Parking Policy for Surat City

26-02-2019
Current Parking Scenario
 Vehicle Growth in Surat

3.6
vehicles
per
household

A private vehicle, typically, stays parked for

20-22 hours in a day (80-92% of time)
Number of vehicles
increased from 4 Each Car requires at least two
lakh (1994) to 36 parking spaces
lakh (2018)
Vehicle Growth rate 34.8%
 Existing Parking Situation
Unequal distribution
of road space

Multiple lanes of parking

reducing carriageway
capacity

Photo Credits: UMTC Ltd

 Existing Parking Situation
Encroachment of
footpaths

Congestion and delay

at Junctions

Unsafe pedestrian
environment
 Public Transport
1988 (CRRI 2008 2030 Business
Study) (CMP) as Usual
Two Wheeler 38% 45% 42%
Car 2.3% 1.5% 16%
Auto 12% 33% 30%
Public Transport 10.9% 1.5% 6%

 BRTS was introduced in 2014 for 10 km
route which has expanded to 102 km.
Parking restrain measures
Parking Management
Charging for Parking PUSH
 The city bus service operates on 43
routes with 126 buses. (SLB UT, Smart
City Proposal)

PULL
Public Transport System
Infrastructure
development
 Parking – An Issue!!!!!!

More Parking More Land

Not enough????

More Cars On street

Encroachment!!!!!!!!

More Congestion
Increase in Travel Time
Accidents
 Core Issues

 Encroachment of footpaths by parked vehicles

 Unorganised parking along the road sides leading to reduced Row as in Ring

Road, Varachha Road etc.

 Under utilisation of paid parking facilities, encroachment of on street space

(48% within Central Zone)

 Unethical parking leading to safety concerns, use of carriageway by

vulnerable modes

 Congestion of major and minor roads due to parked vehicles

 Why Parking has to be Managed??

 Parking is an important component of

transportation
 Every vehicle needs a place to park – so, just
to increase parking facilities is not a
solution
 Parking is a major cost to a society
 It affects accessibility to a destination
 A typical automobile is parked for 23 hours a
day and uses several parking spaces a week
 Improper management hinders development
of other transport infrastructure
Bye-Laws to Regulate Parking
 Existing Legal Provision
Local Government owns the public street (GPMC Act,1949)
Parking management and enforcement require priority of ULB
The enforcement of parking in the city area is managed by Traffic Police (BPMC Act)

Gujarat Provincial Municipalities Act , 1949

Section 63: Matters to be provided for by the Corporation
Section 230: Prohibition of deposit, etc. of things on street
Section 231: Commissioner may, without notice, remove anything erected, deposited or hawked or
exposed for sale in contravention of Act.
Section 236a: Power to require demolition or alteration of lawfully constructed huts or sheds infringing
rules or bye-laws
The Motor Vehicles Act , 1988
Section 117: Determining parking areas within the city.
Section 122: Towing away of vehicles by the police.
Section 127: Towing away unattended or illegally parked vehicles.
Section 177: Specifies fine amount for first time and repetitive offences.
Section 201: Empowers police to charge vehicles obstructing traffic flow.
Gujarat Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (Amended up to December 2006)
Section 190: Empowers police to move a stationary or unattended vehicle
 Parking Bye-Laws Under Section 458 of GPMC Act
SMC to enforce the parking in the city. Following procedures will be adopted

Demarcate public parking spaces, Appoint adequately trained Traffic

and ‘no-parking’ spots Enforcement Officers (TEO)

On-street parking
enforcement

Frame rules periodically in

Finalise and collect appropriate
consultation with the Traffic
parking fees and fines
Police
 Main Provisions under Parking Bye-Laws

• Municipal Commissioner shall determine where parking is permitted and

where it is not permitted
• Any vehicle left in any public space in a manner that obstructs other road
users, cause safety issues shall be towed/ clamped and fined
• The fines and penalties will be as finalized by Municipal Commissioner
• A Traffic Cell shall be formed within SMC by Municipal Commissioner
• The Director (Traffic) within Traffic Cell shall appoint “Traffic Enforcement
Officers” (TEOs)
– TEOs will conduct frequent surveys in SMC area
– TEOs will tow away/ clamp vehicles that violate parking norms
– Towed vehicles will be taken to nearest impound lot
– Director (Traffic) can appoint private agencies for towing vehicles through
transparent and competitive bidding
• The following standards shall be followed
– Designing on-street parking spaces as per IRC:SP12 (2015)
– Road markings and signage as per IRC:35-1997 and IRC:67-2001
Parking Policy
 Guiding Principles
The overarching principle for parking in Surat is “to progressively reduce the demand for
parking and facilitate organized parking for all types of vehicles”.

