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Roadside vending approval - Sunshine Coast Regional Council - Queensland

Description

You will need approval to conduct roadside vending. Roadside vending refers to the commercial supply of goods or services on or next to a road and can involve both mobile roadside vending and stationary roadside vending.

Any stall, booth, stand, tables, chairs or standing vehicle set up on any road for the purpose of carrying on any business, requires an approval from council.

If you are operating on state-controlled roads, you will need to contact the department in charge of state roads for information on the State government roadside vending policy.

This approval does not apply to footpath dining activities.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

You will need a copy of a public liability insurance policy of $20,000,000 which will remain current during the term of the approval. Please use the contact details for information regarding other eligibility requirements.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

Your council or local authority will monitor all roadside vending through a routine inspection program.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $198.00

Itinerant vendor. Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All -

Footpath trading (goods on footpath) where plates are:

  • are not in place - $582.00
  • in place - $147.00.

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All -

Roadside stall:

  • primary producer - $220.00
  • non-primary producer - no fee.

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Licence All $122.00

Goods on footpath:

  • first 6 square meters or less of council-controlled land used
  • per additional square meter above 6 square metres of council-controlled land used

Fees for 2024-25
Apply Licence All $35.00

Annual fee - low-impact commercial use of community land (per square meter). Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All $152.00

Itinerant vendor. Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All $166.00

Footpath trading (goods on footpath). Fees for 2024-25
Renew Renewal All -

Roadside stall:

  • primary producer - $60.00
  • non-primary producer - no fee.

Fees for 2024-25

Act(s) name

Local Government Act 2009 Queensland

Lodgement process

Lodge

To gain roadside vending approval, you must:

  • complete the application form
  • submit a site plan
  • pay the prescribed fee.

You must provide evidence of public liability insurance, naming your council or local authority as an interested party, before your application is given approval. Your council or local authority will advise the value of public liability insurance you will need.

Administering agency

Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.