Agenda of Woollahra Local Traffic Committee - 4 September …...Consultation was carried out with local residents with the installation of a corflute signs and a letter sent to affected

Woollahra Local Traffic

Committee

Agenda

Tuesday 4 September 2018

10.00am

Woollahra Municipal Council Woollahra Local Traffic Committee Agenda 4 September 2018

Meeting Agenda Item Subject Page 1 Apologies 2 Confirmation of Minutes of Meeting held on Tuesday 7 August 2018 3 Matters Arising from Minutes of Previous Meeting 4 Woollahra Local Traffic Committee recommendations not adopted or

amended by Woollahra Council Finance, Community & Services Committee

5 Extraordinary Meeting - Nil 6 Late Correspondence

Traffic Matters on Local Roads

7. Items to be Recommended to the Finance, Community and Services Committee by the Woollahra Local Traffic Committee for Consideration

Y1 Hampden Avenue, Darling Point - Proposed 'No Parking Motor Vehicles Excepted' Restrictions - 18/134743 .............................................................................. 7

Y2 Streatfield Road, Bellevue Hill - Centreline Marking - 18/131304 ........................... 11 Y3 Sutherland Crescent, Darling Point - Request for a Mobility Parking Space. -

18/131467 ................................................................................................................... 17 Y4 William Street, Double Bay - New Bus Stop opposite Double Bay Public

School - 18/131256 .................................................................................................... 21 Y5 Review of Paddington (PGTN 4) Resident Parking Scheme - 18/120933 ................ 25 Y6 Review of Paddington (PGTN 5) Resident Parking Scheme - 18/130973 ................ 51

8. Items for Discussion by Committee Members and Recommended to the Community & Environment Committee by Council Officers for Consideration

Nil ‘Z’ items 9 General Business


Woollahra Local Traffic Committee

The Woollahra Traffic Committee is not a Committee of Woollahra Municipal Council, but a Committee set up as a requirement of Roads and Maritime Services (RMS). Council has been delegated certain powers from RMS with regard to traffic matters upon its local roads. A condition of this delegation is that Council must take into account the Traffic Committee recommendations. There are four permanent members of the Traffic Committee, each of whom has a single vote only. The members are: 1. NSW Police 2. Roads and Maritimes Services (RMS) 3. State Member of Parliament (for the location of the issue to be voted upon) 4. Woollahra Municipal Council All Traffic Committee recommendations are referred to Council’s Finance, Community & Services Committee for adoption and approval. If Council wishes to proceed contrary to the recommendations of the Traffic Committee, the RMS and Police have the right to appeal Council's decision before the Regional Traffic Committee. Council must notify the RMS and the Police and give them 14 days to decide whether they propose to lodge an appeal on the matter in question. Any action relative to any issue under appeal to the Regional Committee must then cease until the matter is determined. The Regional Traffic Committee is chaired by an independent chairperson and submissions and representations are welcomed from all interested parties. Outline of Meeting Protocol & Procedure: The Chairperson will call the Meeting to order and ask Traffic Committee members and Staff to present

apologies or late correspondence. The Chairperson will commence the Order of Business as shown in the Index to the Agenda and discuss

items which have been called upon by member(s) of the public in the gallery. At the beginning of each item the Chairperson will ask whether a member(s) of the public wish to

address the Traffic Committee. If person(s) wish to address the Traffic Committee, they are allowed three (3) minutes in which to do

so. Comments should be directed to the issues at hand. If there are persons representing both sides of a matter (eg supporter/objector), the objector speaks first. At the conclusion of the allotted three (3) minutes, the speaker resumes his/her seat and takes no further

part in the debate unless specifically called to do so by the Chairperson. If there is more than one (1) person wishing to address the Panel from the same side of the debate, the

Chairperson will request that where possible a spokesperson be nominated to represent the parties. The Chairperson has the discretion whether to continue to accept speakers from the floor.

After considering any submissions the Traffic Committee will discuss the matter (if necessary), and arrive at a resolution.


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Items to be Recommended to the Finance, Community and Services Committee by the Woollahra Local Traffic

Committee for Consideration Item No: Y1

Subject: HAMPDEN AVENUE, DARLING POINT - PROPOSED 'NO PARKING MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPTED' RESTRICTIONS

Author: Emilio Andari, Traffic and Transport Team Leader Approver: Aurelio Lindaya, Manager Engineering Services File No: 18/134743 Reason for Report: To deter long term trailer boat parking adjacent to residential properties

Recommendation: That the proposed ‘No Parking Motor Vehicles Excepted’ restrictions on the eastern side of Hampden Avenue, Darling Point, between Thornton Street and Bennett Avenue, be approved, in order to deter long term trailer boat parking adjacent to residential properties, increase safety and parking opportunities for local residents.

Background: Concerns have been raised with the significant amount of boat trailer and trailer parking in Hampden Avenue, Darling Point. Council experiences an ongoing problem with owners leaving trailers – with or without boats – on the streets for long periods of time. This takes away parking and is essentially privatising public spaces for private use. Local Councils within the Sydney metropolitan that experience similar parking problems with boat trailers have requested the State Government to amend the legislation (Road Rules) to place a time limit on parking of registered trailers, boat trailers and advertising trailers. Discussion: The subject section of Hampden Avenue is a two-way local road that runs north-south between Thornton Street and Bennett Avenue. The lane is approximately 5.0 metres in width and is mainly used by local traffic to gain access to their properties. At present, unrestricted parking is permitted along the eastern side of Hampden Avenue and a combination of ‘No Parking’ restrictions and unrestricted parking is permitted along the western side of the road. Council officers have observed during a number of site inspections undertaken in the morning and afternoon periods that the on-street parking spaces within Hampden Avenue were moderately utilised. Of these parking spaces, a number of spaces were occupied with boats and boat trailers. In July 2016, the NSW Government enacted the Impounding Amendment (Unattended Boat Trailers) Act 2015 No 27, which made provisions for impounding boat trailers left unattended on streets. The Legislation allows Council to begin regulatory action to impound unattended boat trailers after 28 days.


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These provisions have given Regulatory staff a tool to address resident concerns were boat trailers do not move. This has added to the Regulatory workload and it can be problematic determining with accuracy that a trailer has not moved in 28 days. Proposal: Council officers have now considered an alternative to address the issues outside the new legislative provisions. The proposal to introduce ‘No Parking Motor Vehicles Excepted’ restrictions would allow Council to provide parking restrictions that would stop trailer owners leaving trailers and boats on the street, without disadvantaging residents. Following Council approval of the proposed new parking restrictions, if issues continue to arise with trailer boat parking on local roads, Council officers will review the parking restrictions and a further report to the Local Traffic Committee may be warranted. It should also be noted that in other various areas across the municipality, long term parking of trailers is actively being monitored by Council’s Regulatory Services and should parking problems continue to arise, the proposed new parking restrictions may be considered under special circumstances. By straightforwardly introducing these restrictions, in particular locations, Council officers acknowledge that the outcome may cause ‘knock-on effects’ and can shift the parking problem to other local streets outside residential properties and therefore, in some cases, this is not suitable for every scenario. Consultation: Consultation was carried out with local residents with the installation of a corflute signs and a letter sent to affected residents located along the subject section of Hampden Avenue, Darling Point. Both the installation of the corflute signs and letters sent to residents were undertaken on 13 August 2018 regarding the proposed ‘No Parking Motor Vehicles Excepted’ restrictions which included a location diagram. The closing date for comments ended on 24 August 2018. There were no responses received regarding the proposed parking restrictions. Conclusion: Based on the reasons given above, it is recommended that ‘No Parking Motor Vehicles Excepted’ restrictions should be signposted on the eastern side of Hampden Avenue, Darling Point, between Thornton Street and Bennett Avenue. Identification of Income & Expenditure: Council’s Block Grant for Traffic Facilities. Annexures: 1. Location Diagram - Hampden Avenue, Darling Point - 'No Parking Motor Vehicles

Excepted' Restrictions ⇩


Annexure 1 Location Diagram - Hampden Avenue, Darling Point - 'No Parking Motor Vehicles Excepted' Restrictions

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Item No: Y2

Subject: STREATFIELD ROAD, BELLEVUE HILL - CENTRELINE MARKING

Author: Frank Rotta, Traffic & Transport Engineer Approvers: Emilio Andari, Traffic and Transport Team Leader

Aurelio Lindaya, Manager Engineering Services File No: 18/131304 Reason for Report: Request by residents of Streatfield Road for improved safety on bend.

Recommendation: That Council install a broken centreline on the bend in Streatfield Road, Bellevue Hill, located between property no. 38 Streatfield Road and no. 44 Streatfield Road, as shown in Annexure 1 to this report.

Background: At an on-site meeting with residents and Councillors to discuss boat trailer parking issues, concerns were raised with safety at the bend in Streatfield Road, between property no. 38 Streatfield Road and no. 44 Streatfield Road. Proposal: Council officers have investigated the situation. The crash data provided by RMS indicates that since 1996 when this data became available to Council, there has only been 1 accident on this bend. This accident occurred in December, 2011 and was a non-casualty tow-away accident during daylight hours. The roadway between kerbs on this bend averages out at approximately 9.1 metres in width which is quite adequate for most local roads. The issue which concerns residents at this location is that with vehicles parking on both sides of the road at various locations on this bend the available roadway becomes quite narrow for vehicles to pass each other and motorists tend to move towards the centre of the road when negotiating these bends. However there are a considerable number of driveways along this section of the bend in Streatfield Road. These driveways make it possible for motorists to find a safe haven in the parking lane when a vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. To improve safety at this location, the installation of a broken centreline to remind motorists of the two-way movements on this bend is proposed so that these motorists can take additional care when negotiating this bend. The broken centreline will not impact on available parking or allowable traffic movements at this location. A suggestion by some residents to remove parking adjacent to Cooper Park (thereby widening the available roadway) is not considered warranted and may in fact lead to vehicles approaching the bend at faster speeds thereby reducing safety at this location. Consultation: The current proposal has been advertised by hanging 3 corflute boards at various locations on this bend. This advertisement advises the current proposal and informs interested parties that they can attend and address the Woollahra Traffic Committee and Council’s Finance, Community and Services Committee. The community was given until 24 August 2018 to respond.


