At last week's Tauranga City Council Strategy Policy Committee meeting, this piece of nonsense raised its head with about 240 submissions against and only 70 for draft new bylaw. Clearly, 28 allocated areas allowing 90 mobile homes with 2-night stays is ridiculous, being impossible to police.
The compliance costs involved would be horrendous. A robust registration and sticker system to identify parked vehicles plus details of owners is essential.
No street parking, simply cater for a maximum of up to 30 vehicles in TCC public carparks like Cliff Rd, Greerton Library, Papamoa Library, ex-Mount Cossie Club, Sulphur Point Marine carpark and the likes of Memorial Park, Ferguson Park, Taylor Rd Reserve from 6pm until 8am.
The more camper vehicles, the more targets for crime.
Tauranga citizens welcome all visitors to our city including mobile homes, campervans, etc. But the rules must be workable. At the Mount Sports Centre (Blake Park), rear carpark last Thursday, there was a large house-bus parked across 5 carparks and a mini-bus (no self-contained facilities) was taking up 2 carparks, both remaining overnight. This took parking away from tennis players; and more tellingly, from the late afternoon netballer families.

R Paterson, Matapihi.