SIGNS and early-morning parking inspectors were able to reduce some of the traffic issues around the recently-opened Capalaba College Markets.
Parking inspectors were out in force before 8am directing patrons to 600 on-site parking and fining those who parked in residential streets.
Signs asking people not to park in Burns Street were also erected.
The markets, which opened at Capalaba State College on September 7, will continue to operate at the School Road address, despite not having approval from Redland City Council.
They have been allowed to operate as a temporary event under state legislation after being forced to relocate from Chandler's Sleeman Centre when plans for a velodrome were unveiled in March.
However, before they can operate as a permanent event, council must approve a development application which was lodged, but incomplete, last month.
Council officers said the application failed to include adequate information on traffic, noise and drainage.
Market owner Mark Fairbairn said due process was followed and dismissed claims by Capalaba ALP state candidate Don Brown that laws were breached.
Mr Brown claimed residents were not adequately consulted and called for state and local politicians to hold a public forum.
Mr Fairbairn said his company submitted a development application before opening the College Market but was still gathering necessary information for council.
He said the first four weeks of operation proved successful with more than 5000 people attending each market and more than 300 stallholders, of which about 90 were from Redland.
He said he could hold 22 markets at the school under a temporary event permit and was not required to consult residents under council's permanent permit.
Mayor Karen Williams, who played a crucial role in bringing the markets to Redland, said council consulted residents with three letterbox drops. But she said council was restricted in what it could do as the markets were on state property.
Capalaba councillor Paul Gleeson said allowing the markets to operate before granting a development application meant officers were better equipped to assess any "real issues" such as traffic, parking, drainage and noise.
Capalaba MP Steve Davies said he ensured the markets did not open before 8am and stallholders were not allowed to set up before 7am.
