No stopping in laneway?

An unnamed laneway off Alexandra St, Umina Beach, may get No Stopping signs following a recommendation from Gosford Council's traffic committee.

The committee recommended that council provide No Stopping signs on a portion of the western side of the unnamed laneway so that sufficient clearance was available for access to and from a residents driveway.

The decision has now been deferred to allow for an inspection of the site.

Local resident Mr T Novielli asked for the No Stopping signs through member for Peats Ms Marie Andrews.

Mr Novielli, who accessed his property via the short unnamed laneway off Alexandra St, addressed the traffic committee on the issue.

Mr Novielli said he had contacted council on several occasions to advise that the parking of vehicles and a boat trailer in the laneway continually caused his family "a nuisance day and night" and often restricted access to his driveway.

A report from the traffic committee stated that Mr Novielli produced photos at the meeting to confirm the random parking of vehicles.

Mr Novielli asked that No Stopping signs be provided for the length of the laneway on both sides.

The traffic committee stated that the laneway width of 5.9 metres was "sufficient for motorists to manoeuvre past any randomly parked vehicles" and that the provision of No Stopping signs over the full length of the laneway was not warranted.

It stated however that sufficient clearance should be maintained to ensure that access was available to and from Mr Novielli's driveway at all times and recommended that No Stopping signs be provided on a portion of the western side of the un-named laneway.

Council agenda TR.07.008, March 6