2018-08-07 Services and Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   7 AUGUST 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  7 AUGUST 2018

           COUNCIL POLICY - <INSERT POLICY TITLE>

               is to remove obstructions to pedestrians and conflicts associated with early morning outdoor
               eating.
           te     Exemptions
           Industrial Waste Containers at Building Sites
           Bulk waste containers provided for storage of waste at building sites may be permanently located
           on the footpath, where storage on private land and access for servicing is not available during
           construction. Bins stored on public land adjacent to a building site must comply with the requirements
           of the Development Approval, including fencing off of the area for public safety, if required.
           Domestic Clean-up Services
           Contractors delivering waste containers for intermittent services (i.e. domestic clean-up) by provision
           of a bulk waste container service, may place a waste container on the footpath for as long as, but
           no longer than, is reasonably necessary for the bin to be loaded and removed.
           Council may direct the removal of the container, if in the opinion of an authorised officer, the container
           remains on the footpath for longer than is reasonably necessary to fill the container with waste for
           servicing.
          8.      Policy Enforcement
           There are often circumstances where an owner or occupier is unable to adhere to the requirements
           of presenting or removing waste containers from the footpath as detailed in the Policy. (For example
           the owner or occupier is absent from Noosa for one or two days). The intent is not to penalize
           occupiers on these rare occasions. However, when an occupier is absent on a regular basis, the
           expectation is that a neighbour or other agent will be engaged ensure compliance with this policy.
           The enforcement of this policy will include:
           e   Ani initial communication strategy to inform the public of the requirements of this Policy.
           e   Where occupiers or businesses regularly fail to comply they will be provided with information to
               ensure they are aware of the policy requirements and encouraged to comply
           e   Where an authorised officer observes repeated failure to comply with the policy, a formal
               compliance notice may be served on the responsible person. This may be followed by the issue
               of an infringement notice if there is a further failure to comply.
          9.      Penalties
           The penalties for failing to comply with the requirements of this policy are outlined in Council’s Local
           Law No. 7 (Waste Management) 2018.
           A breach of Section 8 of Local Law No 7 (Waste Management) 2078 relating to storage of waste
           containers carries a maximum penalty of 20 Penalty Units ($2,600) or a penalty infringement notice
           may be issued.
           Waste containers stored on road reserve of a footpath for longer than indicated above is a breach of
           Local Law 7 and may subject the person responsible to receive a penalty infringement notice of 2
           penalty units (currently $260).
           (The value of penalty units are subject to change in accordance with Government Policy).

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