I found this from the requirements of the city of Boroondara in Victoria.
The height of any awning or verandah is measured from the footpath to the underside of the fascia.
- Any new awning within a street with existing awnings should match the height of adjoining awnings, with preferably a minimum head height of 3 metres and provide ample clearance from existing street trees. Where existing awnings are less than 3m, discretion may be exercised by Council following proper investigation and assessment against the relevant building regulations.
- Temporary awnings such as fabric awnings and blinds should have a minimum height of 2.4metres from the footpath to the underside of the canopy.
It all depends on the building, the street width, and weather its a permanent or temporary awning. So its not consistent with each state as all the councils have different ideas on the subject....so camper beware is a good thought.
-- Edited by Grams on Saturday 27th of April 2013 12:25:24 PM
GaryKelly said
06:17 PM Apr 27, 2013
G'day. I did a Google to find out the minimum legal height of shop awnings in Oz, and can only find something that says a minimum of 2.7 meters above the footpath. Could be a worry in terms of parallel or rear-to-kerb parking for my slide-on which is more like 3 meters. Anyone out there with council or commercial building experience who knows what the legal minimum height of a shop awning is? Or who has had an unfortunate altercation with an awning? I remember newspaper reports in the old days of double decker buses colliding with shop awnings in Sydney on a few occasions.
Happywanderer said
07:36 PM Apr 27, 2013
I know of someone who did collide with a shop awning causing more damage to their van than the shop awning.
I would look for somewhere to park that didn't involve shop awnings. Even with my van I never park close to shops/footpaths. I always go to an outer park with more room.
bill12 said
07:45 PM Apr 27, 2013
I collided with a service station awning at Biloela, late last year in my slide on. The height said 2.7m, but I didn,t add the 3 inches for the solar panels. Not a huge lot of damage, but a big bit of a scare. bill
Thanks for the tips and info, peoples. And Bill... sorry to hear about that, mate. That would peace me right off! When in doubt, get out and check, huh? There's a solar panel on my roof too.
PeterD said
03:33 AM Apr 28, 2013
GaryKelly wrote:
I remember newspaper reports in the old days of double decker buses colliding with shop awnings in Sydney on a few occasions.
A few, It was hard to find one of those old buses that did not have a crumpled top LH corner. In fact the front LH seat was known as the suicide seat.
Wombat 280 said
04:08 PM Apr 28, 2013
May not make sense but when parking your wheels should not be in the formed gutter but remain on the tarmac only found that out from my granddaughters driving instructor last week . I have seen higher motorhomes fitted with the sound wires that they once fitted to cars to prevent gutter tyre damage.. Going on from that I suppose a reversing alarm mounted on the side may do the same thing providing and audible parking aid for high vehicles, worth more thought May need to put one front and back and wired to a dash switch not only the reversing lights . The relatively low cost of reversing camera's with mulit cameras could be a better alternative, certainly cheaper than loss of no claim on your insurance
Hi Gary,
I found this from the requirements of the city of Boroondara in Victoria.
The height of any awning or verandah is measured
from the footpath to the underside of the fascia.
- Any new awning within a street with existing awnings
should match the height of adjoining awnings, with
preferably a minimum head height of 3 metres and
provide ample clearance from existing street trees.
Where existing awnings are less than 3m, discretion
may be exercised by Council following proper
investigation and assessment against the relevant
building regulations.
- Temporary awnings such as fabric awnings and
blinds should have a minimum height of 2.4metres
from the footpath to the underside of the canopy.
It all depends on the building, the street width, and weather its a permanent or temporary awning. So its not consistent with each state as all the councils have different ideas on the subject....so camper beware is a good thought.
-- Edited by Grams on Saturday 27th of April 2013 12:25:24 PM
G'day. I did a Google to find out the minimum legal height of shop awnings in Oz, and can only find something that says a minimum of 2.7 meters above the footpath. Could be a worry in terms of parallel or rear-to-kerb parking for my slide-on which is more like 3 meters. Anyone out there with council or commercial building experience who knows what the legal minimum height of a shop awning is? Or who has had an unfortunate altercation with an awning? I remember newspaper reports in the old days of double decker buses colliding with shop awnings in Sydney on a few occasions.
I would look for somewhere to park that didn't involve shop awnings. Even with my van I never park close to shops/footpaths. I always go to an outer park with more room.
A few, It was hard to find one of those old buses that did not have a crumpled top LH corner. In fact the front LH seat was known as the suicide seat.