Hi there....
I've recently gone through a series of bs with council trying to get an approval for driveway (pre-DA process)... which was denied on some very iffy grounds such as "do not want you to touch original fence", and "worries about pedestrian safety". Both houses either side of me have a driveway - no standing zone - near roundabout.
.. anyway, reading council exempt guidelines, I can move my fence (to allow the car to fit), so long as I keep the same look and feel (which is what I wanted anyway), without requiring permission.
I've checked out NSW legislation, and it looks like it's perfectly legal to drive on a footpath to cross it and get to an adjacent land.
My one niggling worry is that the Council (or someone) has the right to tell me not to park my car in my own front yard... is that right?
There's a no stopping zone at the front, and I wouldn't be touching council property or creating a proper crossway (there's already a mini-one for pedestrians that I'd use), and it's not a question of taking up car spots either...
Anyone shed some light on this? I don't want to move the fence only to have Council tell me I can't park my own car in my own yard!!!
thanks a lot!
I've recently gone through a series of bs with council trying to get an approval for driveway (pre-DA process)... which was denied on some very iffy grounds such as "do not want you to touch original fence", and "worries about pedestrian safety". Both houses either side of me have a driveway - no standing zone - near roundabout.
.. anyway, reading council exempt guidelines, I can move my fence (to allow the car to fit), so long as I keep the same look and feel (which is what I wanted anyway), without requiring permission.
I've checked out NSW legislation, and it looks like it's perfectly legal to drive on a footpath to cross it and get to an adjacent land.
My one niggling worry is that the Council (or someone) has the right to tell me not to park my car in my own front yard... is that right?
There's a no stopping zone at the front, and I wouldn't be touching council property or creating a proper crossway (there's already a mini-one for pedestrians that I'd use), and it's not a question of taking up car spots either...
Anyone shed some light on this? I don't want to move the fence only to have Council tell me I can't park my own car in my own yard!!!
thanks a lot!