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One submission was received by the closing date with the names of owners of six properties detailed on the bottom. The submission outlines that residents are not concerned about vehicles travelling in either direction along the bend but are concerned about the “potential conflict” between vehicles with boats/trailer and vehicles with pedestrians. The submission raises concern with Council’s current enforcement of the Impounding Amendment (Unattended Boat Trailers) Act and requests specific parking restrictions be installed to prevent the parking of boat trailers in the street. A copy of the submission is attached as an Annexure. Council’s Traffic Engineers have considered the submission but do not believe that boat trailer parking is causing road safety issues on the bend as boat trailers currently do not park on the bend and are in any case similar in size to vans and small trucks. During a number of site inspections, it was observed that there was a very low number of boat trailers parked in Streatfield Road. Conclusion: In order to improve traffic safety for vehicles travelling in opposite directions along the curved section in Streatfield Road, Bellevue Hill, it is recommended that Council install a broken centre line on the bend in Streatfield Road located between property no. 38 Streatfield Road and no. 44 Streatfield Road, as shown in Annexure 1 to this report. Identification of Income & Expenditure: Council’s Block Grant for Traffic Facilities Annexures: 1. Locality Plan for Streatfied Road, Bellevue Hill - Centre Line Marking ⇩

2. Streatfield Road - Submission ⇩


Annexure 1 Locality Plan for Streatfied Road, Bellevue Hill - Centre Line Marking

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Annexure 2 Streatfield Road - Submission Page 14


Annexure 2 Streatfield Road - Submission Page 15


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Item No: Y3

Subject: SUTHERLAND CRESCENT, DARLING POINT - REQUEST FOR A MOBILITY PARKING SPACE

Author: Frank Rotta, Traffic & Transport Engineer Approvers: Emilio Andari, Traffic and Transport Team Leader

Aurelio Lindaya, Manager Engineering Services File No: 18/131467 Reason for Report: To respond to a request from a Resident

Recommendation: A. That a 4.8m “Mobility Parking” space be installed on the eastern side of Sutherland Crescent,

Darling Point, immediately south of the northern driveway serving the block of units at property no. 17 Sutherland Crescent.

B. That the applicant be advised of Council’s Procedure and conditions for Mobility Parking

Zones, including the requirement to renew these zones annually.

Background: Council has received an application for a “Mobility Parking” space adjacent to the property at No.17 Sutherland Crescent, Darling Point. The applicant has completed an application form with a certificate/letter from the family doctor indicating that due to her medical problems, she needs to park in close proximity to her residence. A site inspection indicates that her parking options are reduced at certain times of the day due to the property’s proximity to the current building works on a number of sites close to her residence. A copy of the applicant’s mobility permit has been submitted in support of this application. Proposal: Parking in Sutherland Crescent is unrestricted. A site inspection noted that there are a number of steps at the frontage to this property. The applicant is not wheel chair bound but is unable to walk long distances from her vehicle to her residence as indicated by her physician’s correspondence. There are 12 units and only 4 off-street parking spaces in this block of units and the applicant has advised that none of these spaces is allocated to her unit. A site inspection confirms that there are 9.6 metres of upright kerb between the driveways serving the block of units at this address and 2 vehicles were comfortably parked in these spaces at the time of inspection. As such, it is considered that a 4.8 metre long “Mobility Parking” space should be satisfactory at this location. The applicant has been advised that Council cannot guarantee that this space will be available exclusively for her usage as any vehicle displaying a mobility permit can park in this space. Consultation: A consultation sign was placed in close proximity to this parking space on 14 August, 2018 to alert the neighbouring public of Council’s consideration of this matter. This advertisement advises that interested can make a submission and can attend and address the Woollahra Traffic Committee and Council’s Finance, Community and Services Committee. Any comments provided by the public in


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relation to this consultation after the report is completed will be presented to the Committee members at this meeting. Conclusion: Should the applicant park her vehicle in either Sutherland Crescent or any adjoining street she will be taking up a legal on-street parking space. Therefore, providing a “Mobility Parking” space at the front of the applicant’s property results in no net loss of parking in this area when the applicant is home. The provision of a “Mobility Parking” space adjacent to the applicant’s property is therefore considered reasonable due to the applicant’s difficulty with walking even relatively short distances. Identification of Income & Expenditure: Applicant’s Expense Annexures: 1. Locality Map for Sutherland Crescent, Darling Point - Mobility Parking Space ⇩


Annexure 1 Locality Map for Sutherland Crescent, Darling Point - Mobility Parking Space

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Item No: Y4

Subject: WILLIAM STREET, DOUBLE BAY - NEW BUS STOP OPPOSITE DOUBLE BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL

Author: Sanchit Kapoor, Traffic & Transport Engineer Approvers: Emilio Andari, Traffic and Transport Team Leader

Aurelio Lindaya, Manager Engineering Services File No: 18/131256 Reason for Report: To provide a new bus stop as part of public transport improvement

scheme link Darling Point to Double Bay by Transport for NSW (TfNSW).

Recommendation: A. That William Street, Double Bay between Ocean Avenue and Bay Street have the following

signs approved, as shown in Annexure 1: i. Proposed new “Bus Zone 8.30am-4.30pm Mon- Fri” restrictions (18 metres in length) on

the northern side of William Street adjacent to Steyne Park and immediately east of the existing pedestrian crossing; and

ii. Replace the existing “Bus Zone, 8am-9.30am, 2.30pm-4pm, School Days Only” on the southern side of William Street adjacent to Double Bay Public School and immediately east of the existing pedestrian crossing to “Bus Zone, 8am-4pm, Fridays, School Days Only, P 5min, 8am-9.30am, 2.30pm-4pm, Mon-Thurs, School Days Only” restrictions (18 metres in length).

Background: NSW Transport Minister has announced the 328 bus route will now be extended daytime hours on weekdays to provide Darling Point residents with a new travel option to get into the CBD and Double Bay after the 327 bus route was cancelled and replaced by the 328 bus route. The new bus route will also include a stop near the Double Bay ferry wharf on William Street, where customers will be able to connect with F7 ferry services for travel between Double Bay and Circular Quay. The NSW Government through State Transit has requested Woollahra Municipal Council to create this new bus stop on William Street, Double Bay, between Ocean Avenue and Ocean Street. Discussion: The initial request from State Transit Authority for Council was to create a new bus zone on the northern side of William Street, Double Bay, starting 30 metre South of Bay St, Double Bay. A site visit was undertaken by Council’s Traffic Engineers, STA staff members and Transport for NSW staff members to identify a suitable location for the bus stop. The initial location was considered unsuitable due to significant gradient difference between the footpath and kerb, therefore being a potential hazard for pedestrian safety to access the buses. A new location was identified in the site visit, on the northern side of William Street just east of the pedestrian crossing outside Double Bay Public School. The provision of the Bus Zone will result in


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the loss of 3 parking spaces (18 metres in length) on the Steyne Park side of William Street just east of the pedestrian crossing. Consultation was carried out by STA with the local community in regards to this proposal. To date no submissions have been received. Council officers had contacted the principal of Double Bay Public School to discuss the proposal. Following the discussion, the principal had requested that Council provide a 5 minute parking zone because of the increase in numbers at their Out of School Hours (OOSH) Care Centre. It was agreed that the proposed 5 minute parking zone would replace the existing Bus Zone adjacent to the school. Furthermore, the principal requested that the existing bus zone be retained on Fridays only, to allow for their school excursion buses to pick-up and drop-off the children safely. To accommodate the needs of the school, the proposal was amended so that the existing timed bus zone on the southern side of William Street outside the school be replaced with a 5 minute parking zone during school zone hours between Monday to Thursday, and a bus zone during school operating hours on Friday. Conclusion: It is proposed to provide a new Bus Zone, 18 metres in length, on the northern side of William Street adjacent to Steyne Park and immediately east of the existing pedestrian crossing. It is also proposed to replace the existing Bus Zone on the southern side of William Street adjacent to Double Bay Primary School and immediately east of the existing pedestrian crossing to accommodate the requirements of the School, by providing a timed P5 minute zone between Monday to Thursday and a timed bus zone on Fridays. Identification of Income & Expenditure: Council’s Block Grant for Traffic Facilities for the Bus Zone and P5 min signage. STA will provide the J stems for the bus stop signs Annexures: 1. Locality Map for William Street outside Double Bay Public School ⇩


Annexure 1 Locality Map for William Street outside Double Bay Public School Page 23


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Item No: Y5

Subject: REVIEW OF PADDINGTON (PGTN 4) RESIDENT PARKING SCHEME

Author: Alan Opera, Traffic & Transport Engineer Approvers: Emilio Andari, Traffic and Transport Team Leader

Aurelio Lindaya, Manager Engineering Services File No: 18/120933 Reason for Report: Review of Resident Permit Parking Scheme

Recommendation: A. THAT no alterations be made to parking restrictions in Bowden Lane, Bowden Street, Halls

Lane, Jersey Road, John Street, Moncur Lane, Morrell Street, Ocean Street, Oxford Street, Peaker Lane, Queen Street, Rush Street, Smith Street, Spicer Street, Wallis Street and Weldon Lane at this time.

B. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Alton Street i. Five (5) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN

4” be introduced on the western side of Alton Street between Queen Street and Peaker Lane,

ii. Five (5) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 4” be introduced on the eastern side of Alton Street north of Peaker Lane outside Nos. 5-15 Alton Street.

C. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Holdsworth Street i. Two (2) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN

4” be introduced on the eastern side of Holdsworth Street outside No. 79 Holdsworth Street,

ii. Two (2) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 4” be introduced on the eastern side of Holdsworth Street outside No. 87 Holdsworth Street.

D. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in James Street

i. Three (3) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 4” be introduced on the northern side of James Street between Moncur Street and Dwyer Lane.

E. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Moncur Street i. Three (3) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN

4” be introduced on the eastern side outside Nos. 85-89 Moncur Street, ii. Three (3) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN

4” be introduced on the western side between Smith Street and Rush Street,


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iii. Two (2) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 4” be introduced on the eastern side outside Nos. 15-17 Moncur Street,

iv. One (1) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 4”

be introduced on the western side outside Nos. 48-50 Moncur Street, v. One (1) 1P parking space in front of ‘Pizza Moncur’ on the eastern side of Moncur Street

be replaced by five (5) Bike Only spaces. F. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Tara Street

i. Tara Street be included into Paddington 4 (PGTN 4) RPS, ii. Seven (7) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN

4” be introduced on the eastern side of Tara Street south of Trelawney Street at the rear of Nos. 82-86 Ocean Street

G. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Victoria Avenue

i. Four (4) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 4” be introduced on the western side of Victoria Avenue between Queen Street and James Street.

H. THAT corflute signs or letterbox-drop notification letters be sent to residences within 50 metres

of new parking restrictions for notification purposes only.

Background: Council as the parking authority for Woollahra LGA operates permit parking schemes (PPS) in seventeen locations throughout the municipality. The majority of these schemes (13) operate in the westernmost and most densely populated suburbs of the municipality namely Paddington, Woollahra, Rushcutters Bay, Edgecliff, Darling Point and Double Bay and the remaining schemes (4) operate in less densely populated areas in Bellevue Hill, Rose Bay and Watsons Bay. Permit parking schemes are governed by the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Permit Parking Guidelines (the Guidelines). Council’s delegation from the RMS under the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2013, requires that Council observe these Guidelines when establishing and operating permit parking schemes. Permit parking schemes (PPS) are designed to ensure a continuing preferential treatment for permit holders whilst at the same time providing sufficient on-street parking for other users who do not have permits, including some residents who may not be eligible for permits. To comply with this RMS objective to maintain a balance with preferential treatment for residents and equitable parking for other motorists, the Guidelines require that all schemes be evaluated from time to time so as to ensure that these schemes maintain an appropriate mix of parking restrictions. This report is the front runner for several reports which will evaluate the six resident parking schemes in the Paddington area, being Paddington 1 (PGTN 1) to Paddington 6 (PGTN 6), and for future reports on the other eleven PPS areas in Woollahra. These evaluations will examine area-typical data including the number, location and type of on-street parking spaces and parking restrictions, vehicle


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ownership and usage trends, existing parking occupancy rates, current residential demand for public parking, and the current and perceived external demand for non-residential parking. Council operates two types of PPS in accordance with the RMS Guidelines, namely, Resident Parking Schemes (RPS) and Visitor Parking Schemes (VPS). Both RPS and VPS have been established in each of the aforementioned 17 PPS areas, in some cases for over twenty years. This report deals specifically with the PGTN 4 RPS (see Annexure 1 – Locality Map) and is the first report in a proposed series of reviews which will cover all existing permit parking schemes in the Municipality. Following from this report, the start dates for planned reviews in the Paddington area will be as follows: PGTN 5 (September 2018), PGTN 1 (October 2018), PGTN 6 (October 2018), PGTN 2 (November 2018) and PGTN 3 (December 2018). Each of these reviews will take approximately 2 months to complete. Discussion: The Paddington 4 RPS is located in Cooper Ward on the western boundary of the suburb of Woollahra. The naming of this RPS area as Paddington 4 when the area is wholly within the suburb of Woollahra is unknown but is likely to stem from the inception of the parking scheme. This has not been altered to date as there is no necessity to change the name of the RPS and therefore it would be wasteful to incur the cost of changing all permit parking signs within the area. Paddington 4 RPS combines substantial residential areas with busy shopping/business centres on Queen Street (through the centre of the RPS) and on Ocean Street and Oxford Street (on the perimeter of the RPS). The area incorporates significant boundary traffic routes (Oxford Street and Ocean Street) and internal traffic routes (Queen Street, Moncur Street and Jersey Road). Area PGTN 4 incorporates 862 public parking spaces consisting of 848 on-street parking spaces and 16 off-street parking spaces in the Queen St/Moncur St carpark. A total of 324 spaces or 38% of all public spaces are signposted as Resident Permit Parking spaces, either 1P or 2P. The remaining 538 spaces or 62% of all public spaces in PGTN 4 include unrestricted parking and 15 Minutes, ½P, 1P and 2P period parking restrictions, as well as Car Share, Mobility Impaired Parking, Mail Zone, Motor Bike parking, Loading Zones, and time limited No Parking and No Stopping zones spanning numerous time periods. Unrestricted parking accounts for 351 or 41% of available public parking spaces in PGTN 4 whilst an additional 62 spaces or 7% of public parking spaces are available as unrestricted parking between 7pm-3pm weekdays (i.e. outside of the 3pm-7pm Mon-Fri Clearway on Oxford Street at the southern perimeter of PGTN 4). Weekday parking surveys have recently been conducted in Paddington 4 spanning 8am-8pm and parking occupancy and vacancy rates are detailed in Annexure 2 of this report. The highest occupancy with almost 90% of public spaces being occupied was recorded between 1pm-2pm. As would be expected lower rates between 84%-86% occurred mid-morning and mid-afternoon, and the lowest rates of 76%-82% occurred early morning and early evening. Between 1pm-2pm only 90 spaces of the 862 public parking spaces in PGTN 4 were available with 41 permit parking spaces and 49 other public parking spaces available. The average daily occupancy rate for the whole RPS equates to 84% and the average daily vacancy rate is therefore16%. These rates indicate that parking congestion is widespread across the Paddington 4 RPS area however parking difficulty in PGTN 4 is not as severe as is found in other Paddington RPS areas, (especially PGTN 1 and 2).


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In keeping with RMS Guidelines permit parking schemes must retain an equitable proportion of permit parking spaces and unrestricted or period parking restrictions (i.e. spaces which are available to the general public and which do not present preferential treatment for residents). It is not uncommon however, especially in permit parking schemes which have been in operation for over 2 decades, for a continued demand by residents to have given rise to an excess of permit parking spaces being installed which in turn disaffects visitors, businesses, local workers, and other non-residents. This is manifestly prevalent in other RPS areas in Woollahra LGA especially in Paddington. Paddington areas PGTN 1 and PGTN 2 are typical examples where on an area-wide basis 80% or more of all on-street parking is now signposted as resident parking. This is even more detrimental in individual streets where resident parking zones account for 95-100% of the available on-street parking (for examples, Campbell Avenue (100%) and Hopewell Street (100%) in PGTN 1, and Underwood Street (98%) and Stafford Street (100%) in PGTN 2). Fortunately PGTN 4 remains manageable with at present only 38% of parking spaces being designated as permit parking spaces. As part of all permit parking reviews, and in line with the guidelines, it will be endeavoured to turn the wheel back by reclaiming or relocating some resident parking spaces and reinstating unrestricted parking. It is acknowledged however that it may be too late to reverse this condition without disaffecting residents and therefore this course of action may not be practical. This circumstance does not however apply for this report as in PGTN 4, on average, individual streets have less than 50% of available public parking designated as resident permit parking. Each of the twenty-two streets with public parking in PGTN 4 RPS is assessed below taking into consideration the number and location of current permits and the parking restrictions in each street (see Annexure 3) and the findings of Council’s recent questionnaire survey (see Annexure 4). It is important to note two key points in respect of the Paddington 4 survey: i. All Woollahra resident parking schemes are area-based schemes and are not street-based

schemes. As such PGTN 4 permit holders may park in any permit parking space in any of the 22 streets within the PGTN 4 RPS area. In Paddington 4 this amounts to 324 spaces.

ii. Council’s questionnaire survey covered 937 residences in PGTN 4. This includes currently

eligible residences as well as “new” residential properties which whilst being excluded in the past due to lack of resident demand, may now be eligible (e.g. Tara Street and Ocean Street). Whilst a good response rate of 20.6% (i.e. 193 responses) has been achieved 80 respondents or 41% of respondents have provided no relevant comments or suggestions. This to some degree indicates that parking problems within PGTN 4 are not severe or widespread.

Questionnaire and occupancy/vacancy survey findings for each street within the PGTN 4 area are presented below. For summary of the questionnaire survey see Annexure 4. For summary of the occupancy/vacancy survey see Annexure 2. 1. ALTON STREET Alton Street is a high density residential street located in close proximity to the Queen Street shopping precinct. The street provides 27 on-street public parking spaces, being 16 unrestricted spaces and 11 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat resident parking spaces. Permit and unrestricted parking zones are staggered along the length of the street.


