In this section, we'll help you to activate the public space around your business.
Public space activation is the perfect way to grow your business.
The City of Vincent supports businesses to utilise public spaces to create vibrant places. We encourage businesses to think outside the box to utilise our streets, town centre parks, and civic squares to engage customers and enhance the streetscape.
Alfresco Dining
Alfresco dining is a dining area located on public space for your customers to enjoy during business operating hours.
You can conduct alfresco dining on the footpath area in front of your businesses providing it is operated in conjunction with an approved food business (such as a café or restaurant).
You may extend this outdoor eating area in front of the adjacent tenanted business, if you have obtained permission from the owner of the business.
You may also extend the outdoor eating area in front of an adjacent vacant business, if you have obtained permission from the owner of the tenancy.
Alfresco dining is governed by the City’s Trading in Public Places Local Law 2008.
| Fees |
Free
|
| Delays |
Instantly |
| Duration |
12 months |
| Public Consultation |
No |
| Inspection |
No |
Alfresco dining areas must be either within the frontage or kerbside zone.
A minimum 1500mm continuous clear pathway for pedestrians must be maintained. This is to ensure there is enough room for pedestrians, prams and wheelchairs to pass safely.
A 600mm ‘kerb buffer’ is required adjacent the road to ensure car doors can be opened.
If your business is located:
- adjacent a road where the speed limit is 60km/per hour; or
- on Charles Street or East Parade; or
- within 10 metres of a corner
You may only use the frontage zone for your alfresco dining area.
Your alfresco dining area must be placed so as not to obstruct the visibility or clear sight lines of any person at an intersection of thoroughfares.
Outdoor Eating Area Permit Application
Displaying Goods
Displaying goods allows you to decorate, enhance or display your businesses wares during business operating hours on the footpath area in front of your premises.
You may extend this goods display in front of the adjacent tenanted business, if you have obtained permission from the owner of the business.
You may also extend the goods display in front of an adjacent vacant business, if you have obtained permission from the owner of the tenancy.
| Fees |
Free
|
| Delays |
Instantly |
| Duration |
12 months |
| Public Consultation |
No |
| Inspection |
No |
Goods displays must be either within the frontage or kerbside zone.
A minimum 1500mm continuous clear pathway for pedestrians must be maintained. This is to ensure there is enough room for pedestrians, prams and wheelchairs to pass safely.
A 600mm ‘kerb buffer’ is required adjacent the road to ensure car doors can be opened.
You may only use the frontage zone for your goods display if your business is located:
- adjacent to a road where the speed limit is 60km/per hour; or
- on Charles Street or East Parade; or
- within 10 metres of a corner
Your display must be placed so as not to obstruct or impede the reasonable use of a thoroughfare or access to a place by any person or the sight line of any vehicle drivers.
Goods Display Permit Application
Displaying an A-Frame Sign
Market your business with a small portable sign during business operating hours.
Portable sign means an advertising sign not permanently attached to the ground or to a structure, wall, fence or building.
Deemed to comply:
- Maximum of one sign per tenancy on a lot;
- Be located adjacent to the building to which the sign relates;
- Be displayed only during the normal business hours of the business to which the sign relates;
- Have no moving parts once the sign is in place;
- A maximum dimension of 1.2 square metres; and
- Portable signs located within thoroughfares shall meet the requirement of the City’s Local Government Property Local Law.
| Fees |
Free
|
| Delays |
Instantly |
| Duration |
12 months |
| Public Consultation |
No |
| Inspection |
No |
Signs must be either within the frontage or kerbside zone.
A minimum 1500mm continuous clear pathway for pedestrians must be maintained. This is to ensure there is enough room for pedestrians, prams and wheelchairs to pass safely.
A 600mm ‘kerb buffer’ is required adjacent the road to ensure car doors can be opened.
If your business is located:
- adjacent a road where the speed limit is 60km/per hour; or
- on Charles Street or East Parade; or
- within 10 metres of a corner
You may only use the frontage zone for your sign.
Your sign must be placed so as not to obstruct or impede the reasonable use of a thoroughfare or access to a place by any person or the sight line of any vehicle drivers.
Portable Signage Permit Application
Cooking on the footpath
Cook food adjacent your business during business operating hours.
| Fees |
One off - $80.00
Annual - $150.00
Not for profit/Charitable Organisations and City of Vincent registered food businesses* - $0
*Does not include kitchen hire premises.
|
| Delays |
5 - 10 business days
|
| Duration |
Determined upon application
|
| Public Consultation |
No |
| Inspection |
Yes |
| Application form |
Food Stallholder Van Permit Application Form |
Each application will need:
- A completed application form.
