Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has begun developing a policy which would enable traders to create parklets for ongoing use.
This draft policy considers the positive and negative impact to all traders and is benchmarked against other Councils’ policies.
The draft policy will be considered at the Council meeting on Tuesday, July. 25.
Mayor Cr Steve Holland (pictured) said: “Parklets have been very successfully operating in a couple of townships on the Peninsula since the pandemic.
“The draft Parklet Policy has been developed to strike a balance where permanent parklets can be a benefit to the community and not disadvantage neighbouring businesses.
“If the draft policy is endorsed, I’d encourage everyone to share their opinion when consultation opens,” Cr Holland said.