Issue - decisions

2022/313583

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Committee endorse the temporary road closures for the Bastille Festival on Thursday, 14 July 2022 from 6am to Sunday, 17 July 2022 11.30pm subject to the following conditions:

(A)      The Applicant must comply with the temporary road closure conditions as stipulated in Schedule A of this agenda.

(2)       The Applicant must contact the Sydney City PAC to discuss deployment of user pay police for the event.

(C)      The Applicant must contact the City’s Venue Management Unit to discuss the event.

(D)      The Applicant is to obtain a Road Occupancy Licence from the Transport Management Centre prior to commencement of works.

(E)      The Applicant must provide a telephone number of the supervisor responsible for the proposed event and include contact details in the notification letters to be distributed to affected stakeholders.

Voting Members for this Item

Advice

The Committee unanimously supported the recommendation.

Background

The George Street closure is for Bastille Festival as part of the Precinct activations which will also support tenants and businesses in The Rocks. George St will be set up on Thursday morning and the roadway will be activated for the entire period of the road closure request.

The Rocks Markets operations currently closes the George Street each weekend from Saturday 4am till Sunday 10pm and during some public holidays under DA D/2012/1592/C.

The Rocks Markets DA - D/2012/1592/C was amended on the 24 May 2019 and approval states 36 Special Events markets throughout the year.