17Exempt development

17 Exempt development

17 Exempt development

The following development is exempt development if it is carried out on land within the Redfern–Waterloo Authority Sites, is of minimal environmental impact and complies with the criteria set out in the guidelines prepared by the Redfern–Waterloo Authority (and approved by the Minister and made publicly available) for the purposes of this section—

(a) the temporary use of the land for community events that are open to the general public, including public gatherings, ceremonies, sporting events or outdoor exhibitions,

(b) the erection and use of temporary structures, having minimal visual impact, for the purposes of, or in connection with, any such community event,

(c) the erection and use of outdoor seating, tables and similar furniture located in the public domain and associated with cafes, restaurants, bars and other similar development,

(d) the erection, installation, maintenance and upgrading by or on behalf of a public authority of public furniture, planter boxes, lighting, public art, street signs, bus shelters, public telephone booths or post boxes, or the carrying out by or on behalf of a public authority of street planting, work for the purpose of changing the width or surface of a footpath, and related road works,

(e) the erection, installation, maintenance and upgrading by or on behalf of a public authority in existing public recreation areas of public furniture, shade structures, public art, tables, seats, children’s play equipment, barbecues and toilets,

(e1) the carrying out, by or on behalf of a public authority, of landscaping associated with existing public recreation areas,

(f) development for the purposes of real estate signs,

(g) the erection of a flagpole, if the maximum height of the flagpole is not more than 6 metres above existing ground level,

(h) erection of a side or rear boundary fence located behind the front wall of a building, if the fence does not exceed 1.8 metres in height and is not of masonry construction,

(i) the use of premises for a home business,

(j) minor internal alterations to commercial or retail premises, such as fit-out works or the installation of partitions, shelving, benches or workstations, if the alterations are not structural, do not result in the creation of additional floor space and do not change the building classification.