BERRI BARMERA COUNCIL

This is the current version of the Development Plan as at the consolidated date shown below. It must be read in conjunction with any subsequent amendments. These can be found on the list of Interim and Approved Plan Amendment Reports not consolidated into Development Plans.

BERRI BARMERA COUNCIL

Consolidated – 24 December 2009

Consolidated - 24 December 2009

Berri Barmera Council

The following table is a record of authorised amendments and their consolidation dates for the Berri Barmera Council Development Plan since its inception on 27 July 2000. Further information on authorised amendments prior to this date may be researched through the relevant Council, Department of Planning and Local Government or by viewing Gazette records.

CONSOLIDATED AMENDMENT 27 July 2000 Berri (DC) and Barmera (DC) Development Plans - General Review and Consolidation PAR (Interim) – [27 July

2000] Not consolidated Telecommunications Facilities State-wide Policy Framework PAR (Interim) (Ministerial) – [31 August 2000] Cessation of the ‘Berri (DC) and Barmera (DC) Development Plans – General Review and Consolidation PAR’ –

[2 August 2001] *Note – This was a consolidation PAR on Interim Operation. This Development Plan has ceased to operate and as of 26 July 2001 the Berri (DC) Development Plan (consolidated 13 April 2000) and the Barmera (DC) Development Plan (consolidated 30 September 1999) are the relevant Development Plans for the area previously affected by the ‘Berri (DC) and Barmera (DC) Development Plans – General Review and Consolidation PAR’

29 November 2001 Telecommunications Facilities State-wide Policy Framework PAR (Ministerial) – [30 August 2001] Berri (DC) and Barmera (DC) Development Plans – General Review and Consolidation – [29 November 2001]

14 February 2002 Organic Waste Processing (Composting) PAR (Interim) (Ministerial) – [20 December 2001] 30 January 2003 Organic Waste Processing (Composting) PAR (Ministerial) – [5 December 2002] 14 August 2003 Wind Farms PAR (Ministerial) – [24 July 2003] 8 March 2007 Bushfire Management (Part 2) PAR (Ministerial) – [14 December 2006] 29 November 2007 Section 29(2)(b)(ii) Amendment – [29 November 2007] 24 December 2009 Bushfires (Miscellaneous Amendments) DPA (Interim) (Ministerial) – [10 December 2009] Consolidated: The date on which an authorised amendment to a Development Plan was consolidated

(incorporated into the published Development Plan) pursuant to Section 31 of the Development Act 1993.


BERRI BARMERA COUNCILBERRI BARMERA COUNCIL

Location Map

Enlargement Map

PrefaceThe objectives and principles of development control that follow apply within the area of theBERRI BARMERA COUNCIL Development Plan as shown on Map BeBa/1

The Development Plan is arranged with the objectives and principles of development control forthe Riverland Region, appearing first, followed by the Council Wide policies and in turnmore detailed policies relating to particular zones, and areas

Loxton Waikerie

Land Not Within ACouncil Area-Riverland

Land Not Within ACouncil Area-Riverland

Land Not Within ACouncil Area-Far North

Karoonda EastMurray

Mid Murray

Consolidated - 29 November 2007Consolidated - 24 December 2009


TABLE OF CONTENTS

COUNCIL WIDE.......................................................................................................................................6 OBJECTIVES .....................................................................................................................................7 PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROL.............................................................................. 19

FLOOD ZONE....................................................................................................................................... 62 FRINGE ZONE...................................................................................................................................... 72 LANDSCAPE ZONE ............................................................................................................................. 74 HORTICULTURE ZONE ....................................................................................................................... 79

DRYLAND FARMING ZONE................................................................................................................ 84 RURAL ZONE....................................................................................................................................... 86 HORTICULTURAL (DEFERRED URBAN) ZONE ............................................................................... 89 WESTERN APPROACH ZONE............................................................................................................ 90 COUNTRY TOWNSHIP ZONE ............................................................................................................. 92 BERRI AND BARMERA TOWNSHIPS ................................................................................................ 95 DISTRICT CENTRE ZONE ................................................................................................................... 97

TOWN CENTRE ZONE....................................................................................................................... 100 COMMERCIAL ZONE......................................................................................................................... 102 RESIDENTIAL ZONE.......................................................................................................................... 104 INDUSTRY ZONE ............................................................................................................................... 110

PUBLIC PURPOSE ZONE ................................................................................................................. 113 TABLES TABLE BeBa/1 .................................................................................................................................... 116 TABLE BeBa/2 .................................................................................................................................... 117 TABLE BeBa/3 .................................................................................................................................... 124 TABLE BeBa/4 .................................................................................................................................... 127 TABLE BeBa/5 .................................................................................................................................... 129 TABLE BeBa/6 .................................................................................................................................... 130 TABLE BeBa/7 .................................................................................................................................... 132 TABLE BeBa/8 .................................................................................................................................... 133 TABLE BeBa/9 .................................................................................................................................... 134 TABLE BeBa/10 .................................................................................................................................. 139 MAPS Map BeBa/1................................................. 140 Map BeBa/1 (Overlay 1) .............................. 141 Map BeBa/1 (Overlay 1) Enlargement A..... 142 Map BeBa/1 (Overlay 1) Enlargement B..... 143 Map BeBa/1 (Overlay 1) Enlargement C..... 144 Map BeBa/1 (Overlay 1) Enlargement D..... 145

Map BeBa/1 (Overlay 1) Enlargement E .....146 Map BeBa/1 (Overlay 1) Enlargement F .....147 Map BeBa/2 .................................................148 Map BeBa/3 .................................................149 Map BeBa/4 .................................................150 Map BeBa/5 .................................................151



Map BeBa/6................................................. 152 Map BeBa/7................................................. 153 Map BeBa/8................................................. 154 Map BeBa/9................................................. 155 Map BeBa/10............................................... 156 Map BeBa/11............................................... 157 Map BeBa/12............................................... 158 Map BeBa/13............................................... 159 Map BeBa/14............................................... 160 Map BeBa/15............................................... 161

Map BeBa/16 ...............................................162 Map BeBa/17 ...............................................163 Map BeBa/18 ...............................................164 Map BeBa/19 ...............................................165 Map BeBa/20 ...............................................166 Map BeBa/21 ...............................................167 Map BeBa/22 ...............................................168 Map BeBa/23 ...............................................169 Map BeBa/24 ...............................................170 Map BeBa/25 ...............................................171

