2015-04-28 Attachment 2 to Item 20 Planning and Organisation Agenda Proposed Subordinate Local Law No. 1,3,4,5

  Noosa Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 3 (Community and Environment Management) 2015      8



Schedule 4             Prescribed requirements for community
                       safety hazards
                                                                                      Section 10


                      Column 1                                        Column 2
             Community safety hazard                  Prescribed requirements to be met by
                                                                  owner of land
      Barbed wire fencing.                           (a) barbed wire in urban areas must not
                                                         be used as a boundary fence.
                                                         However it can be used for an
                                                         additional extension (as a security
                                                         measure) to an existing fence where
                                                         the barbed wire is at least 2 metres
                                                         off the ground at all locations.
                                                     (a) the fence must be installed, operated
      Electric fencing.
                                                         and maintained in accordance with
                                                         AS/NZS 3014:2003.
                                                     (b) where the fence is installed for
                                                         security purposes it must be installed,
                                                         operated and maintained in
                                                         accordance with AS/NZS 3016:2002.
                                                     (c) where the fence adjoins any road or
                                                         public land, warning signs of a size
                                                         that can be read from a distance of 5
                                                         metres must be fixed at 5 metre
                                                         intervals along the fence.
                                                     (d) the fence must be either –
                                                         (ii) situated at least 1.5 metres inside
                                                              another fence located on or within
                                                              the boundary of the property; or
                                                         (iii)installed such that if the fencing
                                                              forms part of the boundary of the
                                                              land the lowest point of the
                                                              fencing capable of imparting an
                                                              electric shock when touched is at
                                                              least 2 metres in height.

      Objects or materials including roof         (a) any materials not fixed to a structure
      sheeting, guttering and sheet metal that in     must be secured, weighted down or
      the opinion of an authorised officer, is        tied to prevent such material from
      likely to become airborne in periods of         becoming airborne during high
      high wind resulting in personal or              winds.
      property damage.