2014-12-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   15 DECEMBER 2014




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                       15 DECEMBER 2014

           Noosa Council Policy —- Waste Collection Services
           ADDITIONAL SERVICE CAPACITY

           Where waste production regularly exceeds the capacity of the minimum service, Council will
           require the owner to provide additional bins or increase the service collection frequency to remove
           all the waste that is generated on the premises.

           INFIRM SERVICES

           1.    An infirm resident who can store their waste and recycling bins within 60 metres of the front
                 street alignment of the property will be eligible for the provision of an infirm waste collection
                 service, on completion of the approved application form.
           2. — The application form is to include certification by a medical practitioner to confirm the infirm
                 status of the resident.
           3. — An infirm service will not be provided where there is another person residing at the premises
                 who is capable of placing the bins near the front property alignment for servicing.

           EXEMPTION FROM A WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE

           A property owner can apply for an exemption from a waste collection service where one or more of
           the following criteria apply.
           1.  | The property is located on an easement or roadway which is not accessible by the waste
                 contractor’s vehicle.
           2.    Arural property residence is a considerable distance from the front road alignment and there
                 is no location on the property near the front alignment to store the bins between service
                 days, due to the topography of the land.
           3.    In arural area there is no safe position for servicing bins on collection days without causing a
                 traffic hazard,
                 (i.e. sharp bends, crests, one lane road).
                 Note: - In relation to items 1, 2 and 3 above, a cluster bin service near the applicant’s
                 residence will be assessed by council as an alternative. Exemption will only be allowed if a
                 cluster bin service is considered to be impractical.
           4.    The resident is infirm - elderly, unwell or physically unable to place the bins on the kerb for
                 service or provide the bins within 60 metres of the front alignment of the property, to receive
                 an infirm service. There is no other person residing at the premise that can assist with
                 placing the bin out for servicing.
           5.    The premises are being demolished or will be vacant for a full year and will not be
                 intermittently occupied, or offered for sale or rent.

           Applications for service exemption will be assessed by an authorised officer of council's Waste
           Management Section.

           SERVICE EXEMPTION PROCEDURE

           1. A service exemption request is not required for remote premises that are not within the area
               serviced by the waste collection contractor.
           2. Where a service exemption is requested for serviceable premises, a request for an exemption
               from a waste collection service must be made on the approved application form and is to
               address the exemption criteria mentioned above.
           3. Should exemption from a waste service be approved, waste from the premise must be
               disposed of at an approved council waste disposal facility.

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