August 8, 2013
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August 8, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Very sad that residents have to put up with this sort of thing when council should be dragging these people’s buts to court and making them follow the law.
August 8, 2013 at 1:28 PM
Get a parking officer down there for a week and fine them. Parking problem solved.
August 8, 2013 at 2:13 PM
Parking officers only come once or twice (if that) a day, they have issued 600 infringements since january!
August 8, 2013 at 3:19 PM
If countless fines and infringement notices are not having any effect on these businesses, then council should immediately use what powers they have and force their closure. Operating without a permit is serious and council can do something about this. That’s if they want to. It’s not stated how long this has been going on but there are numerous offences that could be prosecuted – heritage, parking, noise, littering, and operating without a permit. Quite a bundle of offences that residents shouldn’t have to put up with.
August 8, 2013 at 3:47 PM
It’s been going on for 9 months, when the permit was finally applied for council refused it on June 25 and instead of applying for enforcement orders at VCAT for the activity to cease they are issuing weekly infringement fines of $1440 and say that they are “following our enforcement process in accordance with our ‘Reasonable Laws, Reasonable Enforced’ guideline.”
August 9, 2013 at 8:17 AM
“Reasonable Laws, Reasonably Enforced” is a bullsh*t Lipshutz mantra that does absolutely nothing except indicate Council is going to do nothing.
The enormous adverse impact on residents arising from illegal activities carried on continuously for almost a year requires more than weekly infringement notices – notices which are obviously being ignored. That Council has an obligation (and the manpower and legal resources) thoroughly investigate and to take actions that ensure the law is being complied with. Issuing weekly infringement notices indicates that there is a case to answer, yet Council continues to do nothing further. This case should already be listed for at VCAT/Magistrates Court.
It really is a woeful situation and yet another outstanding example of this Council fails to support it’s residents.
August 9, 2013 at 11:46 AM
Rippon Grove is just one of many streets about to be rezoned unilaterally from R1Z to RGZ, meaning residents there are officially no longer entitled to the same amenity as elsewhere. Noise, traffic, parking problems, unfettered development, are some of the net community benefits being bestowed.
Unfortunately in the case of not having a Permit where one is required or not complying with a Permit, Council saves money by not taking enforcement action. Its left up to residents to take enforcement action at VCAT if Council does a “Pontius Pilate”. There are risks associated with VCAT action too…recent changes to their pricing structure were designed to discourage enforcement, and you could be stuck with the other party’s costs, even if they are in breach.