The Council has proposed changing the current traffic bylaw to:

• revoke Part 7: Traffic from the Consolidated Bylaw 2008, then create a new bylaw called the Traffic and Parking Bylaw, carrying over some of the provisions from the current Part 7, repealing some and amending others
• add cross-references to the Parking Policy 2020 and Council guidelines where relevant and confirm the Chief Executive of the Council is responsible for the approval of the guidelines
• remove any unnecessary duplication to national legislation, including duplicated definitions
• clarify the scope includes all Council-managed places
• provide for managing safe and efficient movement of traffic
• provide for shared paths, shared use parking zones and special vehicle lanes
• reflect the Parking Policy 2020 (assume these are the same as noted elsewhere but I’m keen to re-word them if possible so they all begin with an active verb)
  • setting parking charges and restrictions by zone as well as by designated space
  • payment according to vehicle licence plate as well as by parking space
  • charging and restricting by vehicle type and space use
  • introducing parking restriction zones to prevent the parking of oversize and non-motorised vehicles on the street in certain areas
  • an offence to park over or across more than once marked parking space
  • the implementation of new restricted parking zones with residents’ exemption permits
  • new types of parking permits and removal of coupon exemption permits.
  • provide for demand responsive pricing
  • provide for restricted parking areas based on vehicle type
• enable temporary road changes for pilot/trial schemes
• make it simpler for Parking Officers to remove non-motorised vehicles that park on the street for longer than 7 days
• regulate the parking of vehicles for advertising or selling purposes
• manage mobile trading in roads and public places (prohibit or permit and charge for)
• prohibit the driving, riding or parking of vehicles on beaches
• restrict the driving, riding or parking of vehicles on unformed legal roads
• amend definition of taxi to include small passenger service vehicles (SPSVs)
• clarify that skip/bulk bins can be restricted, charged and removed when in contravention of the traffic bylaw using bylaw making powers under the LGA
• clarify the conditions for using public works as a defence for parking offences.
• amend the current traffic bylaw to allow motorcycles to park in standard-sized metered parking bays, subject to the payment of the correct fee
• add a provision to prohibit or restrict engine braking in certain areas
• add a provision to control, restrict or prohibit cruising activity and disturbance.