2012 087933 Application Form Road Opening Permit - Ku-ring-gai ...

APPLICATION for Road Opening Permit. 

No……….. 

818 Pacific Highway, Gordon NSW 2072 | Locked Bag 1056, Pymble NSW 2073 

T 02 9424 0000 F 02 9424 0001 DX 8703 Gordon TTY 02 9424 0875 

E kmc@kmc.nsw.gov.au W www.kmc.nsw.gov.au ABN 86 408 856 411 

“In completing this form you will be prompted to supply information that is personal 

information for the purposes of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. 

The supply of this information is voluntary. If you cannot provide, or do not wish to provide 

the information sought, Ku-Ring-Gai Council may be unable to process your application. 

Council is required under the Act to inform you about how your personal information is 

being collected and used. If you require this or any further information please contact 

Council’s Privacy Officer.” 

Name of licensed contractor (“Contractor”) ………………………………………………………………………… 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

Contractor’s Licence No …………………………… 

Contractor’s Address 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………… 

Phone/Contact No……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

Works to be undertaken (“Proposed Works”)…………………………………………………………………. 

Applicant must submit a plan showing the proposed scope of works. 

Purpose of Opening .………………………………………………………………………………….………………………. 

House No………Road……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

Suburb…………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………….….. 

Applicant details: 

Name………………………………………Phone……………………………..Fax………………. 

Address………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 

Email………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

Declaration by Applicant: 

I apply to Ku-Ring-Gai Council for permission to undertake the works described above. I confirm that the 

Proposed Works are an accurate and true description of the works to be undertaken and I agree to carry out 

the above works in accordance with the Conditions attached to this Permit, which I have read and understood. 

I confirm that the contractor named above is experienced in carrying out works in the nature of the Proposed 

Works and holds a licence to undertake the Proposed Works and such licence will be current at the time the 

works are carried out if permission is granted. I also confirm that I will provide a copy of this Permit to the 

Contractor and ensure that he reads and understands its terms and conditions. 

I understand that the fees payable as part of this Permit are the genuine estimated costs to Council of 

reinstating the road to Council’s standard once the Proposed Works have been completed and that the 

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einstatement works the Contractor is required to undertake pursuant to this Permit are temporary works 

necessary to keep the road safe until final restoration works are completed by Council. I further agree to pay 

any additional restoration charges which may be incurred by Council, as a result of the costs to restore the 

road to the condition it was in prior to the works being undertaken being greater than estimated. 

I accept full responsibility for the public safety and for injury to any person or persons and damage to any 

property, which may occur during the period of the works, or as a consequence of the Works the subject of 

this Permit. I agree to notify Council’s Restorations Supervisor on Telephone Number 9424 0194 on the 

completion of the work so that the final reinstatement works can be carried out by Council. 

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT ……………………………… Date………………………. 

Subject to payment and Approval the person named over is hereby permitted to undertake the 

Proposed Works, in strict accordance with conditions attached to this application. 

TYPE 

AREA 

RATE 

Receipt Code $ c 

PERMIT FEE ITEM ------ ------ 608 

ROAD OPENING 

Concrete Reg 624 

Loc 618 

Asphalt Reg 625 

Loc 619 

ROAD SHOULDER Gravel Reg 626 

Loc 617 

Driveway 630 

FOOTPATH OPENING Concrete 629 

Asphalt 631 

Pavers 

NATURE STRIP/GRASSED Grass/Earth 633 

VERGE 

KERB & GUTTER 

Concrete Reg 621 

Loc 620 

Kerb Hole Reg 637 

Loc 636 

TOTAL 

Date Paid …………………………….. 

Receipt No ….……………………….. 


Fees and Charges: 

For the financial year: 2012-2013 

Application process fee $175.00 

Common areas that are opened for fees and charges 

Asphalt Road 

Asphalt footpath 

Concrete Footpath 

Concrete Driveway 

Grass Verges 

Pavers 

Gravel Road Shoulder 

$363.00 per square metre. 







Discounts apply for areas greater than 10 square metres 

All these fees are non refundable 

Full list of restoration charges can be obtained from Customer Service or accessed from the 

KMC web page. 


GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR OPENING ROADS OR FOOTWAY AREAS 

IN MAIN, SECONDARY OR OTHER ROADS 

Permit is valid for six months from date of issue. 

Matters to be addressed prior to commencing works 

1) The Contractor must have experience in the proposed activity and hold a current public 

liability insurance policy from a reputable insurer to the value of not less than $20 000 000 for 

work on public roads. The Contractor shall produce a copy of a certificate of currency upon 

request by Council. 

2) No road surface shall be opened unless it is impracticable to tunnel or drive under the 

surface of the Road. 

Matters to be addressed during works 

1) At all times during restoration works provision is to be made for the safety of pedestrians and 

vehicular traffic. 

