Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (NSW)

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Part 1Introduction1What is this plan called?

This plan is called Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000.

2What land does this plan apply to?

This plan applies to all land in the City of Albury.

3What are the purposes of this plan?

The purposes of this plan are:

  • (a)

    to simplify planning controls within the City of Albury by minimising the number of zones into which land is divided, and by providing specific zone objectives by which development proposals may be assessed, and

  • (b)

    to provide the Albury City Council and the community of the City of Albury with a high level of flexibility and responsibility for planning decisions of local significance, and

  • (c)

    to provide a set of development objectives and development standards that are complemented by more detailed criteria contained within development control plans, and

  • (d)

    to promote sustainable urban development by providing for efficient management of urban growth and resource utilisation, and

  • (e)

    to promote a city for the people, with a high level of social and physical amenity and a diversity of activities and uses, and

  • (f)

    to promote community involvement in the planning process by using development control plans to establish public notification standards and to supplement the controls in this plan.

4How does this plan affect other plans?(1)

This plan repeals Albury Local Environmental Plan 1995 and Albury Local Environmental Plan 1995—Amendment No 1.

(2)

State Environmental Planning Policy No 4—Development Without Consent is amended by inserting the following words in alphabetical order of local government areas in Schedule 2 (Land excepted from clauses 6–10):

Albury City local government area

(3)

This plan does not affect the provisions of Murray Regional Environmental Plan No 2—Riverine Lands, as they apply to the City of Albury.

(4)

Subject to section 36 of the Act, if Parts 4, 5 and 7 are inconsistent with any other environmental planning instrument made before or after this plan, Parts 4, 5 and 7 prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

5Definitions(1)

In this plan:

affordable housing means housing, the payment for which comprises less than 30% of a household’s gross weekly income.

agriculture except in the expression “intensive agriculture” means:

  • (a)

    the cultivation of crops, including cereals, fruit, vegetable or flower crops, or

  • (b)

    the keeping or breeding of livestock, bees or poultry or other birds, or

  • (c)

    the cultivation of plants in a wholesale plant nursery,

for commercial purposes.

alter, in relation to a building or work, means:

  • (a)

    make structural changes to the inside or outside of the building or work, or

  • (b)

    make non-structural changes to the detail, fabric, finish or appearance of the outside of the building or work (being changes that do not result from the maintenance of the building or work).

animal establishment means a building or place used for breeding, boarding, training, keeping or caring for animals for commercial purposes (and not solely for the personal enjoyment of the owner or occupier of the land) and includes a riding school, veterinary clinic or kennel.

brothel means premises used for the purpose of prostitution by one or more prostitutes.

building height plane, in relation to land on which it is proposed to erect a building, means a plane projected over the land from a height of 7 metres above the road frontage boundary of the land at an angle to the horizontal of 60 degrees.

bulky goods sales room or showroom means a building or place used for the sale by retail or auction, or the hire or display, of items (whether goods or materials) that are of such a size, shape or weight as to require:

  • (a)

    a large area for handling, storage or display, or

  • (b)

    direct vehicular access to the site on or from which the goods are sold so as to enable the goods to be collected by customers,

but does not include a building or place used for the sale of foodstuffs or clothing.

caravan park means land (including a camping ground) used for the placement of caravans, cabins or other moveable dwellings.

child care centre means a building or place (such as a long day care centre, a pre-school centre, an occasional care centre, a children’s neighbourhood centre or a multi-purpose child care centre) used for the purpose of educating, minding or caring for (but without providing residential care for) six or more children (disregarding any children who are related to the owner or operator of the centre) for fee, gain or reward, but does not include:

  • (a)

    a home-based child-minding or care-giving service for which a licence is required under the Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987, or

  • (b)

    a baby-sitting service, playgroup or child-minding service that is organised on an informal basis by the parents of the children involved.

classified road has the same meaning as in the Roads Act 1993.

commercial premises means a building or place used or proposed to be used as an office or for other business or commercial purposes, but does not include a building or place used or proposed to be used for a purpose specifically defined within this plan.

community facility means a building or place owned or controlled by the Council, a public authority or a body of persons, that provides for the physical, social, cultural or intellectual development or welfare of the local community and includes the following:

  • (a)

    a public library,

  • (b)

    a rest room,

  • (c)

    a meeting room,

  • (d)

    a child care centre,

  • (e)

    a senior citizens centre,

  • (f)

    a local community club for persons sharing like interests (other than a registered club),

  • (g)

    health care services or social care services.

conservation plan means a document establishing the heritage significance of a building or work and the measures (if applicable) that are appropriate to enable the significance of the building or work to be retained in its future use and development.

demolition, in relation to a building or work, means the damaging, defacing, destruction, pulling down or removal of the building or work, in whole or in part.

dual occupancy means medium density housing that comprises two dwellings only on one allotment of land.

dwelling means a building or part of a building used or capable of being used as a separate domicile.

dwelling-house means a dwelling that is the only dwelling erected on an allotment of land.

educational establishment means a building or place used for education (including teaching) and includes:

  • (a)

    a school, and

  • (b)

    a tertiary institution, being a university, TAFE establishment or other tertiary institution providing formal education that is constituted by or under an Act, and

  • (c)

    an art gallery or museum that is not used to sell the items displayed in it,

whether or not accommodation for staff or students, or both, is provided at the building or place and whether or not the building or place is used for the purpose of gain.

entertainment facility means a building or place used for the purpose of sport, entertainment, exhibitions or displays, and includes the following:

  • (a)

    a sports stadium, showground or race course,

  • (b)

    a theatre, cinema, music hall, concert hall, open air theatre or drive-in theatre,

  • (c)

    a place of public entertainment within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993.

exhibition home means a dwelling (used for a period of up to two years) constructed for the purpose of the display and sale of a type of dwelling and which may include ancillary office areas.

existing holding means:

  • (a)

    except as provided by paragraph (b)—the area of a lot, portion or parcel of land as it was at 4 April 1996, or

  • (b)

    if, at 4 April 1996, a person owned two or more adjoining or adjacent lots, portions or parcels of land, the combined area of those lots, portions or parcels of land as they were at 4 April 1996.

flood referral area means an area of land shown on the map marked “Flood Referral Area” and dated September 1999.

gross floor area means the sum of the areas of each floor of a building where the area of each floor is taken to be the area within the outer face of the external enclosing walls as measured at a height of 1,400 millimetres above each floor level, excluding the following:

  • (a)

    columns, fin walls, sun control devices and any elements, projections or works outside the general line of the outer face of the external wall,

