TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Acting Head of Jakarta Transportation Agency (Dishub) Sigit Wijatmoko said that illegal parking in shophouses and minimarkets is the responsibility of building owners.

“That is, collecting money from the service user is obliged to do a permit, but if the parking area is less than 12 meters, it is not mandatory to have a permit,” Sigit said at City Hall, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, December 18.

Previously, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Director Usman Hamid assessed the case of beating TNI members by parking attendants in the parking lot of the Arundina shophouse, Ciracas, East Jakarta on December 10, could be used as a lesson for local administration to regulate illegal parking.

Sigit assessed, parking area with an area less than 12 meters was like private property. The mini-parking lot, for example, has an average area of under 12 meters. This parking permit policy is regulated in Regional Regulation No. 5 of 2012 concerning Parking.

Sigit added, the management of parking by the Jakarta administration is regulated in Governor Regulation (Pergub) No. 188 of 2016 concerning Public Parking Lot Managed by Regional Administration. In the regulation, the location of parking lots in Jakarta is managed by the regional administration. “While out of that, it cannot,” said Sigit.

The Public Relations Manager of the Jakarta Transportation Agency’s Parking Management Unit, Ivan Valentino, said that there were 441 road sections that were used as parking lots, which were regulated in Pergub No. 188 of 2016. Ivan said his party focused on managing the parking lot that was stated on the Pergub.

LANI DIANA WIJAYA