Strategic Intent
• To reduce private vehicle usage and dependency through “Travel Demand Management
(TDM)” strategies
• To support public transport use wherever possible.
• To manage demand through pricing and other means

Policy Directives
1. Charging for Parking
2. Parking enforcement
3. Providing proof of parking
4. Sharing Parking
5. Reducing Parking Minimums
6. Issuing Parking Permits
7. Regulating IPTS Parking
8. Managing Freight
9. Promoting Non-Motorized Transport near Transit and Off-Street Parking facilities
 Parking Charges
On Street (Normal Areas)
0-3 Hours 3-6 Hours 6-9 Hours 9-12 Hours 12-24 Hours
3W 20 25 35 45 60
Cars 25 30 45 60 80
LCV 35 50 70 90 110
HCV 60 100 150 200 250
On Street (Premium Areas)
0-3 Hours 3-6 Hours 6-9 Hours 9-12 Hours 12-24 Hours
3W 25 30 45 65 80
Cars 30 40 60 90 110
LCV 40 60 80 110 130
HCV 90 110 165 250 300
Two wheelers
* Charges
0-3 Hours 3-6 Hours 6-9 Hours 9-12 Hours 12-24 Hours
in Rupees
10 15 20 25 40
 Enforcing Parking

SMC shall enforce parking in Surat

• Legal provision to be made:
– Under sub section 36 of section 458 of GPMC Act, 1949
• Formation of Traffic Cell within SMC headed by
Director (Traffic) of rank of Exec. Engineer or Dy.
MC
• Team of Traffic Enforcement Officers (TEO) to
enforce
– Fine or clamp/ tow away
• 10% of all parking space – off street or on street –
shall be reserved for senior citizens and people
with disabilities
Parking Policy Implementation....
• “Parking Policy & Byelaws ” prepared by SMC

• Sanctioned by General Board of SMC on Dt. 13/10/2017

• Government of Gujarat Sanctioned on 05/12/2018 through Gazette

Notification.

• SMC published notification in newspaper on 21/12/2018 for

implementation.

• Total 20 roads in the city are identified in first phase for On Street
Parking .

• Parking Committee Constituted with 05(five) Deputy Municipal

Commissioners to take decisions about critical issues.
 Parking Implementation by SMC

Gazette notification
 Parking Implementation by SMC
Signage / Notification on Roads and Other
/infrastructures are prepared for Implementation...
• Each road marked for “Parking ” and “No Parking ” White marking is for
“Parking ” & Yellow marking is for “ No- Parking ”.
• Clamps / Locks are purchased by SMC for to lock the wheels of Vehicles Parked
in “ No Parking” area.
Rate for unlocking,
Four Wheelers (4-W) – Rs.100
Three Wheelers (3-W) – Rs.50
Two Wheelers (2-W) – Rs. 25
• Citizens were informed about the implementation one month in advance
through newspaper.
• One month kept free for all vehicles on the designed on street parking on roads
for awareness.
• Training imparted to all concerned staff through meetings and on field.
• All adjoining roads along Multilevel Parking designated as “ No- Parking ”.
On Going Parking Implementation by SMC
Parking Implementation by SMC
 Parking Implementation by SMC

• Signage/Notifications on Roads and Other Infrastructure are prepared for

Implementation.

• Dt. 21/02/2019– Implementation of “ Parking Policy & Byelaws “ started on the

designated roads.

• Notifications issued for Assistant Municipal Commissioner as designated officer

for the concern zone and the staff as Traffic Enforcement Officers.
• Marshalls were allotted to zones ( 15 each zone) for enforcement.

• Initially manual receipts are issued. (First 30 minutes kept free)

• ETM are procured with application at front – end and back end by GPS based SIM
Card
• Gradual implementation to other roads as well.
 PARKING CHARGES PENALTY DETAILS
ZONE WISE SUMMARY OF MONTH OF MARCH-2019
TOTAL
ZONE NO. OF VEHICLE CHARGES PENALTY
RECOVERY

CENTRAL 5763 16460 275 16735

VARACHHA-A 497 14700 100 14800

VARACHHA-B 1038 18370 5500 23870

LIMBAYAT 5465 101825 8560 110385

UDHANA 8418 39395 10270 49665

ATHWA 5638 17950 9075 27025

RANDER 9618 21710 40035 61745

KATARGAM 1120 4375 15285 19660

TOTAL 37557 234785 89100 323885

 PARKING CHARGES PENALTY DETAILS
FROM DATE : 01/04/2019 TO 24/04/2019
TOTAL
ZONE NO. OF VEHICLE CHARGES PENALTY
RECOVERY

CENTRAL 6176 15170 2625 17795

VARACHHA-A 282 16780 0 16780

VARACHHA-B 294 8710 9800 18510

LIMBAYAT 5383 90335 8600 98935

UDHANA 10587 36960 6220 43180

ATHWA 4759 23130 19360 42490

RANDER 8121 14110 41575 55685

KATARGAM 715 1755 10135 11890

TOTAL 36317 206950 98315 305265

 Further Steps of Implementation

• Identification of new roads for on street parking (15

new roads identified)
• Identification of roads/spaces for ‘Parking Permit’
(12 spots identified)
• On line application for ‘Parking Permit’ through SMC
website
• ‘Parking Permit’ charges to be fixed by the ‘Parking
Committee’
• Identification and towing away of un-used/left-out
vehicles from roads (1015 vehicles identified)
• Notification to be issued for un-used vehicles
Thank You....
SMC