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Road Encroachment & Sale Policy - Index

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1. Introduction

2. Objectives

3. Definitions

4. Policy Principles

Protection of rights

Protection of community amenity

Public and private benefit

Disposal of assets

Transparency

5. Application of Policy

When is a road encroachment licence or lease needed?

When is a licence not needed?

5.1 Use of legal road
- Who can apply?

5.2 Residential use of legal road
- Criteria for allowing road encroachments
- Terms and conditions of licence

5.3 Commercial use of legal road
- Criteria for allowing road encroachments
- Terms and conditions of licence

5.4 Commercial and residential use of airspace
- Criteria for assessing applications
- Terms and conditions of licence or lease

5.5 Commercial and residential use of subsoil
- Criteria for assessing applications
- Terms and conditions of licence or lease

5.6 Encroachments onto reserve and Town Belt land

5.7 Fees
- Annual road encroachment rental
- Fee waivers for safety reasons
- Table 1: When is a fee or rental payable?

6. Enforcement

7. Sale of Legal Road

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

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