sch.2-sec-oc.4Special events (including markets)

sch.2-sec-oc.4 Special events (including markets)

Special events (including markets)

(1) Development for the purposes of temporary uses including community events (such as ceremonies, cultural celebrations, exhibitions, fetes, fairs, gatherings, markets or sporting events) and commercial events.

(2) Must be on land owned or managed by the Council.

(3) Maximum period—40 consecutive days and a total of 100 days in any calendar year.

(4) Must take place during the period from 5:00 am to midnight on any day except as follows—

(a) may continue from midnight on New Year’s Eve until 2:00 am on New Year’s Day,

(b) in the case of a special event with minimal noise impacts, may take place at any time.

(5) Must not include permanent physical change to the fabric of the location where the use occurs.

(6) Must maintain emergency vehicle access to and around the premises.

(7) Must not restrict pedestrian access to shops, public facilities or the foreshore unless alternative access is provided.

(8) Must not prevent pedestrian access to existing footpaths unless alternative pedestrian pathways are provided (alternative pedestrian pathways are to have physical barriers erected between the pathway and any adjoining road).

Note 1.

Events that do not involve the erection of a temporary structure, the erection of an amusement device or disruption to normal traffic and pedestrian flows and are events for which the land has been designed do not require development consent. (For example, family picnics, regular sports training or games, casual exercise and passive enjoyment of a park.)

Note 2.

The Local Government Act 1993 may also apply, including provisions relating to plans of management and alcohol free zones.