2016-09-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   6 SEPTEMBER 2016




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 6 SEPTEMBER 2016

    COUNCIL POLICY - Construction or Maintenance of Unconstructed Roads

     ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    This policy applies to all Council Officers dealing with requests for construction or maintenance of
    unconstructed roads. Council’s Civil Operations Manager is responsible for developing and
     maintaining this policy in consultation with Councillors and staff.

     RELEVANT LEGISLATION

     Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015
     Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2015
     Local Government Act 2009

     Noosa Planning Scheme Policy 5 Engineering Design Standards — Roads, Drainage and
     Earthworks

     DEFINITIONS
     Road

    A road is an area of land that is dedicated to public use as a road (an area of land that — is
    developed for, or has as one of its main uses, the driving or riding of motor vehicles and is open to,
    or used by, the public).
     Unconstructed Road

     Land that is dedicated to public use as a road but does not contain a road constructed to comply
    with Council's Engineering Design Standards for the use of the public for the driving or riding of
     motor vehicles. A road is also deemed to be unconstructed if it contains only a driveway access
    which provides access to one or a small number of properties.
    Constructed Road

    A constructed road is a road constructed to comply with Council's Engineering Design Standards
    for the use of the public for the driving or riding of motor vehicles for which Council has accepted
     responsibility for the on-going maintenance.

     Driveway Access
    A driveway access may be a vehicular crossing which provides vehicular access to a site between
    the carriageway and the property boundary however in the case of an unconstructed road, can
    extend from the constructed carriageway within the road reserve to the property boundary.

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