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Only 4 responses were received to Council’s questionnaire survey. All respondents indicated some difficulty with parking but only 1 of these respondents indicated any substantial parking problems. The occupancy survey shows that whilst parking is limited during the day at least 1-3 spaces are available at some location in Alton Street at all times. Additionally, the evening survey shows that out of business hours parking vacancies are substantial throughout the street. In combination with 17 residences in Alton Street, 23 properties in Queen Street rely solely and heavily on Alton Street for resident permit parking. A total of 22 permits are currently active (7 in Alton Street and 15 in Queen Street) and the ratio of permits to permit spaces is 22:11 or 2.0. This is unacceptable under the guidelines and must be addressed by Council. Streets adjacent to Alton Street are either not suitable for permit parking, are already in high demand for permit parking, or the introduction/expansion of permit parking zones will be highly detrimental to businesses. It is therefore recommended that additional permit parking be introduced in Alton Street to address this situation. It is recommended that 10 additional permit spaces (2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat) be introduced in Alton Street as per recommendations B of this report. 2. BOWDEN LANE Bowden Lane is a short and narrow purely residential laneway between Wallis Street and Bowden Street. The lane has parking on only the western side of the street comprising 5 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit parking spaces. There are no residences with direct frontage to Bowden Lane however the existing permit restrictions complement parking for residents of Bowden Street and Wallis Street. Occupancy surveys show that parking vacancies in Bowden Lane (1-2 spaces) are consistently available throughout the day. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Bowden Lane as per recommendation A of this report. 3. BOWDEN STREET Bowden Street is a purely residential street comprising 12 residences with main frontage to the street and 46 rear-frontage residences from Wallis Street and John Street. Due to the large number of properties in Wallis Street and John Street with rear access driveways to Bowden Street, on-street parking in Bowden Street is limited to 9 legal parking spaces being 5 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit parking spaces and 4 x unrestricted spaces. Occupancy surveys show that whilst on-street parking is heavily utilised, between 2-4 spaces are available consistently throughout the day, and this is complemented by 1-2 parking spaces in Bowden Lane. In the evening parking in Bowden Street was fully occupied, however vacancies still exist in the adjacent Bowden Lane 2P permit zone and in a number of the local Wallis Street unrestricted parking zones. There are currently 9 active permits in Bowden Street and 5 active permits in Wallis Street in near proximity to Bowden Lane and Bowden Street. These 14 active permits outnumber on-street permit spaces by a ratio of 14:9 or 1.55 which would normally indicate a need to expand the permit parking zones. This is not supported however by either the occupancy survey which shows consistent vacancies throughout the day, or by the low number of responses to the questionnaire survey which


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showed only a small response rate (3 responses from 12 residences) and only minor support for expansion of permit zones. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Bowden Street as per recommendation A of this report. 4. HALLS LANE Halls Lane is a short street with no premises having primary frontage to the lane. The street has 7 parking spaces with 3 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit spaces in the northern section (Rush Street-Smith Street) and 4 x unrestricted spaces in the southern section (Smith Street-Queen Street). Parking surveys show that the street is fully occupied throughout the day being used by both residents and workers/business operators. The street provides very little parking turnover and therefore does not supplement parking for consumers/customers The existing resident parking restrictions between Rush Street and Smith Street are fully utilised by permit holders throughout the day and at the present time there is no obvious need to make changes to these parking restrictions. Any changes to the existing unrestricted parking zone between Smith Street and Queen Street will require further investigation as the likely alternatives, being permit parking or period parking, may have a detrimental affect on either local businesses or residents. At the present time there is no valid reason to install parking restrictions, either permit or period parking restrictions, although either alternative should be considered in future. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Halls Lane as per recommendation A of this report. 5. HOLDSWORTH STREET Holdsworth Street is principally a long residential street with 76 individual residences and Pat Thompson Park, Spicer Lane Reserve, and the Holdsworth Street Community Centre to the north of the Morrell Street intersection. Holdsworth Street has 90 on-street parking spaces incorporating 42 permit parking spaces, 5 period parking spaces and 43 unrestricted spaces. The majority of the permit zones are located in the southern portion of the street (Morrell Street-Peaker Lane) however permit parking does extend north of Morrell Street on the eastern side. The majority of the northern section of Holdsworth Street however is unrestricted parking. Occupancy surveys show that the street is frequently heavily parked with occupancy of the order of 90%. This rate reduces in mid-afternoon to 82% but inflates to 94% in the evening. This is explained by a reduction in visitor/business parking followed by an influx of residents in the evening. There are currently 35 active permits for Holdsworth Street and the rate of permits to permit spaces is 0.83 which is acceptable. In the recent questionnaire survey however a high response rate was achieved with 27 respondents out of a total of 76 residences. This response rate of 36% is high and confirms that residents wish to actively engage in the review.


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Of the 27 respondents only 4 respondents have indicated a preference for no change to current parking restrictions. A high 24 of 27 respondents indicated that they have difficulty parking however only 16 of the respondents or 59% favour extension of permit zones. Most respondents favour active treatment for residential visitors. As active permits are outnumbered by permit parking spaces by 35 to 42 or a ratio of 0.83, then under normal circumstances this would not justify the expansion of the permit parking zones. It is important to note however that existing permit parking locations in the southern section of Holdsworth Street do not reflect current permit demand in the northern section of the street. It is considered that there is sufficient demand to provide relief for residents in the northern section of Holdsworth Street and therefore it is proposed to introduce a small number of permit spaces staggered further northwards from the existing permit zone north of Morrell Street. It is recommended that 4 additional permit spaces (2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat) be introduced in Holdsworth Street as per recommendations C of this report. 6. JAMES STREET James Street has 21 residences with primary frontage and is purely residential in nature. The street contains 20 public parking spaces including 15 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit spaces, 3 x unrestricted spaces and 2 x MIP (Mobility) spaces. The western end of the street is narrow with parking on the southern side only and no additional parking is available. The eastern end of James Street has parking on both sides of the street. 9 of 21 (or 43%) of residents responded to Council’s questionnaire survey. This unusually high rate probably results from recent activity by Council in relation to a proposal to temporarily close James Street and is unlikely to be based on this permit parking issue alone. In the eastern section of James Street several requests have been made to change the 3 unrestricted parking spaces between Moncur Street and Dwyer Lane into a permit parking zone. Whilst there are at present only 12 permits for 15 permit spaces in the eastern section of James Street, at an acceptable ratio of 0.80, it is considered appropriate to extend this parking zone as it will also accommodate residents in Moncur Street who are short on access to public parking. In the western section of James Street parking is limited to 5 x unrestricted parking spaces and 1 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit space. Two submissions were received in response to the questionnaire and both respondents have access to permit parking zones along their Queen Street frontages. Neither respondent requested an increase in the number of permit spaces in James Street. It is recommended that 3 additional permit spaces (2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat) be introduced in eastern section of James Street as per recommendation D of this report. 7. JERSEY ROAD The only portion of Jersey Road within the Paddington 4 RPS is on the southern side between Spicer Lane and immediately east of Holdsworth Street. This location has 10 x unrestricted parking spaces. No submissions were provided as no properties have front access in this section of Jersey Road. It is very likely that this section of PGTN 4 will be amalgamated within the Paddington 6 (PGTN 6) RPS area when that review is performed and therefore no action is proposed at this time.


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It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Jersey Road as per recommendation A of this report. 8. JOHN STREET John Street is a busy residential street impacted by parking demand from commercial premises in Queen Street. The street presently provides totals of 42 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit spaces and 67 unrestricted spaces (including 2 x MIP spaces). The street is heavily parked (95+ %) at most times however the western leg is less parked between mid-morning and early afternoon (85%) and the eastern leg is less parked in the evenings (83%). The overall response rate was high at 30 respondents from 85 residences (or 35%). For analysis the street is separated into two distinct parking precincts: The eastern section of John Street (Moncur Street-Ocean Street) is heavily parked but has low

demand for permit parking. The street contains 52 x unrestricted parking spaces, 9 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit spaces and 2 x MIP spaces. The street is heavily parked however 1-4 spaces are available consistently throughout the day.

16 responses were received from 50 residences, however, only 11 respondents indicate

difficulty parking and only 7 respondents favour extension of permit zones. Most respondents not favouring the introduction/extension restrictions as this will disaffect visitors and will be detrimental to local businesses.

The western section of John Street (Victoria Avenue-Moncur Street) is also heavily parked but

permit parking is supported with 34 current permits. This section of John Street has 33 x permit spaces and 13 x unrestricted spaces. This ratio of permits/permit spaces at 1.03 is marginal and could lead to expansion of permit parking zones. It is pointed out however that only 10 respondents experience difficulty parking and only 6 respondents favour extension of the permit parking zones.

It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in John Street as per recommendation A of this report. 9. MONCUR LANE Moncur Lane is a narrow laneway with 5 x 1P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit spaces on its western side. No parking is permitted on the eastern side. Whilst no residences have direct access to Moncur Lane the existing permit zone provides preferential treatment for residents of Queen Street and Moncur Street. Whilst Moncur Lane is parked out at most times, there is turnover of vehicles which supports the local commercial centre as well as residents. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Moncur Lane as per recommendation A of this report. 10. MONCUR STREET


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Moncur Street is a busy street combining residential premises with some commercial dwellings. The street is impacted by parking demand from commercial premises in Queen Street and is heavily parked throughout the day. The street presently provides a total of 75 on-street parking spaces combining 40 x permit spaces, 31 x unrestricted spaces and 2 x ½P and 2 x 1P period parking spaces. Additionally the Moncur Street/Queen Street carpark provides an additional 16 off-street public parking spaces. Parking occupancy rates of 95% are normal throughout the day. The overall response rate was moderate at 18 responses from 86 residences (or 21%). For analysis the street is separated into two distinct parking locations: The northern section (Jersey Road-Queen Street) consists of 14 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit

spaces, 12 unrestricted spaces and 2 x ½P 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-12.30pm Sat period parking restrictions. At the present time there 20 active permits in this section of Moncur Street. The ratio of permits to permit spaces is 1.43 and is unacceptable. To obtain an equitable rate it is proposed to introduce an additional six(6) permit spaces, three(3) spaces on either side of Moncur Street which will bring the ratio to 1.0.

