A controversial controlled parking zone (CPZ) is set to be extended,
The local authority received nine letters opposing the expansion of the regulated area in Rubislaw to Carnegie Gardens, Carnegie Crescent, Moray Place and Morningfield Road at a cost of £45,000.
However, officers advised councillors to push forward with the plans to transform the streets into a mix of residential parking and pay and display.
Proposals were first drafted to restrict parking in the area following complaints from residents that oil and gas staff had been blocking off driveways with their cars while working at nearby offices at Rubislaw.
Under a controlled parking zone, residents would have to pay £50 a year to park one car on the street outside their home, with £120 a year for a second vehicle.
But with the downturn in the oil and gas industry, questions were raised about whether the problem remained as severe as it was.
Hazlehead, Queens Cross and Countesswells independent Jennifer Stewart made an impassioned plea to put the zone in place, arguing a large “silent majority” was in favour.
She said: “Residents keep telling me that they want controlled parking, I know there have been some objectors, but in my view these are the minority.
“But my concern if the committee is not minded to progress this is where this will leave the residents. There has been a lot of pain for residents here.”
The opposition SNP group wanted to launch further consultation on the CPZ.
Northfield and Mastrick North councillor Jackie Dubar said: “I think things have moved on since this was last looked at and further consultation would be good. “
Party infrastructure spokesman Michael Hutchison added: “The problem we have with the silent majority is that they have been silent.
“If we perhaps ask again they may not be.”
But Aberdeen Labour committee convener Yvonne Allan said she was “confident” that the problem wasn’t only due to people working at oil companies and others were also abusing the rules.
The motion was carried by 10 votes to seven
