MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012
CR12.174 KERBSIDE PARKING RESTRICTIONS PROPOSALS - OCEAN MIA ESTATE
PURPOSE OF REPORT:
To review the requirement for kerbside parking restrictions in the area of the Ocean Mia Estate
comprising of Majalin Avenue, Gali Lane, Omaroo Terrace, Kinta Street and Alba Lane.
BACKGROUND:
The area of City Beach named Ocean Mia Estate is serviced by roads with a 6 metre pavement
width within a 15 metre road reserve in Omaroo Terrace, Majalin Avenue and Kinta Street. Gali
Lane has a 6 metre wide road pavement within a 10 metre road reserve and Alba Lane has a 4
metre wide pavement in a 5 metre wide road reserve.
The nature of building development is such that the majority of residences have double
garages which limits the amount of kerbside parking available for residents and their visitors.
Currently, there are no kerbside parking restrictions other than in Alba Lane which is
designated "No Parking" all times to reflect the requirements of the Road Traffic Code and the
fact that all residences on Kinta Street have their garage access from this lane.
During house building activities, the issue of indiscriminate parking by tradespeople was
brought to the attention of the Town and temporary "No Parking" restrictions were placed on
the east side of Gali Lane to mitigate the inconvenience experienced by residents in this street.
Building activities have now substantially ceased and a request has been received by the Town
to review the parking situation in Gali Lane with a view to making the temporary restrictions
permanent.
DETAILS:
In the investigation of the request for "No Parking" restrictions to be permanently placed on the
east side of Gali Lane, it was considered that a plan for the whole area of Ocean Mia should
also be considered so that a consistent parking plan could be implemented which would be
acceptable to the residents and improve their safety and amenity.
A plan indicating proposed parking restrictions formulated by the Administration was circulated
to all residents on 25 October 2012 with a letter requesting comments and suggestions for
amendments prior to a recommendation being presented to Council for consideration. (A copy
of the plan and letter is included as an attachment to this report).
A total of 14 responses were received by 9 November 2012 which indicated:-
• 3 agreed with the parking proposals as indicated on the plan;
• 1 agreed with the parking plan other than the section of Gali Lane on the west and north
side from house no. 1 to no. 19 to be excluded from restrictions;
• 10 disagreed with the imposition of any parking restrictions other than the "No Stopping"
provisions in the section of Majalin Avenue from The Boulevard to Omaroo Terrace.
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