The southern section(Queen Street-Oxford Street) consists of 18 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat and

8 x 1P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit spaces, 19 x unrestricted spaces, and 2 x 1P 9am-6pm Mon-Sun period parking spaces. The southern section has 18 active permits.

Six of nine respondents to Council’s questionnaire favour extension of permit zones. Three of

the respondents have requested that the unrestricted parking space outside Nos. 48-50 Moncur Street be restricted to prevent the inefficient parking of commercial motorbikes which causes loss of one vehicle parking space. The ratio of 0.95 is marginally acceptable therefore only minor improvement to permit parking zones is proposed.

It is proposed to introduce two x 2P permit parking spaces outside Nos. 15-17 Moncur Street

adjacent to a bank of permit holders. It is also proposed to extend the permit parking zone on the western side of Moncur Street

across the frontage of Nos. 48-50 Moncur Street to prevent fulltime motorbike parking. The resultant ratio of permits to permit spaces will be 0.82. As a concession one (1) 1P parking space on the eastern side of Moncur Street in front of ‘Pizza

Moncur’ will be replaced by five (5) motorbike spaces. This will not alter the permit/permit space ratio.

It is recommended that 9 additional permit spaces (2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat) be introduced in Moncur Street and that five(5) motorbike only parking spaces be relocated to the eastern side of Moncur Street as per recommendation E of this report. 11. MORRELL STREET The western section of Morrell Street (Moncur Street-Holdsworth Street) contains 19 parking spaces with 1 x 2P permit parking space, 16 x unrestricted parking, and 2 x Council Vehicles Only parking for the Holdsworth Street Community Centre. Only 1 residence has frontage to Morrell Street and therefore only one permit has been issued.


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The eastern section of Morrell Street has 14 spaces being 11 unrestricted spaces and 3 permit spaces. Of 4 residences only 2 permits are current. Morrell Street is heavily parked at most times but was never parked out during the occupation surveys. It should be noted that of 3 respondents only 1 would be eligible for a resident permit. 2 of 3 respondents indicate parking difficulty however they did not elaborate implying a low urgency for changes to existing parking restrictions. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Morrell Street as per recommendation A of this report. 12. OCEAN STREET Ocean Street was included in the Paddington 4 Resident Parking Scheme at its inception however there was insufficient demand for the installation of permit zones at that time and in subsequent reviews. At present it is still considered that introduction of permit parking on some sections of this busy road would be detrimental to traffic flow, however, in order to investigate current parking demand Council’s questionnaire survey did include Ocean Street residences. Of 177 potential properties a low response was received from 18 residents (10%) with only 9 respondents indicating difficulty in parking and supporting permit parking. Ocean Street incorporates a number of restrictions including peak hour restrictions to improve traffic flow, and ½P period parking restrictions to promote commercial turnover. Given the low response rate it is not intended to include Queen Street into the PGTN 4 RPS or to alter parking restrictions at this time. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Ocean Street as per recommendation A of this report. 13. OXFORD STREET Oxford Street lies on the southern perimeter of the PGTN 4 RPS area and is a State Road. As such permit parking restrictions would require RMS approval. It is noted that as Oxford Street has a PM Clearway it is unlikely that permit parking would be permitted by the RMS. For the purpose of this study assessment has been made which excludes the 3-7pm Clearway period. Twenty hours every day between 7pm – 3pm Monday – Friday and twenty-four hours on weekends remains unrestricted parking readily available to residents of Oxford Street. For the length of PGTN 4, Oxford Street provides 55 on-street parking spaces and includes 112 residences. 13 responses were received from Oxford Street residents equating to a response rate of only 11.6%. For the purpose of analysis, these responses and the current 20 parking permits in Oxford Street have been counted within the analysis of adjacent streets where these respondents are likely to park (e.g. Wallis Street, Queen Street, and Moncur Street). Ample parking is available throughout the day and therefore no change in restrictions is required. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Oxford Street as per recommendation A of this report.


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14. PEAKER LANE Only the westernmost section of Peaker Lane (Spicer Street-Moncur Street) includes parking in terms of 7 x 2P permit spaces on the northern side of the laneway. This permit zone supports local permit holders in Moncur Street and Spicer Street. No other on-street parking exists in Peaker Lane for its full length. The existing resident parking spaces are occupied all day predominantly by permit holders however there is minor turnover. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Peaker Lane as per recommendation A of this report. 15. QUEEN STREET Queen Street is the main through route within the PGTN 4 area. It comprises 181 properties and extends from Ocean Street to Oxford Street. A total of 26 responses were received representing a low response rate of 14%. 13 of 25 respondents are in favour of the permit scheme. Queen Street has 139 on-street parking spaces with 72 permit spaces (1P and 2P) and various period parking zones including 1P 9am-6pm Mon-Sun, and ½P 9am-6pm Mon-Sun, and 15 Minutes parking. The occupancy survey shows that parking is highly congested between 11am-2pm but outside of those hours parking availability of 20%-30% is common especially at the western end of Queen Street. The eastern end of Queen Street is signposted with short duration restrictions (i.e. ½P) in order to create more turnover for local business. At present the western section of Queen Street has alternating period parking and permit parking and even unrestricted parking zones which accommodate both businesses, customers and residents. It is considered that existing restrictions should not be altered at this time. Two major issues were raised in response to the questionnaire, namely, the need to facilitate visitor/customer parking in Queen Street and therefore not to increase permit parking on the main street, and the need to enforce the parking restrictions. Both matters will be taken into consideration by Council’s traffic section. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Queen Street as per recommendation A of this report. 16. RUSH STREET Rush Street has a total of 40 on-street spaces with 14 x 2P and 2 x 1P permit spaces and 24 x unrestricted spaces. The street is always heavily parked and occupancy rates of 95% are normal. Rush Street has 30 residences with only 10 active permits. This represents a highly acceptable permit to permit space rate of 0.63. Given the high occupancy rate however, it is not recommended to reduce the number of permit spaces. A good 23% response rate was achieved but only half of these respondents indicated a desire to extend the permit parking allocations in Rush Street.


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It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Rush Street as per recommendation A of this report. 17. SMITH STREET There are no properties with prime frontage to Smith Street and hence no questionnaires relate to Smith Street. Smith Street is predominantly rear access frontage for Rush Street and Queen Street residences and therefore no permits directly relate to Smith Street. The large proportion of kerbside on both sides of Smith Street compromises driveways and therefore the street has only 15 parking spaces, all being unrestricted at this time. The occupancy survey showed that parking is in high demand during business hours but falls off after 7pm. There is no need at this time to recast existing unrestricted parking as permit parking, however this may be a suitable direction in the future to improve resident parking availability. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Smith Street as per recommendation A of this report. 18. SPICER STREET Spicer Street is a very narrow 2-way street with parking on both sides of the street. 38 residences front the street and only a few properties have vehicular access/off-street parking. 7 of 8 respondents have indicated that they encounter parking difficulties with most difficulty occurring on weekdays. 6 of 8 respondents favour extension of permit zones. The street provides 43 on-street parking spaces with 29 permit spaces, and 6 x unrestricted spaces, and 8 x ½P 9am-6pm Mon-Sun period restrictions. 27 permits are current in Spicer Street providing an acceptable permit to permit space ratio of 0.93. Occupancy surveys show that whilst the street is heavily parked, parking spaces are readily available within the street at all times. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Spicer Street as per recommendation A of this report. 19. TARA STREET Tara Street was not included within the PGTN 4 RPS from the scheme’s inception directly due to lack of demand by residents. As a result of recent requests received by Council it was determined that Tara Street should be investigated during this review. Tara Street has 30 x unrestricted spaces and 2 x Consular Vehicle spaces. 11 responses were received from 14 residences equating to a very high response rate of 79%. Of these respondents, 7 favour the introduction of permit parking. It is important to note that the questionnaire survey indicate that the majority of these residences would be eligible for permits. It is proposed to introduce 7 permit parking spaces on the western side of Tara Street with a potential permit to permit space ratio of 1.0.


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It is recommended that Tara Street be included into PGTN 4 and that 7 permit spaces (2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat) be introduced in Tara Street as per recommendation F of this report. 20. VICTORIA AVENUE Victoria Avenue has 31 on-street spaces with 17 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit spaces and 14 x unrestricted spaces. 8 responses were received from 30 residences with an acceptable rate of 27%. Whilst several respondents do not favour expansion of the permit zones, 19 Permits have been issued equating to an unacceptable permit to permit space ratio of 1.18. It is therefore proposed to marginally increase the number of permit spaces in Victoria Avenue. It is recommended that 4 additional permit spaces (2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat) be introduced in Victoria Avenue as per recommendation G of this report. 21. WALLIS STREET Wallis Street has 39 residences and 83 on-street parking spaces with 4 x 2P 8am-9pm Mon-Sat permit spaces and 79 x unrestricted parking spaces. Only 9 permits are active which is understandable given the low number of permit spaces which are supplied in the street. It should be noted that no permit zone exists at all in the eastern section of Wallis Street even though 6 permits are current at this end. These residents utilise Bowden Lane for permit parking (see Sections 2 & 3 above). Two permit zones do however exist in the western side of Wallis Street which are suitable for the existing permit demand. 17 response were received equating to a very high 44% response rate. It is important to note that only 10 of these respondents favour permit parking. It is pointed out that at the time of previous reviews for the PGTN 4 scheme and also during this review residents have shown strong opposition to the introduction of permit parking in the eastern section of Wallis Street. It is therefore recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Wallis Street as per recommendation A of this report. 22. WELDON LANE Weldon Lane has 11 on-street unrestricted parking spaces which are heavily utilised throughout the day, however there is no current demand for the introduction of permit parking in this laneway. Weldon Lane has 5 residences but only 2 responses have been received each of which do not favour permit parking. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Weldon Lane as per recommendation A of this report.