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6 Berri Barmera Council

COUNCIL WIDE Introduction The following objectives and principles of development control in the Council Wide section apply across the area within the boundary of the Berri Barmera Council Development Plan. Reference should be made to the Council Wide objectives and principles as well as those applying in the relevant Zones to determine all the policies relevant to any kind of development. In the Council Wide section, policies are expressed firstly in relation to the whole of the Council area excluding the Flood Zone then in more detail for parts of the council area, the rural areas, the towns of Berri and Barmera and the townships of Glossop, Monash, Cobdogla and Loveday. Background The Berri Barmera Council area is located within the Riverland just three hours drive to the north east of Adelaide. The Berri Barmera Council is one of three Council areas within the Riverland which border the River Murray from Blanchetown in the west to Paringa in the east. The Berri Barmera Council is located within the heart of the Riverland and incorporates some spectacular scenery and over 65 kilometres of the River Murray. The Berri Barmera area has its origins in the pastoral holdings which occupied extensive tracts of land adjacent the River Murray as early as the 1850’s. the first overland stock route between New South Wales and South Australia established by Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney in 1838 saw the development of Overland Corner as an important staging post for drovers. The development of the Cobdogla and Berri Irrigation Schemes in 1911 laid the foundations for the area’s horticultural industry which includes the production of wine grapes, citrus and other fruits and Lucerne. In the 1950’s the Riverland Fruit Products Co-operative Cannery was established at Berri which led to an increase in the planting of stone fruits. Today the area produces roughly 40 percent of the State’s wine producing grapes as well as other fruits and vegetables including oranges, apricots, peaches and onions. The Riverland is home to the Ngarridejeri people and their history and culture can be seen in canoe trees, regional art and artifacts throughout the Berri Barmera area. The area’s abundance in locally indigenous flora and fauna and the scenic qualities of the River Murray and its environs are a major attraction of the area. Natural features of the Berri Barmera area include the Katarapko National Park and the Kia Kia Nature Trail. The River Murray also attracts visitors to the area for all manner of recreational pursuits e.g., water skiing, fishing and house boating. Lake Bonney is also located within the Berri Barmera area and is a key tourist and recreational attraction. The Berri Barmera Council with a population of 11 390 accounts for 34 percent of the Riverland Population of 32 994. The Riverland unlike other country regions has a stable population with a small percentage increase. Berri with a population of 3910 is the major town, originally part of the Cobdogla Sheep Station is now the business heart of the district and becomes a focus for the Riverland with most of the Government Offices located in Berri. The Berri Bridge completed in 1997 has proved to be of great benefit to business and the community. Barmera with a population of 1835 is located on the shores of Lake Bonney and is a popular area for recreational pursuits and tourism opportunities. The town should experience a small growth in population and allowance for this should be made. The small townships of Glossop, Monash, Cobdogla and Loveday are not expected to experience any growth but provision should be made for a small increase. Cobdogla is renowned for the Cobdogla Irrigation Museum, housing the only working Humphrey Pump in the world. The pump is a popular tourist attraction particularly during school holidays.



OBJECTIVES Development Generally

Objective 1: The orderly and economic development of towns. The establishment of town boundaries assist in maintaining the character of the existing settlements, prevents premature land division, provides for economy in the provision of public services and ensures that rural land is retained primarily for agriculture and the preservation of bushland. In the larger towns, orderly and economic development is assisted by the allocation of suitable areas for living, working and recreational activities.

Objective 2: The proper location of public and community facilities by the reservation of suitable land in advance of need.

The land requirements for recreation, conservation, schools, roads and other public purposes can be foreseen. Land should be reserved for such purposes thus ensuring that the land is available when it is needed.

Objective 3: The re-development of localities which have a bad unsatisfactory layout or unhealthy or obsolete development.

Substandard development provides poor living conditions and depreciates the value of adjacent properties. It is socially and economically desirable that such areas should be re-developed and special financial and legislative measures may be necessary to achieve this.

Objective 4: Land liable to flooding from the river Murray kept free of development which could be damaged by or impede floodwaters.

The losses and damage to property resulting from flooding have been considerable and the cost has been borne partly by the community. The Flood Zone shown on the zoning maps identifies land liable to flooding in greater detail.

Objective 5: Development that does not degrade the natural features of the River Murray valley or pollute the river.

Within the River Murray valley outstanding landscapes have been impaired by uncontrolled development and industrial and rural activities have been established with the potential to pollute the river extensively.

Objective 6: The viability of the economic base of the Council area maintained and enhanced. Objective 7: The town of Berri maintained and reinforced as the main service centre for the

Council area and the region. Objective 8: The town of Barmera maintained and reinforced as the secondary service centre

for the Council area. Objective 9: Limited additional development in the country townships of Glossop, Monash,

Cobdogla and Loveday. Objective 10: Rational distribution of land uses to avoid incompatibility and conflict. Objective 11: The development and conservation of the Council area in accordance with the

Berri Barmera Council Structure Plan, Map BeBa/1 (Overlay 1). Major aspects of the District Structure Plan include:

(a) development of the towns of Berri and Barmera as the major population centres of the Council area;

(b) retention of Glossop, Monash, Cobdogla and Loveday as small country townships;



(c) designation of a system of arterial and local roads to promote orderly traffic movement; (d) retention of irrigated areas for horticultural production; and (e) provision for rural living in the dryland component of the irrigation area.

Objective 12: Opportunities for development responsive to the changing needs and lifestyles of

the community. Objective 13: Choice in housing to meet the community’s housing needs and preferences.

The size and make-up of households in the district is changing and as a consequence so are the lifestyles and housing needs of the community. Greater flexibility is needed to allow for innovative housing which effectively meets those needs and provides suitable living conditions. Development controls over new housing should:

(a) retain attractive streetscapes and development character; (b) Protect neighbours against adverse impacts; and (c) Promote cluster and medium-density housing in suitable localities.

Residential development policies are directed to limit, primarily impact and not simply control the dwelling type. Land Division

Objective 14: The limitation of inappropriate division of irrigated or other productive agricultural land.

Objective 15: The division of land for purposes appropriate to the location of the land.

No new allotments should be created for holiday houses, resort accommodation or permanent occupation on land in the River Murray valley liable to flooding. Centres and Shops

Objective 16: Opportunities for development reflecting the particular needs and lifestyles of the community.

Objective 17: Shopping, administrative, cultural, community, entertainment, educational,

religious and recreational facilities located in integrated centres. Objective 18: Centres established and developed in accordance with a hierarchy based on the

function of each type of centre as appropriate for the region. Objective 19: A hierarchy of centres located in Centre Zones.

