The charges were meant to come into force on February 26, but a decision to delay them was made at a meeting in November.
Commission chairwoman Anne Tolley said there was a “huge amount” of community concern about the parking.
The commission was not convinced of a case for extending the paid parking in the CBD when there were still a lot of parks available, Tolley said.
”Normally, you put paid parking in when you’re trying to manage [spaces] and get turnover.
”We’ve got good turnover in the centre of the city, so there’s no need to try and extend that at this stage.”
Council parking strategy manager Reece Wilkinson said the job for putting up the signs was logged in early October, before the commission postponed the extension.
”It has slipped through the system and the signs are being removed [on Tuesday].”
The cost of the installation was included in the council’s general maintenance work but worked out to be about $4600 including GST, he said.
Wilkinson said the council would know the exact number of signs incorrectly installed by the end of the day when removal was complete.
The commission will be reviewing the parking strategy in March.
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