Criticism of parking fees: Retailers warn against the city center!

Criticism of parking fees: Retailers warn against the city center!

The dispute over paid parking zones in downtown Kandler heats the minds: The local economic area has according to Rhein Palatinate Clearly related to the planned introduction of parking fees on the market square and the parking lot east of the Sparkasse. While the city administration considers the measure necessary to better regulate the parking space, retailers are concerned about the future attractiveness of the city center.

The city plans to achieve this through the use of parking ticket machines that should also offer day tickets. A special "bun key" is introduced, which allows you to park free of charge for 30 minutes. Despite these achievements, the city council has already taken a fundamental decision that supports the introduction of fees, which is due to the retailers.

criticism of the retailers

The representatives of the Kandel economic area emphasized in a statement how important an attractive city center is to attract visitors. Although you recognize the city's challenges, such as the problem with parked streets and blocked courtyard entrances, you suggest alternative solutions. In particular, they demand to enable parking for three hours with a parking disc free of charge. This proposal aims to keep the city center attractive to customers and visitors.

This measure hopes for the retailers to loosen up the parking space, which would particularly benefit customer transport. Professional commuters and long -term parkers should be asked to pay for longer parking. The aim is to create a balanced parking regulation that takes into account both the interests of the residents and the economy in Kandel.

legal framework conditions

The legal foundations for the introduction of parking fees have changed in Rhineland-Palatinate. A regional regulation that on 31. March 2023 announced in the Law and Ordinance sheet, it allows the municipalities to set fee regulations for residents parking cards. The regulation came into force on April 1, 2023 and enables a fee assessment that is based on the administrative effort, the economic value and the importance of parking.

The staggering of the fees can take different criteria into account such as the size of the vehicle or the number of vehicles per household. There is also no predetermined maximum rate for the fees, which enables the municipalities flexibility in setting the parking fees.