2017-06-29 Special Meeting Agenda

Revenue Statement - 2017/18

5.1.4      Exclusions
That land which is owned or otherwise under the control of the Council but not leased; or that land
which is specifically excluded from the provision of such a service by Council.
The owner of a single dwelling or duplex located in the mandated garden waste service area
commencing a waste and recycling service in 2017/18 to a newly constructed dwelling or duplex, or
the owner of an existing single dwelling or duplex within the mandated garden waste service area,
may make application for an exemption from the garden waste recycling service if the owner provides
evidence that the area of the land on which their dwelling or duplex is situated (including common
land in strata titled complexes) is 400 square metres in area or less, or the owner provides evidence
that they employ a gardening contractor who regularly removes all garden waste from the property
to Council’s resource recovery facility or other approved location.
Service cancellations are not permitted for properties that are intermittently occupied such as holiday
homes, or temporarily vacant premises awaiting sale or rental occupancy. Such premises, which are
intermittently occupied for a portion of the year, are required to pay the full annual charge.

5.1.5      Minimum / Additional Charges
A minimum charge equivalent to $200.00 per annum shall apply to all properties receiving a waste
service. Minimum charges do not apply to garden waste bin services not part of a 3 bin service. For
example, where a bulk waste service is used in Strata / Group Titled units instead of individual waste
bins, a minimum charge per unit equivalent to $200.00 per annum shall be applied.

5.1.6      Adjustment of Waste Management Charges
Where the number of bins or frequency of service is altered at any time during the financial year a
supplementary rates notices may be issued.
Service cancellations are permitted in the following circumstances:
       Following demolition of premises – pro-rata adjustments allowed; or
       Premises that will be vacant for a full year and will not be intermittently occupied, or offered for
        sale or rent. Cancellation must be made in the form required by Council (Note: If services are
        cancelled and occupancy subsequently occurs during the financial year, the full annual charge
        shall apply.)
Service cancellations for the garden waste bin service that is not part of the 3 bin service may be
requested at any time; however a pro rata refund will not be provided (no refund applies for a service
cancelled when paying a rate notice).
It is the owner’s responsibility to check that all waste management charges are correct at the time of
the issue of the rate notice. Council will not adjustment waste management charges levied in prior
financial years.




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