Clarence Valley DCP 2011
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RURAL ZONES DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLAN 2011 In force from 23 December 2011 Rural Zones DCP in force from 23 December 2011 Rural Zones DCP in force from 23 December 2011 i TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1 A1. What is the name of this Plan? ............................................................... 1 A2. What are the aims and objectives of the plan? ...................................... 1 A3. Where does this plan apply?................................................................... 1 A4. When does the plan come into force? .................................................... 1 A5. How does this plan relate to other planning instruments? ................... 2 A6. How to Use this Plan ............................................................................... 2 A7. Consulting with Council Staff ................................................................. 3 A8. What information shall be provided to Council? ................................... 3 A9. Variation to DCP controls ........................................................................ 4 A10. Controls for ‘existing uses’ in rural zones ............................................. 4 A11. Assessment of development applications ............................................. 4 PART B NOTIFICATION AND ADVERTISING OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS…………………………………………………………..5 B1. What are the objectives of Notification and Advertising of development applications? ..................................................................... 5 B2. What development applications require notification and what development applications require advertising? .................................... 5 B3. What does ‘notification’ mean? .............................................................. 5 B4. How will development applications be notified? ................................... 8 B5. Who will be notified? ............................................................................... 8 B6. Exemptions from the notification procedures. ...................................... 9 B7. What does ‘advertising’ mean? .............................................................. 9 B8. How will development applications be advertised? .............................. 9 B9. Does an advertising fee apply? ............................................................ 10 B10. Exhibition Period ............................................................................... 11 PART C GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS FOR RURAL ZONES ............ 12 C1. What are the objectives for development in rural zones? .................. 12 C2. How to apply Part C Controls ............................................................... 12 C3. Minimum allotment size for dwelling houses ...................................... 13 C4. Assessment considerations in determining Development Applications 13 C5. Setbacks ................................................................................................. 15 C6. Requirements for attached dual occupancies ..................................... 16 C7. Energy Efficiency ................................................................................... 16 C8. Provision of Essential Services ............................................................ 17 C9. Development on Flood Liable Land ...................................................... 20 C10. Controls for Bush Fire Prone Land....................................................... 20 C11. Development of land with Acid Sulfate Soils. ...................................... 21 C12. Sites Subject to Land Slip / Geotechnical Hazard .............................. 21 C13. Sheds, Farm Buildings and Outbuildings ............................................ 21 C14. Waste Management ............................................................................... 22 PART D FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CONTROLS .............................. 24 D1. What are the aims of the Floodplain Management Controls? ............. 24 D2. How to Use this Part of the Plan? ......................................................... 24 Rural Zones DCP in force from 23 December 2011 i D3. What Development Controls Apply? .................................................... 25 D4. Are there Special Requirements for Fencing? ..................................... 26 D5. Are There Special Controls for Filling of Flood Liable Land? ............ 26 D6. Are There Other Special Considerations for Development in a Floodplain? ............................................................................................ 27 D7. What information is Required with an Application for Development on Flood Liable Land? ................................................................................ 28 PART E HERITAGE CONSERVATION ..................................................... 36 E1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 36 E2 Objectives .............................................................................................. 36 E3 Where do the controls for heritage conservation apply? ................... 36 E4 Development Application Information Requirements and Matters for Consideration ......................................................................................... 37 E5 Statements of Heritage Impact and Conservation Management Plans .................. 37 E6 Demolition Controls ............................................................................... 38 E 7 Subdivision ............................................................................................ 38 E8 Development in the vicinity of a Heritage Item or within a Heritage Conservation Area ................................................................................. 40 E9 General Principles for Heritage Conservation ..................................... 41 E10 Policies for New Development Alterations and Additions .................. 41 PART F PARKING AND VEHICULAR ACCESS CONTROLS ................. 50 F1. What are the parking and vehicular access objectives for rural zones? ................. 50 F2. Number of Car Parking Spaces ............................................................. 50 F3. Variations to Car Parking Requirements .............................................. 52 F4. Car Parking Space Dimensions ............................................................ 52 F5. Manoeuvring, Loading & Unloading ..................................................... 53 F6. Access to the Site .................................................................................. 54 F7. Car Park Design ..................................................................................... 55 F8. Pavement Construction ......................................................................... 55 F9. Car parking on flood liable .................................................................... 56 F10. Traffic Impact of large-scale development ........................................... 56 PART G SUSTAINABLE WATER CONTROLS ........................................ 57 G1. What are the Sustainable Water objectives for Rural Zones? ............ 57 G2. What type of development must comply with Sustainable Water controls? ................................................................................................ 57 G3. What Sustainable Water Controls apply? ............................................ 58 G4. Requirements for 3 Star Rated Fixtures and Dual Flush toilets ......... 58 PART H EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ...................................... 61 H1. What are the erosion and sediment control objectives for rural zones? ................. 61 H2. What development does the erosion and sediment controls apply to? ................. 61 H3. Erosion and Sediment Control Plans OR ‘Deemed to Comply Statements’. ........................................................................................... 62 H4. Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP) Requirements. ............... 63 H5. Deemed to Comply Requirements ........................................................ 64 H6. Principles of Erosion and Sediment Control ....................................... 64 H7. General Erosion and Sediment Controls.............................................. 65 H8. Code of Practice / Conditions of consent for All Development that Includes Building Works. ...................................................................... 66 Rural Zones DCP in force from 23 December 2011 ii H9. Code of Practice / Conditions of Consent for subdivision where more than 2 lots are created ........................................................................... 67 H10. Maintenance Requirements .................................................................. 68 H11. Rehabilitation Requirements ................................................................ 68 PART I SUBDIVISION AND ENGINEERING STANDARDS.................... 73 I1. What are the objectives for engineering standards and subdivision? .. 73 I2. What engineering standards apply to development? ............................. 73 I3. Subdivision approval process .................................................................. 73 I4 Site Analysis .............................................................................................. 75 I5. Information to be included with a Development Application for Subdivision ...............................................................................................