Part 7ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC PLACES

PART 7—ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC PLACES Division 1—General 7.1 General prohibitions Subject to this local law, a person shall not— (a) plant any plant on a thoroughfare— (i) within the vicinity of an intersection that creates a sight line hazard in relation to pedestrians or drivers of vehicles using that intersection and which is not maintained at or below 0.5 metres in height; or (ii) so that it is within 2 metres of a carriageway, except in the case of grass or a similar plant to grass; (b) damage a lawn or garden on or in a public place or remove any plant or part of a plant from a lawn or garden on or in a public place unless— (i) the person is the owner or occupier of the lot abutting that portion of the thoroughfare and the lawn, garden or the particular plant was installed or planted by that owner or occupier; or (ii) the person is acting under the authority of a written law; (c) on a verge, repair or service any vehicle; (d) place, allow to be placed or allow to remain on a thoroughfare or verge any thing that results in a hazard for any person using the thoroughfare or verge; (e) cause or permit any water from a hose or sprinkler to interfere with the use of any street, way or footpath by pedestrians; (f) play or participate in any game or sport so as to— (i) cause danger to any person on a thoroughfare; or (ii) obstruct the movement of vehicles or persons on a thoroughfare; (g) within a mall, arcade or verandah of a shopping centre, ride any bicycle, wheeled recreational device or similar device; or (h) use anything or do anything so as to create a nuisance on or in a public place. 7.2 Activities requiring a permit (1) Subject to clause 7.2(2), a person must not without a permit— (a) dig or otherwise create a trench through or under a kerb or footpath; (b) damage a street tree or remove a street tree or part of a street tree, including the roots, which is on or in a public place irrespective of whether the street tree was planted by the owner or occupier of the lot abutting the thoroughfare or by the local government unless the person is acting under the authority of a written law; (c) subject to Division 3 of this Part, throw, place or deposit any thing on a verge except for the purpose of removal by the local government under a bulk rubbish collection and then only in accordance with the terms and conditions and during the period of time advertised by the local government in connection with that collection; (d) damage, remove or interfere with any part of a thoroughfare, kerb, footpath or any structure or sign erected on or in a thoroughfare by the local government or a person acting under written authority; (e) cause any obstruction to a vehicle or a person using a thoroughfare as a thoroughfare; (f) cause any obstruction to a water channel or a water course, including drainage swales, in a thoroughfare; (g) light any fire or burn any thing on a thoroughfare or verge; (h) unless installing, or in order to maintain, a permissible verge treatment— (i) lay pipes under or provide taps on any verge; or