  • (b)

    lift towers, cooling towers, machinery and plant rooms and ancillary storage space and vertical air-conditioning ducts,

  • (c)

    car parking needed to meet any requirements of the consent authority, and any internal access to that car parking,

  • (d)

    space for the loading and unloading of goods.

hatchet-shaped allotment means an allotment with an elongated access corridor (also known as a battle-axe allotment).

hazardous industry or storage establishment means an industrial or storage establishment which:

  • (a)

    by reason of the process involved, the methods employed or the nature of the materials used or produced, or

  • (b)

    because of the manner in which materials are stored or handled,

would pose a significant risk to human life, health or property or to the bio-physical environment.

health consulting rooms means a room or a number of rooms forming either the whole or part of or attached to or within the curtilage of an existing dwelling-house, used to provide professional treatment, health care services (including dental and optical services) or alternative care (including naturopathy and acupuncture) to members of the public.

height, in relation to a building, means the vertical distance measured between the existing ground level at any point at which the building is sited and the ceiling of the topmost floor of the building above that point.

heritage conservation area means land shown edged heavy black on Sheet 3 of the map marked “Heritage Conservation Areas”, and includes buildings, works, relics, trees and places situated on or within that land.

heritage item means a building, work, relic, tree or place described in Schedule 1 or 2 and shown edged heavy black on Sheet 2 of the map marked “Heritage Items”.

heritage significance means historic, scientific, cultural, social, archaeological, architectural, natural or aesthetic significance.

home business means the use of a dwelling, or another building erected on the allotment on which a dwelling is located, by permanent residents of the dwelling, for the purposes of an office, light industry or business, where:

  • (a)

    no goods or materials are displayed for sale or hire, except goods made or produced in the dwelling or building as a result of that activity, and

  • (b)

    the use does not:

    • (i)

      involve the employment of more than 1 person other than those residents, or

    • (ii)

      interfere unreasonably in any way with the amenity of adjoining properties or the locality in which the dwelling is situated, or

    • (iii)

      involve storage or exposure of unsightly matter, or

    • (iv)

      result in any change in the appearance of the dwelling or land that is out of character with the adjoining area, or

    • (v)

      involve the exhibition of any notice, advertisement or sign (other than a commercial sign), or

    • (vi)

      require the provision of any essential service main of a greater capacity than that available in the locality, or

    • (vii)

      involve the parking of vehicles associated with the home business with an unloaded weight of more than 3 tonnes, on a public road that is opposite or adjacent to the dwelling.

home-based child care service means any service:

  • (a)

    that is provided by a person for the purpose of educating, minding or caring (but without providing residential care) for not more than 5 children under the age of 15 (excluding those children normally residing within the dwelling), and

  • (b)

    that is provided for fee, gain or reward at the premises where the person providing the service resides, and

  • (c)

    that is required to be licensed under the Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987.

hospital means a building or place (other than an institution) used for the purpose of providing professional health care services (such as preventative or convalescent care, diagnosis, medical or surgical treatment, care for people with developmental disabilities, psychiatric care or counselling or other services provided by health care professionals) to people admitted as in-patients (whether or not out-patients are also cared for or treated there), and includes:

  • (a)

    ancillary facilities for the accommodation of nurses or other health care workers, ancillary shops or refreshment rooms and ancillary accommodation for persons receiving health care or for their visitors, and

  • (b)

    facilities situated in the building or at the place and used for educational or research purposes, whether or not they are used only by hospital staff or health care workers, and whether or not any such use is a commercial use.

industry means the manufacturing, assembling, altering, repairing, renovating, ornamenting, finishing, cleaning, washing, dismantling, processing or adaptation of any goods or articles for commercial purposes.

intensive agriculture means a building or place used for the cultivation of crops, where the temperature, humidity, water, sunlight and nutrient level are controlled artificially as well as, or instead of, by natural means.

intensive livestock keeping means the use of a building or place for the breeding, boarding or nurturing, by a feeding method other than natural grazing, of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry or other livestock, but does not include any cultivation or husbandry carried out mainly for the personal enjoyment or consumption of its produce by the owner or occupier of the land concerned or any other activity elsewhere specifically defined in this clause.

integrated housing means development that consists of the subdivision of land and the erection of a detached dwelling-house on each of the allotments created by the subdivision.

light industry means an industrial or employment-generating use that is not likely (by way of its usual operation or specific mitigation measures) to adversely affect adjoining land or persons or the locality, by means of noise, odour, dust, effluent, water runoff or other pollution or by means of visual intrusion or vehicle movement.

maintenance, in relation to a heritage item, or a building or work in a heritage conservation area, means the continuous protective care of the setting, appearance or fabric of the heritage item, building or work.

manufactured home estate means land on which manufactured homes are, or are to be, erected.

materials recycling yard means a building or place used for the collection, dismantling, storage, abandonment or recycling of second-hand or scrap materials for the purpose of resale.

medical centre means a building or place used for the purpose of providing professional health services (such as preventative care, diagnosis, medical or surgical treatment or counselling) to out-patients only.

medium density housing means two or more dwellings on an allotment of land, where each dwelling has access to private open space at ground level.

mixed business means a single shop (the gross floor area of which does not exceed 200 square metres) trading principally in groceries, small goods and associated items intended to cater for the day-to-day needs of the local neighbourhood, which may involve the cooking and sale of hot food and the hiring of videos.

motor showroom means a building or place used for the display or sale of motor vehicles, caravans or boats, whether or not accessories relating to the motor vehicle, caravans or boats are also sold.

Murray River means the waters of the main channel of the Murray River and its bed and banks.

natural ground level in relation to land, means the level of the land before any site filling, excavation, building or subdivision work commences.

offensive industry or storage establishment means an industry or storage establishment that:

  • (a)

    by reason of the processes involved or the methods employed or the nature of the materials used or produced, or

  • (b)

    because of the manner in which materials are stored or handled,

would emit a polluting discharge (including noise) in a manner that would have a significant adverse impact on the locality or on existing or likely future development on other land in the locality.

office means a building or place used for the purpose of administrative, clerical, technical, professional or similar activities that do not include:

  • (a)

    dealing with members of the public on a direct and regular basis (otherwise than by appointment), except where this is a minor activity that is ancillary to the main purpose for which the building or place is used, or

  • (b)

    any other use elsewhere specifically defined in this clause.

place of worship means a building or place used primarily for the purpose of religious worship or spiritual gathering (whether in the Christian tradition or otherwise, and whether or not also used for counselling or social events) and includes an educational establishment used primarily for the purpose of religious tuition or training, and halls, residential accommodation or other buildings associated with and ancillary to any such building or place.

