TTHE MMAREEBA SSHIRE

PPLANNING SSCHEME

Prepared by: Shire Council Incorporating Amendment No 1 of 2007 Incorporating Amendment No 01/11 - Wind Farms

The Mareeba Shire Planning Scheme

Integrated Planning Act 1997

PLANNING SCHEME FOR THE MAREEBA SHIRE

Adoption

The local government for Mareeba Shire adopted this planning scheme on 21 December 2004.

Commencement

The planning scheme took effect on and from 10 January 2005.

State planning policies

The Minister for Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women has identified the following State Planning Policies as having been appropriately reflected in the planning scheme:

 SPP 1/02: Development in the Vicinity of Certain Airports and Aviation Facilities;  SPP 1/92: Development and the Conservation of Agricultural Land; and  SPP 1/03: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide (Bushfire only).

Integrated Planning Act 1997, section 6.1.54 (Provisions applying for State-controlled roads)

The Minister for Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women has given notice that the Integrated Planning Act 1997, section 6.1.54 applies to the planning scheme.

Accordingly, item 9 in the Integrated Planning Regulation, Schedule 2 applies for a referral for development that is not contiguous to a State-controlled road.

Version 1/2011 Incorporating Planning Scheme Amendment No 1 of 2007 (Waste Management Facilities) and Planning Scheme Amendment 01/11 - Wind Farms

Adopted 19 September 2013

Commenced 30 September 2013

Table of Contents

PART 1—INTRODUCTION ...... 1 DIVISION 1—RELATIONSHIP TO INTEGRATED PLANNING ACT ...... 1

1.1 PURPOSE OF PLANNING SCHEME ...... 1 1.2 PLANNING SCHEME FUNCTIONS AS PART OF IDAS ...... 1 DIVISION 2—STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK...... 2

1.3 PRELIMINARY ...... 2 1.4 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ...... 2 1.5 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK MAPS ...... 2 DIVISION 3—PLANNING SCHEME STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS...... 3

1.6 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA DIVIDED INTO 12 ZONES...... 3 1.7 ROADS AND WATERWAY AND RIVERS...... 4 1.8 RAILWAY CORRIDOR LAND...... 4 1.9 PLANNING SCHEME HAS FOUR OVERLAYS ...... 4 1.10 DETERMINING IF DEVELOPMENT IS ASSESSABLE OR SELF-ASSESSABLE UNDER PLANNING SCHEME ...... 4 1.11 CODES ...... 6 1.12 CODES APPLICABLE TO ONGOING USE ...... 7 1.13 PLANNING SCHEME SEEKS TO ACHIEVE OUTCOMES ...... 7 1.14 PROBABLE SOLUTIONS FOR CODE ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT ...... 7 1.15 SELF ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT BECOMES CODE ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT ...... 7 1.16 SPECIAL FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT ...... 7

PART 2—INTERPRETATION...... 8

2.1 DEFINITIONS—THE DICTIONARY...... 8 2.2 TERMS DEFINED IN THE IPA ...... 8 2.3 EXPLANATORY NOTES ASSIST INTERPRETATION OF PLANNING SCHEME ...... 8

PART 3—DESIRED ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES ...... 9

3.1 DESIRED ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES ...... 9

PART 4 - ZONES...... 11 DIVISION 1 – ASSESSMENT TABLES FOR BUSINESS ZONE ...... 11

4.1 ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES FOR BUSINESS ZONE...... 11 4.2 RELEVANT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR SELF-ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BUSINESS ZONE ...... 11 4.3 USES CONSISTENT OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE OUTCOMES SOUGHT FOR THE BUSINESS ZONE ...... 11 4.4 SPECIAL FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT ...... 11 DIVISION 2—ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR BUSINESS ZONE...... 20

4.5 BUSINESS ZONE CODE ...... 20 4.6 COMPLIANCE WITH BUSINESS ZONE CODE...... 20 4.7 OVERALL OUTCOMES FOR BUSINESS ZONE CODE ...... 20 4.8 AMENITY, TOWNSCAPE, BUILDING CHARACTER AND RESIDENTIAL UNITS ...... 20 4.9 MOVEMENT AND ACCESS...... 24 4.10 RECONFIGURING A LOT ...... 25 4.11 INCONSISTENT USES ...... 26 4.12 CONSISTENT USES ...... 26 DIVISION 3—ASSESSMENT TABLES FOR COMMERCIAL ZONE ...... 27

4.13 ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES FOR COMMERCIAL ZONE ...... 27 4.14 RELEVANT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR SELF-ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONE ...... 27 4.15 USES CONSISTENT OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE OUTCOMES SOUGHT FOR THE COMMERCIAL ZONE ...... 27

i 4.16 SPECIAL FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT ...... 27 DIVISION 4—ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR COMMERCIAL ZONE ...... 35

