Parking Guidelines & Parking Space Hire

There are a limited number of parking spaces within the Ecovillage, which require guidelines and agreements to manage the use of these spaces in a clear and equitable manner.  By-Laws 11 & 12 of Our Community Management Statement state that the Community Association will manage, create rules and enter into agreements regarding community and visitor parking areas.  As such, the Community Association has created a Parking Guidelines document which can be viewed in full here: PDF version of the Parking Guidelines (2020).

It is important for all members to be aware of these guidelines so we don't inadvertently park, or direct a visitor to park, in someone else's allocated or hired car space.  Below is a summary of the guidelines, with links to documents you will need to hire a parking space.  

Community Parking Area (aka the Bin Enclosure) 

Commonly used for overflow parking for community events. Please do not park anything here without prior approval from the Community Association.  Email ca@nararaecovillage.com with enquiries.  

Visitor Parking Areas (all other marked parking spaces adjacent to the roads around the village)

Refers to all marked car spaces adjacent to the road in various locations around the village. 'Visitor' spaces may be allocated to lot or cluster owners, hired by members for exclusive use for a period of time or unallocated and therefore available for casual or visitor use.  These are to be used by Permitted Vehicles only, which refers to small to medium, uninhabited vehicles such as cars, motorbikes, caravans, campervans, trailers and trucks, whether motorised or not.

Large vehicles over 6m long, containers or other equipment, machinery or items are not Permitted Vehicles.

Allocated Parking Space 

Refers to one of the spaces in the 'Visitor' Parking Areas which has been permanently allocated to a lot due to the restricted vehicular access of that lot. A Parking Agreement must be completed in order for the Community Association to assign exclusive rights to that space to the lot owners.  Please see the Parking Agreement document for a list of Allocated Parking Spaces.  

Hired Parking Space

Unallocated Parking Spaces can be hired by a person or entity for exclusive use during a limited term.  This is required if you wish to park your vehicle in a parking space for more than 240 hours (10 days) per month.  

Current hire rates are $70 per month with a 12-month contract, or $80 per month on a casual month-by-month basis. 

To apply to hire a space complete the NEV Parking Hire Agreement and return to the Admin Officer jazz@nararaecovillage.com.  

Signage

Allocated Parking Spaces and Hired Parking Spaces may be marked with a simple sign stating, “Reserved Parking for Lot XX”.

Remaining Unallocated Parking Spaces

Any defined parking space within a Visitor Parking Area which has not been designated an Allocated Parking Space or a Hired Parking Space is for visitor use only.

No Permitted Vehicles should be parked in Unallocated Parking Spaces on a regular or long-term basis as this will reduce the total parking spaces available to visitors and result in visitors resorting to parking illegally on common property or on the roads.

The Community Association Executive Committee has the right to charge a parking fee to anyone who parks a car in an Unallocated Parking Space for more than 240 hours (10 days) per month. The fee charged will be equivalent to double the current fee for a Hired Parking Space.

Special Purpose Parking Spaces

Mobility impaired parking spaces – no spaces have been allocated as this stage. The following options have been considered:

• A level space on Gugandi Road near the Visitors Centre
• The parking space on Balgara Rise closest to the accessible toilet in the Admin Building.

Electric vehicle parking spaces – two car parking spaces on Balgara Rise have been designated as Electric Vehicle parking (and charging) spaces. Electrical Vehicles have priority. No vehicle may be parked in these spaces for more than 12 hours.

Car sharing scheme parking spaces – will be considered in the future

Customer parking spaces – currently the parking spaces on Gugandi Road and Balgara Rise adjacent to Lot 49 are available for business customers.

Bicycle parking – bicycles including e-bikes and tricycles are to be parked in the bike racks provided or off the road and out of any pathway

Mobility scooter parking – will be considered in the future

Relevant By-Laws of the Community Management Statement (excerpt follows):

 10. THE COMMUNITY PARKING AREA

10.1          The Community Association will manage the Community Parking Area comprising part of Community Property.

10.2          The Community Association may make Rules about using the Community Parking Area that comprises part of Community Property. The Community Association may enter into agreements with third parties concerning the control, management and maintenance of the Community Parking Area.

11. VISITOR PARKING AREAS

11.1          The Community Association will manage Visitor Parking Areas comprising part of Community Property.

11.2          The Community Association may make Rules about using the Visitor Parking Areas that are part of Community Property. These Rules may include granting restricted use of parts of them. The Community Association may enter into agreements with third parties about the control, management and maintenance of the Visitor Parking Areas.

Annexure 1 – List of all parking spaces

Annexure 3: Community Plan showing the Community Parking Area and Visitor Parking Areas