Adelaide's Charles Sturt Council is expected to vote next week to remove parking meters from Henley Beach, just weeks after they were controversially introduced.
Last month, the council brought in a $2 per hour charge for a maximum stay of three hours in the car parks to the north and south of the Henley Square precinct.
Mayor Angela Evans announced on her Facebook page that council staff were recommending the removal of the parking machines.
"Council staff have now explored a range of options to try and address the concerns raised over the past month by residents, traders and visitors," she wrote.
"Their conclusion is that these concerns cannot be adequately addressed."
Charles Sturt councillor Jassmine Wood said the council had heard the outcry, including a petition that attracted 8,000 signatures.
"Everyone is just so relieved and so excited, it still needs to be passed by council... but we can rest assured the problem is solved entirely," she said.
"I think it's a very valuable but expensive lesson learned, in that our ratepayers are the people we are voted to represent... we need to listen to what they want more, and we need to consult before making contentious decisions such as this."
Although the meters were installed during the winter low season, the car parks appeared emptier than usual with motorists filling up free spaces further along the Esplanade.
Traders blamed paid parking for a drop in business, and a protest was being organised by local groups including the Henley Surf Life Saving Club.
Ms Wood said the council would have avoided "expense and trouble" if it had consulted over paid parking in the first place.
The matter will come before a vote at the council meeting on Monday.