Objectives 16 to 19 apply to the grouping of facilities into centres and the location of those centres. The grouping of a wide range of facilities in integrated centres will benefit the community by encouraging economic and shared use of facilities providing a meeting place for communities and encouraging ready access by both public and private transport. The hierarchy of centres is based on the principle that each type of centre provides a proportion of the total community requirement for goods and services commensurate with its role. Centres outside the area of metropolitan Adelaide are of the following types:

(a) District Centre; (b) Neighbourhood Centre; and (c) Local Centre.



The degree to which the various facilities can be located within a centre will depend, among other things, upon the size of the centre, the specific policies relating to the centre, the implications of competing centres for the population being served and the characteristics of the population to be served. Each development proposal for a centre should be evaluated against that centre’s and other centres’ defined roles in the centres hierarchy. New development in centres should result in the expansion of the total range of retail goods and services available to the population to be served, have regard to the location and role of other existing and proposed Centre Zones and be of a size and type which would not demonstrably lead to the physical deterioration of any existing Centre Zone or designated Shopping Area. The identification of each zone or area in a hierarchy of centres should be such as to:

(a) regard to the maintenance of retail employment levels in the area; (b) cater for existing and future shopping and community needs; (c) provide a degree of choice in the location of centre facilities; (d) be safely and readily accessible to the population to be served particularly by public

transport (where appropriate) and obviate the need for unscheduled large scale traffic and transport works;

(e) have minimal adverse impacts on residential areas; (f) concentrate development on one side of a primary road or one quadrant of a primary road

intersection and have minimal adverse impact on traffic movements on primary roads. Linear extension of Centre Zones, or Areas, along primary and primary arterial roads is to be minimised;

(g) reflect the potential to rehabilitate or extend existing Centre Zones or Areas and make

effective use of existing investment in public infrastructure. Utilities and transport with any costs involved being offset by benefits to the population being served;

(h) be of a size and shape suitable for their functions with car parking provided; (i) have regard to the degree to which existing centres satisfy the above objectives.

The development of new centres may be staged and specific areas may be set aside for community and other non-retail uses with the total integrated development producing a character desired for that particular centre.

Objective 20: District Centres to include shopping facilities that provide mainly ‘convenience’, goods and a sufficient range of ‘comparison’ goods to serve the major weekly shopping trips as well as a comparable range of other community facilities.

The size of a District Centre and the range of facilities within it may vary throughout the region but should be related to the size and characteristics of the population it serves. One District Centre may function as a ‘Regional Centre’ with a commensurate increase in size and range of functions. The size of a District Centre and the range of facilities within it should be related to the size and characteristics of the population it serves. The following list indicates those facilities which are appropriate in a fully developed District Centre:

Ambulance Station Library Bank Office (general, professional, governmental) Child Minding/Child Care Park Church Personal Service Establishment Cinema Playing Fields Civic Centre Police Station Club/Meeting Hall Pre-School



Community Health Centre Primary School Commercial Development Restaurant Consulting Room Secondary School Day Care Centre Service Station Discount Department Store Specialty Shop Further Education Special School Hospital Supermarket Hotel/Tavern Swimming Pool Indoor Recreation Centre

Objective 21: Neighbourhood Centres to include shopping facilities that provide mainly

‘convenience’ goods to serve the day-to-day needs of the neighbourhood and a limited range of more frequently required ‘comparison’ goods as well as a narrow range facilities. There are not likely to be administrative facilities in Neighbourhood Centres.

The size of a Neighbourhood Centre and the range of facilities within it may vary within the region but it should be related to the size and characteristics of the population it serves. The following list indicates those facilities which are appropriate in a fully developed Neighbourhood Centre:

Bank Park Branch Library Personal Service Establishment Child-Minding/Care Centre Playing Field Church Pre-School Club/Meeting Hall Primary School Commercial Development Restaurant Community Welfare Local Office Service Station Consulting Room Specialty Shop Local Health Centre Squash Court Office (to serve nearby residents) Supermarket

Objective 22: Local Centres to include shopping and local community facilities to serve the day-

to-day needs of the local community. Local Centres on arterial or primary roads should comply with the same criteria as those for other Centres.

Objective 23: Retailing, not consistent with facilities envisaged in a Centre, located and operated so as not to adversely affect any designated Centre, Commercial, Business or Residential Area and traffic movement on local, primary and primary arterial roads.

The diversification of locations for retailing which provides goods and services not compatible with the grouping of facilities envisaged for Regional, District and Neighbourhood Centres may be considered so long as the integrity of the Centre hierarchy is not compromised and the development is compatible with land uses in the locality. Retail development of this kind should be evaluated having regard to:

(a) its locational and operational compatibility with existing Shopping, Business and Commercial areas including the nature of the goods and materials to be stocked and the noise levels of vehicles and plant used on/and servicing the site;

(b) its effect on adjacent residential development; (c) the increased use of local and primary roads; (d) the adequacy of vehicular access and car parking; and (e) the maintenance of building site development standards required for Centres.



Some kinds of development attract large numbers of vehicles which create traffic hazards and congestion of roads in the vicinity unless special provision is made to accommodate them. Where necessary development should be set-back from the road frontage to enable proper traffic circulation. In some circumstances it may be necessary for safety and the free flow of traffic to restrict access to or from a road. Movement of People and Goods

Objective 24: The safe and efficient movement of people and goods by roads. The proposed primary and secondary road network for the Riverland is shown on Fig R/1 - Riverland Plan. The primary network is related to the dominant flow of traffic along the routes passing through the region from Adelaide and Port Augusta to the Riverland towns and the eastern States. The Sturt Highway which links Adelaide and Sydney is the major route. It passes through Truro, crosses the river at Blanchetown, Kingston-on-Murray and Paringa and continues to the Victorian border near Yamba. Another important route is the road north of the river between Morgan and Spring Cart Gully near Berri. This route continues west of Morgan to link with roads in the Mid North of the State and the Flinders Ranges. The primary network also provides for north-south movement from Berri, Yamba and Loxton to Murray Bridge via Karoonda and to Pinnaroo via Paruna.

Objective 25: The free flow of traffic on roads by minimising interference from adjoining development.

Public Utilities

Objective 26: Development provided with appropriate services without excessive cost to the community.

Objective 27: All new and existing development within the River Murray valley connected to an

approved water reticulation and sewage disposal scheme. All new and existing development should be provided with a reticulated water supply constructed to standards approved by the South Australian Water Department for supply to permanently occupied dwellings. The supply should be operated by the Department or by a corporate body approved by the Department to ensure satisfactory and continuous operation and maintenance. Such development should also be provided with sewage disposal facilities approved by the Department and the Department of Human Services. All sewage treatment facilities should be located as far as possible from the river, on land above the 1956 flood level. Mining

Objective 28: The protection of the landscape from damage by quarrying and similar extractive industries.

