extended beyond the proposed garden bed, as we do not want access to our driveway inhibited as would be the case should it extend any further.	Council officers will separately investigate this request.
Proposed works are redundant and in fact cause more congestion in a street that is already not coping with the traffic and size of the vehicles that drive through. On many occasions each day we witness garbage trucks, large freight trucks servicing the industrial site at the end bottom of Hill St and cars have to reverse to allow the oncoming traffic and parked cars to pass. In many other streets in the Inner West Council area they have a “Shared Zone” for pedestrians and cars to share the kerb and allow more room for vehicles driving through the street. This would reduce the damage to the parked cars and allow more room for oncoming traffic to pass. The proposed works will create a bottle nose of traffic at the point where the kerb extension and garden are planned to be which can also be dangerous as vehicles traveling for traffic on Emma St can’t see the reversing vehicles.	The kerb extension on Hill Street has been the chosen treatment rather than a garden bed in order to minimise impact on the travel lanes. This extension will provide protection for the awning posts from the heavy vehicle movements described whilst minimising the impact on the carriageway. In order to further consider the manoeuvring space at the intersection, Council officers will investigate whether the existing ‘No Parking’ zone on the northern side of Hill Street needs to be extended.

A letter outlining the above proposal was mailed out to the affected properties (25 properties) in Annandale Street and Johnston Street, Annandale. Six (6) responses were received. Five (5) in support and one (1) objecting to the proposal. The table below shows the comments raised by the residents.
Residents’ Comments	Officer Comments
Please put the signs up, there are always cars parked in this area which restricts access into our driveways/car parks.	Noted.
The cars obstruct the whole lane, not just the driveways. Sometimes it is difficult to access the carpark for 100-104 Johnston. There are still cars being parked in the no-parking zone, but they park half on the small paved area.	This concern has been forwarded to Council’s Parking and Ranger Services section for inspection.

We use the parking spot at the rear of our property frequently for parking and washing cars as do many other people. It does not obstruct the opposite garage entrances in the lane. I strongly oppose no parking signs	It has been identified vehicles parking on the eastern side of Chapman Lane obstruct rear driveway access for properties between Nos.127 and 133 Annandale Street.

A letter outlining the above proposal was mailed out to the affected properties (18 properties) in Nelson Street and Taylor Street, Annandale. Eight (8) responses were received. Four (4) in support, three (3) objecting and one (1) neutral to the proposal The table below shows the comments raised by the residents.
Residents’ Comments	Officer Comments
I support the decision as it is impossible to access my driveway/ garage when a car is parked in Nelson lane.	Noted.
There are only garages and/or parking spaces associated with 195 to probably 203 Nelson Lane. 205 Nelson Street it has a single door suitable for vehicle access, but has never been used for that purpose. No. 207 has a garage at the rear. No. 207a has a garage door, but it is permanently sealed. Furthermore, there is a vehicle entry to No. 102 Taylor Street directly opposite, which is a ‘No Parking’ zone in any case. The Restricted Parking should only be applied to the rear of 195-203 Nelson Lane. Most of the Nelson Street properties and a couple of Taylor street residents use the laneway to park. Most of us have given up trying to find parking in Nelson Street and now access our properties from Nelson Lane. For the most part those residents that have lived in Nelson Street for some time work around access. A 'No Parking Zone' will force us residents to compete, with trades people, for a smaller number of parking spots.	Council has investigated this request as a number of residents have raised concerns with accessibility to off-street parking. It has been identified vehicles parking on the eastern side of Nelson Lane obstruct rear driveway access for properties between No. 195 to 207 Nelson Street. This proposal will allow those residents to safely access their off-street parking by allowing them to use the full width of the lane to make the manoeuvre.
Parking on the eastern side of Nelson Lane: 1) Makes it difficult to enter and exit the off-street parking on the western side. 2) Makes the lane unsafe as it funnels cars into a very narrow thoroughfare on the western side where cars are exiting off-street parking and people are exiting houses to go to the park. Removing the parking on the eastern side will encourage residents that are parking in the lane to use their off-street parking.	Noted.