Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 18 July 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2016-0065
Decision Summary Title :	Amendment to Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006		Date of Decision Summary:	12 July 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Manager Parking Control		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Amendment to Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.		Date of Written Report:	12 July 2016
Written Report Author:	Assistant Manager Parking Control		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Car Parks - Amendment to Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to amend the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.
Reason(s) for Decision: At the request of the Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department to amend maximum stay periods in Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department administered car parks, to add three new car parks with restrictions on the maximum permitted stay periods and add a restriction on commercial vehicles over 15 foot in length parking without permission.
Resource Implications: Law Draftsman time. Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department – signage £2000 and JEP Gazette insert £100.
Action Required: Officers to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an Amendment for subsequent submission to the Minister.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

AMENDMENT TO ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC PARKING PLACES) (JERSEY)

ORDER 2006

Purpose of the Report

To seek the Minister’s approval to change the existing maximum stay period at the following car parks administered by Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department to a maximum stay of three hours in a continuous 24 hour period with a requirement to indicate an arrival time using a time clock Monday to Friday and a maximum stay period of eight hours in any continuous period of 24 hours with a requirement for an arrival time to be displayed using a time clock on Saturday and Sunday:

Fort Regent Approach Road and Ditches
Les Quennevais Sport Centre and Playing Fields
Airport Playing Field
Grainville
FB Fields

To change the existing maximum stay period at the following car parks administered by Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department to a maximum stay of three hours in a continuous 24 hour period with a requirement to indicate an arrival time using a time clock Monday to Friday:

Springfield Stadium East
Springfield Stadium North
Springfield Stadium South

To add two new car parks administered by Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department with a restriction of permit holders only between 8am and 5pm during School term times and a maximum stay of three hours in a continuous 24 hour period with a requirement to indicate an arrival time using a time clock at all other times:

Oakfield Sports Centre Car Park (St Saviour)
Langford Sports Centre Car Park (St Saviour)

To amend the maximum stay period allowed in the following car park from the existing maximum four hour stay to a maximum of three hours in any one visit with charges remaining at the existing one unit per hour or part thereof during the existing charging period:

Pier Road Car Park levels 14 and 15

To add the following car park with a maximum stay period allowed of three hours in any one visit with charges at one unit per hour or part thereof during the existing charging period:

Pier Road Car Park level 13

Background

The Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department has requested the above changes to the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 to introduce three new car parks and amend the maximum stay periods in car parks that are already scheduled and are under their administration. The areas are also requested to have a no commercial vehicle over 15 foot length without permission restriction applied. It has also been requested that Pier Road Car Park level 13 which is currently not scheduled be included with the same restrictions as will apply to Pier Road Car Park levels 14 and 15.

The request to make these changes will enable more effective policing of the areas so they are available for use by users of the various facilities. The area is currently policed by Officers of Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture. The request has been authorised at Chief Officer level.

Discussion

Officers would support the changes requested. The policing and enforcement is carried out solely by officers of Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department.

The Department for Infrastructure administer the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.

Recommendations

The Minister is recommended to approve the request from the Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department and to instruct Officers to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an Amendment to the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 to incorporate this.

Reason(s) for Decision

To change the maximum stay periods in existing car parks scheduled as being under the administration of the Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department and to add the three new car parks requested with the appropriate maximum stay periods as detailed above.

Resource implication

Law Drafting time. Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department signage £2,000 and JEP Gazette entry £100.

Action Required

Officers to request the Law Draftsman to prepare the necessary Amendment to the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 for subsequent submission to the Minister.

Written by: Assistant Manager Parking Control

Approved by: Director of Transport