Double yellow lines could be painted on Perth’s Auld Bond Road in a bid to stop irresponsible parking.
New proposals would see the restrictions introduced on several sections of the residential street and at some junctions and pedestrian crossing points.
Councillors will discuss whether to launch a consultation at a meeting of the enterprise and infrastructure committee. The quarter-mile stretch of road has previously been described as “an accident waiting to happen”.
The area is often used by employees of nearby businesses to park their cars and concern has been raised that the vehicles are reducing lines of sight and free movement of traffic.
Local Councillor Dave Doogan has already given his backing to the proposal, having worked for a number of months to come to a solution.
In a report to be presented at the meeting, Barbara Renton, depute director for environment at Perth and Kinross Council, said other solutions, such as fines, had not been effective.
She said: “It is recognised that the parking facility at the Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) premises is unable to accommodate parking for all staff.
“However, this has resulted in a considerable number of SSE staff parking at the junctions and also along the entire length of Auld Bond Road.
“There are two main entrances into the SSE car park which are serviced from Auld Bond Road. Both access points are adjacent to a roundabout.
“Indiscriminate parking close to the roundabout has caused several local residents and businesses to complain that they are being forced to drive on the wrong side of the road to pass the parked vehicles.
“Reports have also been made that parking so close to the junctions restricts visibility and compromises road safety.
“In an effort to try and resolve these issues, the police have taken action, and warning notices to remind drivers not to park in such a manner that their vehicle may cause an obstruction have been erected in the area. Fixed penalty notices have been issued to drivers who ignored these warnings.
“This has had a short-term effect, but the police are unable to carry out enforcement action on a regular basis.
“A draft proposal to introduce ‘no waiting at any time’ restrictions on several sections of Auld Bond Road, and at some junctions and pedestrian crossing points, has been prepared and a consultation exercise with the businesses in the area has been carried out.
“Approval will allow a start to be made to the formal procedure to vary the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO). This procedure will involve statutory consultation, preparation of a draft TRO and advertising in the press.
“This will provide an opportunity for additional comments to be made or objections to be raised. Should objections be raised, these will be reported back to committee, with appropriate recommendations.”
Councillor Doogan added that the council had to come to a solution that was the safest for all road users.
He said: “What is at stake here is the competing interests of the local community and commuting workers and the only way to resolve this is by taking positive and reasonable measures.
“I wish to be very clear people parking on Auld Bond Road are not, in fact, doing anything wrong. Indeed, most of us take the car to work and many of us park on the public road.
“What I have to address is the inconvenience and hazard that this parking currently causes residents in my ward.
“As a member of this committee, I will give this issue my utmost backing and work to secure the support of my councillor colleagues across all parties.
“I believe that, if approved at committee, these proposals will improve matters for residents and businesses.”