The region contains mineral resources such as gypsum and construction materials. No new sites should be opened until the resource can be shown to be required because of insufficient supplies from existing works and the mining of the resource is in the public interest. The permanent effect of such operations on the appearance of the landscape and waterfront areas should be considered before development occurs. After workings are finished old structures should be removed and the natural cover of the land restored. Mineral deposits in some instances underlie remnant bushland and scenic areas. Development of mineral deposits in such areas should only proceed following full evaluation of the benefits of removing the deposit and the likely environmental damage.

Objective 29: The continued availability of industrial minerals and construction materials by preventing development likely to inhibit their exploitation.




Mineral resources within economic distance of usage points should be delineated and evaluated against alternative sources and other potential uses of the land. The most suitable sites consistent with environmental constraints and expected future demand should be kept free of development likely to inhibit the exploitation of the resource. Sufficient land should be available to provide reserves for continued production and for the establishment of buffer areas between the mineral deposit and adjoining development.

Objective 30: The protection of the natural features of the River Murray valley from damage by mining operations.

Mining operations should not be undertaken in the valley if equivalent resources are available elsewhere and construction materials should not be obtained from the river bed or the lakes unless it is in the State or national interest to do so.

Objective 31: Rehabilitation of areas disturbed by mining operations in a manner which complements the surrounding land.

Conservation

Objective 32: The maintenance and improvement of the water quality of the River Murray catchment.

Water from the River Murray is of considerable importance to South Australia for agricultural, horticultural, domestic and industrial use. Consequently measures are necessary to ensure that the quality of the water is maintained. There should be no pollution from organic and inorganic agents originating from development and activities within and in the vicinity of the river valley.

Objective 33: The conservation, preservation or enhancement of scenically attractive areas including land adjoining water or scenic routes.

The region contains many areas of outstanding scenery and wildlife significance. The valley of the River Murray and the extensive orchard and vineyard landscape of the irrigation areas provide a welcome contrast to the intervening areas of largely cleared agricultural land. Within the region, significant natural and man-made features should be protected against mismanagement and intensive development which may degrade the quality of the surrounding landscape.

Objective 34: The retention and protection of native vegetation. The wetlands of the river valley, the characteristic mallee vegetation of the region and the woodlands to the north support a large variety of bird and other wildlife. As much as possible of the remaining natural vegetation should be preserved, whether on public or private land. In many instances, areas which contain natural vegetation, wildlife habitats and outstanding scenery could be the subject of agreements with the owner or lessee, to protect the significant features. Future irrigation developments should not be sited within the River Murray valley if they will cause a loss of significant features such as natural vegetation, Aboriginal relics or natural amenity. Means should be found of minimising the undesirable ecological effects caused by regulating the River Murray water level with barrages and large reservoirs upstream.

Objective 35: The preservation of buildings or sites or architectural, historical, cultural heritage or scientific interest.

The region contains buildings and sites of historic and cultural interest such as ‘North West Bend’ homestead, Aboriginal burial grounds and camp sites important to the study of archaeology and anthropology. The preservation of historic buildings provides historic likes with the past and can result in substantial benefits from tourism.



They include sites of scientific, cultural, educational or historic importance, sites of former Aboriginal occupation and land necessary to preserve the scenic attractiveness of the valley. Buffer areas where development should not be intensified are also included. The policies for Conservation Areas should apply to the land of the River Murray Commission at Chowilla until it is required for water conservation purposes.

Objective 36: The retention of environmentally-significant areas of native vegetation. Objective 37: The retention of native vegetation where clearance is likely to lead to problems of

soil erosion, soil slip and soil salinisation, flooding or a deterioration in the quality of surface waters.

Objective 38: The retention of native vegetation for amenity purposes, for livestock shade and

shelter and for the movement of native wildlife. Open Space

Objective 39: The conservation and preservation of flora, fauna and scenery and the creation of recreation areas by establishing parks and reserves.

The River Murray and the rural parts of the region provide for a wide range of recreational activities. Reserves, parks and other recreational facilities need to be provided at appropriate locations in towns and along the river to serve both residents and visitors. The policy of resuming land immediately adjoining the River Murray and significant bodies of water connected to the river, should be continued as the opportunity arises. Waterfront land in public ownership means that greater control in the public interest can be exercised over the river system. Stock can be prevented from entering environmentally vulnerable areas where tree regeneration and the prevention of soil erosion are critical to the river’s ecology, pollution can be better controlled, the public can be given ready access in appropriate locations and options for possible future land use and its control can be kept open. Access to the river for recreation purposes should be investigated and as sites for recreation are identified they should be reserved for future acquisition. Some of these sites may now be occupied by holiday house development which could eventually be purchased and converted to recreation reserves. If swamps are reclaimed adequate waterfront access should be provided.

Objective 40: The amenity of localities not impaired by the appearance of land, buildings and objects.

Buildings or structures should be sited unobtrusively and be of a character and design which will blend naturally with the landscape. Existing substandard structures and disused quarry sites should be removed, renovated or screened to improve the quality of the landscape. In the River Murray valley buildings should conform to standards covering such matters as building materials, maintenance, colouring and tree planting.

Objective 41: The preservation of the attractiveness of the valley face of the River Murray valley.

The valley face areas are shown on River Murray Physical Features Fig R/2 (Overlay 1) Parts B and C. They comprise the slopes and cliffs bordering the river above the land liable to flooding and include all land visible from within the valley. The visual attractiveness of this land needs to be protected by exercising care in its use and in the siting and design of any buildings or structures. The natural skyline visible from the valley should also be protected from development which might impair it. The valley face does not include parts of the valley where the adjacent slopes are too flat or the cliffs are too low to be visually significant.

Objective 42: The amenity of localities not impaired by the appearance of land, buildings and objectives.

Objective 43: The conservation of the scenic amenity of the Berri and Barmera townships.






Objective 44: Compatibility of new development with the surrounding environment. Rural Development

Objective 45: The retention of rural areas for agricultural and pastoral purposes and the maintenance of the natural character and rural beauty of such areas.

The rural areas of the region should be retained primarily for horticultural, agricultural and pastoral purposes and for the conservation of bushland and wildlife. The design and siting of buildings in rural areas should be compatible with the object of conserving the rural character. Generally there should be no further division of rural land. The division of rural land into small-scale holdings primarily for residential use diminishes rural character makes the provision of public services uneconomic and increases land values, council rates and taxes for the genuine primary producer, thereby encouraging further division of rural land into smaller allotments.

Objective 46: Intensive animal keeping developed with minimum adverse impact on the community and natural environment within Berri Barmera.