2) Work undertaken pursuant to this Permit shall be restricted to the following hours: 

7.00am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 5.30pm Saturday except that noise generating 

equipment or articles shall NOT be used after 12 noon on Saturdays. 

3) i) Adequate barriers and warning signs must be provided and, where the Works consist of 

excavation which is open overnight, adequate lighting with a minimum of three lights. 

ii) Where in Council's opinion, inadequate barricading and/or lighting of a road or footpath 

opening has been provided, Council may, without prior notification, install additional 

barricades and/or lamps, and charge the person or authority performing the opening. 

iii) 

All road opening works in concrete and asphalt roads must be saw cut or saw cutting 

charges will apply. 

4) During progress of the Works, not less than 3.5 metres of the carriageway shall be left 

available in proper condition for general traffic. 

5) All surplus excavated material shall be removed from the site and disposed of at an approved 

tip site at the full cost of the Contractor or Applicant. 

6) Prior to commencing the Works, any damage to the road and/or footpath in the vicinity of the 

Works must be reported to Council. A failure to do so may result in the Contractor or 

Applicant being held responsible for all damage in the vicinity of Work. 

7) For openings in brick paved footpaths, any underlying concrete base shall be broken, not saw 

cut. No pavement less than 500mm wide shall be left between an opening and the edge of 

pavement, construction joining or previous opening. In such cases, the remaining pavement 

shall be included in the restored area. 

8) The location of all Public Utility Services, mains and cables shall be determined in advance 

and Council indemnified against any responsibility for damages to such services. 

Reinstatement Works 

1) Upon completion of the Works the subject of this permit, the opening shall immediately be 

filled up and consolidated and the road surface made good to the satisfaction of Council. 

2) Contractors are required to keep surface material separate from earth excavation and 

replace in proper order into backfilled trench. 

3) Contractors shall consolidate the opening by means of a vibrating or ramming machine or, if 

such is not used, then the trenches are to be backfilled and rammed in layers of not more 

than 0.2 metres in thickness. 

Where effective consolidation is not likely to be achieved, the Council may direct the 

Contractor (and/or the Applicant) to backfill the trench with sand in 0.15 metre layers and 

rammed, or a sand/cement mixture in ration of 14:1 at the cost of the Contractor or Applicant. 

4) All openings after proper consolidation are to be left level with the adjoining surface with a 


pre-mix bitumen. 

5) In the case of extensive openings, the person making the opening shall maintain it in suitable 

conditions for a period of six months, or until restoration is affected by the Council, whichever 

is sooner. During this period the person making the opening shall be responsible for 

rectifying any subsidence. 

6) Council will make restoration of concrete footpaths in full slabs only except where a very 

narrow strip is taken from a concrete path, Council may elect to significantly widen the 

restoration rather than replace the whole path, depending on the existing footpath width. 

7) Openings in grassed footpaths may be filled with the excavated material provided that the 

material is placed in the reverse order of excavation, to ensure that varying materials are 

retuned to their original levels. The materials are to be placed and compacted in layers, as 

for openings in paved areas. Existing turf, having been carefully cut and put aside, shall be 

placed to match the levels of adjoining turf, and irregularities corrected with suitable topdressing. 

The opening area is then to be watered heavily. 

Costs 

1) Charges apply to all openings made by any person or public authority in the course of building 

operations, unless agreed otherwise by Council. 

2). The charge for earth or gravel roads will apply where road shoulders of these materials are 

affected. 

3) For road asphalt areas of 1 m² or less the minimum charge shall apply. For concrete 

footpaths the minimum restoration charge shall be full slab replacement (from construction 

joint to construction joint) 

4) If the actual cost to the Council in undertaking the restoration of road openings over 10m² is 

greater than the fee charged as part of this Permit, then the Contractor or the Applicant is 

liable to reimburse Council for the difference upon receipt of notification to that effect. 

5) Council may seek reimbursement for the actual costs of restoring road openings under 10m² 

in special circumstances. 

6) Several openings made at the one time less than twenty metres apart may be grouped as 

one. 

7) Where a boring machine is used and the road pavement is tunnelled, no charge will be made 

for the length of the bitumen surface left unaffected. 

8) Where damage is done by vehicles or other mechanical equipment to any road or footway 

pavement adjacent to an opening, the cost to Council of repairing such damage shall be 

payable by the Contractor or the Applicant as a fee in addition to the opening restoration fee. 

9) Where the actual scope of Works carried out is greater than the estimated Proposed scope of 

works identified on the permit application form, the Contractor and/or the Applicant shall be 

liable for all costs associated with reinstating the additional parts of the road damaged as a 

consequence. 

Special Condition for Public Authorities 

1) The fee relating to longitudinal openings parallel to paths in grassed area of footpaths is a 

nominal charge only which shall apply to Public Authorities and is intended to cover 

maintenance only and not the full cost of restoration. Authorities shall therefore be expected 

to continue the present practice of backfilling, topsoil and returfing all affected grassed 

areas.

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