Issue - items at meetings - Double parking and dropped footway enforcement

Report of the Director of Environment (copy attached).

(1)       That the Cabinet Member for Environment approves the commencement of enforcement of the contraventions of ‘double parking’ and being ‘parked adjacent to a dropped footway’ under the provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

(2)       That the Cabinet Member for Environment approves additionally that the contravention of being ‘parked in an electric vehicles’ charging place during restricted hours without charging’ is to be enforced at a later date, should it be required, under the provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

28.1       The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Environment seeking approval to commence enforcement of the contraventions of ‘double parking’ and being ‘parked adjacent to a dropped footway’ under the provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004 (for copy see minute book).

28.2       Councillor Kennedy welcomed the enforcement of the contraventions and added that it would be of most benefit to those who lived on the outskirts of residents parking schemes.

28.3       RESOLVED - That having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet Member accepted the following recommendations:

(1)       That the commencement of enforcement of the contraventions of ‘double parking’ and being ‘parked adjacent to a dropped footway’ under the provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004 be approved.

(2)       That the contravention of being ‘parked in an electric vehicles’ charging place during restricted hours without charging’ be enforced at a later date, should it be required, under the provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004.