Living at Puhinui Park
Parking
Overview
Puhinui Park is a medium and high-density residential development where streets and accessways are designed to support slow vehicle movement and safe pedestrian access. Parking is limited, so residents and visitors need to park considerately and follow the parking requirements that apply within the development.
Understanding the parking map
- Yellow areas are private residence parking associated with individual homes. They are not general resident or visitor parking and must not be used by the wider community.
- Residents should use the off-street parking or parking areas provided for their own residence.
- Visitors and other residents must not use another residence’s private parking area.
- Black areas are not part of the Puhinui Park development and are associated with the Kotuitui Residents Association.
- Uncoloured areas should not be interpreted as visitor parking unless this is separately confirmed.
Your responsibilities
- Park only in marked parking spaces or areas clearly intended for parking within Association-controlled areas.
- Do not park in another residence’s private parking area.
- Keep accessways, driveways, turning areas, rubbish collection access, emergency access, pedestrian paths and visibility or sightlines clear.
- On a Residential Lot, park only on lawful formed parking areas such as a garage or driveway.
- Do not park vehicles on lawns or landscaped areas.
- Do not leave vehicles in Association-controlled parking areas in a manner that indicates they are abandoned, not roadworthy or immobile.
- Follow the restrictions that apply to buses, trucks, heavy commercial vehicles, caravans, trailers, boats on trailers and similar large vehicles or equipment.
72-hour rule and immobile vehicles
A vehicle must not be left unmoved in the same Association-controlled parking space for more than 72 hours unless the Committee has approved this in writing. This 72-hour rule does not apply to public roads outside Association-controlled areas.
Immobile or broken-down vehicles must not be left on a driveway or in an Association-controlled area for longer than a reasonable period needed to arrange repair or removal.
Large vehicles, trailers and similar
Without prior written approval, buses, trucks, heavy commercial vehicles, caravans, trailers, boats on trailers or similar large vehicles and equipment must not be parked or stored within Association-controlled areas.
The Committee may approve temporary parking for loading, unloading or another short-term necessity, subject to reasonable conditions such as time limits, location, no obstruction and no nuisance.
Removal at the vehicle owner’s cost may only occur where permitted by law and where the relevant area is clearly signposted.
Having a parking problem?
Where appropriate and safe, consider speaking politely with your neighbour first about a minor parking issue. They may not be aware that their vehicle is causing a problem.
Persistent, serious or safety-related concerns affecting Puhinui Park or an Association-controlled area should be reported to the Committee as soon as practicable. Include the location, date, relevant details and supporting photographs where appropriate.
For parking issues on public roads, contact Auckland Transport. You may also let the Committee know where a public-road issue affects the development or forms part of a repeated pattern of behaviour.
Public roads and Association-controlled areas
The Association bylaws apply to Residential Lots and land, accessways, lanes, parking areas or common areas owned by, leased by or otherwise under the control of the Association. They do not override New Zealand law or Auckland Council or Auckland Transport bylaws or rules.
Where an issue is primarily regulated by an authority, including public-road parking, residents should contact the appropriate authority directly.
Important things to know
- The Committee may require a Member to remedy a parking bylaw breach within a stated or reasonable timeframe.
- Repeated or deliberate breaches may be escalated under the Association’s Constitution and dispute process.
- Where a breach causes the Association actual and reasonable costs, those costs may be recovered from the responsible Member in accordance with the Constitution and applicable law.
- Not every breach results in a fine or towing. Any enforcement action must remain consistent with the bylaws and applicable law.