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FAQs ABOUT MACQUARIE PARK RESIDENT PARKING SCHEME
To help residents make an informed choice about the implementation of a Resident Parking Scheme, which would
include parking time limits and permits, here are some of the most common questions about a Resident Parking
Scheme.
Why does Council need to introduce a Resident Parking Scheme in this area?
What parking controls are being considered?
What is a resident parking permit?
What is an eligible vehicle?
If I participate in the scheme and obtain my permit, will I be guaranteed a parking space in front of my property?
If the scheme is adopted, when will it be introduced?
If the scheme is adopted, how do I obtain a permit?
What if I like the idea of the Resident Parking Scheme, but I won’t require a permit?
If I wait, and then decide that I need a permit will it be too late?
I am renting this property. Am I eligible for a parking permit?
I have weekly visitors to my home who care for me or my children, can I obtain a permit for these people?
Who will enforce the time limits if they are introduced?
How do I find out more about the proposed Resident Parking Scheme?
Q1. Why does Council need to introduce a Resident Parking Scheme in this area?
A1. There has been growing demand for parking in the Macquarie Park business area which is causing parking issues
in surrounding residential streets, especially those south of Epping Road, as motorists look for alternative locations to
park their vehicles. The Resident Parking Scheme, which will create two-hour parking limits in residential streets and
exempt residents from these limits, will help address this flow-on problem by minimising all-day parking in your street.
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Q2. What parking controls are being considered?
A2. The introduction of two-hour parking time limits in residential streets between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday. The
areas would be patrolled and infringement notices issued to unauthorised vehicles that are parked for longer than two
hours in one spot. At this stage, time restrictions will not apply on weekends or public holidays.
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Q3. What is a resident parking permit?
A3. A permit for eligible residents which can be displayed on their vehicle to exempt them from parking time limits in
their residential zone (please refer to map). Permit holders must still park in accordance with Australian Road Rules.
Included in this brochure is a map highlighting the areas being considered for a Resident Parking Scheme. These areas
are labelled zones 1-6 on the map. Resident Parking Permits will only be valid in your residential zone.
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Q4. What is an eligible vehicle?
A4. An eligible vehicle is one that is registered to your address and parked there during the week. This does not include
caravans, box trailers, boat trailers and vehicles heavier than three tonne. Permits will not be offered for vehicles which
are not usually housed overnight at your residence (eg family vehicles which are registered to your address but are
usually housed elsewhere). Owners of properties who do not live at the property will not be eligible for a permit. The
parking concessions available to Mobility Parking Scheme (MPS) card-holders are allowed only when the MPS card is
displayed on the vehicle and the vehicle is being used to transport the cardholder.
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Q5. If I participate in the scheme and obtain my permit, will I be guaranteed a parking space in front of my
property?
A5. No – but the parking restrictions in conjunction with the scheme should free up some of the spaces currently taken
by all-day parkers.
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Q6. If the scheme is adopted, when will it be introduced?
A6. This depends on resident feedback, however there is a need to improve parking in the area. The new Optus building
on Epping Road, which will house 6000 employees, is due to open in 2007. Optus is working closely with Council to
minimise any possibility of disruption to residents, however it may still be neccessary to implement a number of new
parking controls in the Macquarie Park business area.
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Q7. If the scheme is adopted, how do I obtain a permit?
A7. Residents will be notified by mail if time-limited parking is introduced in the area. Included in this notification will be
a Residential Parking Permit application form which will need to be completed and returned to Council. Permits will only
be offered to eligible vehicles and the eligibility criteria will be fully explained with the application form.
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Q8. If the scheme is adopted, how do I obtain a permit?
A8. Please indicate your support for the Resident Parking Scheme on the enclosed survey. If the scheme is
implemented it will not be compulsory for residents to obtain a parking permit. Permits will only be required by those
residents who do not have ample off-street parking. However, residents will not automatically be exempt from the
parking restrictions, only those vehicles with displayed parking permits will be exempt from the parking restrictions in
their area.
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Q9. If I wait, and then decide that I need a permit will it be too late?
A9. If the parking restrictions are introduced, some residents may like to wait and assess the impact it has on their
parking availability. Permits will always be available from City of Ryde. You will just need to complete the application
form and provide the necessary proof of eligibility.
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Q10. I am renting this property. Am I eligible for a parking permit?
A10. Yes. Permits will be available to the occupant of the residence. You may use your vehicle registration papers
and/or your rental agreement as proof of occupancy. If you are sharing your accommodation and each occupant has a
vehicle, each vehicle owner will need to apply for a permit.
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Q11. I have weekly visitors to my home who care for me or my children, can I obtain a permit for these
people?
A11. Each situation like this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. If the scheme is introduced the application
form will explain the process for additional permits for carers. Council needs to be careful that it doesn’t over supply
permits as this will create the same parking problems that we are working to reduce. The time restrictions should free
up many of the existing on-street parking spaces currently occupied by those parking all-day in your street. This should
create some parking for regular visitors who should take care not to overstay the two-hour limit.
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Q12. Who will enforce the time limits if they are introduced?
A12. Council Rangers and the police have the authority to issue infringement notices to vehicles that have clearly been
parked for longer than two hours in one spot.
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Q13. How do I find out more about the proposed Resident Parking Scheme?
A13. General questions may be directed to Council’s Customer Service Call Centre on 9952 8222 between 8am and
5.30pm Monday to Friday. More specific questions regarding the development of the policy or the parking demand
studies in the Macquarie Park Corridor may be directed to City of Ryde’s Contracts and Permits Officer,
Alex Helderman on 9952 8294. A public information session regarding the implementation of a Resident
Parking Scheme may be held if there is demand from residents. Please indicate on the survey form if you would
be interested in attending a public information session about the proposed scheme.
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