BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL
13.11 - Attachment 2
BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL
COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES
Weddings, Private Parties or other Private Functions in Rural Zones
NOTE: These guidelines do not apply to the use of premises for any type of commercial use for weddings, parties and functions. If you do propose to use your premises on a commercial basis, this may constitute a Function Centre, which is a defined use under the terms of the Byron Local Environmental Plan 2014. It is recommended that you obtain professional planning advice prior to carrying out any commercial use of your premises as a function centre or the like.
Weddings, private parties or other private functions are identified as a type of exempt development under State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, which is available online at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.
These guidelines are based on the interpretation of the Building Code of Australia in conjunction with State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008 and other relevant legislation.
These guidelines only apply to the following zones:
Byron Local Environmental Plan 2014
· R5 Large Lot Residential
· RU1 Primary Production
· RU2 Rural Landscape
· RU5 Village
Byron Local Environmental Pan 1988
· Zone No 1(a)—(General Rural Zone)—black edging, lettered “1 (a)” and coloured light brown.
· Zone No 1(b1)—(Agricultural Protection (b1) Zone)—black edging, lettered “1 (b1)” and coloured light brown.
· Zone No 1(b2)—(Agricultural Protection (b2) Zone)—black edging, lettered “1 (b2)” and coloured light brown.
· Zone No 1(c1)—(Small Holdings (c1) Zone)—black edging, lettered “1 (c)” and coloured light brown.
· Zone No 1(c2)—(Small Holdings (c2) Zone)—black edging, lettered “1 (c2)” and coloured light brown.
Does your proposed wedding, private party or other private function comply with the following standards?
1. No more than 300 guests.
2. Tents and marquees must not have a combined greater floor area than 300 square metres.
3. Each tent or marquee is greater than 3 metres from any boundary.
4. Each tent or marquee must be erected so as to provide an unobstructed pedestrian circulation area at least 1.5m wide around the perimeter of the tent or marquee, unless it is attached to or abuts a building with no separation,
5. Each tent or marquee must be erected at ground level,
6. Each tent or marquee must have the following number of exits arranged so as to afford a ready means of egress from all parts of the tent or marquee to open space or a road:
(i) 1 exit if the tent or marquee has a floor area of not more than 25m2,
(ii) 2 exits if the tent or marquee has a floor area of not more than 100m2,
(iii) 4 exits in any other case,
(iv) If any tent or marquee includes internal seating, stalls, tables or other obstructions, a clear path of travel to any exit no greater than 40m in length must be provided,
7. Each tent or marquee must have a width for each exit of at least:
(i) 850mm if the floor area of the tent or marquee is less than 150m2, or
(ii) 1m in any other case, no tent or marquee can have a wall height exceeding 4m,
8. Each tent or marquee must have a height, as measured from the surface on which the tent or marquee is erected to the highest point of the tent or marquee, not exceeding 6m,
9. No tent or marquee can contain tiered seating,
10. Any wedding, private party or other private function must take place only during the following periods:
(i) 7.30 am to 11.00 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday,
(ii) 7.30 am to 12.00 am on Friday or Saturday,
(iii) 8.00 am to 8.00 pm on Sunday,
11. If the development is carried out for the purposes of a wedding, private party or other private function (unless it is a community event to which Subdivision 7 applies):
(i) each tent or marquee must not be erected on the land for more than 7 days, and
(ii) the number of days for which a tent or marquee is erected on the land together with the number of days for which tents or marquees have previously been erected on the land for private functions in the same calendar year must not exceed 30 days.
12. In any other case—each tent or marquee must not remain on the land for more than two days after the function or after the completion of the filming at the location,
13. Arrangements must be made for the removal of any waste or recyclable materials likely to be generated as a result of the function or the filming activities.
14. Sanitary basins and hand washing facilities for female patrons.
|
Number Female Patrons |
Number Closet Pans |
Number Wash Basins |
|
1 -25 |
1 |
1 |
|
26 - 50 |
2 |
2 |
|
51 - 100 |
3 |
3 |
|
101 - 150 |
4 |
3 |
|
151 - 200 |
5 |
3 |
|
201 - 250 |
6 |
3 |
|
251 - 300 |
7 |
3 |
15. Sanitary basins and hand washing facilities for male patrons.
|
Number Male Patrons |
Number Closet Pans |
Number Urinals |
Number Wash Basins |
|
1 -50 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
51 - 100 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
101- 150 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
151 - 200 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
201 - 250 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|
251 - 300 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
16. All parking must be contained within the property boundaries and adequate access must be provided for emergency vehicles.