primary tip buffer area means that area of land shown bordered by a heavy black line on the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 5—Albury Tip Buffer Areas)”.

public building means a building or place used as a business or office by a public authority or an organisation established for public purposes.

public utility undertaking means an undertaking carried on by a public authority or in pursuance of any Commonwealth or State Act for the purposes of:

  • (a)

    rail, road, water or air transport, or

  • (b)

    the provision of sewerage or drainage services, or

  • (c)

    the supply of water, hydraulic power, electricity or gas.

recreation facility means a building or place used for sporting activities, recreation or leisure activities, whether or not operated for the purpose of gain, but does not include a building or place elsewhere specifically defined in this clause.

registered club means a club that is required to be registered under Part 2 of the Registered Clubs Act 1976.

relic means any deposit, object or material evidence relating to:

  • (a)

    the use or settlement of the area of the City of Albury, not being Aboriginal habitation, that is 50 or more years old, or

  • (b)

    Aboriginal habitation of the City of Albury commencing before and continuing after its occupation by persons of European extraction, including human remains.

residential flat building means development consisting of 3 or more dwellings, but does not include any other residential development elsewhere specifically defined in this clause.

resort development means the use of a building or place for sporting, recreational, or leisure activities and the temporary short-term accommodation of persons on a lease, time-share or other short-term basis.

reticulated sewerage means a system of sewage pipes and associated infrastructure that is in public ownership.

reticulated water means a system of pipes carrying potable water that is in public ownership.

River Murray means the Murray River, the waters and the bed and the banks of it and its tributaries and associated water bodies, including related anabranches, creeks, lagoons, lakes, billabongs and wetlands.

service station means a building or place used for the fuelling of motor vehicles, involving the sale by retail of petrol, oil and other petroleum products whether or not the building or place is also used for any one or more of the following purposes:

  • (a)

    sale by retail of spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles,

  • (b)

    washing and greasing of motor vehicles,

  • (c)

    installation of motor vehicle accessories,

  • (d)

    repairing and servicing of motor vehicles involving the use of hand tools (other than repairing and servicing that involves top overhaul of motors, body building, panel beating, spray painting, or suspension, transmission or chassis restoration),

  • (e)

    sale by retail of grocery and similar items involving a floor area (including staff amenities, storage, office, machinery rooms and cooler rooms) of not more than 200 square metres.

shop means a building or place used for the purpose of selling, whether by retail or auction, or for the hiring, or display for the purpose of selling or hiring, of items (whether goods or materials), but does not include a building or place elsewhere specifically defined in this clause.

special industry means industry that is large scale in nature or requires separation from other land uses because of the nature of the processes involved, or the materials used, stored or produced, but does not include hazardous or offensive industry or storage establishments.

sustainable urban development means development that uses, conserves and improves the community’s resources, including the natural environment, improves the quality of life, both at the time it commences and in the future, and results in efficient, compact and robust urban development.

the Act means the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

the Council means the Council of the City of Albury.

the map means the series of map sheets marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000” Map Sheets 1–4, as amended by the maps (or sheets of maps) marked as follows:

Editorial note—

The amending maps are not necessarily listed in the order of gazettal. Information about the order of gazettal can be determined by referring to the Historical notes at the end of the plan.

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 1)

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 2)

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 4)—Sheets 1 and 2

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 5—Albury Tip Buffer Areas)

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 7)—Sheet 2

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 9)

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 10—Hamilton Valley)

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 11—Albury Tennis Association Complex)

  • Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 15—Albury Sports Stadium Surrounds)

the Regulation means the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 1999.

tree means a single trunked woody stemmed perennial plant.

unbuilt-on area means that part of a site not occupied by a building or structure.

utility installation means a building or work used for a public utility undertaking.

warehouse or distribution centre means a building or place used mainly for storing, handling or displaying items (whether goods or materials) that have been produced or manufactured for sale, but not for the retail sale of items to the public from the building or place, except where this is a minor activity that is ancillary to the main purpose for which the building or place is used.

watercourse means any stream, creek, river or similar feature, whether natural or man-made and whether of permanent or intermittent flow.

(2)

In this plan:

  • (a)

    a reference to a map is a reference to a map kept in the council offices, and

  • (b)

    a reference to a maximum area, maximum roofed area or roofed area or gross floor area, is a reference to the cumulative area of the individual buildings concerned on a particular allotment.

(3)

For the purpose of calculating the total area of a hatchet-shaped allotment, the area of the access corridor of the allotment is not to be included.

(4)

Notes in this plan do not form part of this plan.

6Who is the consent authority?

The Albury City Council is the consent authority for the purposes of this plan.

Part 2General zoning provisions7What zones apply to the City of Albury?

For the purposes of this plan, land is zoned as shown by the “Land Use zones” on the map. The zones are as follows:

  • (a)

    Urban Fringe Zone,

  • (b)

    Living Area Zone,

  • (c)

    Regional Centre Zone,

  • (d)

    District Centre Zone,

  • (e)

    Employment Area Zone,

  • (f)

    Open Space Zone,

  • (g)

    Environment Protection Zone,

  • (h)

    National Highway Zone.

8Zone objectives(1)

The objectives of each zone are set out in Part 3.

(2)

The consent authority must not grant consent to the carrying out of development on land that is within a zone unless the consent authority is of the view that the development is consistent with the objectives of the zone.

(3)

However, the consent authority may grant consent to development on land within a zone that is inconsistent with one or more of the objectives of the zone if, in the circumstances of the case:

  • (a)

    there is a perceived inconsistency between objectives, or

  • (b)

    the nature and setting of the development makes it unreasonable to comply with one or more of the objectives, or

  • (c)

    the development is required in connection with a public utility undertaking or any purpose ancillary to such an undertaking,

and non-compliance with the objective would not result in any significant adverse social, economic or environmental effect.

9Matters for consideration

The consent authority must have regard to any provisions of a development control plan that specify development standards and matters for consideration when assessing a particular development application.

10Development near zone boundaries(1)

If land is located within 20 metres of a boundary between two zones, the consent authority may consent to development on that land that is permissible with consent in either of the two zones.

(2)

The consent authority must not grant consent to the carrying out of development on land referred to in subclause (1), unless:

  • (a)

    the land concerned forms part of the same lot as, or is proposed to be consolidated with, land on the other side of the zone boundary, and

  • (b)

    in the consent authority’s opinion, the development is desirable or necessary to achieve the orderly and efficient use of the land involved.

Part 3Particular zone provisionsDivision 1Urban Fringe Zone11What are the zone objectives of the Urban Fringe Zone?(1)

The principal objective of the Urban Fringe Zone is to identify land that may be required for, and is suitable for, future urban and related land uses.

