City invites public comment on proposed Parking By-law

By Khanyisa Tabata
09 September 2009

City invites public comment on proposed Parking By-law

The City of Cape Town is inviting the public to comment and provide input on the Draft Parking By-law. The purpose of this by law is to provide a legal framework for the regulation of public parking within the juristic of the City of Cape Town.

The by law will facilitate the enforcement of parking regulations. Conduct that will be permanent within public parking is also covered in this proposed by-law.

“We encourage all interested parties to submit their comments as this will help us produce a by-law which balances everyone’s rights in the city”.

“The previous Administrations had different approaches to managing parking. The need for a uniform approach across the city prompted the drafting of the proposed Parking By-law said Committee Member for Transport, Roads and Stormwater Councilor Elizabeth Thompson”.

The by-law covers general issues such as parking in a loading zone, at a bus stop, in a public road and on a traffic island as well as the parking of a vehicle under repairor or for sale by a dealer or private seller and parking heavy vehicles and caravans added Thompson.

A public hearing will be held on Monday, 14 September 2009 from 10:00 until 15:00 in the Conference Hall at the Bellville Civic Centre.