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Activities on footpaths – New policies and procedures

Please Note: the exhibition period for this item has now closed.

Exhibition and invitation to comment - proposed procedures for activities on public footpaths.

The display and/or sale of goods outside shops The City is developing new policies and procedures for the conduct of the following activities on public footpaths:

the display and/or sale of goods outside shops
outdoor seating associated with restaurants (and similar premises)
the distribution of printed matter and other (eg. promotional) items.

Discussion Papers

Outdoor seating associated with restaurants Three Discussion Papers detailing the proposed policy for each activity are on exhibition and your comments are invited.

The Discussion Papers and related Council reports are available for inspection during normal opening hours from Tuesday 24 April to Tuesday 5 June 2007 at Council Offices at Town Hall House, Redfern, Erskineville, Glebe and Kings Cross.

Update

The City is reviewing the Discussion Papers for the Display and/or Sale of Goods Outside Shops and Outdoor Seating Associated with Restaurants on the basis of submissions received during the exhibition.

The City of Sydney Policy for the Distribution of Printed Matter and Other Material was adopted by Council on 27 August 2007. The Draft Local Approvals Policy for the Distribution of Handbills (and associated structures) was placed on exhibition between 12 November 2007 and 24 December 2007.

Download

You can download the Discussion Papers as PDF files here.

The display and/or sale of goods outside shops

Discussion Paper | PDF 513Kb
Covering Council Report | PDF 57Kb

Outdoor seating associated with restaurants (and similar premises)

Discussion Paper | PDF 1.83Mb
Covering Council Report | PDF 79Kb

Invitation to Comment

The distribution of printed matter and other items Submissions closed Tuesday 5 June 2007.

More Information

If you wish to discuss any of these matters please contact:

Benjamin Pechey
City Plan Development Unit
Tel: 02 9265 9570
Email:bpechey@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au.

Note that this is not a statutory exhibition for the purposes of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Local Government Act 1993.

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