Bristol residents parking zones final consultation
The two pilot schemes were approved in principle nearly a year ago.
The council has changed the original proposals in response to concerns raised by residents.
In Kingsdown, the scheme has been extended north into parts of Redland and takes in the streets around Cotham School. In Clifton Wood, a minimum of 1,000 households would be eligible for permits.
Instead of the zones being enforced round the clock seven days a week, they will operate from 8am to 9pm Monday to Saturday.
The first permit per household will now cost £30 a year instead of £40, a second will cost £80 and a third £200.
In addition, each household will be able to apply for up to 100 visitors' permits per year – the first 50 being free of charge, the second 50 costing £1 each. Businesses within the zone will pay £100 for a business permit.
The proposals envisage a limited number of pay-and-display bays available for people visiting local shops by car.
Permit costs will be held for the first three years.
The changes do not please everyone and a group of Clifton residents remains opposed to the scheme.
Keep Parking Free group member Bernard Cooke, 53, of Kensington Place, Clifton, said: "If these plans go ahead there would be more rules and regulations but less parking spaces, guaranteed extra costs for residents and businesses but no guaranteed space.
"It is not just lose, lose – it is lose, lose, lose, lose – for everyone except Bristol City Council, which would pocket a multimillion pound profit. The council has promised that everyone affected will have a vote on whether this goes ahead or not – everyone should use that vote."
The Yes-to-RPZ group is happy with the latest proposals and wants the scheme introduced as soon as possible.
Stephen Perry, 64, of Clifton Wood, said: "The design now offers the residents of Clifton Wood priority and an end to the daily nightmare of struggling to find parking places in our own streets.
"The council politicians and officials have listened to our pleas for realism, and as a result a generous number of parking bays have been allocated to residents and their visitors.
"These will mean we can park in our own street, and our visiting friends and family can park close by. The introduction of carefully placed additional double yellow lines, that are specified by the council, will allow emergency and utility vehicles easier access to our zone. We hope when more details are published, on such matters as tradesmen's passes and visitor parking, that full account will be taken of the best practices already introduced in Bath, Oxford and Reading.
"We urge that the council now moves rapidly towards the implementation of the schemes. We like what we see, but don't want progress at a snail's pace."
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