12Temporary use of public space for community events

12 Temporary use of public space for community events

12 Temporary use of public space for community events

(1) Exempt development includes the temporary use of public space for community events that are open to the general public with no entry charges, including public gatherings, ceremonies, celebrations, sporting events, events for community and outdoor exhibitions that may involve the installation of temporary structures having minimal visual impact (such as barricading) that are otherwise ancillary to the event.

(2) Any such use must comply with the following requirements—

(a) the use occurs between the hours of 8.00am to 11.00pm on Sundays to Thursdays and 8.00am to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, except New Years Eve celebrations which may occur between 8.00am and 2.00am,

(b) community events (not more than four events in total in a calendar year) can start as early as 6.00am,

(c) set-up and clean-up can occur one day before and one day after each event, except some community events (not more than a total of five events in a calendar year) with longer set-up and clean-up times may be required (not more than six bump in/out days in total per event),

(d) should the event involve amplified music, ancillary to the main purpose of the event, the noise levels at the following locations must not exceed the background noise levels—

(i) Beulah Street Wharf (off Waruda Street), Kirribilli,

(ii) Cremorne Wharf (off Milson Road), Cremorne Point,

(iii) a point within 1 metre of the residential boundary nearest to the Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Apartments, East Circular Quay,

(iv) Dawes Point Park (off Lower Fort Street), Millers Point,

(e) all amplified music is to commence after 8.00am (except for those four events in total in a calendar year which may start as early as 6.00am) and to cease by 10.30pm on Sundays to Thursdays and 11.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays,

(f) lighting associated with events must not cause adverse impact on the area surrounding the site,

(g) the event does not include staging of private or commercial functions,

(h) back of house areas must be carefully designed (fencing and gates must be of high quality, and provide artwork and visual interest/public information in appropriate places).