Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge
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COUNCIL MINUTES<br />
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012<br />
CR12.114 GREGORY STREET (RUISLIP TO LAKE MONGER DRIVE) KERBSIDE<br />
PARKING<br />
PURPOSE OF REPORT:<br />
To obtain approval to implement kerbside parking restrictions in sections <strong>of</strong> Gregory Street<br />
from Ruislip Street to Lake Monger Drive following request from adjacent residents.<br />
BACKGROUND:<br />
Kerbside parking restrictions have progressively been implemented in many streets within<br />
the <strong>Town</strong>, in accordance with Policy No. 5.2.22. In general, this has been done to improve<br />
the safety and amenity <strong>of</strong> residents.<br />
Requests are regularly received from directly affected residents to implement parking<br />
restrictions to address safety or amenity problems caused by long term parking <strong>of</strong> nonresidential<br />
vehicles in the street adjacent to their premises.<br />
The present parking situation in Gregory Street is one <strong>of</strong> "No Parking Road or Verge -<br />
Residential Permit Parking Excepted" from <strong>Cambridge</strong> Street to Ruislip Street. The section<br />
from Ruislip Street to Lake Monger Drive has no parking restrictions.<br />
Requests have been received from residents to impose some form <strong>of</strong> parking restriction to<br />
prevent all day or long term parking in this section <strong>of</strong> Gregory Street by commuters and<br />
nearby workers. This has affected adjacent residents and their visitors' ability to park<br />
adjacent or in close proximity to their premises.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Policy No. 5.2.22 (i) (b) indicates that:-<br />
"Parking restrictions shall be reviewed when:<br />
- Requested by adjacent property owners or occupiers in writing.<br />
- Considered necessary by the <strong>Town</strong>.<br />
- Requested by other person in writing."<br />
In assessing the requests, it was considered that a survey <strong>of</strong> all residents/owners <strong>of</strong> the<br />
section <strong>of</strong> Gregory Street from Ruislip Street to Lake Monger Drive should be conducted to<br />
ascertain support for kerbside parking restrictions.<br />
DETAILS:<br />
All properties in Gregory Street from Ruislip Street to Lake Monger Drive (34 residents) had<br />
letters delivered, with reply paid envelopes enclosed, on 25 July 2012 advising <strong>of</strong> parking<br />
issues, the current situation and alternative proposals with a request that an enclosed<br />
survey form be returned by 8 August 2012.<br />
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