Country Townships

Objective 47: Orderly and compact development of country townships. It is extremely costly to provide services to scattered development caused by the haphazard and premature division of land. Country townships should have their boundaries defined and urban development contained within those boundaries so that expansion is orderly and compact. The erection of flats and multiple dwellings in country townships should be subject to standards controlling siting, design and open space provisions. Homes for the aged should merit special consideration. Town centres should remain compact for the convenience of shoppers and as an incentive to the redevelopment of old premises. Tourist accommodation should be sited so as to minimise the effect on the landscape. Some parts of the river townships are liable to flooding and further development should not be undertaken in those areas if suitable land is available elsewhere. Adequate flood protection works should be provided if development proceeds on flood prone land. Outdoor Advertisements

Objective 48: An urban environment and rural landscape not disfigured by advertisements. Objective 49: Advertisements in retail, commercial and industrial urban areas and centre zones

designed to enhance the appearance of those areas. Objective 50: Advertisements not hazardous to any person.

Waste Management

Objective 51: The orderly and economic development of waste management facilities in appropriate locations.

Objective 52: Minimisation of environmental impacts from the location and operation of waste

management facilities. Objective 53: Waste management facilities to be protected from incompatible development.



Bushfire Protection Bushfire Protection Objectives apply to the General, Medium and High Bushfire Risk areas shown on Bushfire Protection Area Figures BeBa(BPA)/1 to 15, except where exempted.

Objective 54: Development should minimise the threat and impact of bushfires on life and property while protecting the natural and rural character.

Objective 55: Buildings and the intensification of non-rural land uses directed away from areas

of high bushfire risk. Telecommunications Facilities

Objective 56: Telecommunications facilities provided to meet the needs of the community. Objective 57: Telecommunications facilities located and designed to minimise visual impact on

the amenity of the local environment. Telecommunications facilities are an essential infrastructure required to meet the rapidly increasing community demand for communications technologies. To meet this demand there will be a need for new telecommunications facilities to be constructed. The Commonwealth Telecommunications Act 1997 is pre-eminent in relation to telecommunications facilities. The Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 identifies a range of facilities that are exempt from State planning legislation. The development of low impact facilities to achieve necessary coverage is encouraged in all circumstances where possible to minimise visual impacts on local environments. Where required, the construction of new facilities is encouraged in preferred industrial and commercial and appropriate non-residential zones. Recognising that new facility development will be unavoidable in more sensitive areas in order to achieve coverage for users of communications technologies, facility design and location in such circumstances must ensure visual impacts on the amenity of local environments are minimised. Renewable Energy

Objective 58: The development of renewable energy facilities, such as wind and biomass energy facilities, in appropriate locations.

Objective 59: Renewable energy facilities located, sited, designed and operated to avoid or

minimise adverse impacts and maximise positive impacts on the environment, local community and the State.

PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROL Development Generally 1 Development should take place on land which is suitable for the intended use having regard to

the location, access and condition of that land and the policies of the zone concerned. 2 Development should take place in a manner which will not interfere with the effective and proper

use of any other land in the vicinity or prevent the attainment of the objectives for that other land. 3 Development should not be undertaken in the vicinity of known mineral deposits:

(a) Until the full extent and significance of such deposits has been determined; (b) If such development would be incompatible with mining operations; or (c) if it would add to the cost of extracting the resource.

The only mineral resources currently mined in the Council area are for construction materials,

principally crushed rock, rubble, screenings, construction sand, filling sand and garden sand.



The attached plan shows generalised geology of the Council area and the locations of all current mining tenements. It is suggested that at least the following resources be shown on the Structure Plan.

Springcart Gully Sand Pit - the deposit held under Extractive Mineral Leases (EML’s) 4685 and

3374 by Santos Ready Mixed Concrete P/L adjacent to the northern bank of the River Murray in Blocks 1003 and 988 is one of the Riverland’s most important sources of construction sand and also a significant source of filter sand.

Sugarload Hill Quarry - the deposit held under EML 5588 by G Parotta in Section 839 Cobdogla

Irrigation Area contains reserves of construction sand and aggregate and currently produces crushed rock, rubble, screenings and filling.

Stony Ridge Quarry - the deposit held under EML 5592 by the Berri Barmera Council in Section

392 Cobdogla Irrigation Area contains reserves of construction sand and aggregate. Katarapko Sand Pit - the deposit held under EML 4901 held by PJ Migga in Section 839

Cobdogla Irrigation Area contains reserves of construction sand and aggregate and currently produces crushed rock, rubble, screenings and filling.

4 Building development should not take place where it would require substantial excavation or

earthworks. 5 Development should not take place excessively in advance of a demonstrated need for the use

for which it provides. 6 Development should not be undertaken which would create excessive noise, odour, smoke, dust

or other hazards likely to be injurious or detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the community.

7 Development should not exceed two storeys in height. 8 Development in the nature of secondhand transportable dwellings and other secondhand

buildings should:

(a) Be reclad, where required, with new materials which match the materials used on the dwelling;

(b) Be sited in accordance with the front, side and rear set-back standards applicable to

dwellings, sheds, garages and other outbuildings; (c) Ensure that the space between the base of the exterior walls and the ground is

enclosed with a material which matches the external wall cladding; (d) be connected to a suitably designed and constructed effluent disposal system; and (e) be sited, painted and landscaped to complement and enhance the character and

amenity of the locality. 9 Development should not take place where:

(a) it is likely to be adversely affected by flooding; (b) there is a significant risk of the development causing flooding or aggravation of flooding

of other land; or (c) information is available indicating that a significant risk to life or property could result

from flooding by a 100 year return period flood. 10 Building development should be located and take place with reasonable and effective

precautions being taken against the risk of damage from ground instability.



11 Extension of urban areas should take place only in compact and contiguous units of land division or building development.

12 Development should take place in a manner which minimises alteration to the existing land form. 13 Land which is particularly suitable for agriculture, including viticulture and horticulture should be

used or remain available to be used for such agricultural production, unless it is required for public purposes or for development consistent with the objectives for the zone concerned.

14 Development of land in a zone currently used for agricultural activities should occur in a manner

which will enable any agriculture on other land in that zone to continue. 15 The occupation for residential purposes, of a building or structure which is not a dwelling, should

occur only on a temporary basis after which the building should be removed or an acceptable alternative use found.

16 Expansion of the developed areas within the townships should:

(a) be integrated and co-ordinated with an overall layout plan for the land concerned and if necessary, the adjoining land;

(b) proceed in an orderly sequence; (c) not proceed until the existing allotments within the townships are substantially built

upon; and (d) present a reasonable choice of location to the consumer.

