An artist's impression of the new Kmart store. The business boost expected from Dunedin’s new Kmart more than makes up for parking problems it may cause, shops in the area say. Car park demand was predicted to peak at 67 vehicles during the week, and 116 vehicles at the weekend, the application said. "Given the minimum car parking requirements have been removed from [council regulations], it is considered that there are no car parking number-related non-compliances". Minimum car parking provisions were removed from the city council’s second generation district plan earlier this year, with the exception of mobility parking.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 27, 2022 04:52 UTC