The Chair introduced the item to the meeting, invited speakers to make their contributions and responded to their points in turn.
Officers clarified that this scheme would regularise historic arrangements, which were currently two-hour bays with exemptions for residents. Officers noted that they felt businesses in West End would be negatively impacted if residents-only parking was introduced.
Officers commented that the scheme was hard to enforce due to the certificate of exemption that residents had. The scheme aimed to improve consistency and improve enforceability to safeguard the amenity of residents.
The Chair confirmed that the scheme was self-funded as required by law.
The Chair noted the objection from Witney Town Council, but felt their points had been covered in the officer report. The Chair noted that the scheme would be monitored after implementation to see if there were any adverse effects.
The Chair thanked officers for their work, speakers for their contributions and agreed to the recommendations in the report.
RESOLVED to:
a) Approve the proposed 'Permit holders only’ parking bays on the north side of West End, as advertised.
b) Approve the Shared use parking bays, ‘Permit holders or 2 hours no return within 1 hour, on all days 8am-6pm’ (with permit holders only outside of these times) on the south side of West End, as advertised.
c) Not approve the proposed ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double yellow line) restrictions on West End.