(2)

The particular objectives of the Urban Fringe Zone are as follows:

  • (a)

    to provide appropriate controls to maintain and improve the physical characteristics, environmental qualities and scenic qualities of fringe urban lands,

  • (b)

    to permit limited development that is in keeping with the existing character of the locality and compatible with the likely future use of the land for urban or other purposes as determined by the consent authority,

  • (c)

    to ensure that in the future urban land is not fragmented or developed in such a way as to make urban development more costly or difficult,

  • (d)

    to ensure that development does not create an unreasonable or uneconomic demand for the provision of or extension of public amenities or services.

  • (e)

    (Repealed)

12Development on land in the Urban Fringe Zone(1)

A person must not carry out development in the Urban Fringe Zone without the consent of the consent authority.

(2)

However:

  • (a)

    consent is not required to carry out development on land in the Urban Fringe Zone for the purpose of agriculture, and

  • (b)

    development on land in the Urban Fringe Zone for the purpose of medium density housing comprising three or more dwellings is prohibited.

13How can land be subdivided in the Urban Fringe Zone?

The consent authority must not grant consent to the subdivision of land in the Urban Fringe Zone unless:

  • (a)

    an allotment created by the subdivision will be used primarily for the purpose of agriculture and:

    • (i)

      the allotment used for that purpose will have an area of not less than 8 hectares, and

    • (ii)

      the average area of all allotments created by the subdivision is not less than 8 hectares, or

  • (b)

    an allotment created by the subdivision will be used primarily for the purpose of a dwelling-house and:

    • (i)

      the allotment used for that purpose will have an area of not less than 8 hectares, and

    • (ii)

      the average area of all allotments created by the subdivision is not less than 8 hectares, and

    • (iii)

      if reticulated water and reticulated sewerage are available to the land, all allotments created by the subdivision will have an area of not less than 2,000 square metres, and

    • (iv)

      if reticulated water and reticulated sewerage are not available to the land:

      • (A)

        all allotments created by the subdivision will have an area of not less than 3 hectares, and

      • (B)

        the available soils within the allotment are suitable for on-site effluent disposal, and

      • (C)

        the catchment of the allotment is of sufficient size to capture water for domestic, stock and fire-fighting purposes, or

  • (c)

    an allotment created by the subdivision will be used primarily for a purpose other than agriculture or a dwelling and:

    • (i)

      the average area of all allotments created by the subdivision is not less than 8 hectares, and

    • (ii)

      the development application relating to the subdivision is assessed by the consent authority at the same time as any application for consent to use the land for that purpose (and all relevant details of the proposed use have been made available to the consent authority), and

    • (iii)

      the consent authority considers that the subdivision and proposed use are compatible with surrounding land uses and the zone objectives, and are unlikely to produce any significant adverse environmental effects on, or nuisance to, adjoining lands.

14Dwelling-houses in the Urban Fringe Zone

A dwelling-house must not be erected on an allotment of land in the Urban Fringe Zone unless the allotment:

  • (a)

    was created for use for that purpose by a subdivision consented to in accordance with clause 13, or

  • (b)

    was created by a subdivision before the day on which this plan takes effect and:

    • (i)

      if reticulated water and reticulated sewerage are available to the land, has an area of not less than 2,000 square metres, or

    • (ii)

      if reticulated water and reticulated sewerage are not available to the land:

      • (A)

        has an area of not less than 3 hectares, and

      • (B)

        has available soils within it that are suitable for on-site effluent disposal, and

      • (C)

        has a catchment that is of sufficient size to capture water for domestic, stock and fire-fighting purposes.

15Additional dwelling development in the Urban Fringe Zone(1)

The consent authority may grant consent to an additional (second) dwelling on land in the Urban Fringe Zone if:

  • (a)

    the second dwelling is erected after the first dwelling-house has been completed, and

  • (b)

    adequate arrangements have been made for water and sewerage services to the dwellings, and

  • (c)

    no additional access to a public road is required from the land as a result of the second dwelling, and

  • (d)

    a dwelling-house could be erected on the land in accordance with clause 14 if the land were vacant.

(2)

No more than two dwellings may be erected on an allotment of land in the Urban Fringe Zone.

(3)

The consent authority may only grant consent to the subdivision of land on which two dwellings are located or proposed to be located if all allotments created by the subdivision conform with the requirements of clause 13 (b).

Division 2Living Area Zone16What are the zone objectives of the Living Area Zone?(1)

The principal objective of the Living Area Zone is to identify land for residential land uses and other land uses that are compatible with residential uses.

(2)

The particular objectives of the Living Area Zone are as follows:

  • (a)

    to promote the efficient, orderly and sustainable development of the City of Albury’s living areas and adjoining future urban land,

  • (b)

    to permit some non-residential uses that are compatible with the Living Area Zone and will not affect the viability of the Business Area Zones and the Employment Area Zone (details of which are provided in a development control plan relating to the residential compatibility of various land uses),

  • (c)

    to recognise, protect and improve, through sympathetic development, those living areas that contain natural or man-made structures, vegetation or areas of architectural, cultural or historic significance,

  • (d)

    to provide freedom from intrusive, offensive, hazardous, aesthetically displeasing and environmentally unsatisfactory development,

  • (e)

    to promote an adequate range and choice of housing types, particularly affordable housing, to meet the needs of the community,

  • (f)

    to recognise and improve the residential character of different parts of the City of Albury through detailed planning guidelines (details of which are provided in development control plans),

  • (g)

    to encourage medium density housing that is designed to achieve a high standard of amenity and that is located in an evenly balanced manner throughout the residential areas.

17Development on land in the Living Area Zone(1)

A person must not carry out development in the Living Area Zone without the consent of the consent authority.

(2)

The consent authority must not grant consent to development in the Living Area Zone unless the development site will be serviced by reticulated water and reticulated sewerage.

18Dwelling-houses in the Living Area Zone(1)

A person must not erect a dwelling-house on an allotment of land in the Living Area Zone that has an area of less than 450 square metres.

(2)

Despite subclause (1), a dwelling-house must not be erected on any allotment of land that has an area of less than 4,000 square metres, within the Doctors Point, Lyne Street, Corrys Road, Allambie Road and Ettamogah areas (shown on the map by black square hatching).

(3)

A person must not carry out development for the purpose of medium density housing or integrated housing within the Doctors Point, Lyne Street, Corrys Road, Allambie Road and Ettamogah areas (shown on the map by black square hatching).

