2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

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                                                                          Council Polic
  | @ |     COUNCIL                                  Management of Roadside
                                                                              Memorials

 Corporate Plan Reference:                  ‘Working in partnership with our community’
 Endorsed by Council:                      <signature>                 <DD Month, YYYY>
 Policy Author:                            Local Laws Coordinator

POLICY BACKGROUND
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to Noosa Council's Local Laws team for
managing and, where necessary, removing roadside memorials within Noosa Shire.
Pursuant to section 2, Schedule 7 ‘Alteration or improvement to local government controlled areas
and roads’ of the Noosa Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No 1 (Administration) 2015, an
approval is not required for an installation beside a road of a memorial comprising of a white cross
provided the installation complies with the local government policy for the activity. The temporary
placement of floral tributes, plastic flowers and memorabilia at the memorial location is also
acceptable. All roadside memorials must comply with this policy.
POLICY
Council does not encourage the placement of roadside memorials within Council controlled road
reserves, but recognises that some members of the community may wish to temporarily
commemorate the passing of a loved one as a result of a road or other accident by installing a
roadside memorial.

Council has provided the mechanism for members of the community to put in place a temporary
memorial without approval subject to the requirements specified in the local laws and this policy.
This policy has been developed to ensure that roadside memorials:
(a)   Are placed in a safe location.
(b)   Can be easily maintained.
(c)   Do not cause issues for nearby property owners and users of the area.
(d)   Donot create a hazard to road users, cyclists or pedestrians.
The location of a roadside memorial should be selected to minimise the risk of safety to all persons
and any interference to nearby properties and users of the surrounding area.
A roadside memorial must be located in a position where it will not:
(a)   Distract driver attention or interfere with the role of any traffic control item.
(b)   Be hazardous to passing traffic, cyclists and/or pedestrians, or prevent appropriate
      maintenance of the road reserve.
(c)   Cause interference with the nearby residences or users of the area.
Relevant persons must consider all possible risks associated with installing and visiting roadside
memorials and must use safe practices at all times.
Unless otherwise approved by way of formal application, all memorials (including floral tributes and
memorabilia) are to be temporary and thus remain in place for a maximum period of 3 months.

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