New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 4A.6

4A.6 Development standards

The standards specified for that development are that--

(a) each tent, marquee or booth must not have a total floor area exceeding 500m 2, and

(b) for all tents, marquees and booths being used at the same time--the development must not have a total floor area exceeding 1,000m 2, and

(c) each tent, marquee or booth must be located at least 3m from any boundary of the land unless the land is under the ownership, control or management of a council or public authority and that council or public authority has provided its consent in writing to the temporary use of the land for the erection of the tent, marquee or booth, and

(d) each tent, marquee or booth must be erected so as to ensure that there is a distance of at least 1.5m from any other tent, marquee or booth that is unobstructed so as to allow for pedestrian circulation unless that other tent, marquee or booth is attached with no separation, and

(e) each tent or marquee with an area exceeding 300m 2 must be located at least 6m from any other tent or marquee, and from any booth, to minimise the risk of fire spread, and

(f) each tent or marquee with an area exceeding 300m 2 must be provided with a system of emergency lighting and an additional electrical supply capable of providing emergency lighting in the event of a power failure, and

(g) each tent or marquee must have the following number of exits arranged so as to afford a ready means of egress from all parts of the tent or marquee to open space or a road--

(i) if the tent or marquee has a floor area of not more than 25m 2 --1 exit,

(ii) if the tent or marquee has a floor area of not more than 100m 2 --2 exits,

(iii) in any other case--4 exits, and

(h) if any tent or marquee will include internal seating, stalls, tables or other obstructions, a clear path of travel to any exit no greater than 40m in length must be provided, and

(i) each tent, marquee or booth must have a width for each exit of at least--

(i) if the floor area of the tent, marquee or booth is less than 150m 2 --850mm, or

(ii) in any other case--1m, and

(j) no tent or marquee can have a height for the walls exceeding 6m, and

(k) each tent, marquee or booth must have a height, as measured from the surface on which the tent or marquee is erected to the highest point of the tent, marquee or booth, not exceeding 8m, and

(l) each tent, marquee or booth must resist loads determined in accordance with the following Australian and New Zealand Standards--

(i) AS/NZS 1170.0:2002, Structural design actions, Part 0: General principles ,

(ii) AS/NZS 1170.1:2002, Structural design actions, Part 1: Permanent, imposed and other actions ,

(iii) AS/NZS 1170.2:2011, Structural design actions, Part 2: Wind actions , and

(m) if on land in the local government area of Coonamble, Gilgandra, Warrumbungle Shire or Dubbo Regional, any tent, marquee or booth must not have an outside light fitting other than a shielded light fitting and any such shielded light fitting must be downward facing.