The Policies

These 18 policies form the core of our future parking strategy and provide a framework that responds to key parking issues within the District. For more detail of each of the policies, please review the full draft Parking Strategy document or visit waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk

• Policy 1 looks at on-street parking and determines what uses should be prioritised in our town centre, business, residential, industrial and rural areas.
• Policies 2 - 4 primarily address managing the Council’s parking supply across the District.
• Policies 5 and 6 look at how we use restrictions for various forms of parking and the situations under which further parking controls might need to be implemented.
• Policy 7 summarises how Council would manage priced parking should it be implemented sometime in the future. Currently public parking within the Waimakariri District is free.
• Policies 8 – 14 outline a range of actions or principles for types of parking that require a specific rather than generalised response, such as all-day parking or park and ride.
• Policy 15 shows how Council will monitor and measure the ongoing performance of the existing parking network.
• Policies 16 and 17 relate to parking enforcement and greater visibility around parking with better signage in our town centres.
• Policy 18 proposes the creation of parking management plans that will guide how parking will be managed in locations that require specific plans such as our Rangiora and Kaiapoi town centres.