Road Traffic (St. Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990

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A decision made (01/11/2007) regarding: Road Traffic (St. Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990 - Amendment.

Decision Reference: MD-T-2007-0096
Decision Summary Title :	Amendments to the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990		Date of Decision Summary:	18 October 2007
Decision Summary Author:	Philip Baudains Technical Assistant – Traffic and Infrastructure		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Amendments to the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990		Date of Written Report:	18 October 2007
Written Report Author:	Philip Baudains Technical Assistant – Traffic and Infrastructure		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990 - Amendment
Decision(s): The Minister made the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Amendment No. 15) (Jersey) Order 2007, to become effective 14 days after it is made, the purpose of which is to improve traffic management in the Parish by: 1. Prohibiting commercial vehicles from waiting on Le Chemin des Pietons 2. Prohibiting waiting on a section of Le Chemin des Pietons 3. Extending the current prohibition of waiting on Le Mont es Croix 4. Scheduling the current prohibition of waiting on La Route de la Baie 5. Prohibiting waiting outside of “Peterborough Garage” on La Neuve Route
Reason(s) for Decision: At the request of the Connétable, to amend the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990
Resource Implications: Law drafting time, implementation time and materials
Action required: Advise the Greffier that the Order has been made
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Road Traffic (St. Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990 - Amendment.

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

ROAD TRAFFIC (ST BRELADE) (JERSEY) ORDER 1990 – AMENDMENTS.

Purpose of the report

To improve the traffic management on five roads in the Parish of St Brelade.

Background

The Connetable of St Brelade has written to the Department requesting the Minister for Transport and Technical Services to amend the Parish Road Traffic Order with regard to:-

Prohibiting commercial vehicles from waiting on Le Chemin des Pietons.
Prohibit waiting on a section of Le Chemin des Pietons.
Extend the current prohibition of waiting on Le Mont es Croix.
Schedule the current prohibition of waiting lines on La Route de la Baie.
Prohibit waiting outside of “Peterborough Garage” on La Neuve Route.

Discussion

The Parish has requested that all commercial vehicles be prohibited from waiting on Le Chemin des Pietons as a result of residents of the road experiencing difficulties accessing their properties due to large, and medium sized commercial vehicles being parked in this narrow parish road during the evenings and weekends. The Parish have also observed commercial vehicles of all classes being parked in the road for long periods of time by non residents of the immediate area, thus denying the residents of the area, and visitors to the amenities of St Aubin, from parking their private vehicles in this road.

The Parish have also requested that the section of Le Chemin des Pietons opposite the property “Valentine Cottage” be subject to prohibition of waiting for all classes of vehicle, to allow the owners of the property to access their parking space.

The Parish has requested that the current prohibition of waiting on Le Mont es Croix be extended on its eastern side, towards La Route de la Baie, to allow vehicular access to the church car park.

For many years yellow prohibition of waiting lines have been painted on both sides of La Route de la Baie, for its entire length. However the Parish has noted that the prohibition of waiting is not scheduled in the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990. The Connetable therefore requests that the prohibition of waiting restriction be included in the above Order.

The request for prohibition of waiting between the two entrances of “Peterborough Garage” on La Neuve Route, is to ensure good visibility to patrons of the Garage when entering and exiting the property.

The Minister is requested to approve the attached Draft Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Amendment No. 15) (Jersey) Order 2007, with regard to the above items, to be included in the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990.

Recommendation

The Minister is requested to approve the Amendment to be effective from two weeks after the Order is made.

Reason (s) for Decision

To improve the traffic management on Le Chemin des Pietons, Le Mont es Croix, La Route de la Baie, and La Neuve Route.

Action Required

The Minister to instruct his officers to process the Ministerial Decision.

Written by: Phil Baudains, Technical Assistant – Traffic and Infrustructure.

Approved by:

Attachments: Plans of requests. Draft Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Amendment No. 15) (Jersey) Order 2007.