- A diagrammatic layout of the food stall/van.
- A copy of each operators ‘food business registration certificate’.
- A copy of the businesses public liability (min $10million).
- A copy of the menu.
To apply for this permit, please email the completed Food Stallholder Van Permit Application Form to mail@vincent.wa.gov.au.
Organising street entertainment
Organise a street entertainer to perform adjacent your business.
| Fees |
Between $0 and $500
|
| Delays |
5 business days |
| Duration |
12 months |
| Public Consultation |
No |
| Inspection |
No |
To apply for this permit, email the City of Vincent at mail@vincent.wa.gov.au.
Street furniture
Street furniture is any affixed or significantly weighted bench, seat, table, litter bin, planter box, umbrella, light, bicycle rack or other item that may be reasonably characterised as street furniture.
| Fees |
Free
|
| Delays |
1 month |
| Duration |
24 months |
| Public Consultation |
No |
| Inspection |
Yes |
| Requirements |
You can find all the requirements on page 13 of our Vibrant Public Spaces Policy. |
Street Furniture Application
Affixed eating area furniture
An affixed eating area furniture is any affixed or significantly weighted bench, seat, table, planter box, umbrella, light or other item that may be reasonably characterised as eating area furniture.
It can be associated with an existing approved outdoor eating area for the use, benefit and enjoyment of business patrons, during business operating hours, and the public, out of business operating hours, on City owned and managed land.
| Fees |
Free
|
| Delays |
1-2 month |
| Duration |
24 months |
| Public Consultation |
Under certain circumstances |
| Inspection |
Yes |
| Requirements |
You can find all the requirements on page 16 of our Vibrant Public Spaces Policy. |
Affixed Eating Area Furniture Application
Pop-up Parklet
A pop-up parklet is a small pop-up public park set into the existing streetscape. It is for anyone to use at all times, and are not reserved for customers of particular businesses.
It also includes the repurposing of part of the street into a small public park through the provision of seating, shade and greenery during a City approved or acknowledged event.
| Fees |
Free
|
| Delays |
1-2 month |
| Duration |
24 months |
| Public Consultation |
No |
| Inspection |
Yes |
| Requirements |
You can find all the requirements on page 20 of our Vibrant Public Spaces Policy. |
Pop-up Parklet Application
Pop-up Eatlet
A pop-up eatlet is a pop-up outdoor eating area during business operating hours and small public park out of business operating hours. It is reserved for customers of particular businesses during business operating hours and are available for anyone to use out of business operating hours.
It also includes the repurposing of part of the street into a dual purpose outdoor eating area and small public park through the provision of seating, shade and greenery during a City approved or acknowledged event.
| Fees |
Free
|
| Delays |
1-2 month |
| Duration |
24 months |
| Public Consultation |
No |
| Inspection |
Yes |
| Requirements |
You can find all the requirements on page 20 of our Vibrant Public Spaces Policy. |
Pop-up Eatlet Application
Parklet
A parklet is a small public park set into the existing streetscape for anyone to use at all times and are not reserved for customers of particular businesses.
It also includes the repurposing of part of the street into a public space for people through the provision of seating, shade and greenery.
| Fees |
Between $1,000 and $1,250 approval fee (once-off)
Between $0 and $2,500 design fees (once-off)
|
| Delays |
2-3 month |
| Duration |
24 months |
| Public Consultation |
Yes |
| Inspection |
Yes |
| Requirements |
You can find all the requirements on page 25 of our Vibrant Public Spaces Policy. |
Parklet Application
Eatlet
An eatlet is an outdoor eating area during business operating hours and small public park out of business operating hours reserved for customers of particular businesses during business operating hours and are available for anyone to use out of business operating hours.
It also includes the repurposing of part of the street into a dual purpose outdoor eating area and small public park through the provision of seating, shade and greenery.
| Fees |
Between $1,500 and $1,750 approval fee (once-off)
Between $0 and $2,500 design fees (once-off)
$500 annual renewal fee (on-going)
|
| Delays |
2-3 month |
| Duration |
24 months |
| Public Consultation |
Yes |
| Inspection |
Yes |
| Requirements |
You can find all the requirements on page 25 of our Vibrant Public Spaces Policy. |
Eatlet Application
Other proposal
If your public space activation does not align with the options listed below, you can still request approval.
You can find all the requirements on page 26 of our Vibrant Public Spaces Policy.
Please send an email with details of your project to mail@vincent.wa.gov.au.