Mobile Business

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What is a Mobile Business?

A Mobile Business is a business that operates while on the move, rather than being tied to a fixed location. Mobile vendors can operate using a range of vehicle types, including trailers, carts, vans and food stands. Examples of mobile businesses include, but are not limited to, food and drink vendors, animal grooming, mobile saunas,

 Is Development Approval from Council required to operate a Mobile Business in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council LGA?

You may require development consent to operate the mobile business, depending on the location you choose.

Public Land

Development Approval is required for operation of a Mobile Business on Council or Crown owned/operated land. Approval would not be given a vendor to operate on Council land that was in direct competition with an established business in the same locality.

Mobile food and drink outlets operating on public land in conjunction with an approved event must be included into the application for such an event and be incorporated into the corresponding approval. An approval under section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993 may also be required.

Please contact Council’s Planning Team to discuss your proposal.

Private Land

Under the Exempt and Complying Code SEPP a Mobile Business can operate on private land as a Temporary uses and structures. This doesn’t require council approval as long as it meets the requirement of Subdivision 1 – General Requirement for Temporary Uses and Structures - https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/EPI/2008/572/part2/div3/subDiv1

Questions regarding the Exempt Code SEPP please contact the Codes Hotline on 13 77 88 or codes@planning.nsw.gov.au

 

What are the Health related requirements to operate a Mobile Business?

A Mobile vender that is selling food or drink shall be operated in accordance with the Mobile Food Vending Guidelines. http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/_Documents/retail/mobile_food_vending_guidelines.pdf and will be required to provide Council with a food and drink premises notification form, this form can be found on Snowy Monaro Regional Council’s webpage under forms. Further information relating to this can be found at http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/retail/mobile-food-vendors

Should the Mobile Food Van be providing potentially hazardous foods – then they will be required to ensure that there is a Food Safety Supervisors Certificate on site.

If you have any further questions, please contact Council’s Public Health and Environment team on 1300 345 345 orPHE.Berridale@snowymonaro.nsw.gov.au.

 

Operation inside Kosciuszko National Park boundaries?

If you wished to operate within the boundaries of Kosciuszko National Park boundaries you would also need to contact Peter McCarthy (02) 6450 5546 or Peter.K.McCarthy@environment.nsw.gov.au for the National Park requirements.

 

Disclaimer

This information provides a summary of key elements of Mobile Businesses. Any person using this webpage must do so on the basis that not every scenario and issue can be addressed, and discussion with relevant staff at Council should be undertaken. This webpage is subject to change without notice.

If you have any further questions, please contact Council’s Planning Team on 1300 345 345 or planning@snowymonaro.nsw.gov.au for DA advice.

 

 

 

 

 

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