(4)

Despite subclauses (1) and (2), a dwelling-house must not be erected on any allotment of land that has an area of less than 1 hectare within the Centaur Road area (shown on the map by stippling).

(5)

A person must not carry out development for the purpose of medium density housing or integrated housing within the Centaur Road area (shown on the map by stippling).

Division 3Business Area Zones19What are the zone objectives of the Regional Centre Zone?(1)

The principal objective of the Regional Centre Zone is to promote and reinforce the regional role of the Albury City Centre, through development and investment that is consistent with the Albury City Centre Strategy and the key City Centre projects.

(2)

The particular objectives of the Regional Centre Zone are as follows:

  • (a)

    to ensure that the regional centre of the City of Albury continues to maintain or improve its trading performance in the context of its role and the needs of the residents of the City of Albury and the regional community,

  • (b)

    to promote vitality and a diversity of activity within the regional centre,

  • (c)

    to ensure that the densities for commercial development reflect the capacity of the existing road and transport network,

  • (d)

    to encourage office, retail and service development appropriate to the status of the centre of the City of Albury and of its regional functions,

  • (e)

    to accommodate other development that complements or supports the primary office and retail functions of the zone, including cultural, social, tourist and entertainment activities,

  • (f)

    to increase the permanent population within the City of Albury’s centre by encouraging the development of medium density housing, residential flat buildings and apartments,

  • (g)

    to ensure development maximises convenience and comfort for pedestrians,

  • (h)

    to maintain and improve the historic character of the centre, and to encourage appropriate colour schemes in the Main Street area,

  • (i)

    to encourage an equitable distribution, and a high standard of appearance, of advertisements,

  • (j)

    to provide for the implementation of pedestrian improvement works, and to encourage development that will complement pedestrian improvement works carried out or proposed to be carried out by the consent authority,

  • (k)

    to provide public carparking that is well located and user friendly to the Regional Centre, particularly Dean Street,

  • (l)

    to enable the Regional Centre to develop in an efficient and equitable manner.

20What are the zone objectives of the District Centre Zone?(1)

The principal objective of the District Centre Zone is to promote and reinforce the sub-regional role of the Lavington District Centre, through development and investment consistent with the Lavington Centre Strategy and the key centre projects.

(2)

The particular objectives of the District Centre Zone are as follows:

  • (a)

    to promote vitality and a diversity of activity within the Lavington District Centre,

  • (b)

    to encourage highway related business, trades and services to reinforce the function of the Lavington District Centre,

  • (c)

    to ensure that the densities for commercial development reflect the needs of the local community and the capacity of the existing road and transport network,

  • (d)

    to encourage a wide range of retail, commercial and professional services within the Lavington District Centre,

  • (e)

    to provide for safe and convenient pedestrian movement within the Lavington District Centre,

  • (f)

    to enable Lavington to develop as a sub-regional centre in an efficient and equitable manner,

  • (g)

    to protect residential areas from inappropriate development and any adverse impacts associated with the centre,

  • (h)

    to encourage high quality urban design along the Hume Highway,

  • (i)

    to encourage a high standard of appearance for signs.

21Development on land in the Regional Centre Zone(1)

A person must not carry out development on land in the Regional Centre Zone without the consent of the consent authority.

(2)

However, the consent authority must not grant consent to development within the Regional Centre Zone unless:

  • (a)

    the proposed development is consistent with any strategy adopted by the Council for that zone (or for both the Regional Centre Zone and the District Centre Zone), or any development control plan that applies to that area, or

  • (b)

    in the opinion of the consent authority, the development is justified on other reasonable grounds.

(3)

Despite any other provision of this plan, the consent authority may grant consent to development on land in the Regional Centre Zone for any purpose permitted in the Regional Centre Zone if the consent authority is satisfied that the development is unlikely to prejudice the orderly development of the Albury regional centre and the orderly provision of parking and pedestrian facilities.

22Development on land in the District Centre Zone(1)

A person must not carry out development on land in the District Centre Zone without the consent of the consent authority.

(2)

The consent authority must not grant consent to development within the District Centre Zone unless:

  • (a)

    the proposed development is consistent with any strategy adopted by the Council for that zone (or for both the Regional Centre Zone and the District Centre Zone), or any development control plan that applies to that area, or

  • (b)

    in the opinion of the consent authority, the development is justified on other reasonable grounds.

23Height of buildings in the Regional Centre Zone

The consent authority must not grant consent to the erection within the Regional Centre Zone of a building with a height greater than the building height plane or 15 metres above the existing ground level (whichever is the lower) unless:

  • (a)

    the development is generally in conformity with a development control plan for that location, or

  • (b)

    the consent authority is satisfied:

    • (i)

      that the building will not adversely affect a conservation area, heritage item or public open space area, or the existing character of the locality, and

    • (ii)

      that the development is generally in accordance with the objectives of the Regional Centre Zone and City Centre Strategy.

Division 4Employment Area Zone24What are the zone objectives of the Employment Area Zone?(1)

The principal objective of the Employment Area Zone is to identify land for industrial and related land uses.

(2)

The particular objectives of the Employment Area Zone are as follows:

  • (a)

    to promote employment opportunities by providing for a wide range of industrial, service industrial, highway business, wholesale trades, materials recycling, warehousing, scientific, computer and other related uses,

  • (b)

    to provide for industrial development that will do any one or more of the following:

    • (i)

      expand the local employment base,

    • (ii)

      support the functions of the main business centres,

    • (iii)

      allow the display and sale of bulky goods,

    • (iv)

      contribute to improvements to the built environment,

    • (v)

      improve traffic access and safety conditions,

    • (vi)

      protect the amenity of the public domain and of residential areas in the vicinity,

  • (c)

    to promote the coincidence of place of living and place of work by accommodating, in appropriate areas, industrial development with residential opportunities,

  • (d)

    to create innovative areas that are pleasant to work in and safe and efficient in terms of transportation, land use and service distribution,

  • (e)

    to seek to achieve improvements in the visual environment from the viewpoint of motorists, pedestrians and occupants of buildings,

  • (f)

    to maintain adequate operating performance on the Hume Highway,

  • (g)

    to encourage development layout design and functioning that minimises impact on activities in other zones,

  • (h)

    to encourage an equitable distribution, and a high standard of appearance, of advertisements,

  • (i)

    to provide suitable areas of land for a range of special industries and uses that, by the nature of the processes involved and the scale or type of use or the materials used and produced, require separation from other land uses and need large areas of land,

  • (j)

    to utilise a Development Control Plan to provide more detailed industrial development guidelines, particularly in relation to light industry.

