Local Government Property Local Law 2016
5098GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 November 2016
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5098 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 15 November 2016 (2) Subclause (1) shall not apply to any barbeque, solid fuel water heater, space heater or ovens fired with dry paper, dry wood, synthetic char or charcoal type fuel. (3) Subclause (1) is subject to any fire danger rating as determined by the Bureau of Meteorology. 4.5 Escape of smoke, fumes, odours and other emissions An owner or occupier of land or premises shall take all reasonable steps to not cause or permit the escape of smoke, fumes or odours from the land or premises in such quantity or of such a nature as to cause or to be a nuisance to any person. Division 3—Trucks 4.6 Livestock vehicles (1) A person shall not park a vehicle containing livestock in a townsite for a period in excess of 30 minutes. (2) A person shall not park a vehicle which contains or has been used for the carriage of livestock so as to create or be a nuisance to any person, by reason of the odour emanating from the vehicle. (3) If a person parks a vehicle containing livestock in a townsite in accordance with subclause (1), then the person does not contravene subclause (2). 4.7 Truck noise from residential land A person shall not start or drive a truck on land zoned, approved or used for residential purposes between the hours of 12.00am and 5.00am on the following day without first obtaining the written consent of the local government. Division 4—Swimming pool backwash management 4.8 Containment and disposal of swimming pool and other wastewater (1) The owner or occupier of land on which a swimming pool is constructed shall ensure that all backwash is not permitted to discharge onto or run-off onto adjacent land so as to cause a nuisance, or cause damage to any structures situated on adjacent land. (2) Subclause (1) shall not prevent the discharge of swimming pool backwash from a lot into a local government approved stormwater drain or road by a method approved by an authorised person. Division 5—Stormwater management 4.9 Containment of stormwater (1) Subject to subclause (2), the owner or occupier of a lot shall ensure that all stormwater received by any building, house, other structure or any paved or sealed or other surfaced areas including any vehicle access ways on the lot is contained within the lot and is not permitted to discharge onto or run-off onto adjacent land so as to cause a nuisance, or cause damage to any structures situated on adjacent land. (2) Subclause (1) shall not prevent the discharge of stormwater from a lot into a local government approved stormwater drain or road. 4.10 Guttering and downpipes (1) The owner or occupier of a lot shall ensure that each building or house on the lot is provided with adequate guttering and downpipes sufficient to receive, without overflow, all stormwater from the roof of the building or house, in accordance with AS/NZS 3500. (2) The owner or occupier of a lot shall ensure that all guttering and downpipes to each building or house on the lot are maintained in a good state of repair and free from obstruction. 4.11 Stormwater disposal systems (1) The owner or occupier of a lot shall ensure that all stormwater from the roof of each building or house on the lot, or the overflow from rainwater storage tanks, is discharged into stormwater drainage system, or discharged by other methods approved by the local government, in accordance with AS/NZS 3500. (2) The owner or occupier of a lot shall ensure that all stormwater from paved areas or other surfaced areas including any vehicle access ways of the lot is discharged into a stormwater drainage system of adequate capacity in accordance with AS/NZS 3500.