POLICIES & FORMS
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Pet Approval
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By-Law 67 of the Community Management Statement and Strata Plan By-Law 21 provides
for residents to keep up to two pets.
Briefly, residents should be aware of the following:
Pet owners should complete a Notice of a Pet – Breakfast Point Form available from
the Strata Manager or Real Estate personnel. Approval will not be unreasonably withheld
by the Executive Committee.
Residents with an approved pet are responsible for its behaviour and must ensure that
it is kept under appropriate control at all times. Noise, particularly barking, damage to
property and/or injury to persons must be prevented.
All pets need to enter and leave the building via the lift and through the exit door next to
the garage on basement level 1.
A pet must be kept within the confines of residents’ lots and is not to be taken onto
community property except when being walked directly to or from the outside of the
building to an apartment.
Do not feed birds on your balcony as they are messy feeders and seeds and husks may
blow onto other balconies. Also, please do not feed stray animals particularly cats outside
the building as the food attracts foxes, rats and mice.
Pets must be on a leash (and that leash under the control of an adult) when:
• Walking a pet to or from the outside of the building to an apartment (this includes the
lift and fire stairs),
• On Common Property or on Breakfast Point Community Property
All of Breakfast Point is a ‘Dogs on Leash Area’. See Canada Bay Council website for
permitted ‘off leash’ areas.
Any ‘soiling’ on Common Property by a pet must be immediately cleaned up and the area
disinfected by the owner – hygiene is paramount at all times. Failure to do so will result in
the Owners’ Corporation arranging cleaning and disinfection, and forwarding costs onto
responsible parties for payment. Please ensure that pets do not carry mud/grease across
the carpets within the building.
Your visitors are not to bring their pets into the building.
Further information regarding the keeping of pets will be provided on the “Approval to Keep
a Pet” form which will be issued to residents after your pet has been registered with the
Strata Manager and approved by the Executive Committee.
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Deliveries & Moving In/Out
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Storage of all resident's property, not within the confines of the unit, is to placed in the Car Park caged area adjacent to the unit's allocated car spot. No washing is to visible to other residents, from the balcony of the unit.
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Delivery of parcels, not able to fit into the post boxes, is to be delivered to the front door, and left in the entrance foyer for prompt collection by the resident/unit owner.
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Residents moving in or out of the building, must advise the Estate Manager of these intentions more than 72 hours before the event and pay the prescribed deposit, which is refundable when no damage has occurred during the move. This fee also covers the cost of installing and removing the protective covers for the lift. When moving, consideration should also be given to the use of the lift by other residents.
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Moving In/Out is NOT allowed on Sundays or Public Holidays. It is restricted to between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm on Monday to Fridays and from 8.00 am and 3.00pm on Saturdays.
Renovations
“Subject to the provisions of By-Law 15.1, an Owner must obtain the approval of
the Owners’ Corporation to carry out building works or alterations that will affect
Common Property”.
Please note that certain improvements/alterations e.g. additional shutters, also require the
approval of the Community Association (CA) in addition to that of the Acacia Executive
Committee (EC).
Changes to the internal layout or structure of an apartment requires
EC and CA approval. Council approval may also be required. Unauthorised modifications
or additions are not permitted and may be demolished at the owners’ expense in order to
return the apartment to its original state.
Acacia By-Law 7.1 states that “An Owner must ensure that all floor space within an Owner’s
Lot is covered or otherwise treated to stop the transmission of noise that might unreasonably
disturb another Owner or Occupier”.
If considering changing floor coverings from carpet to hard surfaced materials such as
wooden floating floors, bamboo flooring etc., permission is required from the Executive
Committee, and an Acoustic Report paid by the owner and signed by an acoustic engineer
needs to be submitted after the work is completed to comply with this By-Law. This is to
prevent any noise disturbance of nearby residents.
Please ensure that you contact the Strata Manager prior to commencing any improvement/
addition/renovation. The Strata Manager will guide you through the process and can issue
you with the relevant By-Laws.
Cosmetic, Minor, Major Works
1. Recent changes have been made to legislation to simplify carrying out work in Strata
Units. While work defined as COSMETIC WORK in the Regulations does not require
Owners Corporation approval, we ask that if tradesmen will be accessing the building you
let the Strata Committee know and also arrange for protective covers if required. Other
By-Laws regarding hours of work, protection of Common Areas still apply. Tenants are
encouraged to contact their Rental agents or owner before undertaking any cosmetic
work to ensure they do not put their rental bond at risk.
2. MINOR WORKS. While the Owners Corporation cannot withhold approval for the work,
owners and residents should be aware the Owners Corporation may impose conditions
on the work and some items listed as minor renovations may not be permitted by the
Community Association.
3. MAJOR WORKS are specified or are anything not identified as Cosmetic or Minor
Renovations. Owners Corporation approval is required and will often require additional
approvals from bodies such as the Community Association or local council.
This may require a very long lead-in time, and we recommend contacting our Strata
Manager very early in the planning process.
Owners and Residents should be aware that renovations may affect the insurance of their
lot and this may need clarification. Generally, Insurance Companies will rebuild to the
original “as built” specifications and this should be checked with the Strata Manager.
Please note that some work items listed in the definitions are not permitted by the CA
Community Management Standards and the Architectural and Landscape Standards.
Additionally, Acacia Executive Strata Committee may have additional requirements.
Balcony Shutter Change Approval
Owners are required to go through the approval process for changes to or additions to the balcony shutters. Initiate this process by contacting your Estate Manager.
Replacement Floor Tiles
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Car Wash Bay
The Car Wash Bay is located on Basement Level 2 and is for use by all residents. It is NOT,
however, to be used as a car parking space at any time or for carrying out mechanical
repairs to vehicles.
Please take care when using this facility and when finished, please ensure the water tap is
turned off completely, the area is left clean and tidy and any excess water cleaned away
with the ‘squeegee’ mop. Please mop up any puddles that may leak out into the general car
parking area (information is on the wall of the Car Wash Bay), and switch off the light.
Balcony Ceiling Fan Approval
Owners are required to go through the approval process to add a balcony ceiling fan. Initiate this process by contacting your Estate Manager.
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Bike Storage
A number of Bike racks exist adjacent to the Lift on Car Park Level 2. Approval and a tag must be obtained from the Estate Manager's office. Bikes NOT tagged will be remove and given to charity in accordance with the building by-law.