Central area parking policy

Introduction | Policy aims | Background information | On-street parking | Parking priorities | Managing parking and congestion

Policy aims

The Central Area parking policy was adopted by Auckland City Council in June 1999 and reviewed in 2003. The overall aims of the policy are:

Auckland City District Plan (Central Area section)

• The district plan will continue to constrain the supply of long-term parking at existing levels, to keep traffic volumes within the capacity of the arterial road network feeding the central area.
• The district plan will continue to encourage the provision of privately supplied short-stay parking in appropriate Central Area locations.
• Further tightening of district plan constraints on long stay parking will only take place within the context of a regional parking policy and significant passenger transport improvements.

Council parking facilities

• Auckland City owned parking buildings and facilities will be managed to encourage short-stay parking and discourage long-stay parking in the central area. In particular, commuter parking charges will be set at levels similar to the highest charges at privately owned parking facilities.
• The council will continue to own parking buildings and facilities where they are needed for short stay parking.