Fencing Local Law 2017
3540GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 29 June 2017
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3540 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 29 June 2017 dividing fence has the meaning given to it by the Act; electrified fence means a fence carrying or designed to carry an electric charge; fence means any structure, not including a retaining wall, used or functioning as a barrier, irrespective of where it is located and includes any gate; front boundary means the boundary line between a lot and the thoroughfare upon which that lot abuts, or in the case of a lot abutting on more than one thoroughfare, the boundary line between the lot and the primary thoroughfare; front fence means a fence erected on the front boundary of a lot or on a line adjacent to the front boundary; front setback area means the area between the building line of a lot and the front boundary of that lot; height in relation to a fence means the vertical distance between— (a) the top of the fence at any point; and (b) the ground level or, where the ground levels on each side of the fence are not the same, the higher ground level, immediately below that point; Industrial Lot means a lot where an industrial use— licence means an electrified fence licence or a razor wire fence licence; local government means the Shire of Halls Creek; local government property means anything except a thoroughfare— (a) which belongs to the local government; (b) of which the local government is the management body under the Land Administration Act 1997; or (c) which is an “otherwise unvested facility” under section 3.53 of the Local Government Act 1995; lot has the meaning given to it in and for the purposes of the Planning and Development Act 2005; notice of breach means a notice referred to in clause 5.1; occupier has the meaning given to it in the Local Government Act 1995; owner has the meaning given to it in the Local Government Act 1995; razor wire fence means a coiled strong wire with pieces of sharp cutting edges set across it at close intervals; Residential Lot means a lot where a residential use— retaining wall means any structure which prevents the movement of soil or retains soil or structures in order to allow ground levels of different elevations to exist adjacent to one another; Rural Lot means a lot where a rural use— Schedule means a Schedule to this local law; Special Rural Lot means a lot where a special rural use— sufficient fence means a fence described in clause 2.1 thoroughfare has the meaning given to it by the Local Government Act 1995, but does not include a private thoroughfare which is not under the management or control of the local 1.7 Licence fees and charges All licence fees and charges applicable under this local law shall be determined by the local government from time to time in accordance with section 6.16 of the Local Government Act 1995. PART 2—FENCES