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Conclusion: This review of the Paddington 4 Resident Parking Scheme has been completed and changes are proposed for 6 of the 22 streets within this RPS area and the PGTN 4 RPS is to be extended in one street (Tara Street). These changes to parking restrictions are in keeping with responses to questionnaire consultation as well as parking occupancy surveys conducted by Council’s traffic section. Residents were notified of possible changes via the questionnaire survey conducted in July 2018 and it is recommended that local residents be informed of the approved parking restrictions prior to the installation of restrictions. This is intended as a notification and not a consultation. The major topic of comment area-wide, which equates to 11% of respondents, relates to customer dissatisfaction with the number and/or frequency of parking patrols. It is recommended that this issue be referred to Council’s Regulatory Services Section for investigation and consideration. Identification of Income & Expenditure: Council’s Block Grant for traffic facilities Annexures: 1. PGTN 4 RPS - Locality Map ⇩

2. PGTN 4 RPS - Occupancy & Vacancy Rates ⇩

3. PGTN 4 RPS - Current Permits & Parking Restrictions ⇩

4. PGTN 4 RPS - Summary of Responses ⇩

5. PGTN 4 RPS - Permit Parking List of Recommendations ⇩


Annexure 1 PGTN 4 RPS - Locality Map Page 39


Annexure 2 PGTN 4 RPS - Occupancy & Vacancy Rates Page 40


Annexure 3 PGTN 4 RPS - Current Permits & Parking Restrictions Page 41








Annexure 4 PGTN 4 RPS - Summary of Responses Page 45










Annexure 5 PGTN 4 RPS - Permit Parking List of Recommendations Page 50


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Item No: Y6

Subject: REVIEW OF PADDINGTON (PGTN 5) RESIDENT PARKING SCHEME

Author: Alan Opera, Traffic & Transport Engineer Approvers: Emilio Andari, Traffic and Transport Team Leader

Aurelio Lindaya, Manager Engineering Services File No: 18/130973 Reason for Report: Review of Resident Permit Parking Scheme

Recommendation: A. THAT no alterations be made to parking restrictions in Artlett Street, Cascade Street, Cecil

Lane, Cecil Street, the northern section of Glenmore Road, Hampden Street, Roylston Lane, Soudan Lane, South Street and Sutherland Avenue, at this time.

B. THAT premises Nos. 65-81 & 89-97 Cascade Street be incorporated into the Paddington 5 Resident Parking Scheme.

C. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Glenmore Road i. Five (5) “4P 8am-6pm Sat-Sun” period restrictions be introduced on the eastern side of

Glenmore Road immediately north of Hampden Street, ii. Two (2) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Fri Permit Holders Excepted PGTN

5” be introduced on the eastern side of Glenmore Road immediately north of (i) above, iii. Two (2) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Fri Permit Holders Excepted PGTN

5” be introduced on the western side of Glenmore Road outside Nos. 432-436 Glenmore Road.

D. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Reddy Street

i. Two (2) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-6pm Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 5” be

introduced on the northern side of Reddy Street outside No.113 New South Head Road. ii. Two (2) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-6pm Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 5” be

introduced on the southern side of Reddy Street opposite No.109 New South Head Road.

E. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Roylston Street i. Two (2) 90º permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Fri Permit Holders Excepted

PGTN 5” be introduced on the eastern side of Roylston Street in front of Nos.33-35 Roylston Street,

ii. Two (2) 90º permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Fri Permit Holders Excepted

PGTN 5” be introduced on the eastern side of Roylston Street in front of Nos.3-5 Roylston Street.

F. THAT the following changes be made to parking restrictions in Walker Avenue


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i. Three (3) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Fri Permit Holders Excepted PGTN 5” be introduced on the southern side of Walker Avenue in front of Nos.20-22 Walker Avenue,

ii. Two (2) permit parking spaces “2P 8am-9pm Mon-Fri Permit Holders Excepted PGTN

5” be introduced on the northern side of Walker Avenue along the side frontage of No.432 Glenmore Road,

iii. Three (3) “Motorbike Only” spaces be introduced on the southern side of Walker Avenue

at its eastern end.

G. THAT corflute signs or letterbox-drop notification letters be given to residences within 50 metres of new parking restrictions for notification purposes only.

Background: The Paddington 5 RPS is located almost entirely within Paddington Ward but also includes a few properties on the eastern side of Glenmore Road north of Trumper Park which are in Double Bay Ward. The RPS is split almost equally between the suburbs of Paddington and Edgecliff. Nonetheless the parking scheme has been known under the common name of Paddington 5 or PGTN 5 since its inception. There is no current necessity to alter this. See Annexure 1 for a Locality Map of PGTN 5. The PGTN 5 RPS was introduced following the success of inaugural permit parking schemes along its southern boundary (i.e. Areas PGTN 1 – PGTN 4). This parking scheme came about as a direct result of population growth and an increase in vehicle ownership, the flow-on impact of the precursor RPS’s to the south, and significant increases in commuter (i.e. non-resident) parking demand from patrons of the Eastern Suburbs rail line. PGTN 5 has now been in operation for over two decades. Whilst the scheme has not been reviewed as a whole for over a decade, numerous individual street on-demand reviews have been conducted during this time which have seen changes to both the size and location of permit restrictions and the hours of operation of parking restrictions. Discussion: PGTN 5 is predominantly a residential area split between classical and modern style single unit residences and large scale multi-residence or high-rise developments. Some properties have been previously excluded from the RPS by condition of Development Consent or are ineligible under Council’s Permit Terms & Conditions to participate due to adequate off-street parking allocations within those properties. A small quantity of commercial premises are found along the northern (New South Head Road) perimeter and in the Roylston Street/Cecil Street basin. These properties by their non-resident nature are ineligible to participate in a resident parking scheme. On-street public parking is also impacted by sports activities at Trumper Park at the centre of the RPS area. Unlike the southern Paddington RPS areas which operate permit zones with extended hours of 8am-9pm or 8am-11pm, the Paddington 5 scheme is structured along more conventional lines with hours of operation being primarily 8am-6pm and/or 8am-8pm. Additionally, this RPS operates


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predominantly with weekday restrictions (i.e. Mon-Fri) and with all-week restrictions (i.e. Mon-Sun) only applying in limited areas (e.g. near Trumper Oval, and near to New South Head Road). PGTN 5 includes 335 public on-street parking spaces. 139 spaces or 41.5% of all of the available on-street parking spaces within the parking scheme area are permit spaces and the remaining 196 spaces or 58.5% consisting of 189 unrestricted parking spaces, 6 period parking spaces and 1 Car Share space. Weekday parking surveys (8am-6pm) were recently conducted in Paddington 5 and parking occupancy and vacancy rates are detailed in Annexure 2 of this report. Occupancy rates for the PGTN 5 RPS area vary from a low of 80.6% in the morning to a peak of 89.9% at midday and a steady lower rate of 83-85% in the afternoon and evenings. It is important to note that at midday only 34 vacancies were available for the entire RPS area. At other times vacancies of 52-65 existed within the scheme area. A total of 386 residences were surveyed by questionnaire in July-August 2018 with 83 responses or a response rate of 21.5%. It is noted that any response rate of 20% or more is considered to be a good representative sample. A detailed summary of this survey including respondents’ comments and suggestions is attached as Annexure 4 of this report. Whilst the response rate to Council’s survey is good and 64 respondents or 77% of respondents indicate that they experience parking problems, it is important to note that only 42 respondents or 51% of all respondents favour the expansion of permit parking zones. Additionally only 31 respondents or 37% of all respondents have provided relevant comments or suggestions for the operation of this scheme. These survey rates in combination with parking occupancy surveys clearly indicate that parking congestion is prevalent in the Paddington 5 RPS area, however, these rates also indicate that parking difficulty in PGTN 5 is not as widespread as in other Paddington RPS areas (e.g. Paddington 1 & 2). There are fourteen streets in PGTN 5. Twelve streets include residential properties with primary frontage to the street and/or have public on-street parking available within the street. Each of these streets has been assessed taking into consideration occupancy rates, survey responses, and the number and location of current permits in the street (see Annexure 3). The survey findings for each street are detailed below. 1. ARTLETT STREET Artlett Street is a short and narrow street towards the northern end of the Paddington 5 RPS. Existing parking zones include 6 parallel permit spaces on the western side of the street and 3 x 90º permit spaces within the cul-des-sac at the northern end of the street. No parking is permitted on the eastern side of the street. The street is purely residential in nature, however, its location attracts commuters from Edgecliff train station, commuters using city bus services, and workers from nearby commercial premises in New South Head Road. Questionnaire responses were received from 5 of the 12 residences in Artlett Street with all but 1 of these respondents indicated difficulty in parking. No comments or suggestions were received from respondents, however, it is important to note that all on-street parking spaces in Artlett Street are already designated as permit parking spaces and therefore no scope exists for further parking spaces to be introduced.


