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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

"That this committee calls on the immediate removal of all items from outside the Supersavers shop in Village following Tidy Towns adjudicators feedback that ''The Steering Wheel has a fine traditional shopfront which contrasts with the adjacent Supersavers premises which has a totally cluttered frontage to the extent that the shop’s name is not visible.''

REPORT:

The Council is limited in terms of actions that can be taken to address this matter. The shop owner in question has been trading in Clondalkin for over 20 years. Notwithstanding that, notices under Section 71 of the Road Act 1993 have been served on the owner to remove items from the front of the shop that are impinging on the public footpath. On foot of same the shop owner has agreed to keep this area tidy and to keep the items from encroaching into public space beyond the curtilage of the shop front. Recently correspondence issued to the shopowner which referenced the Tidy Towns report and requested that cognisance be taken of it's comments.  This area continues to be observed by the Traffic Section and generally complies with the terms of Notice.

Action open to the Council under Section 71 of the Road Act 1993 does not extend to dealing with items suspended from the shopfront.