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Construction zone parking and permits

Last updated: 23 Jun 2025 1:08pm

Getting a permit for vehicle, skip or container parking near a construction zone worksite.

This page gives you information about how and when to apply for construction zone parking, as well as for skips or containers to be placed at the site. Please read our guidance for the rules you’ll need to follow when you have parking or skips on site, to minimise interference to the public and nearby business owners.

Key things to know about construction zone parking

  • You’ll need to make your application at least 30 days before the park is required.
  • Before we approve parking and skip or container permits, we’ll consider things like:
    • safety
    • lost revenue
    • the cost of installing and removing signs and markings
    • the possible damage to the road and street furniture
    • the number of parks a skip might remove; and
    • the materials to be held within the skip or container.
  • A construction zone-regulated parking space or spaces must have:
    • a  “Construction Zone” sign
    • an “Authorised Vehicles Only” sign; and
    • a yellow-painted parking box.
  • Installation and reinstatement, and monthly hire fees will apply. Please pay the fee once you’ve been notified that your application was approved.
  • Please see full conditions for parking, skips and containers in construction zones below.

A full list of our roads and footpaths fees and charges are available on our website.

Conditions for construction zone parking

  1. Applications must be received at least 30 days before the park is required.
  2. Construction parks are only available for motor vehicles directly related to work on a construction site..
  3. Complaints relating to unauthorised parking should be directed to Dunedin City Council (DCC) on 03 477 4000. Applicants are not authorised to arrange for vehicles to be towed away.
  4. Construction parks will not be placed in the following locations:
    1. "No Stopping" areas; or within 6m of an intersection or any areas where parking or obstruction may cause safety concerns.
    2. Where a construction park would cause 'serious disadvantage' to frontage occupiers.
    3. In any area where traffic safety may be compromised.
    4. Where pedestrian access and/or safety is affected or 'seriously inhibited'.
    5. On any approach, or within a minimum of 25m of a signalised intersection.
  5. The construction park must be defined by the placement of signs and markings. The signs shall consist of a regulatory parking style sign with the words “Authorised Vehicles Only In This Area At All Times” and a supplementary “CONSTRUCTION ZONE” sign. A yellow painted parking box will designate the extent of the area. The restriction applies 8am - 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
  6. The construction area cannot be installed until the fee for the installation, maintenance, removal and reinstatement of any parking meters, street furniture, signs and road markings has been met by the applicant. Payment may be made upon notification that the application has been approved.
  7. The cost of repairs for damage to the road surface or street furniture shall be met by the applicant.
  8. Construction Park fees are reviewed annually and are set out in the DCC ‘Fees and Charges’ schedule.
  9. Invoices for construction parks shall be settled on a monthly basis.
  10. The dates required for the construction park application are indicative and time extensions are permitted.
  11. The monthly hire fee will continue until a confirmed end date has been provided. The applicant must advise of this date in the preceding month to allow time to reinstate the area to its original configuration.
Apply for a parking area to be zoned for construction vehicles and other items

Conditions for placement of skips and containers

Placement of skips and containers, or storage of building materials, is only permitted with written approval by DCC and must meet the guidelines in Section 1.

You need to position your shipping container safely:

  1. It must not be hazardous or a nuisance to any road or footpath user (otherwise the applicant will need to remove it at their own cost).
  2. Place it so the visibility of signage and markings delineating the Construction Zone isn’t impeded.
  3. It must be away from manhole covers and access points to underground services or fire hydrants.
  4. It must be wholly on the road (not partially on kerb edge or footpath), using blocks if needed for levelling.
  5. Leave at least 1m between it and driveway access points so that vehicles can easily go in and out.
  6. A container or skip located anywhere on a road reserve must have:
    1. white and reflective markers (100mm x 100mm minimum) facing oncoming traffic.
    2. company’s contact details (24-hour contact number).
  7. DCC must be advised about:
    1. the use of any skip or container prior to its instatement.
    2. any changes to the location of a skip or container within the Construction Zone.

Please note that skips and containers may incur fees. A full list of our roads and footpaths fees and charges are available on our website.

Apply for a permit for a skip/container

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