2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

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COUNCIL POLICY - MANAGEMENT OF ROADSIDE MEMORIALS
Construction and Installation
A roadside memorial must:
(a)   Consist of a white cross and must not exceed 500mm in total height or width.
(b)   Be placed on the far side of the roadside drain and away from the roadway shoulder.
(c)   Not be placed in a maintenance zone.
(d)   Not be placed within 5 meters of a roundabout or on any centre median strip.
(e)   Not be placed within 5 meters of the road edge.
(f) | Not be attached to trees or roadside infrastructure.
(g)   Not be on a pedestrian footpath.
(h)   Be frangible (i.e. easily breaking off if a vehicle were to strike it) < 75mm diameter.
Pursuant to section 3 of Schedule 7 of the Noosa Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No 1
(Administration) 2015, if a proposed memorial does not meet the above requirements, an
application must be made to Council for approval prior to construction and installation.
Visiting and Maintenance
Council will not accept responsibility for the maintenance of any roadside memorial, nor the loss,
damage, removal of roadside memorials that may occur due to required road maintenance,
construction activities or vandalism.

Any person visiting a memorial must take due care for their own safety and the safety of others
including motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. Council does not encourage the gathering of persons
within the road reserve.
Removal of Memorial
If there are any concerns raised with Council about public safety or interference to nearby
residents or users of the area surrounding a memorial as a result of persons visiting the memorial,
or the placement and construction of the memorial itself (including the proliferation of floral tributes
and memorabilia), Council will investigate the matter and an authorised person may determine that
it is appropriate to remove the memorial.
Appropriate reasons for the removal of a roadside memorial may include the following:
(a)   Acomplaint is made that a memorial does not meet above policy requirements.
(b)   Road works are required at the relevant location.
(c)   The memorial is considered by an authorised person to be a road or public safety hazard.
(d)   An objection or complaint is made to Council by nearby residents, businesses, road users, or
      users of the area surrounding the memorial in regards to any aspect of the roadside
      memorial, including the activity of visitors to the memorial or loss of amenity and, in the
      opinion of an authorised person, that objection is considered reasonable.
(e)   The memorial has not been adequately maintained.
The memorial interferes with garden or roadside maintenance. Where possible, Council officers will
attempt to contact and consult the persons responsible for erecting the memorial prior to its
removal.

RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND COUNCIL POLICY
Noosa Shire Council Local Law No 1 (Administration) 2015
Noosa Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No 1 (Administration) 2015
Local Government Act 2009
Noosa Design Principles
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