Pembrokeshire County Council are planning to amend harbour bylaws to clarify where parking is acceptable and introduce a financial penalty for motorists who park outside a defined space.
Financial penalties will also be imposed on those who park the wrong category of vehicles within a space earmarked for a specific user category, for example disabled bays.
Twenty-seven parking bays within the harbour area would also be available for resident permit holders only, with permits being offered to property holders in St. Catherine's Terrace, Castle Hill, Castle Terrace, Castle Square, Pier Hill and Penniless Cove Hill at a cost of £100 a year. Only one permit would be allowed per dwelling, and only for a specific vehicle.
The scheme would also see the present any user pay and display harbour car park be redefined for harbour user permit holders only, with permits issued to mooring holders by the harbourmaster at an annual charge of £5.
However, the car park would remain pay and display to discourage long term parking.
Tenby Town Council discussed the proposals as part of the general consultation process last week, with Clr. Philip Crockford noting that no provision appeared to have been made for store holders in the area.
"What provision has been made for lifeboat crew?" asked Clr. Trevor Hallett. "They need space just to abandon their cars and go when they are called out.
"There appears to be no allowances for that either," he said.
"There are no spaces near the inshore lifeboat shed either," Clr. Crockford noted. "If this was tidied up a bit, there would be room for lifeboat crew parking around there."
Councillors agreed to pass these observations on to the county council.