17 Buildings in the nature of a garage or shed or similar should not be used, or be converted to use

as a dwelling for permanent residential use, but such buildings may be temporarily used for residential purposes on land where:

(a) construction of an approved permanent dwelling on the land is proceeding; (b) the residential use will be for a period not exceeding six months; (c) the building is in good repair and condition; and (d) there is a satisfactory toilet system connected or ancillary to the building.

18 Caravans or tents should not be used for residential purposes (except in public caravan parks or

public camping grounds) although the use of a caravan for residential purposes may take place:

(a) where a dwelling exists on the allotment and where the caravan:

(i) is under occupation directly associated with that dwelling; (ii) is in good repair and condition; and (iii) is connected to a lawfully approved septic system (or a soakage system in the

case of sullage disposal only); or (b) where a dwelling does not exist on the allotment and where:

(i) construction of an approved permanent dwelling on the land is proceeding; (ii) the residential use will be for a period not exceeding six months; (iii) the caravan is in good repair and condition; and (iv) there is a satisfactory toilet system connected to or ancillary to the caravan.



Residential Development 19 Development should generally accord with the design and appearance prevailing in the locality

and particularly as it relates to dwelling siting, set-backs, massing and roof pitch and with buildings of historic and architectural significance.

20 Residential buildings should:

(a) display as form and style of development which is in character with existing buildings in the district and be of a scale which does not overshadow adjoining development.

(b) wherever appropriate, incorporate a pitched roof, eaves and/or verandah into the

design; (c) have an external appearance including building materials, colours and finishes and

elements of construction which preserves the nature and features of the locality in which they are situated; and

(d) in the case of transportable or recycled buildings, reflect a standard of design and

appearance which not only enhances the amenity of the locality in which they are situated but also are compatible with the quality of surrounding housing in terms of their external cladding and roofing materials, conditions of the structure, treatment of building detail and overall visual harmony.

21 Residential development should be provided with private open space for each dwelling which:

(a) is of an area, ground slope and configuration to meet the recreation, entertaining and utility needs of its intended occupants;

(b) serves least in part, as an extension of the interior living space of each dwelling and is

accessible therefrom; (c) is orientated to account for any special site features or outlook and which promotes

maximum utility year round to the occupants; and (d) occupies a minimum area of 50 square metres with an additional 20 square metres

provided for each bedroom, or room readily adaptable for such use, in excess of two bedrooms.

22 To maintain privacy of adjoining residents the design of dwellings should:

(a) ensure that balconies and windows to habitable rooms (eg bedrooms, lounges, dining rooms and studies) do not directly overlook the windows and private open space of adjacent dwellings; and

(b) ensure that balconies and windows are located in walls which have a maximum degree

of separation from adjoining dwellings of the boundaries of the development site. 23 The potential for overlooking the areas of private open space of adjoining dwellings from the

upper storey windows of habitable rooms or from balconies should be minimised through measures such as the construction of screens, fencing and the planting of screen landscaping and the installation of enlarged sill width to restrict views into adjoining properties.

24 Where direct overlooking of the habitable rooms of adjoining dwellings by a development is

otherwise unavoidable, alternative methods of providing daylight to habitable rooms within the development should be adopted such as the use of skylights, high level windows and windows with enlarged sill widths.

25 The provision of adequate privacy and daylight for neighbouring allotments and the maintenance

of amenity and landscape quality in the locality should be assured by each development.



26 Residential development should provide an attractive street-scape setting out varying set-backs of residential buildings no closer than six metres to major traffic thoroughfares or five metres to minor residential streets. Lesser set-backs of buildings to the secondary street frontage on sites with two street frontages are appropriate.

27 The built-upon portion of an allotment on which any part of a residential development is located

including all buildings, driveways and car parking spaces should not exceed 60 percent of the area of that allotment.

28 Development should not:

(a) be finished in bright colours; or (b) incorporate highly reflective external surfaces.

29 Development should provide suitable tree planting and landscaping wherever possible to

enhance buildings and surroundings to screen unattractive views and to give privacy to occupants and adjoining allotments; such landscaping should be easily maintained.

30 The form of any development and its appearance and character should be in keeping with that

established in the locality. 31 Where residential development is not connected to a common effluent drainage scheme, the

dwelling shall be connected to an approved septic tank system. 32 Prior to occupation of any new dwelling outside the area served by the reticulated water scheme

in the district, a rainwater tank of at least 22 730 litres capacity (5000 gallons) and intended exclusively for domestic use associated with the dwelling, should be erected or supplied on the allotment concerned.

33 Residential development comprising more than one dwelling should make provision for clothes

drying and airing facilities screened from view. 34 Refuse areas and storage areas in residential development should be limited to storing those

items which are incidental to the residential use and specifically should not contain commercial or industrial-related refuse and storage.

35 Dwellings of any type should not be located within 400 metres of common effluent scheme

drainage lagoons. 36 Granny flats should not be developed unless they:

(a) are located on a site on which a dwelling already exists; (b) are no larger than 60 square metres in area; (c) do not contain more than one bedroom; (d) are of a transportable type building to facilitate removal on cessation of the original

intended use; and (e) located and screened so as to appear ancillary to the main dwelling. (f) They be connected to the same services as the existing dwelling (g) Positioned so as to not facilitate subsequent division of allotments

Centres and Shops 37 Shopping development should be located as follows:

(a) A shop or group of shops, with a gross leasable area of greater than 450 square metres should be located in a Business, Centre or Shopping Zone/or Area.



(b) A shop or group of shops, with a gross leasable area of 450 square metres or less should not be located on a primary road unless located in a Business, Centre or Shopping Zone/or Area.

(c) A shop or groups of shops, with a gross leasable area of 450 square metres or less

located outside a Business, Centre or Shopping Zone/or Area; should

(i) not hinder the development or function of any Business, Centre or Shopping Zone/or Area; and

(ii) conform to the design, access and car parking requirements for Business, Centre

and Shopping Zones/or Areas, set out in Principles of Development Control 39, 40 and 56 below.

38 Business, Centre and Shopping Zones or Areas should meet the following criteria:

(a) Their location and assigned role in the hierarchy of designated centres and designated Centre Zones, or Areas.

(b) The need to integrate facilities in the zone, or area. (c) The need for any future expansion of the zone, or area, as a whole. (d) Multiple use of facilities and sharing of utility spaces. (e) Attractive development with a unified design of buildings and a close relationship

between shops in a lively setting. (f) Material compatible with the natural features of the site and adjacent development. (g) Acceptable microclimatic conditions and degree of exposure in designing and

orientating buildings and locating open space and parking areas. (h) Development and operation of facilities within a zone, or area, compatible with adjoining

areas. This should be promoted through landscaping screen walls, centre orientation. Location of access ways, buffer strips and transitional use areas.

