Part 8RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS

PART 8—RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS 8.1 Residential parking permit (1) A person may apply for a permit to park a vehicle on a thoroughfare if the person is— (a) an occupier of a lot fronting the thoroughfare; (b) the holder of the requisite vehicle licence under the Road Traffic Act for the vehicle; and (c) subject to subclause (2), described on the vehicle licence as residing at the lot. (2) An applicant for a permit who is not described in accordance with subclause (1)(c), may apply for a temporary permit by stating (by way of statutory declaration) on an application for such that he or she resides at that lot. (3) An application for a permit shall be made in the form determined by the local government. (4) The local government may in respect of an application for a permit for the purpose of subclause (1) or (2)— (a) approve it; (b) approve it subject to such conditions as the local government considers appropriate; or (c) refuse to approve it. (5) Where the local government makes a decision under subclauses (4)(a) or (b), it shall issue a permit in the form determined by it to the person who applied for the permit. (6) A temporary permit issued for the purpose of subclause (2)— (a) will expire 3 months after it is issued; and (b) is not renewable. (7) A permit issued for the purpose of subclause (1) may be either— (a) an annual permit, issued for a period not exceeding one year and expiring on 31 December in the year of issue; or (b) a temporary permit, issued for a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of issue. (8) Every permit issued for the purpose of subclause (1) is to specify— (a) a permit number; (b) the registration number of the vehicle; (c) the name of the thoroughfare to which the exemption granted by clause 8.2 applies; and (d) the date on which it expires. 8.2 Conditions of exemption for residential parking permits Where parking of a vehicle on any part of a thoroughfare within the district is prohibited for more than a specified time, or without an unexpired parking ticket being displayed within the vehicle, the holder of a permit issued under clause 8.1 is exempted from such prohibitions if— (a) the vehicle is parked on a thoroughfare specified in the permit, but not adjacent to retail premises where the parking of all vehicles is subject to a time restriction;