MURRAY Street residents have been given a reprieve from Bayswater Council, after the council decided to allow them to continue parking in front of their properties.
The City’s officers recommended to remove the residential parking permits for four properties because they had on-site parking through garages or driveways, in a bid to allow for more parking and boost safety for Bayswater Primary School students.
However, following weeks of lobbying and a deputation at the agenda briefing session on February 4, residents of 14, 20, 22 and 24 Murray Street won over the council at the February 11 council meeting.
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READ NOWCouncillors supported Cr Giorgia Johnson’s amendment to allow residents of 14, 20, 22 and 24 Murray Street to keep their residential parking permits.
Officers had recommended not extending the permits for the four properties and only issuing permits for properties that do not have on-site parking.
Councillors also changed the current two-hour parking restrictions (8am to 5pm) to make a ‘no stopping’ restriction from 7.30am to 9am and 2.30pm to 4pm on weekdays.
The parking restriction of ‘no parking from 9am to 2pm on Sundays’ was also removed.
Bayswater resident Chris Eglin, who lives at 20 Murray Street, said the residents just wanted to be able to park in front of their properties.
Cr Johnson, who tabled a petition for residential parking bays with 27 signatures, said the council have heard the residents’ views.
“I think we have heard from the residents of Murray Street about what it means for residents in an area where they haven’t been able to park outside their house because they don’t have driveways and we’ve had restrictions in place,” she said.
Deputy Mayor Filomena Piffaretti said it was a sensible decision.
“We are here to make people’s live sin the community easier not harder,” she said.