(i) Signs designed in scale with the amenity of the area and be carefully located

illumination from signs or floodlights should not spill over to adjacent areas. (j) Access and parking for residential areas located with centres separate from the access

and car parking areas serving the other centre facilities. (k) Integration of public transport requirements where appropriate.

39 Provision for the movement of people and goods within Business, Centre and Shopping Zones or

Areas should comply with the following:

(a) Development should not cause inconvenient and unsafe traffic and pedestrian movements or be likely to result in the need for significant expenditure on transport and traffic works or facilities within or outside the locality.

(b) Development should be concentrated for pedestrian convenience and not allowed to

extend unnecessarily along road frontages (increasing the depth of development is a more desirable alternative).

(c) The separation of pedestrian and vehicle movements within zones is most desirable to

ensure safety and convenience. (d) Access to car parking areas should be designed not to cause congestion or detract

from the safety of traffic on abutting roads.



(e) Adequate and convenient provision should be made for service vehicles and the storage and removal of waste goods and materials.

(f) Car parks should be orientated to facilitate direct and convenient access. (g) Parking areas should be consolidated and co-ordinated into convenient groups rather

than located individually and access points should be minimised. 40 Centres should be highly accessible to the population to be served especially by public transport

where applicable. 41 Centres should have minimal adverse impact on traffic movements on primary and primary

arterial roads. 42 Centres should develop on one side of a primary or primary arterial road or one quadrant of a

primary or primary road intersection. Where centre facilities already straddle a primary or primary arterial road or the intersection of two primary or primary arterial roads, development within them should:

(a) concentrate on one side of the primary or primary arterial road or one quadrant of the

primary or primary arterial road intersection; and (b) minimise the need for pedestrian and vehicular movement across the primary or

primary arterial road from one part of the centre to another. 43 Centres should have minimal adverse impacts on residential areas. 44 Centres should be so located as to make effective use of existing investment in public

infrastructure utilities, transport and other facilities and any costs involved should be offset by benefits to the population being served.

45 Centres should be located consistent with policies pertaining to adjoining Council areas. 46 The development of centres should not result in the physical deterioration of any designated

centre. 47 Shopping development which is more appropriately located outside of Business, Centre or

Shopping Zones or Areas, should:

(a) be of a size and type which would not hinder the development or function of any Business, Centre or Shopping Zone or Area, in accordance with the objectives and principles of development control for centres and shops and the objectives and principles of development control for the appropriate zones or areas;

(b) conform to the criteria above and the design, access and car parking requirements for

Business, Centre or Shopping Zones or Areas, set out in Principles of Development Control above;

(c) result in a maintenance of retail employment in the locality; and (d) not demonstrably lead to the physical deterioration of any designated centre.

48 Centre-type development should principally occur in the District Centre Zone. 49 Centre-type development located outside of the District Centre Zone should be of a size and type

which will not hinder the development or function of the District Centre Zone. 50 Development within the District Centre Zone should provide for the integration of existing and

future facilities so as to promote ease of pedestrian movement and sharing of facilities as well as to retain the opportunity for future expansion.



51 Where appropriate centre-type development should:

(a) provide parking, access and facilities for the physically handicapped; (b) minimise energy consumption for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation; (c) provide public spaces such as malls, plazas and courtyards; (d) provide public facilities, including toilets, seating, telephones and community

information boards; and (e) provide access for public transport and sheltered waiting areas for passengers.

52 Centre-type development should provide:

(a) off-street loading, service areas and service vehicle manoeuvring areas; (b) lighting for buildings and ancillary areas with no light spill causing nuisance or hazard;

and (c) unobtrusive facilities for storage and removal of waste materials.

53 Individual parking areas should wherever possible be so located and designed that:

(a) vehicular movement between them does not require the use of public roads; (b) the number of access points is minimised; and (c) the necessity for vehicles to back onto public roads is obviated.

54 Opportunities for the shared use of car parking between development should be explored so as

to reduce the total extent of car parking areas. 55 Landscaping should be provided and maintained in order to:

(a) establish a buffer development in the zone and adjacent areas; (b) complement the landscaping provided by adjacent development and enhance the visual

appearance and character of the zone; (c) shade, define and create windbreaks for pedestrian paths and spaces; and (d) screen service yards, loading areas and outdoor storage areas.

56 A shop or group of shops should be provided with a rear thoroughfare not less than six metres

wide which communicates with a public road. Land Division 57 Land should not be divided:

(a) in a manner which would prevent the satisfactory future division of the land or any part thereof;

(b) if the proposed use or the establishment of the proposed use is likely to lead to undue

erosion of the land or land in the vicinity thereof; (c) unless wastes produced by the proposed use of the land or any use complying by the

principles of development control can be managed so as to prevent pollution of a public water supply or any surface or underground water resources;



(d) if the size, shape, location of, the slope and nature of the land division is unsuitable for the purpose for which the allotment is to be used;

(e) if any part of the land is likely to be inundated by tidal or floodwaters and proposed

allotments are to be used for a purpose which would be detrimentally affected when the land is inundated;

(f) where community facilities or public utilities are lacking or inadequate; (g) where the proposed use of the land is the same as the proposed use of other existing

allotment s in the vicinity and a substantial number of the existing allotments have not been used for that purpose; or

(h) if it would cause an infringement of any provisions of the Building Code of Australia or

any by-law or regulation made thereunder. (i) if the proposed use is likely to lead to the removal of remnant vegetation.

58 When land is divided:

(a) any reserves or easements necessary for the provision of public utility services should be provided;

(b) stormwater should be capable of being drained safely and efficiently from each

proposed allotment and disposed of from the land in a satisfactory manner; (c) a water supply sufficient for the purpose for which the allotment is to be used should be

made available to each allotment. Unless an external supply is provided water should be available for use which accords with the Water Resource Management provisions contained in Principles of Development Control 146.

(d) Provision should be made for the disposal of waste waters, sewage and other effluents

from each allotment without environmental, health or water pollution risk; (e) roads or thoroughfares should be provided where necessary for safe and convenient

communication with adjoining land and neighbouring localities; (f) each allotment resulting from the division should have safe and convenient access to

the carriageway of an existing or proposed road or thoroughfare; (g) proposed roads should be graded or be capable of being graded to connect safely and

conveniently with an existing road or thoroughfare; (h) for urban purposes provision should be made for suitable land to be set aside for

usable local open space; and (i) and when the land borders a river, lake or creek, the land immediately adjoining the

river, lake or creek should become public open space with a public road fronting the open space.

59 Allotments should be located and designed to contain a site suitable for building development or

a use of land of a type appropriate in all respects to that location and consistent with the objectives of the zone concerned.

