Verge alterations
What is a verge?
A verge is the section of land between your property or footpath and the curb or road. In the City of Tea Tree Gully these are usually Council property.
Property owners are responsible for constructing new, or repairing and maintaining existing, crossing places and inverts or gutter crossings.
- Approval must be obtained prior to starting work.
A residential property within our metro area is permitted to have one crossing place, unless exceptional conditions regarding the size, shape or location of the allotment apply.
This ensures that within our streetscapes we:
- Maintain existing on-street carparking
- Prevent the loss of vegetation and street trees
- Assist with pedestrian safety
- Improve the appearance of the street by reducing the visual impact of crossovers
- Reduce ongoing maintenance responsibility on the property owners.
In rare situations, additional crossing places may be approved for corner blocks or properties with rear frontages, where on-street parking is retained.
Applying for an additional crossing place does not guarantee approval.
Application fees are not refundable.
Existing additional crossing places that are no longer in use must be removed by the property owner at their own expense and the verge landscaping, footpath and kerbing reinstated to a condition that matches the surrounds and complies with Council requirements as per:
A verge or nature strip is usually the section between:
- The property boundary and the road
- The footpath and the road.
Landscaping activities may be undertaken by the property owner to beautify or improve the condition or utility of their verge area.
Landscaping activities on the verge may include: laying of lawn, planting small bushes or shrubs or installing irrigation.
Approval must be obtained prior to starting work.
The property owner is responsible for any ongoing maintenance of verge landscaping that they have installed above Council’s minimum standards. Council will mow and spray verge areas for weeds according to our schedule.
Connecting and maintaining residential stormwater pipes across Council land is the responsibility of the property owner.
- Approval must be obtained prior to starting work.
- Stormwater must discharge into the kerb.
- Usually, the footpath and kerbing must be cut prior to the installation of the pipe.
- The footpath and kerbing must be reinstated to a condition that meets Council standards.
- Stormwater pipes must discharge to the road kerb and must not terminate on the verge area, or on your property.
Discharging stormwater onto the verge area can cause serious damage including verge and footpath erosion and may impact stobie poles and other verge infrastructure.
Persons improperly discharging stormwater will be held liable for any damage caused.
Connecting and maintaining electrical connections underneath Council land is the responsibility of the property owner.
- Approval must be obtained prior to starting work.
- Conditions - installing an underground electrical service within a Council road
- Apply online to install an underground electrical service within a Council road
