The City of Nanaimo is updating its off-street parking regulations and management of on-street public parking.
The update is being done through a parking review and bylaw update process, which involves the city reaching out to the community to understand parking challenges and help inform potential recommendations.
Refreshing the city's parking regulations will result in a more organized approach that provides certainty and clarity to residents, land developers, council and city staff, noted a press release from the city.
Bylaws are being changed in order to better align with the goals and policies of the city plan, with off-street parking regulations, traffic and highway regulation and crossing control bylaws all being renewed, according to the release. A draft of changes will be developed in late spring with bylaw updates to take effect in late summer.
The city will survey the community and hold stakeholder discussions next month. A community survey opens March 1 and can be accessed via the Get Involved Nanaimo web page with more information available on the city’s review and bylaw update web page.
Parking management, the release noted, supports various community priorities with benefits that include sustainable transportation, minimizing impact of parking in neighbourhoods, improving accessibility, and encouraging cost-effective forms of housing.
"Parking is a hot topic in Nanaimo. Whether, you are a driver, walker, roller or cyclist, it affects us all,” said Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog in the press release.
