4626GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 13 October 2016

4626 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 13 October 2016 Division 4—Unsightly land and disused materials 3.7 Removal of refuse and disused materials (1) The owner or occupier of a lot shall not keep, or permit to remain on the lot, any refuse, rubbish or disused material of whatever nature or kind which in the opinion of the local government or an authorised person is likely to give the lot an untidy appearance and does not conform with the general appearance of other land in that particular part of the district. (2) The local government or an authorised person may give notice in writing to the owner or occupier of a lot requiring the removal of refuse, rubbish or disused material from the lot within the time specified in the notice. 3.8 Removal of unsightly overgrowth of vegetation (1) The owner or occupier of a lot shall not permit to remain on a lot, any unsightly overgrowth of vegetation that gives the lot an untidy appearance and does not conform with the general appearance of other land in that particular part of the district. (2) The local government or an authorised person may give notice in writing to the owner or occupier of a lot requiring the removal of the overgrowth of vegetation within the time specified in the notice. 3.9 Storage of vehicles, vessels and machinery The owner or occupier of a lot shall not— (a) store, or allow to remain in public view on any lot, more than 1 vehicle, vessel or machinery in a state of disrepair, (whether licensed or not); (b) store, or allow to remain in public view on any lot, any vehicle, vessel or machinery in a state of disrepair for a period in excess of 1 month; (c) store, or allow to remain in public view on any lot, any vehicle parts, vessel parts or machinery parts (including tyres); (d) wreck, dismantle or break up any vehicle, part or body of a vehicle, vessel or machinery except where performed— (i) inside a building; or (ii) within an area enclosed by a fence or wall of not less than 1.8 metres in height and of such a nature as to screen all vehicles, parts or bodies of vehicles, vessels or machinery from the street and from adjoining properties; or (e) wreck, dismantle or break up a vehicle, vessel or machinery so as to cause a nuisance. 3.10 Disposing of disused refrigerators or similar containers A person shall not place, leave or dispose of a disused refrigerator, ice chest, ice box, trunk, chest or other similar article having a compartment which has a capacity of 0.04 cubic metres or more on any land without first— (a) removing every door and lid and every lock, catch and hinge attached to a door or lid; or (b) rendering every door and lid incapable of being fastened; and (c) removing any refrigerants as per requirements of the Environmental Protection (Ozone Protection) Policy 2000. Division 5—Hazardous materials 3.11 Hazardous trees (1) Where a tree on a lot endangers any person or thing on adjoining land, the local government may give a notice to the owner or the occupier of the lot to remove, cut, move or otherwise deal with that tree so as to make the tree safe. (2) Where a tree on a lot presents a serious and immediate danger to any person or thing, the local government may take any remedial action it considers appropriate in order to make the tree safe without having given the owner or occupier notice pursuant to subclause (1). (3) The local government reserves its right to recover any costs incurred by the local government for remedial action taken in terms of subclause (2). PART 4—NUISANCES AND DANGEROUS THINGS Division 1—Light 4.1 Use of exterior lights An owner or occupier of land on which floodlights or other exterior lights are erected or used, shall not allow the floodlights or other exterior lights to shine directly onto any other premises. 4.2 Emission or reflection of light An owner or occupier of land shall ensure that— (a) artificial light is not emitted or reflected from anything on the land so as to illuminate premises outside that land to more than 50 lux; and (b) natural light is not reflected from anything on the land so as to create or cause a nuisance to the occupier of any other premises or to a person lawfully using a thoroughfare.