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The only course of action to facilitate residents parking may be to reduce the period restriction from 2P to 1P or to extend the hours of operation of the parking zones (currently 8am-8pm Mon-Fri) up to 11pm as in other Paddington RPS’s and/or to Saturdays and/or Sundays. Occupancy surveys for Artlett Street however do not support either of these actions. Surveys show that parking vacancies occur in the morning with a mid-afternoon peak and vacancies in the early evening. This is typical of non-resident occupation during business hours. At present there are 7 active permits and 9 permit spaces in Artlett Street providing a satisfactory permit/permit space ratio of 0.78. It is considered therefore that no action be taken at this time to change period restrictions or hours of operation. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Artlett Street as per recommendation A of this report. 2. CASCADE STREET Cascade Street uniquely lies on the border on four resident parking schemes, namely, PGTN 2, PGTN 3, PGTN 5 and PGTN 6. At the various times when these schemes were introduced some of the residential properties in Cascade Street were excluded from participation in resident parking schemes, including several sites with pending development of high density housing, sites with pre-existing exclusion by condition of DA Consent, and the overall absence of resident demand for participation in these schemes. In this review of the PGTN 5 scheme it was determined that areas previously excluded from PGTN 5 and now possibly eligible for inclusion should be canvassed to determine if a revised demand for inclusion now exists. Specifically the residences newly canvassed lie on the eastern side of Cascade Street between Hampden Street and Sutherland Avenue. Residences on the west side of Cascade Street and residences south of Sutherland Avenue were not canvassed as these locations will be considered for inclusion in PGTN 3 and PGTN 6 when these schemes are reviewed in coming months. Responses were received from 8 of 16 residences in Cascade Street including the 3 currently eligible residences at Nos. 83-87 Cascade Street and the 13 potentially eligible residences at Nos. 65-81 & 89-97 Cascade Street. This equates to a high response rate of 50%. The eastern side of Cascade Street between Hampden Street and Sutherland Avenue provides 17 unrestricted on-street parking spaces. The 3 residences currently within PGTN 5 have a total of 2 active permits even though no permit parking zone is currently provided in Cascade Street. These residents presently utilise unrestricted parking in Cascade Street and/or permit spaces or unrestricted spaces in nearby Hampden Street and Glenmore Road. Whilst occupancy rates are high throughout the day it is noted that only 3 of the respondents favour extension of the permit parking zones and that 5 respondents advise that they have off-street parking available. Due to lack of current demand it is therefore not proposed to introduce permit parking zones in this section of Cascade Street at this time. It is however proposed that these premises be included within the PGTN 5 scheme for possible installation of a future permit zone if requested by residents. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions on the eastern side of Cascade Street between Hamden Street and Sutherland Avenue at this time as per recommendation A of this report.


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It is recommended that premises Nos. 65-81 & 89-97 Cascade Street be incorporated into the Paddington 5 Resident Parking Scheme as per recommendation B of this report. 3. CECIL LANE Cecil Lane is a narrow laneway with a dead end at its northern extremity and narrow Sutherland Avenue at its southern extremity. Traffic volumes and speeds are very low. The laneway performs an important role by providing rear access to almost 50 properties on Cecil Street and Roylston Street. The lane has restricted parking on both sides of the street due to its narrow width and scope does not exist to introduce parking within the lane. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Cecil Lane as per recommendation A of this report. 4. CECIL STREET For assessment purposes Cecil Street is divided into northern and southern sections. The northern section of Cecil Street is a purely residential street with low traffic volumes and

a dead end at the northern end. The street provides a combination of unrestricted and permit parking spaces in parallel and 90º format. On-street parking includes 13 x 2P 8am-8pm Mon-Fri permit spaces and 23 unrestricted spaces.

12 responses were received from 36 premises (i.e. a high response rate of 33%) with 8 of these

respondents experiencing parking problems in Cecil Street. Only 5 respondents however support an extension of the permit zones.

There are 9 active permits and 13 permit spaces in this section of Cecil Street providing a good

permit/permit space ratio of 0.69. It is not therefore proposed to alter parking restrictions in the northern section of Cecil Street. The southern section of Cecil Street with 16 properties is predominantly residential in nature

(13 properties) with 2 commercial properties and 1 electrical substation. The street provides narrow access to Sutherland Avenue at the southern end and is a low speed and volume street.

The street provides a combination of unrestricted and permit parking spaces in both parallel and

90º format. On-street parking includes 8 x 2P 8am-8pm Mon-Fri permit spaces and 11 unrestricted spaces.

4 responses were received from 13 eligible residential premises, however, only 2 of these

respondents experience difficulty parking. 3 respondents do however favour an extension of the permit zones in Cecil Street.

There are 9 active permits and 11 permit spaces in this section of Cecil Street with a good

permit/permit space ratio of 0.82. It is not therefore proposed to alter parking restrictions in the southern section of Cecil Street.


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It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Cecil Street as per recommendation A of this report. 5. GLENMORE ROAD Glenmore Road is predominantly a residential street which provides access between the suburbs of Paddington and Rushcutters Bay. The street is a major collector road with a 7 day AADT of 5,200 vehicles per day and peak volumes (8am-9am) of 500-590 vehicles per hour. 85th percentile speed on Glenmore Road peaks at 48 km/h just north of its intersection with Hampden Street/Cascade Street. 16 responses were received from 125 residences equating to a low response rate of 12.8%. For the purpose of assessment Glenmore Road has been divided into three sections. The Southern section of Glenmore lies between the Glenmore Road/Cascade Street/Hampden

Street roundabout and Walker Avenue. The street has residential properties on the western side and public parkland (Trumper Park) on the eastern side.

The street provides 20 on-street parking spaces being 13 x 2P 8am-8pm Mon-Fri permit spaces

and 7 unrestricted spaces. These unrestricted spaces are on the eastern side of Glenmore Road adjacent to Trumper Park and have in the past been retained to cater for users of the Oval.

11 responses were received from 58 properties between Nos. 400-430 Glenmore Road with 7

of these respondents residing in No. 400 Glenmore Road. It is noted that whilst No. 400 Glenmore is within the PGTN 5 RPS, units within this property are generally ineligible due to the number of off-street spaces which are available. For the purpose of assessment therefore only 4 responses from premises Nos. 420-430 have been taken into consideration. 3 of these 4 responses indicate difficulty with parking but only 1 respondent supports extension of the permit parking zones.

At present there are 6 active permits (all at premises between 420-430 Glenmore Road) and 13

permit spaces in the southern section of Glenmore Road representing a very low permit/permit space ratio of 0.46. There is however additional nearby demand from residents of Walker Avenue, Cascade Street and especially from the central section of Glenmore Road where No Parking restrictions blanket the eastern kerb line. It is therefore proposed to introduce an additional two permit spaces on the eastern side of Glenmore Road to accommodate permit holders in the central section of Glenmore Road (also see Central Section below for further details of proposed permit spaces in both Walker Avenue and the central section of Glenmore Road).

In addition, 10 respondents have complained about the incessant parking of trailers, campervans

and trucks adjacent to Trumper Park. This 7 space unrestricted parking zone has previously been kept specifically to provide parking for park users. Unfortunately however the continual parking of trailers, etc., does not accommodate park users in any way and appropriate action in the form of period restrictions is now recommended.

As the oval is most heavily used on weekends it is proposed that the five(5) remaining

unrestricted parking spaces on the eastern side of Glenmore Road immediately north of Hampden Street be signposted as 4P 8am-6pm Sat-Sun.


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The Central section of Glenmore Road extends from Walker Avenue to South Street and provides 13 parking spaces on the western side of the street only, being 8 x 2P 8am-8pm Mon-Fri permit spaces and 5 unrestricted spaces. No parking is available on the eastern side of the street which is blanketed with No Parking and No Stopping restrictions to accommodate traffic flow and a raised pedestrian crossing to Trumper Park.

9 responses were received from residents in the central section of Glenmore Road and all

respondents indicated that they experience difficulty parking. 8 respondents favour the expansion of permit zones.

There are 23 active permits in this section of Glenmore Road, 11 permits on the west side and

12 permits on the east side. The direct number of permits to permit spaces for the central section of Glenmore Road therefore equates to a very poor ratio of 23/8 or 2.88.

It is noted that at present residents from the eastern side of Glenmore Road must by necessity

frequently use parking spaces within Walker Avenue or in the southern section of Glenmore Road. In combining the number of permits and the number of permit spaces in Walker Avenue and the Central and Southern sections of Glenmore Road, the overall permit/permit space ratio for these three combined street sections is currently 48 permits/48 permit spaces or 1.00. As residential parking demand is high it is proposed to increase the number of permit spaces across these three street sections by 9 additional permit spaces thereby increasing the permit/permit space ratio for the combination of streets to a more acceptable rate of 0.84.

It is proposed to provide an additional 2 permit spaces in the southern section of Glenmore

Road, 2 additional permit spaces in this central section of Glenmore Road, and 5 additional permit spaces in Walker Avenue.

The northern section of Glenmore Road lies between South Street and New South Head Road.

The eastern side of the street at its northern extremity provides 3 unrestricted spaces and 1 Loading Zone 8am-430pm Mon-Sat. The remaining eastern kerbside is wholly covered by No Parking restrictions to facilitate traffic flow. The western side of this section of Glenmore Road includes 2 x 2P 8am-8pm Mon-Fri permit spaces and 11 unrestricted spaces.

Only 1 response was received in this length of street reinforcing that the majority of residences

have off-street parking availability and that most residents do not require permit parking. Only 2 permits have been issued in this section of Glenmore Road, one at each end of the street. Whilst the permit issued at the northern end to No.547 Glenmore Road is remote from the existing permit zone there is insufficient demand at this location, either in the number of permits or in response to Council’s questionnaire, to provide further permit spaces at this time.