25Development on land in the Employment Area Zone

A person must not carry out development on land in the Employment Area Zone without the consent of the consent authority.

26Restrictions on shops and services in the Employment Area Zone(1)

The consent authority must not grant consent to development on land in the Employment Area Zone for the purpose of shops unless it is satisfied that:

  • (a)

    the development is primarily intended to provide services to motorists or persons employed in the vicinity, or

  • (b)

    all of the following are satisfied:

    • (i)

      suitable land for the development is not available in the Regional Centre Zone or the District Centre Zone, and

    • (ii)

      the proposed development will not detrimentally affect the viability of either the Regional Centre Zone or the District Centre Zone, and

    • (iii)

      granting consent to the development would not, by reason of the number of retail outlets that exist, or are proposed to be permitted, on land in the Employment Area Zone, change the predominant nature of development within that part of the zone in which the land is located.

(2)

Subclause (1) does not apply to development for the purpose of shops involved in retailing of goods produced or stored at the same premises as the shop, where such retailing is secondary and ancillary to a manufacturing or storage use.

(3)

The consent authority must not grant consent to development on land in the Employment Area Zone primarily for the purpose of offices (other than offices that will be ancillary to another use on the same land), unless it is satisfied that:

  • (a)

    the development will not detract from any potential for office development in the Regional Centre Zone or the District Centre Zone, and

  • (b)

    the development will not detrimentally affect the viability of the Regional Centre Zone or the District Centre Zone.

Division 5Open Space Zone27What are the zone objectives of the Open Space Zone?(1)

The principal objective of the Open Space Zone is to identify, for regional or sub-regional open space or recreational purposes, land that:

  • (a)

    is owned, controlled or managed by the Council, or

  • (b)

    will be required by the Council in the future for public open space or recreational purposes, or

  • (c)

    is privately owned and managed.

(2)

The particular objectives of the zone are as follows:

  • (a)

    to protect and improve open space areas within the area of the City of Albury, including the Albury-Wodonga Regional Parklands,

  • (b)

    to maximise the value of open space areas and, where appropriate, promote their use for a mix of drainage, recreation, landscaping, walkways, cycleways and so on,

  • (c)

    to offer a variety of opportunities for public and private recreational pursuits and tourist facilities,

  • (d)

    to provide public access to the foreshore of the Murray River,

  • (e)

    to allow for alternative uses of open space areas for community purposes compatible with surrounding areas to enable increased economical use of community facilities,

  • (f)

    to manage ground cover in an appropriate manner so as to prevent and control land degradation,

  • (g)

    to allow for the alternative use of open space that is privately owned.

28Acquisition of land in the Open Space Zone(1)

This clause applies to all land in the Open Space Zone, other than:

  • (a)

    private open space identified in Schedule 3, or

  • (b)

    Crown land, or

  • (c)

    land in respect of which development consent has been granted in accordance with clause 29.

(2)

The owner of land to which this clause applies may, by notice in writing, require the Council to acquire the land.

(3)

On receipt of such a notice, the Council must acquire the land.

(4)

However, the Council is not required to acquire land if the land might reasonably be required to be dedicated for public open space.

29Development on land in the Open Space Zone(1)

A person must not carry out development on land in the Open Space Zone without the consent of the consent authority.

(2)

However, a person may carry out development on land in the Open Space Zone for the purpose of gardening, ground works, the repair and maintenance of facilities associated with the land, landscaping, and public entertainment or recreation events without consent if that development is:

  • (a)

    unlikely to generate noise significantly above existing background noise levels, and

  • (b)

    unlikely to cause nuisance to adjoining persons or premises.

(3)

Development consent granted under this clause may include conditions with respect to the removal or alteration of a building, work or excavation, the reinstatement of the land or the removal of any waste material or refuse.

(4)

Despite any other provision of this Division, the consent authority may grant consent to development of the privately owned land identified in Schedule 3, whether or not such development is consistent with one or more of the objectives of the zone, provided that:

  • (a)

    the consent authority is satisfied that the natural and significant features of the land will be retained and improved by the development, and

  • (b)

    the development is justified on the basis that no other viable alternative is available for the continuance of the current land use.

Division 6Environment Protection Zone30What are the zone objectives of the Environment Protection Zone?(1)

The principal objective of the Environment Protection Zone are to identify, and to protect from inappropriate and excessive development, land within Albury that:

  • (a)

    forms part of the scenic backdrop or rural setting, or

  • (b)

    is located within or adjacent to the River Murray flood plain.

(2)

The particular objectives of the Environment Protection Zone are as follows:

  • (a)

    to ensure that development improves, and does not spoil, the natural backdrop of hills, valleys and tree lines to the urban area of Albury and Wodonga,

  • (b)

    to ensure that all development of the River Murray flood plain is compatible with the natural conservation and landscape values of the riverine environment,

  • (c)

    to ensure that development in the Environment Protection Zone is carried out in a way that is sensitive to the land and environmental characteristics,

  • (d)

    to ensure the development does not create unreasonable or uneconomic demands for the provision of services, including roads,

  • (e)

    to provide limited rural living opportunities on land having ready access to the urban area and urban facilities and services, and to ensure that such development does not prejudice the future development of urban land,

  • (f)

    to provide a development buffer for the flight path of aeroplanes utilising the Albury airport,

  • (g)

    to recognise the importance of the Albury Garbage Tip as a regional resource, to provide for its future expansion and to limit development that may be adversely affected by the tip’s operation (so as to maintain the operational capacity and viability of the tip).

31Development on land in the Environment Protection Zone(1)

A person must not carry out development for any purpose within the Environment Protection Zone without the consent of the consent authority.

(2)

However:

  • (a)

    development of land in the Environment Protection Zone for the purpose of agriculture may be carried out without the consent of the consent authority, and

  • (b)

    development of land in the Environment Protection Zone for the purpose of medium density housing comprising three or more dwellings, or a recreation vehicle area, is prohibited.

32How can land be subdivided in the Environment Protection Zone?(1)

The consent authority may grant consent to the subdivision of land in the Environment Protection Zone:

  • (a)

    that will create an allotment, the primary purpose of which is for agriculture, but only if:

    • (i)

      that allotment has an area of not less than 40 hectares, and

    • (ii)

      the average area of all allotments created by the subdivision, or to which the consent authority has granted consent to be created from the existing holding, is not less than 40 hectares, or

  • (b)

    (Repealed)

  • (c)

    to create an allotment of any size, for any purpose other than a dwelling or agriculture if:

    • (i)

      the development application relating to the subdivision is assessed by the consent authority at the same time as any application for consent to use the land for that purpose (and all relevant details of the proposed use have been made available to the consent authority), and

    • (ii)

      the consent authority considers that the subdivision and proposed use are compatible with surrounding land uses and the zone objectives, and are unlikely to produce any significant adverse environmental effects on, or nuisance to, adjoining lands.

