Housing & planning · Waverley Council
Waverley committee approves 28-day exhibition of footpath seating and A-frame proposals
The draft policy and proposed signage approach are not final rules. Officers are to report back to Council after the exhibition period.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Waverley Council’s Strategic Planning and Development Committee has approved a 28-day public exhibition of draft footpath seating guidelines and a proposed approach to A-frame signage, according to its unconfirmed minutes. The decision also requires a follow-up report to Council after the exhibition period.
The committee’s 3 November minutes record a unanimous decision to exhibit the draft Footpath Seating Policy and Guidelines, along with the proposed A-frame signage approach contained in an attached application form.
The record does not give start or finish dates for the exhibition, or describe the detailed requirements in the attachments. It records approval for exhibition, not that exhibition has begun or what seating or signage conditions businesses would ultimately have to meet.
Officers must prepare a report to Council after the exhibition period. The minutes do not say when that report will be considered or what changes, if any, may follow.
The minutes also state that Mayor Steven Lewis left at 8.02pm during consideration of the item and was not present for the vote, while recording the outcome as unanimous.
What deserves a closer look
The source records approval of a public exhibition, not final adoption of the footpath seating policy or A-frame signage approach.
The minutes give the exhibition duration but no opening or closing dates, and do not establish that exhibition has begun.
The source records a unanimous outcome while separately stating that Councillor Lewis was not present for the vote. An absent councillor does not contradict unanimity among those voting; the article does not assert a numerical tally.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the 28-day exhibition open and close?
What requirements are proposed in the footpath seating policy and A-frame application form?
When will officers bring the follow-up report to Council?
What changes, if any, will be proposed after the exhibition period?
What happens next
Under the recorded decision, Council is to publicly exhibit the draft Footpath Seating Policy and Guidelines for 28 days.
Under the recorded decision, Council is to publicly exhibit the proposed A-frame signage approach in the attached application form for 28 days.
Officers are to prepare a report to Council following the exhibition period.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Item PD/5.2/26.11 records a unanimous decision that Council publicly exhibit the draft Footpath Seating Policy and Guidelines and the proposed A-frame signage approach in the attached application form, each for 28 days.
Officers prepare a report to Council following the exhibition period. PD/5.2/26.11 Footpath Seating Policy and Guidelines and A-Frames Signage Application Form - Exhibition (A25/0635) MOTION / UNANIMOUS DECISION Mover: Cr Fabiano Seconder: Cr Stephenson That Council: 1. Publicly exhibits the draft Footpath Seating Policy and Guidelines attached to the report (Attachment 1) for 28 days. 2. Publicly exhibits the proposed approach to A-frame signage as set out in the application form attached to the report (Attachment 2) for 28 days.
PD/5.2/26.11
Open original minutes ↗The minutes state that Councillor Lewis was not present for the vote on the item.
3. Officers prepare a report to Council following the exhibition period. Cr Lewis was not present for the vote on this item. 6. Urgent Business There was no urgent business. THE MEETING CLOSED AT 8.05 PM.
PD/5.2/26.11, clause 3 and voting note
Open original minutes ↗Councillor Lewis left at 8.02 pm during consideration of item PD/5.2/26.11 and did not return.
Crs Lewis and Wy Kanak attended the meeting by audio-visual link. At 8.02 pm, during the consideration of item PD/5.2/26.11, Cr Lewis left the meeting and did not return. Minutes of Strategic Planning and Development Committee Meeting 3 November 2026 This is page 2 of the minutes of the Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026 PRAYER AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS HERITAGE The Chair read the following Opening Prayer and Acknowledgement of Indigenous Heritage: God, we pray for wisdom to govern with justice and equity.
Attendance and departure note
Open original minutes ↗The minutes identify the meeting as the Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026 and identify Councillor Steven Lewis as mayor.
This is page 1 of the minutes of the Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026 MINUTES OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE BOOT FACTORY, SPRING STREET, BONDI JUNCTION ON TUESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2026 Present: Councillor Margaret Merten (Chair) Bondi Ward Councillor Steven Lewis (Mayor) Hunter Ward Councillor Ludovico Fabiano Waverley Ward Councillor Dov Frazer Hunter Ward Councillor Paula Masselos Lawson Ward Councillor Will Nemesh Hunter Ward Councillor Joshua Spicer Waverley Ward Councillor Keri Spooner Waverley Ward Councillor Michelle Stephenson Bondi Ward Councillor Lauren
Meeting title and attendance list
Open original minutes ↗The document contains a signed-and-confirmed block dated 1 December 2026.
............................................................. SIGNED AND CONFIRMED CHAIR 1 DECEMBER 2026
Closing confirmation block
Open original minutes ↗Source record
This article reports from the supplied minutes of Waverley Council’s Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026, treated here as unconfirmed. The document contains a confirmation block dated 1 December 2026, after the supplied record’s 9 November 2026 source-check date.
Key facts from the minutes
- The supplied minutes record a Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting on 3 November 2026.
- The minutes record a decision to publicly exhibit the draft Footpath Seating Policy and Guidelines for 28 days.
- The minutes record a decision to exhibit the proposed A-frame signage approach in the attached application form for 28 days.
- Officers must prepare a report to Council after the exhibition period.
- The minutes do not specify the exhibition dates or the detailed proposed requirements.
- The minutes record a unanimous decision and state that Cr Lewis was not present for the vote on the item.
- The minutes are treated here as unconfirmed; their confirmation block is dated after the supplied record’s source-check date.
Why it matters
- Businesses that use footpaths for seating or A-frame signs may need to review the proposals during the exhibition period. The final requirements and exhibition dates are not stated in the minutes.