The Whitehorse Community Local Law 2014 ( PDF 280.06KB) prohibits you to place any advertising signs, goods on display or for sale, or advertise a vehicle for sale on a road or Council land, or in any other public place without a permit. It is also illegal to, without a permit, paint, service or carry out maintenance on a vehicle on any public road, Council-controlled land or in a public place except if the works are required so that the vehicle can be removed. If you conduct any of these activities without a permit, you may be fined.
Council-controlled land include roads, nature strips, council reserves, public places or car parks.
If you have a business and wish to have goods for sale or an A board advertising, visit Council's footpath trading web page.
Parking vehicles on roadsides and Council-controlled land creates hazards for motorists as it can cause visual distractions and traffic congestion issues. The vehicles can also cause damage to grass, vegetation and tree roots. If you do so, you may be fined.
If you are advertising a vehicle for sale you can park it in your driveway, or on your front lawn but not on the road or the naturestrip.
Permit Conditions
- The permit holder must ensure that all the permit conditions are complied with at all times.
- The permit is not transferrable:
- Permits are not to be photocopied or used by someone not named on the permit
- Permits are not to be leased, sold or given away
- No form of advertising of a permit for rent, lease, sale profit or other beneficial or fraudulent consideration of causing such an advertisement to be published is permitted.
- The permit holder or their representative must comply with any parking regulations in the area if required, unless otherwise agreed to by Council. A permit will not override any clearway or freeway parking restrictions.
- Manholes, hydrants, telephone boxes, taxi ranks and tram and bus stops may not be obstructed.
- The permit does not entitle the permit holder to cause danger to the normal flow of traffic or restrict traffic movements.
- Council will NOT allow, without a valid Council permit, the installation of permanent structures on Council land.
- At the conclusion of the permit period a new application form must be submitted.
- The permit must be produced for an Authorised Council Officer on request.
- The permit holder will comply with all directions by a member of Victoria Police or Authorised Council Officer, including a direction that the permitted activity cease and any related plant or equipment be removed.
- Any other conditions related to the permitted activity - See list below.
Permit Condition Breaches
If the permit holder breaches the permit conditions:
- The permit may be cancelled
- Penalties may be applied
- Costs incurred by Council may be charged directly to the permit holder
- Goods or equipment may be impounded
- Future permit applications may be declined.
Permit Conditions - Distribute unsolicited material
Whitehorse City Council Community Local Law 2014 S4.21
- The permit holder must provide evidence of $10 million of public liability insurance for the permit period.
- The items and printed materials cannot be distributed in a manner which results in:
- Obstruction of a road, Council Building or municipal place
- An assembly of people that interferes unreasonably with the use and enjoyment of a road, Council Building or municipal place by any person
- A safety hazard for any person
- Littering of, or damage to, any road, Council Building or municipal place.
- The items and printed materials must only be:
- Placed in resident letterboxes.
- Delivered with consent of the owner or occupier of the property. Properly authorised electoral material, or any other thing, distribution of which is authorised under State or Federal legislation.
- Handed to another person.
- The items and printed materials cannot be:
- Stuck as posters or stickers or affixed to surfaces.
- Placed under car window wipers.
- Left unattended or placed in a receptacle for collection by passers-by.
- Discarded items are to be collected by the permit holder and disposed of legally.
- A minimum unobstructed distance of 1.8 metres must be maintained from the property line and 0.5m from the kerb at all times while performing the distribution.
- The permit holder must set up in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) principles and relevant codes and standards to provide unobstructed access to others using the area.
Permit Conditions - Unattended Vehicles
Whitehorse City Council Community Local Law 2014 S4.7(a) and (b)
Applies when you:
a) Leave a motor vehicle weighing more than 1 tonne, trailer or caravan on a road or Council land for more than 14 continuous days S4.7(a); or
b) Leave a motor vehicle weighing up to 1 tonne on a road or Council land for more than 30 continuous days – S4.7(b)
(NOTE: motor vehicle includes a long vehicle and has the same meaning ascribed to it by the Victorian Road Safety Road Rules 2009)
- The permit holder must provide evidence of $10 million of public liability insurance for the permit period.
- The vehicle, trailer or caravan may be left on the road for a maximum of two (2) months. NOTE: If a vehicle is not moved after 60 days it can be deemed abandoned under the Local Government Act (2020) and can be impounded
- There is no breach of the Road Safety Road Rules 2009:
- The vehicle must be parked in accordance with any established parking restrictions (not in a permit are/no stopping are, etc.).
- The vehicle must be registered.
- The vehicle must be under 1.5t payload.
- An extension of time will not be provided.
Permit Conditions - Machinery, materials, goods or vehicles on land
Whitehorse City Council Community Local Law 2014 S4.3
(NOTE: vehicle includes a long vehicle and has the same meaning ascribed to it by the Victorian Road Safety Road Rules 2009).
- The permit holder must provide evidence of $10 million of public liability insurance for the permit period if the activity is conducted on Council land.
The permit must be used by a person who, for recreational purposes repairs, services, assembles, dismantles or stores old or second hand motor vehicles, machinery, materials or goods provided that such activity is NOT any one of the following:
Permit Conditions - Repair vehicles
Whitehorse City Council Community Local Law 2014 S4.17.1 and S4.17.2
(NOTE: vehicle includes a long vehicle and has the same meaning ascribed to it by the Victorian Road Safety Road Rules 2009).
The permit holder must provide evidence of $10 million of public liability insurance for the permit period if the activity is conducted on Council land.
The permit must be used by a person:
- For no more than two (2) days.
- Covered by Public Liability Insurance of at least $10m for the permit period.
- For emergency repairs.
The repairs may NOT be any one of the following:
- Conducted for financial gain.
- Conducted nor stored in a manner which is unsightly to the general amenity of the neighbourhood (Refer Whitehorse City Council Local Law S4.1.1).
Permit Conditions - Sell goods, services or motor vehicles on Council Land
Whitehorse City Council Community Local Law 2014 S4.22
- The permit holder must provide evidence of $10 million of public liability insurance for the permit period.
- The permit holder must not:
- Cause obstruction of the road or Council Land.
- Must not impact Council assets and the environment.
- Must maintain the area in a clean and tidy condition.
- Impact the quiet enjoyment of other users of the municipal place or road and the amenity of the area.