PLANS to bring in parking restrictions in some York streets are set for a decision.
Proposals for residential parking (ResPark) permits in Dodsworth Avenue, Pottery Lane, Arran Place and Saxon Place are set to go before a City of York Council meeting on Tuesday, November 17.
A council report stated plans followed calls from residents for the restrictions who said commuters were taking up spaces and causing dangerous access problems.
But the report added council officials were recommending taking no further action after the proposals failed to garner enough support from locals.
The proposals would see permits starting at £115-a-year on standard ResPark rates introduced in the streets.
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They follow a petition signed by 29 residents which was lodged with the council in 2022 calling for restrictions to be implemented in Dodsworth Avenue.
The petition stated:
"We find it harder and harder to park on our street and have too many commuters parking here at all times of the day often causing dangerous access problems."
Council officials drew up plans to introduce the permits in Dodsworth Avenue and also in Pottery Lane, Arran Place and Saxon Place to stop parking problems being pushed into those streets.
Since the 2022 petition, the council has also received complaints about people parking on and damaging grass verges in Pottery Lane so plans were also drafted for marked bays in the street.
An informal consultation was carried out in June and July which also asked residents if they would support car club spaces, cycle parking, benches, trees or other facilities.
A total of 73 out of 363 consultation documents delivered to homes in the area were returned.
Supporters numbered 46 with 27 households against.
Of those who backed the proposals, 26 said they favoured full-time restrictions while 22 supported them being in force from Monday to Friday.
Supporters of the plans said the amount of non-residents parking in the streets was reducing the number of available spaces.
Concerns were also raised about speeding, with requests made to introduce measures to combat the problem.
Those who opposed the restrictions raised concerns over costs and requested that grass verges be removed to provide additional parking.
A further statutory consultation would take place if the proposals are approved.
The council's report stated any decision made on Tuesday would not please all residents but locals had had a chance to have their say.
It added support for trees, benches, cycle parking and a car club space would be taken on board and acted on when the opportunity arises.
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