This document discusses consultation requirements and policies for installing traffic control devices and managing roads and traffic in the City of Burnside. It outlines legal requirements for various types of road closures and notes that while some traffic control devices do not have legal consultation requirements, consultation is still recommended. It also summarizes the Local Government Act requirements for adopting a public consultation policy and procedures for reviewing decisions. The remainder of the document provides guidance on different consultation styles and methods, developing policies, and considerations for content in a road and traffic management policy and parking policy.

1. Robust Decision Making
City of Burnside
David Hayes
Consultation and Policies
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2. Consultation Requirements for
Installing Traffic Control Devices
 Legal Requirements
 Road Closures
 Full Closures
 Part Closure
 Vehicle Class Closure
 Other TCD
 No Legal Requirement
 However,
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3. Local Government Act 1999
requirements
 Chapter 4, Part 5 (sec 50)
 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a council must prepare and
adopt a public consultation policy.
 Chapter 13, Part 2 (sec 270)
 Procedures for review of decisions and requests for services.
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4. Consultation
Styles, degree & extent
 Informative
 i.e. advising customers
 Statutory requirements
 Safety requirements
 Full Engagement
 i.e. customers directing the outcome
 Everything in between
 LATM’s
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5. Styles, degree & extent (cont)
 Tailoring Consultation
 Extent
 Format
 Weighting
 Evaluating Consultation
 Weighting
 Advising of Outcome
 Customers
 Record keeping 5

6. Policies
 What is a Policy
 Consultation Policy
 Road and Traffic Management Policy
 Parking Policy
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7. Road & Traffic Management
 Considerations
 Protocols
 Strategic Plans
 Approach – (purpose & motherhood statement)
 Interpretation (terms and dictionary)
 Content
 General statement, overarching principles
 Commitment to Safety, consideration of equity
 Speed Limits
 Traffic Impact Statements
 Road Classification
 Local Area Traffic Management
 Deployment of temporary advisory signs
 Schools & Kindergartens 7

8. Road & Traffic Management (cont)
 Content (cont)
 Roadside protection – outdoor/roadside dining areas etc.
 Site assessment and determination of need
 Attributing costs
 Parking
 Street lighting
 Driveways
 Parking adjacent to
 General – where, widths, how many, costs, maintenance, construction type
 Roadside Mirror and Furniture
 Temporary Road Closure –
 Events/Street parties
 Work Zone traffic Management
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9. Road & Traffic Management (cont)
 Content (cont)
 Cycling infrastructure
 Over dimensional vehicles/loads & Mass Limits
 NHVR
 Exclusions
 Hoarding
 Directional Signs
 Community
 Tourism
 Review, Authority & Availability
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10. Parking Policy
 Introduction
 Strategic plan
 Legislative Requirements
 Interpretation
 Implementation
 Introduction
 Amendments
 Enforcement & Expiating
 Permits, temporary & permanent exemptions
 Dispute Resolutions
 Review, Authority & Availability
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11. Other Policies
 Roadside Development
 Roadside dining
 Bollards & Protection
 Development Plans
 Parking provisions
 Access driveways
 Public Lighting Policy
 Risk Management Policy
 Footpath Policy
 Equal Access Policy (DDA access etc.)
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12. Other Policies (cont)
 Cycling
 Bus Shelters
 Verge Development Policy (private landscaping)
 Tree Management Policy (Council practices)
 Asset Policy
 Service and Condition Standards
 Event Policy
 Road closures & Traffic management
 Kerbside Waste Collection Services
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13. Thank you
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