Shire of Dowerin Repeal Local Law 2022
2252GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 17 March 2022
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2252 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 17 March 2022 Industrial Lot means a lot where an industrial use— licence means an electrified fence licence or a razor wire fence licence; 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 Act 1995; local planning scheme means a local planning scheme and includes any structure plan adopted or approved by the local government made under the lot has the meaning given to it in the notice of breach means a notice referred to in clause 5.1; occupier has the meaning given to it in the owner has the meaning given to it in the 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; and 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 government. 1.6 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 to 6.19 of the Local Government Act 1995. PART 2—FENCES Division 1—Sufficient fences 2.1 Sufficient fences (1) A person shall not erect a dividing fence or a boundary fence that is not a sufficient fence. (2) Subject to subclauses (3) and (4), a sufficient fence— (a) on a Residential Lot is a dividing fence or a boundary fence constructed and maintained in accordance with the specifications and requirements of Schedule 2; (b) on a Commercial Lot or an Industrial Lot is a dividing fence or a boundary fence constructed and maintained in accordance with the specifications and requirements of Schedule 3; and (c) on a Rural Lot or a Special Rural Lot is a dividing fence or a boundary fence constructed and maintained in accordance with the specifications and requirements of Schedule 4. (3) Where a fence is erected on or near the boundary between— (a) a Residential Lot and an Industrial Lot, a sufficient fence is a dividing fence constructed and maintained in accordance with the specifications and requirements of Schedule 2; (b) a Residential Lot and a Commercial Lot, a sufficient fence is a dividing fence constructed and maintained in accordance with the specifications and requirements of Schedule 3; (c) a Residential Lot and a Rural Lot, a sufficient fence is a dividing fence constructed and maintained in accordance with the specifications and requirements of Schedule 4; (d) a Residential Lot and a Special Rural Lot, a sufficient fence is a dividing fence constructed and maintained in accordance with the specifications and requirements of Schedule 4; and (e) a Special Rural Lot and a Rural Lot, a sufficient fence is a dividing fence constructed and maintained in accordance with the specifications and requirements of Schedule 4.