July 2015
BUILDING & LOCAL LAWS SERVICES
WORKS OCCUPATION ZONES & TRADESPERSONS VEHICLE
OCCUPATION PERMIT
Fact Sheet
A works zone occupation permit allows sign posted parking restrictions to be varied so that
vehicles associated with a construction site can park outside the work site without incurring
parking penalties. A designated works zone may extend up to the width of the property it
serves.
It should be noted that a works zone occupation permit does not authorise any other matter
controlled under the Local Law (i.e. permission to place site sheds or cranes/lifting devices on
the street). Separate permits are required for these.
Builders in commercial streets who do not require a works zone, but are restricted by sign
posted parking time limits, can also apply for a tradespersons vehicle occupation permit.
Please note: Works Occupations Zones are for the parking of construction vehicles only.
Application Fees:
Type of Development
Commercial/Multi-residential
Apartments Occupancy
Residential Units/Townhouses
Residential Occupancy
Fees
$3,650 max three parking
bays for six months
$1,570 max three parking
bays for six months
$315 max three parking bays
for six months
Signage
$350 X two signs
$350 X two signs
$350 X two signs
Lodgement
Completed and signed application forms with full details of the requested parking spaces are to
be lodged with Council’s Building & Local Law Services at the Prahran Town Hall offices, Cnr
Chapel & Greville Streets Prahran, by post to PO Box 21 Prahran 3181, fax to 8290 3516 or
email to building@stonnington.vic.gov.au.
Enforcement
Under the Road Rules – Victoria ‘a driver must not stop in a works zone unless the driver is
driving a vehicle engaged in construction work in or near the zone’. As traffic officers cannot
identify trade vehicles from those illegally parked their policy is to patrol works zones only
following complaint. To prevent unauthorised cars from parking in a works zone it is
recommended that site managers provide dashboard identification cards for authorised
vehicles. Unless a permit is in force, or short term parking permits for tradespersons are issued,
ordinary parking restrictions will apply and will be enforceable by traffic officers.
Building Local Law Permits & Compliance
PTO 
Stonnington City Council Municipal Offices
Corner Chapel and Greville Streets, Prahran
All Correspondence to:
PO Box 21, Prahran Vic 3181
Telephone: 8290 3251 Facsimile: 8290 3516 Ausdoc: DX 30108 Email: building@stonnington.vic.gov.au Web: www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/building
2
Standard Permit Conditions
WORKS ZONE OCCUPATION PERMIT CONDITIONS
1. A driver must not stop in a work zone unless in a vehicle engaged in
construction work in or near the work-zone.
TRADESPERSONS VEHICLE OCCUPATION PERMIT CONDITIONS
1.
The tradespersons vehicle occupation area is only permitted to
operate Monday to Friday 7.00am to 3.00pm (each day). Outside
of these times the area is not to be barricaded off and normal parking
restrictions will apply.
2.
During tradespersons vehicle occupation times the occupied area is
to be sufficiently barricaded so as to be visible to vehicular and
pedestrian traffic. The attached traffic management plan, No. 15, is
to be adopted.
3.
Tradespersons vehicle occupation area permit details must be hung
from the rear vision mirror of the vehicle/s occupying the permitted
space in the plastic pocket provided. Permit details must be clearly
visible from outside the vehicle in order to be valid.
4.
Tradespersons Vehicle Occupation Permits do not apply in off street
car parks, ticket parking areas, parking zones of 30 minutes or less,
clearways, loading zones, street sweeping permit zones, or where
prohibitive (red) signs are in force – no stopping/no standing areas.
5.
No rubbish or building materials shall be left in or on a road or other
portion of Council land.
6.
Every stormwater channel adjacent to the site to which this Permit
relates shall be kept clear of obstruction at all times
7.
The permit holder must ensure that any concrete spilt onto the
roadway or the footpath of any street or road shall be removed
immediately by the person delivering the materials. Equipment used
for transporting or handling concrete shall not be washed in or on any
street, road, or public place. Concrete shall not be washed into any
underground drain.
8.