4.17 COMMERCIAL ZONE CODE...... 35 4.18 COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL ZONE CODE...... 35 4.19 OVERALL OUTCOMES FOR COMMERCIAL ZONE CODE ...... 35 4.20 AMENITY AND TOWNSCAPE CHARACTER ...... 35 4.21 MOVEMENT AND ACCESS...... 36 4.22 RECONFIGURING A LOT ...... 37 4.23 INCONSISTENT USES ...... 38 4.24 CONSISTENT USES ...... 38 DIVISION 5—ASSESSMENT TABLES FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONE ...... 39

4.25 ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONE...... 39 4.26 RELEVANT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR SELF-ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RESIDENTIAL ZONE ...... 39 4.27 USES CONSISTENT OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE OUTCOMES SOUGHT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ZONE ...... 39 4.28 SPECIAL FACILITY DEVELOPMENT...... 39 DIVISION 6—ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONE ...... 46

4.29 RESIDENTIAL ZONE CODE ...... 46 4.30 COMPLIANCE WITH RESIDENTIAL ZONE CODE ...... 46 4.31 OVERALL OUTCOMES FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONE CODE ...... 46 4.32 BUILDING SITING, SCALE AND AMENITY ...... 46 4.33 RESIDENTIAL UNITS ...... 47 4.34 PROVISION AND DESIGN OF INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 48 4.35 RECONFIGURING A LOT...... 49 4.36 INCONSISTENT USES ...... 50 4.37 CONSISTENT USES ...... 50 DIVISION 7—ASSESSMENT TABLES FOR RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE...... 51

4.38 ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES FOR RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE...... 51 4.39 RELEVANT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR SELF-ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE ...... 51 4.40 USES CONSISTENT OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE OUTCOMES SOUGHT FOR THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE...... 51 4.41 SPECIAL FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT ...... 51 DIVISION 8—ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE...... 58

4.42 RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE CODE ...... 58 4.43 COMPLIANCE WITH RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE CODE ...... 58 4.44 OVERALL OUTCOMES FOR RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE CODE ...... 58 4.45 BUILDING SITING, SCALE AND AMENITY ...... 59 4.46 RECONFIGURING A LOT...... 60 4.47 INCONSISTENT USES ...... 62 4.48 CONSISTENT USES ...... 62 DIVISION 9—ASSESSMENT TABLES FOR INDUSTRY ZONE...... 63

4.49 ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES FOR INDUSTRY ZONE ...... 63 4.50 RELEVANT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR SELF-ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE INDUSTRY ZONE ...... 63 4.51 USES CONSISTENT OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE OUTCOMES SOUGHT FOR THE INDUSTRY ZONE ...... 63 4.52 SPECIAL FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT ...... 63 DIVISION 10—ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR INDUSTRY ZONE...... 72

4.53 INDUSTRY ZONE CODE...... 72 4.54 COMPLIANCE WITH INDUSTRY ZONE CODE...... 72 4.55 OVERALL OUTCOMES FOR INDUSTRY ZONE CODE ...... 72 4.56 BUILDING SITING, SCALE AND AMENITY ...... 72 4.57 RECONFIGURING A LOT...... 74 4.58 INCONSISTENT USES ...... 75 4.59 CONSISTENT USES ...... 75 DIVISION 11—ASSESSMENT TABLES FOR NOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE AND HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY ZONE ...... 76

4.60 ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES FOR NOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE AND HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY ZONE ...... 76

ii 4.61 RELEVANT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR SELF-ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE AND HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY ZONE...... 76 4.62 USES CONSISTENT OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE OUTCOMES SOUGHT FOR THE NOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE AND HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY ZONE ...... 76 4.63 SPECIAL FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT ...... 76 DIVISION 12—ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR NOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE AND HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY ZONE...... 86

4.64 NOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE AND HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY ZONE CODE ...... 86 4.65 COMPLIANCE WITH NOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE AND HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY ZONE CODE...... 86 4.66 OVERALL OUTCOMES FOR NOXIOUS, OFFENSIVE AND HAZARDOUS INDUSTRY ZONE CODE ...... 86 4.67 BUILDING SITING, SCALE AND AMENITY ...... 86 4.68 RECONFIGURING A LOT...... 88 4.69 INCONSISTENT USE ...... 89 4.70 CONSISTENT USES ...... 89 DIVISION 13—ASSESSMENT TABLES FOR RURAL ZONE...... 90

4.71 ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES FOR RURAL ZONE ...... 90 4.72 RELEVANT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR SELF-AS