(2)

An allotment of land in the Environment Protection Zone that was created after 4 April 1996 for the primary purpose of the erection of a dwelling-house must not be further subdivided.

Note—

Clause 9 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Rural Lands) 2008 enables subdivision of lots smaller than allowed by this plan for the purposes of primary production.

33Dwelling-houses in the Environment Protection Zone

A dwelling-house must not be erected on any allotment of land in the Environment Protection Zone unless the allotment is vacant and:

  • (a)

    was created for use for that purpose by a subdivision to which consent was granted in accordance with clause 32, or

  • (b)

    was created for residential purposes by a subdivision of an existing holding and has an area of not less than 3 hectares, or

  • (c)

    was created before 4 April 1996 and has an area of not less than 3 hectares.

33ADwelling entitlements on existing concessional lots

The amendment of this plan by the State Environmental Planning Policy (Rural Lands) 2008 does not affect any entitlement arising under a provision of this plan (as in force before that amendment) to erect a dwelling-house on a lot, if:

  • (a)

    the lot was created before that commencement, or

  • (b)

    development consent to the creation of the lot was applied for, or granted, before that commencement.

34Additional dwelling development in the Environment Protection Zone(1)

The consent authority may consent to an additional (second) dwelling on land in the Environment Protection Zone, only if a dwelling-house could be erected on the land in accordance with clause 33 if the land were vacant and:

  • (a)

    the second dwelling is attached to the completed (first) dwelling by a common roof line, or

  • (b)

    an existing dwelling-house is altered to create two attached dwellings, or

  • (c)

    the proposal is for two dwellings attached by common roof line, on vacant land.

(2)

No more than two dwellings may be erected on an allotment of land in the Environment Protection Zone.

(3)

An allotment of land in the Environment Protection Zone on which two attached dwellings are located must not be subdivided.

34AWhat are the objectives of Albury tip buffer areas?

The objectives of Albury tip buffer areas are:

  • (a)

    to identify the limit of future development for residential and urban purposes in the Hamilton Valley growth area, and

  • (b)

    to enhance the viability of the tip by limiting development, particularly development for residential purposes, within the primary tip buffer area.

34BDevelopment within the primary tip buffer area(1)

Development (other than exempt development) for any purpose must not be carried out on land within the primary tip buffer area without the consent of the Council.

(2)

The Council must not grant consent to development of land within the primary tip buffer area unless:

  • (a)

    the Council is satisfied that the carrying out of the development, and persons associated with the development, will not be unduly affected by the existing and continued operation of the Albury Garbage Tip, and

  • (b)

    the Council is satisfied that the carrying out of the development is unlikely to adversely affect the viability or efficient operation of the tip and its future expansion within the primary tip buffer area.

34CDwelling-houses within the primary tip buffer area(1)

Except for land owned by the Council, Crown land and the land known as Lot 8, DP 871525, Mudge Street, Hamilton Valley, each allotment of land within the primary tip buffer area in existence as at 25 October 1999 and shown on the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 5—Albury Tip Buffer Areas)” may have a dwelling-house erected on it, but only with the consent of the Council.

(2)

One additional dwelling may, with the consent of the Council, be erected on the land known as Lot 706, DP 753326, Centaur Road, Lavington—to result in a maximum of two dwellings on that land.

(3)

The Council must not grant consent to the erection of a dwelling-house on land within the primary tip buffer area unless it has made an assessment of the following:

  • (a)

    whether the available soils on the land are suitable for on-site effluent disposal,

  • (b)

    whether the dwelling-house will be sited in a way that maximises the house distance from the tip area, minimises the view of the tip area from the house site, and minimises the siting of the house on any elevated, exposed hillface areas,

  • (c)

    any matter contained in a development control plan which relates to land in the locality of the Albury Garbage Tip.

(4)

In order to facilitate the environmentally friendly siting of dwelling-houses within the primary tip buffer area, a dwelling-house entitlement may be transferred to another part of the primary tip buffer area, provided that:

  • (a)

    the erection of the dwelling-house on that other land will meet all relevant requirements of this plan and all relevant provisions of any development control plan applying to the land, and

  • (b)

    the land to which the dwelling-house entitlement is to be transferred is under the same ownership as the entitling allotment, and

  • (c)

    the total number of allotments within the primary tip buffer area (not being allotments owned by the Council, Crown land or the land known as Lot 8, DP 871525, Mudge Street, Lavington) does not exceed 17.

(5)

This clause has effect despite clause 33.

34DSubdivision of land within the primary tip buffer area(1)

Land within the primary tip buffer area, not being land owned by the Council, Crown land or the land known as Lot 8, DP 871525, Mudge Street, Lavington, may, with the consent of the Council, be subdivided in order to facilitate the environmentally friendly siting of a dwelling-house, or subdivided for another purpose which the Council considers is consistent with the objectives of this Division, but only if:

  • (a)

    the Council is satisfied that any dwelling-house to be erected on an allotment to be created by the proposed subdivision will be sited as specified in clause 34C (3) (b), and

  • (b)

    the total number of allotments within the primary tip buffer area (including any subdivision of Lot 706, DP 753326, Centaur Road, Lavington, but excluding land owned by the Council and Crown land) does not exceed 17, and

  • (c)

    the available soils within the land to be subdivided are suitable for on-site effluent disposal, and

  • (d)

    each new allotment to be created has a minimum area of 1 hectare.

(2)

The Council may consent to a subdivision in accordance with this clause despite clause 32.

34EDevelopment of land owned by the Council or Crown land

Land within the primary tip buffer area that is owned by the Council or is Crown land may be developed, with the consent of the Council, but only for purposes related to the orderly and efficient operation of the Albury Garbage Tip.

34FDevelopment within Albury tip buffer areas generally(1)

When assessing a development proposal in respect of land within any Albury tip buffer area, the Council may have regard to the requirements of clause 34B (2) (relating to the primary tip buffer area) and to the findings of Albury Waste Facility Surrounds Environmental Study prepared for the Council by Habitat Planning in September 1999.

(2)

A development control plan may provide more detail in respect of any buffer areas around Albury Garbage Tip.

Division 7National Highway Zone35What is the zone objective of the National Highway Zone?

The principal objective of the National Highway Zone is to identify and protect land intended to be acquired and developed for the National Highway within Albury.

