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Amendments to the planning scheme are included at Appendix 4. Contents Part 1 About the planning scheme ............................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................1 1.2 Planning scheme components ............................................................................3 1.3 Interpretation .......................................................................................................7 1.3.1 Definitions .......................................................................................7 1.3.2 Standard drawings, maps, notes, editor's notes and footnotes .........................................................................................7 1.3.3 Punctuation .....................................................................................7 1.3.4 Zones for roads, waterways and reclaimed land ............................ 7 1.4 Categories of development ..................................................................................7 1.5 Hierarchy of assessment benchmarks ................................................................ 8 1.6 Building work regulated under the planning scheme ..........................................8 1.7 Local government administrative matters ............................................................9 Part 2 State planning provisions ................................................................................ 10 2.1 State planning policy .........................................................................................10 2.2 Regional plan .....................................................................................................10 2.3 Referral agency delegations ..............................................................................10 2.4 Regulated Requirements ...................................................................................10 Part 3 Strategic framework .......................................................................................... 11 3.1 Preliminary .........................................................................................................11 3.2 Strategic intent ...................................................................................................11 3.3 Gateway to the world .........................................................................................16 3.3.1 Strategic outcomes .......................................................................16 3.3.2 Elements .......................................................................................16 3.4 Community living ...............................................................................................23 3.4.1 Strategic outcomes .......................................................................23 3.4.2 Elements .......................................................................................23 3.5 Connecting our places .......................................................................................27 3.5.1 Strategic outcomes .......................................................................27 3.5.2 Elements ......................................................................................27 3.6 Building it better: our urban areas .....................................................................31 3.6.1 Strategic outcomes .......................................................................31 3.6.2 Elements .......................................................................................31 3.7 Our environment and heritage ...........................................................................42 3.7.1 Strategic outcomes .......................................................................42 3.7.2 Elements .......................................................................................42 3.8 Our rural and coastal townships and places ..................................................... 46 3.8.1 Strategic outcomes .......................................................................46 3.8.2 Elements .......................................................................................46 Part 4 Local Government Infrastructure Plan (LGIP) ................................................ 49 4.1 Preliminary .........................................................................................................49 4.1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................49 4.1.2 Purpose .........................................................................................49 4.1.3 Structure of Local Government Infrastructure Plan ...................... 49 4.2 Planning assumptions .......................................................................................49 4.2.1 Purpose .........................................................................................49 4.2.2 Population and employment growth ..............................................51 4.2.3 Infrastructure Areas ......................................................................53 4.2.4 Desired standards of service ........................................................ 53 4.2.5 Plans for trunk infrastructure ......................................................... 56 Our Place Our Plan Gladstone Regional Council planning scheme V2 iv 4.2.6 Plans for trunk infrastructure maps ............................................... 56 4.2.7 Schedules of works ....................................................................... 56 4.2.8 Extrinsic material ...........................................................................56 Part 5 Tables of assessment ....................................................................................... 58 5.1 Preliminary .........................................................................................................58 5.2 Reading the tables .............................................................................................58 5.3 Categories of development and assessment ....................................................58