Councillors have approved contentious plans to impose parking restrictions in Dunfermline’s Elgin Street.
Original plans to install double yellow lines were changed after several local residents objected.
Last year the council planned to introduce double yellows in the interest of road safety on the busy road, a mixture of residential and business properties and home to a small industrial estate.
Locals felt parking spaces were at a premium and motorists had to compete with business and commuter parking.
They felt this would be exacerbated by plans to introduce parking charges at the Carnegie Birthplace Museum and by temporarily displaced parking as a result of roadworks on Forth Street.
As a result, it was decided to reduce the proposed restriction to match the operating times of local businesses. The new plan is to have no waiting from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday.
However, objectors maintained their opposition to the changes, claiming lorry drivers would abuse the scheme.
They also suggested a section in front of Rowan Timber Supplies should not be restricted to allow for more parking space.
In addition, they felt there would be no improvement to road safety as there had been no recorded accidents in the area in the last five years.
However, Fife Council pointed out that as a roads authority, it had to take proactive measures to reduce the number and severity of road collisions.
Officials felt objectors’ concerns had been fully considered and safety and access for businesses and parking availability had been balanced with the amended restriction.
They added that if the restrictions did not go ahead, road safety, traffic flow and access to business could be compromised.
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