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Item 11.5 - Attachment 2 |
Guidelines
for the Provision of Car Sharing in the Parramatta LGA |
Guidelines
for the Provision of Car Sharing in Parramatta
1. STATEMENT OF INTENT
To provide guidelines to:
1.1. support the Parramatta
City Council transport objectives and
strategies as set out in Parramatta Twenty 25 Strategic Plan, that are aimed at encouraging the use of
public transport, and reducing private motor vehicle usage, which will in turn
decrease parking demands, congestion, fuel consumption, greenhouse gas
emissions and air pollutants.
1.2. encourage the use
of alternatives to private car.
1.3. provide on-street and off-street parking
opportunities for Car Share vehicles, whilst maintaining a balance with
competing parking demands
2. Car
Share Parking Location and/or Parking Authorisation consent criteria
2.1. Applications for
a Car Share Parking Location and/or authorisations must be in writing and
include the completed application form found in Appendix 1 of this document.
2.2. The applicant
must include an Evidence Report addressing all criteria found in Appendix 2 of
this document in accordance to the “RTA Technical Direction Guidelines for the
Implementation of On Street Car Share Parking TDT 2007/04”.
3. PROVISIONS
3.1. Car Share parking
will be provided in accordance with the “RTA Technical Direction Guidelines for
the Implementation of On Street Car Share Parking TDT 2007/04”.
3.2. A Car Share
Parking Permit exempts the allocated car from the No Parking Restriction shown
on the sign designated for that Car Share Parking Authorisation only. A Car
Share Authorisation does not give the applicant any rights to park the vehicle contrary
to the Australian Road Rules.
3.3. The operation of
a Car Share scheme is separate from the operation of Council’s Parking Scheme. Car
Share vehicles are not eligible for Parking Scheme Permits of any type.
3.4. If an approved Car
Share Parking Location is not utilised within six weeks of installation, the approval
will lapse, and the Car Share organisation will need to reapply for the parking
location.
3.5. Car Share Parking
Authorisation will be provided at the rate of one authorisation per Council
approved location.
3.6. The Car Share Authorisation must be firmly affixed on the bottom left
hand side (passenger side) of the front windscreen. The expiry date, Vehicle Registration Number
and Car Share Authorisation Area Number must be clearly visible from the
outside and not within any tinted area.
The Car Share Authorisation is not valid unless displayed on the
windscreen. Any Car Share Authorisation displayed incorrectly will be
considered not valid and the owner of the vehicle will be liable for any
infringement notice issued.
4. FEES
4.1. An application
fee will be charged for each new Car Share Parking Location. The fee will be $250
and must be paid, in full at the time of application. This fee includes the
annual $100 Car Share parking authorisation and the costs associated with the
installation of a Car Share facility such as supply and installation of parking
signs.
4.2. If the
application is declined, a administration fee of $50 will be deducted and $200
will be refunded to the applicant
4.3. Thereafter, there
will be an annual fee of $100 to be paid by the Car Share Service Provider for
each Car Share Parking Authorisation.
4.4. The fees payable
for Car Share Authorisations are set by Council. Refunds of any kind are not available once a
Car Share Authorisation has been issued.
4.5. Replacement Car
Share Authorisations may be obtained at a cost of $50.
5. Approval
Process
5.1. The applicant
will be advised in writing of the outcome of the application. All Car Share Parking Location applications approved
must be approved by the Parramatta City Council Traffic Committee which meets
bimonthly. If the application is refused
a $50 administration fee will be retained and the balance of the fee
returned. Applications will be processed
a minimum of 6 weeks after the date of
submission.
5.2. The decision made
by Council is final and binding.
6. RENEWAL / TRANSFER OF AUTHORISATIONS
6.1. Car Share Parking
Authorisations must be renewed annually. The applicant must submit a completed
application form and relevant documents to Council to obtain a new Car Share
Authorisation. Note that Parramatta City
Council does not send out renewal letters.
It is the responsibility of Car Share Authorisation holders to renew Car
Share Authorisations annually.
6.2. Car Share Parking
locations cannot be transferred to a different location. A new application may
be made to Council for consideration.
6.3. Car Share providers
must give 6 weeks written notice if a Car Share Parking Location is no longer
to be used. If an existing Car Share
Parking Location is vacant for more than 4 weeks without notification to
Council it will be deemed inactive and removed.
6.4. The Council may, at
its absolute discretion, suspend, relocate, amend and/or cancel Car Share
Parking and Car Share authorisations on such terms or for such reasons as the
Council considers appropriate. A minimum of 6 weeks notice will be given to the
Car Share organisation.
