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EAST GIPPSLAND NEW FORMAT PLANNING SCHEME REPORT OF THE PANEL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 1998 EAST GIPPSLAND NEW FORMAT PLANNING SCHEME REPORT OF THE PANEL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE RAY ROOKE (CHAIR) ELIZABETH JACKA BRIAN HARPER NOVEMBER 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 The Panel............................................................................................. 1 2. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 3 2.1 Profile of the Shire ............................................................................. 3 2.2 Strategic Issues................................................................................... 5 2.2.1 Community Needs and Development................................. 5 2.2.2 Economic Activity, Employment and Access ..................... 6 2.2.3 Conservation and Natural Resources .................................. 7 2.2.4 Future Land Use and Development..................................... 8 3. RESPONSE TO THE TERMS OF REFERENCE...................................................... 9 3.1 Consistency......................................................................................... 9 3.2 Municipal Strategic Statement....................................................... 11 3.3 Local Planning Policy Framework ................................................ 15 3.4 Zones, Overlays and Schedules..................................................... 16 3.4.1 Residential 1 Zone................................................................. 18 3.4.2 Low Density Residential Zone ............................................ 18 3.4.3 Mixed Use Zone .................................................................... 18 3.4.4 Township Zone...................................................................... 19 3.4.5 Industrial 1 Zone ................................................................... 19 3.4.6 Industrial 3 Zone ................................................................... 19 3.4.7 Business 1 Zone ..................................................................... 19 3.4.8 Business 3 Zone ..................................................................... 20 3.4.9 Business 4 Zone ..................................................................... 20 3.4.10 Rural Zone.............................................................................. 20 3.4.11 Environmental Rural Zone .................................................. 21 3.4.12 Rural Living Zone ................................................................. 21 3.4.13 Public Use Zone..................................................................... 21 3.4.14 Public Park and Recreation Zone ....................................... 22 3.4.15 Public Conservation and Resource Zone........................... 22 3.4.16 Road Zone .............................................................................. 22 3.4.17 Special Use Zone — Schedule 1, Bullock Island............... 22 3.4.18 Special Use Zone — Schedule 2, Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust.................................................................... 23 3.4.19 Comprehensive Development Zone .................................. 24 3.4.20 Environmental Significance Overlay —............................. 25 3.4.21 Vegetation Protection Overlay............................................ 26 3.4.22 Heritage Overlay................................................................... 27 3.4.23 Design and Development Overlay ..................................... 28 3.4.24 Erosion Management Overlay ............................................ 31 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 3.4.25 Salinity Management Overlay............................................. 31 3.4.26 Land Subject to Inundation Overlay .................................. 32 3.4.27 Wildfire Management Overlay ........................................... 32 3.4.28 Public Acquisition Overlay.................................................. 32 3.4.29 Restructure Overlay.............................................................. 32 3.5 Local Policies.................................................................................... 33 3.5.1 Special Water Supply Catchment Areas............................ 34 3.5.2 Industry Development Policy ............................................. 35 3.5.3 Paynesville Industry Development Policy ........................ 35 3.5.4 Development Contributions Policy.................................... 36 3.5.5 Rural Residential Suitability Policy.................................... 36 3.5.6 Tourist, Commercial or Industrial Developments in Non-urban Areas .............................................................. 37 3.5.7 Dwellings in Rural Areas Policy......................................... 37 3.5.8 Identification of Development Constraints Policy........... 38 3.5.9 Heritage Policy...................................................................... 38 3.5.10 Aboriginal Heritage Policy .................................................. 38 3.5.11 Princes Highway Corridor................................................... 39 3.5.12 Significant Landscapes Policy ............................................. 39 3.6 Interface with Adjoining Municipalities ...................................... 40 3.7 Local Provisions — General........................................................... 40 3.8 Incorporated Documents................................................................ 41 3.9 Monitoring and Review.................................................................. 42 3.10 Summary Overview........................................................................ 43 4. CONSIDERATION OF SUBMISSIONS ............................................................... 44 5. RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................. 266 5.1 Before Adoption............................................................................. 266 5.2 After Adoption............................................................................... 271 APPENDIX A — TERMS OF REFERENCE APPENDIX B — PERSONS APPEARING APPENDIX C — HERITAGE VICTORIA COMMENTS ON PLANNING SCHEME APPENDIX D — TECHNICAL ERRORS IN PLANNING SCHEME IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL APPENDIX E — AMENDMENTS TO ZONING AND CROWN LAND BOUNDARIES REQUESTED BY DNRE EAST GIPPSLAND NEW FORMAT PLANNING SCHEME REPORT OF THE PANEL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 THE PANEL The Panel and Advisory Committee appointed under Section 151 and 153 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to consider the new format East Gippsland Planning Scheme comprised Mr Ray Rooke (Chair), Dr Brian Harper and Ms Elizabeth Jacka. The Committee had to cancel the planned directions hearing that was to be held at Bairnsdale on 25 June, 1998 because of the severe flooding throughout East Gippsland at that time. The public hearings were held during July at a number of different venues throughout the Shire and also at Box Hill in order to maximise the accessibility of the Panel to submitters. The public hearings were held at Bairnsdale on 16, 17 and 23 July, 1998, Omeo on 20 July, 1998, Mallacoota on 22 July, 1998 and Box Hill on 24 July, 1998. The Panel also met with Council officers at Lakes Entrance on 21 July, 1998. A total of 236 submissions were received and 49 parties appeared before the Panel during the days of the public hearings. The Panel considered all written submissions received after the Planning Scheme exhibition process and all those, together with supporting maps, plans, photographs and other documentation received at and during the public hearings. The Panel also visited various parts of the municipality and undertook site inspections as it deemed necessary. During its site inspections and travels through the municipality from hearing venue to hearing venue the Panel was able to observe first hand the enormous destruction, and appreciate the problems that had been caused by the severe floods in the area just prior to the hearings in June. All those who took part in the Panel/Committee hearing process are thanked for their courtesy, cooperation and consideration during the course of the hearings. In particular, the Shire of East Gippsland is thanked for making premises and facilities available for the hearings. The terms of reference for the Panel and Advisory Committee are set out in Appendix A. EAST GIPPSLAND NEW FORMAT PLANNING SCHEME REPORT OF THE PANEL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE — NOVEMBER 1998 PAGE 2 A list of those who appeared before the Panel is included as Appendix B. The main body of the report which follows is divided into four principal sections: • strategic overview; • response to terms of reference; • consideration of all submissions; • recommendations. 2. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 2.1 PROFILE OF THE SHIRE The Shire of East Gippsland is located at the eastern extremity of the State. The southern and south-eastern boundaries of the Shire are the waters of Bass Strait, and the northern and north-eastern boundaries are the border with New South Wales. To the west, the Shire adjoins the Shires of Alpine, Towong, and Wellington. The Shire has an area of 2,105,100 hectares, of which only 419,300 hectares (or 20%) is in private ownership. The remainder of the Shire is either publicly owned land or is water. 268,000 hectares of the publicly owned land is National Park, comprising: the Mitchell River National Park, the Alpine National Park