The permit holder must ensure that in relation to the delivery of
material within the tradespersons zone area, all pedestrian and/or
vehicular traffic is to be directed to a safe route of passage with
appropriate flagmen and warning detour signage.
Every road
occupation is to comply with Australia Standards AS1742.3 - 2002
“Traffic Control Devices for Works on Roads”, AS1158.1 – 1986
Public Lighting Code “Performance and Installation Design
Requirements”, Vic Roads “Standards for Road Occupation”, and,
the Stonnington City Council General Local Law 2008 (No. 1).
2. The Permit holder shall advise Council when signage requires removal or
maintenance.
3. The construction/work zone area is only related to allocated/marked
areas as indicated by the construction/work zone signage installed by
Council.
4. No rubbish or building materials shall be left in or on a road or other portion
of Council land.
5. Every storm water channel adjacent to the site to which this Permit
relates shall be kept clear of obstruction at all times.
6.
The Permit holder must ensure that any concrete spilt onto the roadway
or the footpath of any street or road shall be removed immediately.
Equipment used for transporting or handling concrete shall not be
washed in or on any street, road, or public place. Concrete shall not be
washed into any underground drain.
7.
The Permit holder shall ensure that In relation to the delivery of material
within the construction/work zone, all pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic is
to be directed to a safe route of passage with appropriate flagmen and
warning detour signage.
Every road occupation is to comply with
Australia Standards AS1742.3 - 2002 “Traffic Control Devices for Works
on Roads”, AS1158.1 – 1986 Public Lighting Code “Performance and
Installation Design Requirements”, Vic Roads “Standards for Road
Occupation”, and, the Stonnington City Council General Local Law 2008
(No. 1).
8.
The permit holder must ensure that the hoisting of building materials
such as heavy structural steel, timber, concrete, concrete blocks, bricks
and similar materials, shall be in accordance with the following
requirements:
a)
b)
c)
d)
The vehicle carrying the material shall be drawn up close to the kerb.
All hoisting shall be carried out vertically from the hoisting zone. The
materials being hoisted shall not be swung out over the street or
road. The materials shall be raised without delay to the requisite
height and then swung directly on to the building site. At all times
while hoisting is in progress the boom gates at the ends of the
hoisting zone shall be at right angles to the kerb.
No hoisting of heavy materials over a footpath shall be carried out
while pedestrians are present under any overhead protective awning.
Small building materials such as concrete blocks, bricks, sand,
screenings and the like shall be hoisted in containers of sound and
strong construction properly suspended, and, such containers shall
not be filled beyond the level of their sides.
9. The Permit holder is to inform Council 7 days prior to the expiration of a
Works Zone Occupation Permit.
If council is not contacted, steps will be taken by council to have the
works zone signs removed.
NOTES:
Council is not responsible for the clearance of space prior to the set up of
tradespersons vehicle occupation area. It is the responsibility of the
applicant to designate the permitted area with applicable barricading and
signage. Refer to the attached plan for the permitted area.
Further permits may also be required in relation to the site. Such permits
are subject to an application being made to Council at the same time as
the application for the Local Law Commercial Tradespersons Zone Permit.
A failure to obtain the appropriate Permits may result in enforcement
proceedings. The following is a list of Local Law Permits that are not
covered by this Commercial Tradespersons Zone Permit for which a
separate Local Law Permit application may be required.



the use of cranes/lifting devices from the construction/work
zone,
the delivery of materials outside the regulated working hours
being 0700 – 1900 hours, Monday to Saturday, or,
the occupation of a road for the storage of building materials
on a nature strip or roadway outside a work site, the
placement of a site shed or amenities on a nature strip or
roadway outside a work site, or closure or part closure of a
roadway or laneway to allow a person to perform work.
Building Local Law Permits & Compliance
Stonnington City Council Municipal Offices
Corner Chapel and Greville Streets, Prahran
All Correspondence to: PO Box 21, Prahran Vic 3181
Telephone: 8290 3251 Fax: 8290 3516 Ausdoc: DX 30108 Email: building@stonnington.vic.gov.au Web: www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/building