It is recommended that five 4P period parking spaces be introduced on the eastern side of the southern section Glenmore Road immediately north of Hampden Street as per recommendation C of this report. It is recommended that two permit spaces be introduced on the eastern side of the southern section of Glenmore Road immediately north of the abovementioned 4P restrictions as per recommendation C of this report. It is recommended that two permit spaces be introduced on the western side of Glenmore Road to accommodate permit holders in the central section of Glenmore Road as per recommendation C of this report.


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It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in the northern section of Glenmore Road as per recommendation A of this report. 6. HAMPDEN STREET Hampden Street includes 22 properties with main frontage to Hampden Street consisting of residential properties and some commercial properties (i.e. art galleries). The street serves as a collector road with very low volumes and speeds. Survey results show a high occupancy rate throughout the day however expansion of the permit scheme cannot be justified. Only 4, or 18% of residents, responded to Council’s survey and of these only 2 supported an expansion of parking restrictions. Lack of demand for the scheme is also shown by only 6 permits being active in a street with 13 available permit spaces. Permit spaces in Hampden Street are also utilised by residents of Cecil Street and Roylston Street. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Hampden Street as per recommendation A of this report. 7. REDDY STREET & 8. NEW SOUTH HEAD ROAD The PGTN 5 scheme extends to New South Head Road and properties Nos. 99, 101, 109 & 113 New South Head Road are eligible to participate in this scheme. These four properties include a total of 52 individual residences. Permit parking is not practical on New South Head Road as this is a State road. These properties however back on to Reddy Street, and Reddy Street is the most likely and convenient location for these residents to park their vehicles. Permit parking in Reddy Street was reviewed in 2013 and following resident consultation permit spaces were increased from 11 to 14 spaces and the hours of operation were modified from 8am-8pm Mon-Fri to 8am-6pm Mon-Sun. At present there are 16 active permits equating to an unfavourable permit/permit space ratio of 1.14. Whilst recent occupancy surveys show that vacant spaces are available throughout the day, these vacancies are low and residents are likely to be disadvantaged. It is important to note that Reddy Street is remote and isolated from the remainder of PGTN 5 and that the principles of an area-wide permit scheme do not therefore apply. It is also important to note that Reddy Street is an attractive location for commuters to Eastgate and to city bus services on New South Head Road. It is considered suitable to expand permit zones in Reddy Street by 4 further permit spaces in close proximity to the rear frontages of Nos. 99-113 New South Head Road. This will provide an acceptable permit/permit space ration of 0.89. It is recommended that two additional 2P 8am-6pm permit spaces be introduced on the northern side of Reddy Street at the rear of No.113 New South Head Road, and that two additional 2P permit spaces be introduced on the southern side of Reddy Street opposite the rear frontage of No.99 New South Head Road as per recommendation D of this report. 9. ROYLSTON LANE


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Roylston Lane is a narrow dead-end street which provides rear access to properties in Hampden Street, Roylston Street and some properties in Cascade Street. The street is low volume and low speed and no on-street parking is available or can be made available. The 5 properties addressed to Roylston Lane have sufficient off-street parking and hence no response was received to Council’s survey. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Roylston Lane as per recommendation A of this report. 10. ROYLSTON STREET Roylston Street has a total of 32 properties with a mix of residential and some commercial properties (art galleries). Both sections of Roylston Street are dead-ends and traffic speed and volumes are low. The northern section of the street abuts the Trumper Oval amenities building and the major entry to the Oval. Roylston Street has a mixture of unrestricted parking spaces and 4P 8am-6pm period parking spaces in 90º format. The street also includes unrestricted and 2P permit parking spaces in parallel format. In total the street provides 50 on-street spaces – 34 unrestricted spaces, 10 permit spaces and 6 period parking spaces. The period parking spaces were introduced in 2013 to improve turnover for the adjacent commercial properties. 12 responses at a high rate of 37.5% were received. Only 8 respondents however reported difficulty and only 4 respondents support an extension of the permit scheme. Whilst minor at the 11.30am-12.30pm survey period the occupancy surveys showed that parking is available at all times, especially in the southern section. There are 6 active permits in each section of the street and 5 permit spaces in each section of the street, equating to a consistent permit/permit space ratio of 1.20. There is ample unrestricted parking in each section of Roylston Street and therefore it is proposed to increase the number of permit spaces by 4 (2 in each end of the street). These permit zones are to be located in 90º parking zones adjacent to residences with existing permits. It is recommended that two 2P permit spaces be introduced in front of Nos.33-35 Roylston Street and that two 2P permit spaces be introduced in front of Nos.3-5 Roylston Street as per recommendation E of this report. 11. SOUDAN LANE Soudan Lane is a narrow dead-end laneway which provides frontage to only property No.8 Soudan Lane and rear access to Nos. 1-15 Cecil Street. The laneway is low volume and low speed and presently provides 1 permit space and 1 unrestricted space. Note that the unrestricted space currently at the southern end of the street will be forfeited once the current development at 1A Cecil Street is completed. The existing permit space accommodates local permit holders in Hampden Street where 2 permits have been issued.


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It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Soudan Lane as per recommendation A of this report. 12. SOUTH STREET The wide, eastern section of South Street between Glenmore Road and Artlett Street is a short section of road with parking on both sides of the street totalling 5 unrestricted spaces. Conversely the narrow, western section of South Street is a long street which ends in a cul-de-sac. This section provides 17 permit spaces on the southern/western side only and 5 unrestricted spaces within the cul-de-sac. This section is blanketed by No Parking on the northern/eastern side. There are 22 active permits in South Street but only 17 permit spaces which equates to an unacceptable high rate of 1.29. Occupancy surveys show that there is available parking within the western section of South Street at all times, and survey responses were only received from 6 of 44 residences (i.e. 13.6%) indicating only marginal parking problems. Only 3 of these respondents support an extension of the scheme. If parking is problematical then it would be expected to find the opposite with a low vacancy rate and a high supportive resident response rate. As this has not been suitably endorsed by residents it is therefore recommended that permit restrictions be maintained at the current level at this time. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in South Street as per recommendation A of this report. 13. SUTHERLAND AVENUE Sutherland Avenue is a split level narrow street with its lower level in PGTN 5 and the upper level in PGTN 6. On the lower level 2 permit spaces exist in Sutherland Avenue between Cecil Street and Cecil Lane even though no residential properties actually front Sutherland Avenue at the lower level. Occupation rates are distorted as illegally parked vehicles twist the count. These two spaces are clearly used by local residents of Roylston Street, Cecil Street and Hampden Street and no action is necessary at this time. It is recommended that no changes be made to parking restrictions in Sutherland Avenue as per recommendation A of this report. 14. WALKER AVENUE Walker Street is a long wide dead-end street with parking on both sides. The street is heavily parked by both residents and non-residents and has a total of 42 on-street spaces including 27 permit spaces and 15 unrestricted spaces. Parking occupancy rates show persistent heavy demand throughout the day, however, vacancies of between 3-6 spaces are constant throughout the day. 25 residential properties have frontage to Walker Avenue and 9 responses were received to Council’s questionnaire equalling a high response rate of 36%. All of the 9 respondents experience difficulty in parking and 6 of these support expansion of permit parking zones.


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Walker Avenue has 22 active permits and 27 permit spaces at a ratio of 0.81. This is an acceptable ratio in normal circumstances but it must be remembered that Walker Avenue is seriously impacted by residents from the Central Section of Glenmore Road where a significant deficiency in permit spaces exists (See Section 5 – Glenmore Road above). In order to provide a satisfactory ratio of permits to permit spaces in the combined three sections of Southern Glenmore Road, Central Glenmore Road and Walker Avenue it is therefore proposed that 5 additional permit spaces be introduced in Walker Avenue. Whilst this will result in a low permit/permit space ratio of 22/32 or 0.69 in Walker Avenue, the permit to permit space ratio in the three combined sections will be improved from the current ratio of 48/48 or 1.00 to an acceptable ratio of 48/57 or 0.84. These 5 additional permit spaces are to be located on the southern side of Walker Avenue at the western end of the street (3 spaces) and on the northern side of Walker Avenue at the eastern end of the street (2 spaces). During recent occupancy surveys a high demand was identified for motorbike parking on the southern side of Walker Avenue at its eastern end and it is proposed to now formalise motorbike parking to encourage riders to park efficiently and save vehicle parking spaces. At times uncontrolled, but legal, motorbike parking in Walker Avenue was witnessed to unnecessarily obstruct 1-3 vehicle spaces. It is recommended that three 2P permit spaces be introduced on the southern side of Walker Avenue in front of Nos.20-22 Walker Avenue, and that two 2P permit spaces be introduced on the northern side of Walker Avenue along the side frontage of No.432 Glenmore Road, and that 3 Motorbike Only spaces be introduced on the southern side of Walker Avenue at its eastern end, as per recommendation F of this report. Conclusion: This review of the Paddington 5 (PGTN 5) Resident Parking Scheme has been completed and changes are proposed within 5 of the 14 streets within this RPS area. Restrictions are to be modified in Glenmore Road, Reddy Street, Roylston Street and Walker Avenue and the boundary of the RPS is to be enlarged in Cascade Street. All proposed changes are in keeping with responses to questionnaire consultation as well as parking occupancy surveys conducted by Council’s traffic section. Identification of Income & Expenditure: Council’s Block Grant for traffic facilities Annexures: 1. PGTN 5 RPS - Locality Map ⇩

2. PGTN 5 RPS - Occupancy & Vacancy Rates ⇩

3. PGTN 5 RPS - Current Permits & Parking Restrictions ⇩

4. PGTN 4 RPS - Summary of Responses ⇩

5. PGTN 5 RPS - Permit Parking List of Recommendations ⇩


Annexure 1 PGTN 5 RPS - Locality Map Page 62


Annexure 2 PGTN 5 RPS - Occupancy & Vacancy Rates Page 63



















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