Mayor's Weekly Message
Beachfront Parking in Manly
17 Mar 2014
Manly Council has a responsibility to provide a parking system that is secure and fair and I believe that the current beachfront parking does just that.
In actual fact, Manly Council is far more generous to its ratepayers in relation to beachside and reserve parking. Residents living in beachside suburbs including Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly and Tamarama don’t receive one minute of free parking and Mosman residents only receive one parking entitlement for two hours.
It is important to note that there has been no change to Manly residents parking entitlements. Since 2004, Manly residents and ratepayers have been entitled to park for 2 hours free in the parking meter bays along North and South Steyne and Manly beachfront.
In addition to this the Manly Resident Card provides parking for up to 3 continuous hours (per day) in one of Council’s Parking Stations from 7am to midnight. Residents also have all day free parking at Shelly Beach and Clontarf Reserve.
To date, the only change has been the introduction of the new online designated parking system. And the good news is that the new system is being well supported with residents already registering 15,800 vehicles through the system since its implementation on the 1st February 2014.
Every rateable property in the Manly area is still entitled to two free designated parking permits irrespective of whether the address is tenanted or owner occupied.
The only proposed change to beachfront parking is to increase the residents’ parking entitlement. You may remember that on the 3rd of February 2014, I moved a Mayoral Minute that proposed an increase in the beachfront parking from two hours to four hours per day. Due to statutory requirements this proposed change is on public exhibition until today 15 March 2014, and once submissions have been duly assessed, we aim to implement the change within the month. A change that I am sure will be very pleasing to Manly residents and ratepayers alike.
Manly Council has a responsibility to provide a parking system that is secure and fair and I believe that the current beachfront parking does just that.
In actual fact, Manly Council is far more generous to its ratepayers in relation to beachside and reserve parking. Residents living in beachside suburbs including Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly and Tamarama don’t receive one minute of free parking and Mosman residents only receive one parking entitlement for two hours.
It is important to note that there has been no change to Manly residents parking entitlements. Since 2004, Manly residents and ratepayers have been entitled to park for 2 hours free in the parking meter bays along North and South Steyne and Manly beachfront. In addition to this the Manly Resident Card provides parking for up to 3 continuous hours (per day) in one of Council’s Parking Stations from 7am to midnight. Residents also have all day free parking at Shelly Beach and Clontarf Reserve.
To date, the only change has been the introduction of the new online designated parking system. And the good news is that the new system is being well supported with residents already registering 15,800 vehicles through the system since its implementation on the 1st February 2014.
Every rateable property in the Manly area is still entitled to two free designated parking permits irrespective of whether the address is tenanted or owner occupied.
The only proposed change to beachfront parking is to increase the residents’ parking entitlement.
You may remember that on the 3rd of February 2014, I moved a Mayoral Minute that proposed an increase in the beachfront parking from two hours to four hours per day. Due to statutory requirements this proposed change is on public exhibition until today 15 March 2014, and once submissions have been duly assessed, we aim to implement the change within the month. A change that I am sure will be very pleasing to Manly residents and ratepayers alike.
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