6.5. Where Council
suspends, relocates, amends and/or cancels these items, neither the Car Share
organisation, or any other person shall not be entitled to any payment, compensation
or damages of any kind whatsoever from the Council.
6.6. If the vehicle
which the Car Share Authorisation applies to is disposed of Council must be
notified immediately and Car Share Authorisation must be returned to Council
6.7. The Car Share
Authorisation holder must not lease, license or dispose of, a Car Share
Authorisation any other party to hold (for any purpose).
7. RESPONSIBILITY/ACCOUNTABILITY
7.1. Council’s Traffic
and Transport Service is responsible for the determination of eligibility and
administration of the Car Share parking scheme.
7.2. Council’s Rangers
are responsible for the enforcement of parking restrictions.
8. RELATED POLICIES
8.1. Parramatta City Council Parking Permit Guidelines
9. RELATED Documentation
9.1. The Australian Road Rules, 1999
9.2. RTA Technical Direction, Guidelines for the Implementation of On Street
Car Share Parking TDT 2007/04
9.3. The RTA’s Regulatory Signs Manual
9.4. The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic
Management) Act 1999
9.5. The Instrument of Delegation to Council
from the RTA
9.6. The Privacy and Personal Information
Protection Act 1998
Appendix
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CAR
SHARE PARKING AUTHORISATION APPLICATION FORM
CAR
SHARE PARKING LOCATION APPLICATION FORM
PARRAMATTA
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CAR SHARE PARKING
AUTHORISATION APPLICATION FORM
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CAR SHARE
PARKING LOCATION APPLICATION FORM
Please read
the Conditions of Use carefully before completing the application form.
Please use BLOCK CAPITALS and tick boxes as
required
1. This
is an application for-
¨ A Car Share Parking Location
¨ A Car Share Parking Authorisation
¨ Annual renewal of a Car Share Parking
Authorisation
2. APPLICANT DETAILS
Organisation
Title Given Name/s Family Name
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3. CAR SHARE VEHICLE DETAILS
Vehicle : Registration No. Make Colour
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Car Share Parking Location where this car will be based :
4. PLEASE ATTACH THE FOLLOWING
DOCUMENTS TO THIS APPLICATION
¨ Registration
papers for the vehicle to be placed in
the Car Share Parking Location showing is registered in NSW, is a car and does
not exceed 1.5 tonnes
¨ Compulsory
Third Party (CTP) insurance and comprehensive insurance cover of vehicle to be placed in Car
Share Parking Location
¨ The proposed location for
the Car Share space, and reasons for this choice of location as shown in part 5 of this
application.
¨ Public
liability insurance, providing a minimum cover of $10 million naming Parramatta City
Council as an interested party.
¨ An Evidence
Report addressing all criteria found in Appendix 2 of the Parramatta Car
Share Guidelines, in accordance to the
“RTA Technical Direction Guild lines for the Implementation of On Street Car
Share Parking TDT 2007/04”
5. NEW CAR SHARE PARKING
LOCATION DETAIL
Please attach a sketch indicating the street, nearest cross street/s, the property
where the Car Share Parking Location is to be operating, and the roadway to be
affected. Include adjacent properties in
the sketch and the nearest cross street.
SAMPLE
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6. OBTAINING A CAR SHARE AUTHORISATION
All Car Share Parking Location
applications approved must be approved by the
· Customer
Contact Centre at 30 Darcy Street, Parramatta between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday
to Friday
· Mailing
to Parramatta City Council, PO Box 32, Parramatta 2124
· Faxing
to Parramatta City Council on (02) 9806 5904
7. Commitment Declaration
The following
commitments are required to be made by the applicant. Please read the following
commitments carefully, tick each to acknowledge your agreement and sign and
date the application.
o As the Car Share provider, I
acknowledgement I commit to providing Parramatta
City Council a progress report every 6 months on the
number of members being served in the locality, average number of people using
Car Share in a day and average number of trips made per day in a six month
period including vehicle kilometres travelled (vkt), Type of fuel(s) used in vehicles, cost
of fuel, litres of fuel used per quarter, fuel
efficiency of vehicles and vehicle kms travelled per quarter.
o As the Car Share provider, I acknowledgement I commit to conduct a survey every 12 months to assess the members’ travel attitudes such as their mode
of travel to work and attitude towards buying a car.
o As the Car
Share provider, I acknowledge that, while Council will endeavour to enforce
relevant parking restrictions to the best of its ability, no warranty is given as to the availability of allocated Car
Share parking locations.
Applicant’s Name Applicant’s
Signature Date
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CONDITIONS OF USE
Please read
the following conditions carefully before completing the application form.
