The first phase of consultation is now closed. The feedback provided by the community will be considered along with technical and legal advice to draft the revised Local Law. Consultation on the full draft is anticipated to occur in February 2021.

From trees to rubbish to parking to pets, Bayside’s Local Law No. 2 (Neighbourhood Amenity) is designed to empower Council to respond to local issues and protect public amenity, health and safety within the municipality.

Council has received community feedback on the current Local Law No. 2 (Parts 5 to 9), as well as eight new local law ideas that have been raised by some residents, including through petitions to Council. We did not seek community feedback on enforcement matters, including patrols or fines, or the policies and processes which sit underneath the local law.

The community feedback from this initial consultation will measure the level of support for any new ideas, and help Council consider emerging issues and ensure that Local Law No. 2 remains comprehensive.

New ideas for Local Law No. 2 will only be considered for inclusion in the draft revised Local Law No. 2 if they receive strong community support. Council will conduct further consultation on the draft revised Local Law No. 2 in early 2021.

Local Law No. 2 is only reviewed every 10 years, so this consultation is an important opportunity have your say on the issues that you want Council to enforce within the municipality.

Current Local Law No. 2

For the initial consultation, we sought feedback on Local Law No. 2 Parts 5 to 9, which are the areas or issues that are managed by the local law. We did not seek feedback on fines, permits or enforcement, or the policies and processes which sit underneath the local law.

The Local Law No. 2 is a large document: you can either download the complete document or review each part via the links on the images below.

New Local Law ideas

We also want to measure community support for eight new local law ideas that have been previously raised by some residents, including through petitions to Council. These ideas will only be considered for inclusion in the draft revised Local Law No. 2 if they receive strong community support.

  • Long-term parking of trailers, caravans and boat

    This idea aims to prevent the long-term parking and/or storage of trailers, caravans and boats on Council land through permits.

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  • Control mobile billboard advertising

    This idea would require permits for parked mobile billboards and ‘for sale’ advertisements for cars, caravans, boats and other equipment.

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  • Prevent derelict and abandoned buildings

    This idea would require owners/occupiers to ensure that a building does not become dilapidated.

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  • Ban on outdoor solid-fuel heating and cooking

    This idea seeks to include a ban on the burning of solid fuel (eg wood and charcoal) for outdoor cooking or heating due to offensive emissions.

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  • Permits for shared transport services

    This idea is for operators for services such as e-bikes and e-scooters to be held responsible for abandoned equipment.

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  • Dumped shopping trolleys

    This idea is to require businesses to ensure abandoned shopping trolleys are collected in a timely manner.

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  • Permits for drones

    This idea seeks to control drones flying over or landing on Council land through permits.

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  • Smoking ban extension

    This idea seeks to measure community feedback on extending the smoking ban to include all foreshore reserve areas.

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