List of local laws

The purpose of the Community Local Law 2020(PDF, 1MB) is to: 

• Provide peace, order and good governance in the Frankston municipality.
• Promote a physical and social environment in which residents and visitors can enjoy a quality of life that meets the reasonable expectations of the community.
• Prevent and minimise nuisances which may negatively affect the enjoyment of life within the Frankston municipality or the health, safety and welfare of persons within the Frankston municipality.
• Prohibit, regulate and control activities which may be dangerous, unsafe or detrimental to a person’s health, amenity or the environment.
• Provide for fair access and use of Council and community assets and prescribe measures to protect those assets.
• Prescribe requirements for the administration and enforcement of the Local Law.

The Community Local Law creates offences in connection with:

• appropriate behaviour and use of roads, municipal places and public places
• the use of shopping trolleys
• the use of model aircraft and some remote control objects
• the display of property numbers
• vehicle crossings
• the release of balloons into the open air
• the condition of land and buildings
• the sale of aerosol spray containers
• asset protection
• refuse collection
• open air fires
• the consumption of liquor
• smoking in certain areas
• the maintenance of nature strips
• keeping animals. 

• facilitate good governance of Frankston City Council
• provide procedures to regulate the use of the Common Seal
• create offences in the event of inappropriate conduct at Council meetings and meetings of Delegated Committees
• create offences in relation to the misuse of the Common Seal or any petition or joint letter
• set penalties for breach of certain provisions.

The purpose of the Local Law No. 22 - Tree Protection(PDF, 2MB) is to:

• protect trees (as defined for the purpose of the local law) growing in the municipal district
• require a minimum standard of tree pruning for the protection of trees and public safety
• provide for the peace, order and good government of the municipal district
• protect and enhance the amenity and environment of the municipal district.

To request a permit for pruning or removal of a private tree, visit our Request Local Law No.22 permit page.

The purpose of the Short Stay Rental Accommodation Local Law(PDF, 1018KB) is to:

• regulate and control the use of short stay rental accommodation within the Council’s municipal district
• ensure an appropriate standard of management and presentation of such accommodation
• minimise the risk of such accommodation affecting the peace of neighbours
• implement a registration requirement.