Heavy Vehicle Parking

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To access the consultation report on heavy vehicle parking, please go to 'library'.

The final proposal for heavy vehicle parking on roads and premises is available for viewing. Please go to 'library'.

Council solicitors will draft the proposed local law and it will be released early this year for formal community consultation.

Background : The community consultation on heavy vehicle parking welcomed comment from residents on the size of the property the law should apply to, the weight of the vehicle, the distance from neighbours, the requirements for crossovers, proposed fees, operating hours, idling limits, landscaping rules, and any other issues. Consultation closed on 28 August 2009. A Heavy Vehicle Parking Advisory Working Group was then established to further discuss options for the new law.

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Should Logan City Council weigh neighbourhood and livelihood equally?

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Logan City Council wants to minimise the affect on the neighbourhood but still take into account the need for owners/drivers of heavy vehicles to have a livelihood. Do you agree?

by logan 1:06pm, 20 Jul 2009 | 2097 views | Ic_comment 59 comments

Should Logan City Council apply more exemptions to the heavy vehicle parking law?

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Logan City Council has already proposed some exemptions to the heavy vehicle ruling (eg emergency vehicles and land over a certain size). Should there be more exemptions?

by logan 1:13pm, 20 Jul 2009 | 1161 views | Ic_comment 27 comments

Should land size be a major consideration in heavy vehicle parking laws?

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The former Logan did not require a licence if your property was bigger than 4,500m2. The former Gold Coast had no set limit and all landowners had to have a licence to park a heavy vehicle. What are your thoughts on land size? What should it be?

by logan 7:57am, 21 Jul 2009 | 1235 views | Ic_comment 18 comments

councils lack of alternatives

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the council have lost the basic reason for truck drivers taking home their vehicles and that is the alternative is to leave a $100000 dollar plus truck in a unlight street. ask any councillor whould he more …

by turfland 2:44pm, 22 Jul 2009 | 817 views | Ic_comment 18 comments

Tare weight, gross vehicle mass, or both?

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Should Council take tare weight or gross vehicle mass into consideration when deciding the new laws? What are your views?

by logan 7:48am, 21 Jul 2009 | 2115 views | Ic_comment 18 comments

What about Camper/RV with a GVM of more than 4.5ton

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I have an RV/Camper truck which has a register GVM of more than 4.5ton even though it is only about 0.5m longer than a Land Cruiser and the same length as a F350. According to this new law I will have to now apply to have my "truck" parked at my own home. Surely this was not the intent of the law.

by MyCamper 10:06pm, 16 Aug 2009 | 303 views | Ic_comment 6 comments

heavy vehicle parking

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council have lost the plot I do not have any trucks but live in a street with two truck drivers .They would be the most polite drivers in our hole street no mater the time they come or go you never hear more …

by shazzas sewing 12:45pm, 6 Aug 2009 | 311 views | Ic_comment 2 comments

Parking of Trucks

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I feel it would be beneficial to owner/drivers as well as residents if the Council secured some land at several locations and made it secure for drivers to leave their trucks and go home and relax. My more …

by jiminy 4:59pm, 9 Aug 2009 | 263 views | Ic_comment 2 comments