All Car Share
Authorisations and Car Share Parking Locations are issued subject to the
following conditions-
a. Car Share parking will be
provided in accordance to the “RTA Technical Direction Guidelines for the
Implementation of On Street Car Share Parking TDT 2007/04”
b. All documentation listed in
section 4 if this document must be provided at time of application.
c. The operation of a Car Share scheme is
separate from the operation of Council’s Parking Scheme. Car Share vehicles are
not eligible for Parking Scheme Permits of any type.
d. A Car Share Parking Permit exempts the
allocated car from the No Parking Restriction shown on the sign designated for
that Car Share Parking Authorisation only. A Car Share Authorisation does not
give the applicant any rights to park the vehicle contrary to the Australian
Road Rules.
e. If an approved Car Share Parking Space is
not utilised within six weeks of installation, the approval will lapse, and the
Car Share organisation will need to reapply for the parking space.
f. Car Share Parking Authorisation will be
provided at the rate of one authorisation per Council approved location.
g. Full payment of the application/ renewal
fee must be received at time of application. If the application is refused a
$50 administration fee will be retained and the balance of the fee returned. All Car Share Parking Location applications approved must be
approved by the Parramatta City Council Traffic Committee which meets
bimonthly. Applications will be processed a minimum of 6 weeks after the date
of submission.
h. The applicant will be advised the in
writing of the outcome of the application.
i. The decision made by Council is final and
binding.
j. Car Share Parking
Authorisations must be renewed annually. The applicant must submit a completed
application form and relevant documents to Council to obtain a new Car Share
Authorisation. Note that Parramatta City
Council does not send out renewal letters.
It is the responsibility of Car Share Authorisation holders to renew Car
Share Authorisations annually. Car Share Parking locations cannot be
transferred to a different location.
k. The Council may, at its absolute
discretion, suspend, relocate, amend and/or cancel Car Share Parking and Car
Share authorisations on such terms or for such reasons as the Council considers
appropriate. A minimum of 6 weeks notice will be given to the Car Share
organisation.
l. Where Council suspends, relocates, amends
and/or cancels these items, neither the Car Share organisation or any other
person shall not be entitled to any payment, compensation or damages of any
kind whatsoever from the Council.
m. The Car Share Authorisation
must be firmly affixed on the bottom left hand side (passenger side) of the
front windscreen. The expiry date,
Vehicle Registration Number and Car Share Authorisation Area Number must be
clearly visible from the outside and not within any tinted area. The Car Share Authorisation is not valid
unless displayed on the windscreen. Any Car Share Authorisation displayed
incorrectly will be considered not valid and the owner of the vehicle will be
liable for any infringement notice issued.
n. The fees payable for Car
Share Authorisations are set by Council.
Refunds of any kind are not available once a Car Share Authorisation has
been issued.
o. Replacement Car Share
Authorisations may be obtained at a cost of $50.
p. If the vehicle which the
Car Share Authorisation applies to is disposed of Council must be notified
immediately and Car Share Authorisation must be returned to Council
q. The Car Share Authorisation
holder must not lease, license, dispose of, a Car Share Authorisation any other
party to hold (for any purpose).
r. The Declaration on the
application form must be read and signed by the applicant. Making a false or misleading application is
an offence and will result in the immediate withdrawal of the Car Share
Authorisation without refund.
APPLICANT DECLARATION
I declare that the
information I have provided is true and correct in every detail. I understand that the Parramatta City Council
may withdraw and cancel the Car Share Authorisation(s) if the information I
have supplied is not true and correct. I
declare that I have read and understood the Conditions of Use of this
application and agree to abide by them.
I acknowledge that the Car Share Authorisation(s) remain the property of
Parramatta City Council and undertake to keep the Car Share Authorisation(s)
secure at all times. I will ensure that
the Car Share Authorisation(s) are not sold, transferred or assigned to another
party and will return the Car Share Authorisation(s) to the Parramatta City
Council if the vehicle which the Car Share Authorisation applies to is disposed
of and/or my eligibility changes.
Applicant’s Name Applicant’s
Signature Date
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IMPORTANT:
The information provided by
you on this form will be used by Parramatta City Council to process this
application. The provision of this
information is compulsory and if not provided, Council may not be able to fully
process your application. Once collected
by Council, the information can be accessed by you in accordance with Council’s
Access to Information Policy and Privacy Management Plan or in special
circumstances, where legislation requires or where you give permission for
third party access.
OFFICE USE ONLY
New Application:¨ Renewal:¨ Replacement: ¨
All documentation supplied-
¨ Car Share Authorisation No.:
Amount Payable - $ Receipt
No.
Approved by: Date: