Council fees and charges for streets and transport for 2024/2025.
- Fees and charges set under section 150 and in accordance with section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002.
- Set under the Special Consultative Procedure.
- GST inclusive (15%).
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Lichfield Street car park | |
| Rate per hour or part thereof (6am to 6pm Monday to Sunday) | $4.30 |
| Night rate per hour or part thereof up to a max of $10 (6pm to 10am Monday to Sunday) | $3.80 |
| All-day rate | $16.00 |
| Lost ticket charge (per 24-hour period) | Up to $16.00 |
| Art Gallery car park | |
| Rate per half hour or part thereof (maximum daily fee $25) | $2.20 |
| Lost ticket charge (per 24-hour period) | $25.00 |
| On-street parking | |
| Parking Meters | |
| 1-hour meters | $4.80 per hour |
| 2-hour meters | $4.80 per hour |
| Coupon parking | $4.80 |
| Meter hoods - per day | $32.00 |
| Meter hoods - per month | $480.00 |
| Waiver of time limit restriction | $225.00 |
| Residential parking and residents exemption permits | $106.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Normal road opening | $540.00 |
| High-grade pavement opening | $870.00 |
| Footpath and minor openings - sewer | $300.00 |
| Footpath and minor openings - stormwater | $155.00 |
| Water discharge | $360.00 |
| Real-time operations professional services | $300.00 per hour |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Corridor access requests | |
| Corridor access request - Construction activity on sites adjacent to the road corridor | $230 plus $3,000 bond |
| Small excavation - Footpath/Berm/Vehicle crossing (up to 3 lineal metres in any direction) | $130.00 |
| Small excavation - Carriageway (up to 3 lineal metres in any direction) | $265.00 |
| Medium excavation - Footpath/Berm/Carriageway/Vehicle crossing (3 to 20 lineal metres in any direction) | $485.00 |
| Large excavation - Footpath/Berm/Carriageway (over 20 lineal metres in any direction) | $700.00 |
| Non-excavation Corridor access request / Non-excavation global permit | $45.00 |
| Excavation global permit - Footpath/Berm/Carriageway (small excavations only, includes up to 30 inspections) | $4,150.00 |
| Corridor manager additional activities | |
| Standard review of application or revision (including incomplete applications) | $90.00 |
| Detailed review of application or revision (including incomplete applications). Includes up to 1 hour. | $175.00 |
| Desktop audit/inspection. Includes up to 30 minutes. | $90.00 |
| Walk-out/Site audit. Includes up to 45 minutes onsite. | $220.00 |
| Follow up on overdue start/end notice. | $90.00 |
| Light investigation (e.g. a ticket is raised in relation to the work, and discussion from the corridor manager is required with the public and/or contractor). Includes up to 1 hour. | $175.00 |
| Detailed investigation (H&S breach, breach of Code/WAP/TMP conditions). Includes up to 2 hours. | $350.00 |
| New surface investigation (Excavation on surface laid within 24 months) | $440.00 |
| Other costs - Including loss of warranty on new surface | At cost |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Traffic management plan (TMP) applications | |
| Low volume roads - charge includes 0.5 hours of work. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180.00 per hour. | $90.00 |
| Level 1 roads - charge includes 1 hour of work. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180.00 per hour. | $180.00 |
| Level 2 roads - charge includes 1.5 hours of work. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180.00 per hour. | $270.00 |
| Service Agreement Application - non-intrusive generic works | |
| Low volume, level 1 and 2 generic TMP - charge includes 2 hours of work. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180/hour | $360.00 |
| Generic traffic management plan applications | |
| Low volume, level 1 and 2 generic TMP - charge includes 2 hours of work. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180.00 per hour. | $360.00 |
| Events - Traffic management plan applications | |
| Level 1 roads - charge includes 1 hour of work. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180/hour | $180.00 |
| Level 2 roads - charge includes 2 hours of work. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180/hour | $360.00 |
| Events requiring temporary road closure - for advertising of proposed and confirmed road closures | Actual costs |
| Roading controlling authority inspections | |
| Inspection of unapproved work (activities being undertaken without an approved TMP) minimum charge | $775.00 |
| Inspection of non-approved Traffic Management methodology (methodology deployed substantially outside TMP approval) minimum charge. | $755.00 |
| Inspection of non-conformance - worksite deployed not in accordance with TMP - minimum charge. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180.00 per hour. | $360.00 |
| Other traffic management plan charges | |
| Application for a revision to an approved Traffic Management Plan - charge includes 0.5 hours of work. Additional time required will be charged at a rate of $180.00 per hour. | $90.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crossing pre-approval | $175.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Structures on streets and application fees | |
| Landscape features (retaining walls for landscaping / private land only) | $550.00 |
| Retaining walls for driveways (Board approval not required) | $550.00 |
| Retaining walls for driveways, parking platforms etc (Board approval required) | $1,100.00 |
| Preparation/Transfer of lease document | $550.00 |
| Temporary use of legal road - rate per square metre per month | $55.00 |
| Temporary use of legal road - minimum charge per month | $220.00 |
| New street name plate and post | $1,100.00 |
| Road stopping When any person applies to stop a road, then the applicant shall be responsible for meeting the costs and expenses associated with the road-stopping process as determined by the Council. |
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| Application fee (provides for an evaluation of the application by the Council) | $1,100.00 |
| Processing fee (following evaluation by Council, if the applicant wishes to proceed a non-refundable minimum fee will apply) | $1,650.00 |
| Other costs | |
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Other costs and expenses that an applicant will be liable to meet include, but are not limited to:
|
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Garage sites - Single (per annum) | $260.00 |
| Garage sites - Double (per annum) | $525.00 |
| Air space | $525.00 |
| Temporary site rental - development purposes - per sq m per month | $10.00 |
| - minimum charge per month | $85.00 |
| - Miscellaneous Sites (per annum) | $3,280.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Discharging ground water to road | $370.00 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Rental fee is based on the total outdoor dining area and location of premises (per annum) | $690 minimum |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Stall licence | $115.00 |
| Buskers Licence - outside designated areas (preparation of licence and issuing) | $50.00 |
| Hawkers permit | $50.00 |
| Mobile shop permit | $175.00 |
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