60 The division of land should be designed to allow access appropriate for the intended use of the

land to all parts of each allotment. 61 Allotment boundaries should be located where interference with native vegetation and drainage

lines will be minimised. 62 Allotments should be so proportioned as to permit its efficient management and utilisation. Acute

angles between adjacent boundaries should be avoided.



63 Roads should conform to the following design principles:

(a) direct routes for through traffic should be avoided; (b) intersections of four or more roads should be avoided; (c) roads should follow contours as closely as practicable; and (d) junctions on steep slopes should be avoided.

64 Where there is a significant fire risk, alternative access and egress routes should be provided to

allotments. 65 Rural land may be divided if:

(a) the division is for the purposes of farming, horticulture or commercial forestry which rationalises boundaries without creating any additional allotments.

66 Development should provide ready access to community facilities appropriate to the needs of the

occupiers of the development. 67 Community facilities should be grouped with and complement similar facilities. 68 The scale and use of community facilities should be sympathetic to and in harmony with adjacent

residential development and not cause a nuisance to nearby residents. 69 Safe and convenient pedestrian access should be provided in association with all new

development. 70 Land division within an area identified as being ‘Excluded Area from Bushfire Protection Planning

Provisions’ on Bushfire Protection Area Figures BeBa(BPA)/1 to 15 should be designed to make provision for:

(a) emergency vehicle access through to the Bushfire Protection Area and other areas of

open space connected to it; (b) a mainly continuous street pattern serving new allotments that eliminates the use of cul-

de-sacs or dead end roads; and (c) a fire hazard separation zone isolating residential allotments from areas that pose an

unacceptable bushfire risk by containing the allotments within a perimeter road or through other means that achieve an adequate separation.

Aged Housing 71 Housing should be located where aged persons can be an integral part of the local community

and with convenient access to public transport, shops and community services. 72 Aged persons dwellings should be located:

(a) with easy access to local shopping facilities; (b) with convenient access to public transport; (c) in proximity to recreational and community facilities; and (d) close to other residential development to enable aged persons to be an integral part of

the local community.



Movement of People and Goods 73 Access to development adjacent to a road should not interfere with the free flow of traffic on that

road. 74 A road or thoroughfare should provide for safe and convenient intercommunication for vehicles

and pedestrians with neighbouring localities and with existing roads, streets or thoroughfares. 75 Access to development should be safe and convenient. 76 Provision should be made for off-street parking of motor vehicles in development to an extent and

in a manner which will avoid interference with the flow of traffic on roads adjoining the site of the development.

77 Off-street parking associated with development of a particular kind should be provided in

accordance with the requirements set out in Column 2 of Table BeBa/4. 78 Provision should be made on the site of development for the parking, loading, unloading and

turning of such vehicles as are expected to be used for the provision of services or the conveyance of goods in connection with that development.

79 A car parking area should preferably be sealed to provide a hard standing surface. It should be

suitably drained, line marked, kerbed, landscaped, illuminated and provided with directional signs to facilitate safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian movement to, from and within such car park areas.

80 New technology and design elements should provide for improved stormwater management for

hard standing areas for example, car park areas can be designed so that stormwater is used for watering landscaped areas aiding the reduction of possible flooding or pollution of water resources.

81 The minimum length and the minimum width of a car parking space should be 5.5 metres and 2.6

metres respectively except in the case of a parallel parking space, the length of which should be at least 6.1 metres.

82 A car parking area used by the public should include specifically designed parking space for

handicapped persons. 83 Shared use of adjoining or adjacent car parking areas in connection with a use of land should

occur only where the car parking areas concerned will be available for the duration of the use or intended use of land in respect of which car parking space is required.

Commercial and Industrial Development 84 Business and commercial development and minor service industries should be located in towns;

and

(a) where their effect is not likely to be detrimental to neighbouring development; and (b) exhibit an acceptable standard of design and appearance and provide adequate off-

street car parking facilities and for the on-site loading, unloading, turning and fuelling of service vehicles.

Industrial Development 85 Industrial development should be undertaken predominantly within the Industrial Zone. 86 The floor area of an industrial development should not exceed 50 percent of the area of the

allotment upon which it is situated. 87 A clearance of at least three metres should be provided between every industrial building and at

least one side boundary of the allotment on which it is situated.



88 No part of any industrial building should be located closer than three metres from the boundary of residential development and where an industrial building exceeds 3.5 metres in height, the distance from the boundary should be three metres plus 500 millimetres for each metre or part thereof, by which such building exceeds 3.5 metres in height.

89 The siting of industrial buildings should provide adequate on-site vehicle manoeuvring areas to

allow all of the traffic likely to be generated by the development to enter and leave the site in a forward direction.

90 Unsewered industrial development should not be located within at least 100 metres of a

watercourse. 91 Industrial development should be of a high architectural standard and should make suitable

provision for on-site landscaping. 92 Land to be divided for industrial development should provide an adequate buffer zone around the

development to minimise the effect of any pollution on adjoining land uses. 93 Industrial waste waters should be drained safely and efficiently so as to avoid risk to health and to

prevent contamination of any water supply or any surface or underground water resources. 94 Industrial development should, where appropriate, be sited and designed in a manner which

minimises the impact on adjoining zones. 95 All industrial development should be provided with adequate services including electricity, water

supply and waste disposal appropriate to the particular development. 96 In the absence of a reticulated water supply a development should be provided with an

independent water supply of a nature, design, quality and capacity suitable to meet ongoing requirements for domestic, livestock and fire protection purposes.

97 Development that requires the construction or extension of a private water supply scheme should

not take place unless

(a) a water supply can be provided which has a source of water of adequate magnitude and reliability; and

(b) the standard of construction and operation of the scheme, the quality of supply and

legal arrangements for the supply between the parties will meet the ongoing requirements of the communities served.

98 Development should be provided or be able to be provided with constructed roads and utility

services (such as water supply, effluent drainage, electricity supply, lighting and telephone services) likely to be required by the user of the development with the costs being paid by the developer.

99 Urban development should be capable of economic servicing for public transport, garbage

collection, fire protection and street lighting. 100 Water supply adequate for domestic use and fire control should be available to the site of any

development which includes domestic use. 101 The treatment and disposal of effluent and other wastes from any development or use of land

should, having regard to the location and design of that development or use, be able to be achieved without risk to health or impairment to the environment.

102 There should be an area of land between any site of effluent disposal works and adjacent land

used or intended to be used, for urban development or isolated dwellings of such size and proportions as will insulate that adjacent land from any significant effects of odours or risk to health resulting from the effluent treatment works.


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