Le Port Car Park, St. Peter: rescindment of parking restrictions (P.33/2019): amendment [P.33/2019 Amd.]

STATES OF JERSEY

LE PORT CAR PARK, ST. PETER: RESCINDMENT OF PARKING RESTRICTIONS (P.33/2019): AMENDMENT

Lodged au Greffe on 11th April 2019 by Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour

STATES GREFFE

2019  P.33 Amd.

LE PORT CAR PARK, ST. PETER: RESCINDMENT OF PARKING RESTRICTIONS (P.33/2019): AMENDMENT

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PAGE 2, NEW PARAGRAPH (c) –

After paragraph (b), insert the following new paragraph (c) –

"(c)  to  request  the  Minister  for  Infrastructure  and  the  Comité  des

Connétable s, as part of the aforementioned consultation process, to examine whether Parish Assemblies are the most appropriate forum for the determination of permits and revocation of areas of the Island to be used for the above purposes; and",

and re-designate the original paragraph (c) as paragraph (d). DEPUTY J.M. MAÇON OF ST. SAVIOUR

Note:  After this amendment, the proposition would read as follows –

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

1. to request the Minister for Infrastructure to rescind his decision (MD-T-2019-0009) to amend the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 to incorporate Le Port car park, St. Peter and introduce a maximum parking limit of 12 hours in any 24 hour period;
2. to request the Minister for Infrastructure to consult with the Comité des Connétable s and other key stakeholder groups to identify and agree a list of designated areas for motorhome use around  the  Island  and  to  bring  forward  policy  guidelines, including  a  potential  fee  structure  for  the  use  of  those aforementioned  designated  areas,  for  consideration  by  the Assembly;
3. to request the Minister for Infrastructure and the Comité des Connétable s,  as  part  of  the  aforementioned  consultation process, to examine whether Parish Assemblies are the most appropriate  forum  for  the  determination  of  permits  and revocation of areas of the Island to be used for the above purposes; and
4. to request the Minister for the Environment to review  the permits relating to motorhome/campervan use to ensure that any habitable use in the Island is limited to 24 hours within any 7 day period within a designated area and in accordance with any  revised  policy  guidelines  and  fees  arising  from paragraph (b).

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REPORT

Whilst I'm sure the majority of motor-home users are well-behaved and would want to look after the Island and its environment, nevertheless I feel that safeguards should be put in place, and the local community who may have to deal with these users should have the ability to grant AND revoke permissions.

We want to engage with the Public and empower them to participate in what happens within their local community – this is grassroots democracy which should be embraced. It would also put the responsibility for the users to have to act in a neighbourly manner with the communities and authorities or risk losing this facility. Concerns have been raised with me about the potential for certain areas of the Island to become unwelcoming to all Islanders and for territorialism to take over. This is public space which is owned by all of the Public, and it's not a situation that I'm sure many of us would want to see occurring.

I'm asking for this to be part of a consultation to be examined – it could be determined that is too bureaucratic, but sometimes that is the price of democracy. It also means that the general Public would need to be brought into the discussions, and not just a few people who have a strong view either way.

Financial and manpower implications

Any financial and manpower implications arising can be met within the budget of the main proposition.

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