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Developer Zep Lanza has slammed the accessible parking along stage one of the Yambil Street development, arguing the spots have failed to meet Australian legal standards.
Mr Lanza alleges the accessible parking along the street fails to meet requirements set by a 2009 Australian standard for accessible car parking, with the parks failing to have a designated shared area next to the accessible parking spots.
Griffith City Council have denied the claims, stating the parking spots were correctly designed and built to the requirements of a 1993 standard and the standard being referred to by Mr Lanza refers to off-street parking only.
Under the 2009 standard, a designated area measuring 2400 millimetres by 5400mm needs to be provided next to an accessible parking spot and marked with yellow lines and a bollard.
Mr Lanza said as the Yambil Street development is recent, council should have followed the 2009 standard and noted the accessible parking spot on Kooyoo Street is done correctly outside of having a bollard.
"Council knows the law because they've done that one [on Kooyoo Street] right," Mr Lanza said.
"Something as simple as a car park should be done right."
When contacted by The Area News for comment, council's utilities director Graham Gordon said the parking spots were in compliance with an on-street parking standard.
"The accessible parking spaces in the Yambil Street development have been designed and built to the requirements of 'AS2890.5 - 1993 On-street parking'," Mr Gordon said.
"It should be noted that 'AS2890.6 - 2009 Off-street parking' requires a designated shared area but this standard relates to off-street parking for people with disabilities, not on-street parking."
Mr Lanza, who uses a vehicle which requires entry from the side, said the lack of a designated area means he can only enter the parking spot from one direction and must park on the lines in order to have enough space to safely exit from the vehicle.
He said all that would be needed to solve the issue is to correctly paint the area, but the failure of council to do it in the first place could lead to standards being disregarded in future developments.
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"Are council setting a precedent for developers to do whatever they like?" he said.
"It's a simple fix but it's the principle of the matter."
Mr Lanza said he has brought up the issue to council but was yet to receive a response.
