Road Traffic (St. Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 23 March 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2017-0029
Decision Summary Title :	Amendment to the Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000		Date of Decision Summary:	16 March 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Technical Assistant Traffic and Surveying		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000 Amendment Request		Date of Written Report:	16 March 2017
Written Report Author:	Assistant Engineer Traffic and Surveying		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000
Decision(s): To approve the request to amend the Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000.
Reason(s) for Decision: At the request of the Parish of St Saviour to amend the Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000 introducing new ‘Prohibition of Waiting’ restrictions and ‘Disc Parking’ restrictions.
Resource Implications: DfI Officer and Law Draftsman’s time
Action required: Officers to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an Amendment to the Order for subsequent submission to the Minister.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Road Traffic (St. Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

ROAD TRAFFIC (ST SAVIOUR) (JERSEY) ORDER 2000 AMENDMENT REQUEST

Purpose of the Report

To amend the Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000 introducing new ‘Prohibition of Waiting’ restrictions and ‘Disc Parking’ restrictions.

Background

Amendment to Schedule 3 ‘Prohibition of Waiting’

The Connétable of St Saviour wishes to make several changes to traffic restrictions across the Parish. The Parish wants to extend areas of ‘Prohibition of Waiting’ to prevent nuisance parking.

Amendment to Schedule 5 – ‘Duration of Parking on Certain Roads’

Remove all roads listed under this Schedule, to create a blank Schedule. Maintain the wording in the relevant Articles so that the option to reuse the restrictions remains open for future use.

Amendment to Article 7A ‘ Parking of Vehicles displaying parking discs’ and Schedule 6 ‘Disc Parking’

The Connétable wishes to amend Article 7A of the Order to include for the restriction of parking for a period in excess of 3 hours. This will allow for the subsequent Amendment to Schedule 6 to create separate parts for 2 hour and 3 hour Disc Parking.

Discussion

Amendments to Schedule 3 - Part 1 “Prohibition of Waiting” summarised below

Bagatelle Lane: - From its junction with Les Ametots for a distance of 52 yards in a northerly direction.

Grands Vaux: – North Side from its junction with Deloraine Road to a point 16 yards further east.

Clos Paumelle: - From the western side of the entrance of number 41 Le Clos Paumelle, in an easterly direction for a distance of 60 yards to the boundary of numbers 38 and 37 Le Clos Paumelle.

New York Lane: Remove existing wording and replace with:

North Side – from the eastern junction with Longueville Road in a westerly direction for a distance of 75 yards.
North Side – from the western junction with Longueville Road in an easterly direction for 14 yards.
North side - from a point 34 yards from the western junction with Longueville Road, to a point 87 yards further east.
South side – from the eastern junction with Longueville Road in a westerly direction for a distance of 55 yards.
South side - from the western junction with Longueville Road in an easterly direction for a distance of 112 yards.

La Rue de la Croix Besnard - Replace the existing definition with the new wording below:

North Side –

From its junction with Les Varines and Bagatelle Road for a distance of 31 yards in an easterly direction.
From a point 87 yards from the same junction for a distance of 13 yards
From its junction with La Rue de Beauvoir for a distance of 56 yards in a westerly direction.

South Side: - Entire length of the road.

Langley Park –

Amend existing wording to read “Both sides (from its junction with Grands Vaux) for a distance of 61 yards.
South Side from the beginning of the footway at the junction of Langley Avenue and Langley Park to a point 58 yards downhill.

Schedule 6 Disc Parking - Part 1 not exceeding 2 hours

Albert Road: In its entirety

Highlands Lane: -

The triangular parking area opposite number 32 Wellington Park.
North east side, from a point 48 yards from the junction with St. Saviours Hill for a distance of 46 yards in a south easterly direction.

Schedule 6 Disc - Parking Part 2 not exceeding 3 hours

The Parish would like to introduce a 3 hour Disc Parking to the permitted parking areas on -

Rue de la Fountain
Beach Road
New York Lane to have 3 hour parking period.

Recommendation

The Minister is requested to approve the request.

Reason (s) for Decision

To amend the Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000

Action Required

Officers are to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an Amendment to the Order for subsequent submission to the Minister.

Written by:	Assistant Engineer., Traffic and Surveying

Approved by:	Director, Engineering and Infrastructure

Attachments:	Maps of areas subject to proposed restrictions