David Seymour has made an impassioned plea to the council to ensure parking fees for mobility parking spaces aren't introduced.
The new parking bylaw will be presented to the Whangarei District Council at a meeting on December 14.
An earlier story in the Northern Advocate suggested the council had already made the decision to charge for the use of mobility parking spaces, which was incorrect.
Under the previous bylaw, the council has always had the legal ability to charge for mobility spaces, but didn't do so. The council is required to review the bylaw every 10 years.
Chief executive Rob Forlong said the outcome of the development process for the new bylaw was to recommend that council charge for using the spaces, however the bylaw has not yet been adopted.