36Acquisition of land(1)

The owner of any land in the National Highway Zone may, by notice in writing, require the Roads and Traffic Authority to acquire the land.

(2)

On receipt of such a notice the Roads and Traffic Authority must acquire the land if:

  • (a)

    the land is vacant, or

  • (b)

    the land is not vacant, but:

    • (i)

      the land is included in the five-year works program of the Roads and Traffic Authority current at the time of the receipt of the notice, or

    • (ii)

      the Roads and Traffic Authority has decided not to give concurrence under clause 37 to an application for consent to the carrying out of development of the land, or

    • (iii)

      the Roads and Traffic Authority is of the opinion that the owner of the land will suffer hardship if the land is not acquired within a reasonable time.

(3)

The Roads and Traffic Authority is not required to acquire land under this clause if the land might reasonably be required to be dedicated for a public road.

(4)

In this clause, vacant, in relation to land, means that, immediately before the day on which a notice to acquire the land under subclause (1) is given, there were no buildings on the land (whether or not there were any fences).

37Development of land prior to acquisition(1)

Until land referred to in clause 36 is acquired, a person may carry out development for any purpose on land in the National Highway Zone only with the consent of the consent authority.

(2)

The consent authority must not consent to the carrying out of development under this clause unless it has made an assessment of all of the following:

  • (a)

    the objectives of the adjoining zone,

  • (b)

    the need for the proposed development on the land,

  • (c)

    the impact of the proposed development on the existing and likely future use of the land, including costs of reinstatement of the land for the purposes for which the land is to be acquired,

  • (d)

    the imminence of acquisition,

  • (e)

    the imminence of development of the land for the purposes for which it is zoned,

  • (f)

    any other relevant circumstances, including the need to retain the land for its existing or likely future use.

(3)

(Repealed)

(4)

Land acquired under clause 36 may be developed, with the consent of the consent authority, for any purpose, until such time as it is required for the purpose for which it was acquired.

Part 4Exempt development38What is exempt development?(1)

Development listed in the Table to this clause is exempt development, subject to subclauses (2) and (3).

(2)

Development is exempt development only if:

  • (a)

    it complies with any deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia relevant to the development, and

  • (b)

    it complies with any relevant standards set for the development in the Table or elsewhere in this plan, and

  • (c)

    it does not contravene any condition of a development consent applying to the land, and

  • (d)

    it does not obstruct drainage of the site on which it is carried out, and

  • (e)

    it does not restrict any vehicular or pedestrian access to or from the site, and

  • (f)

    it is carried out at least one metre from any easement or public sewer main and complies with the building over sewer requirements of the consent authority applying to the land, and

  • (g)

    it does not require a tree to be removed (unless the prior approval of the Council has been obtained), and

  • (h)

    any Council approval for water and sewer, if required, has been obtained from the Council.

(3)

Development is not exempt development if:

  • (a)

    it is carried out on a heritage item or on land that is the site of a heritage item, or

  • (b)

    it is carried out on land that has been, or is currently being, used for a land use described in Table 1 to the Managing Land Contamination Planning Guidelines, issued by the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning and the Environment Protection Authority, or

  • (c)

    it is carried out on land that is contaminated and:

    • (i)

      any remediation work in respect of the land has not been carried out in accordance with State Environmental Planning Policy No 55—Remediation of Land and the Council’s adopted policy in respect of the management of contaminated land, or

    • (ii)

      any remediation work in respect of the land has not been validated in accordance with State Environmental Planning Policy No 55—Remediation of Land and its related Guidelines, or

    • (iii)

      the Council has not been notified of any such validation, or

  • (d)

    it requires excavation within or on the bed or banks, or within 40 metres of the bank of, the Murray River, or

  • (e)

    it involves the use of land for the purpose of a shop or commercial premises in which restricted publications, within the meaning of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1995, are shown, exhibited, displayed, sold or otherwise rendered accessible or available to the public, or

  • (f)

    it is carried out for the purpose of a brothel, or a shop or commercial premises the primary purpose of which is the administration of tattoos.

TableExempt development

Type of development

Conditions to be met

Access ramps for the disabled

  • Maximum height 1 metre (above ground level)

  • Maximum grade 1:14 and otherwise in accordance with AS 1428.1 (1998)—Design for access and mobility—General requirements for access—New building work

  • Hand rails are provided in accordance with AS 1428.1 (1998)—Design for access and mobility—General requirements for access—New building work

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Airconditioning units for dwellings

  • Noise level does not exceed 5dBA above ambient background noise level measured at the property boundary

  • Building work does not reduce the structural integrity of the building

  • Not visible from a public place, if erected within a heritage conservation area

  • Any opening is adequately weatherproofed

Aerials/antennae/microwave antennae

(other than satellite dishes: See “Satellite dishes” in this Table)

  • No more than 6 metres above existing ground level or no more that 3.5 metres above the highest point of the roof (if roof mounted)

  • Maximum of one per dwelling

Barbecues

  • Maximum footprint area of 5 square metres

  • Maximum height of 3 metres

  • Located in rear yard area

  • Not visible from a public place, if erected within a heritage conservation area

Bed and breakfast accommodation

  • Located within a lawfully erected detached dwelling on a single allotment of land

  • Not located within the primary tip buffer area

  • Dwelling is not subject to the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 or the Community Land Management Act 1989

  • Has no more than 3 guest rooms and 6 guests at any one time

  • Has at least one sealed parking space on the site per guest room

  • No more than one non-illuminated commercial sign only

  • Has a smoke detection system that complies with the Building Code of Australia

  • Has a fire extinguisher and fire blanket in the kitchen

  • The amenity of the area is not unreasonably affected by the bed and breakfast use

Bird aviaries

  • Used for domestic purposes only

  • Not used for the keeping of poultry (see “Fowl houses” in this Table)

  • Maximum roofed area of 10 square metres

  • Maximum height of 2.4 metres

  • Located in rear yard area (not front or side setback area)

  • If the aviary will be opposite a habitable room window of a neighbouring dwelling, and that window is less than 1.5 metres from the common boundary, the aviary is setback at least 900 millimetres from the common boundary

  • If within 900 millimetres of a common boundary, has a solid wall facing that boundary

  • Structurally adequate construction

Cabanas/gazebos or greenhouses

  • Maximum roofed area 25 square metres

  • Maximum height of 2.4 metres

  • No closer to a public road than the building alignment

  • Stormwater is connected to existing stormwater system

  • Non-reflective surface finishes

  • No closer than 900 millimetres to a boundary

  • Deck or floor level is no higher than 1 metre from natural ground level

  • Structurally adequate construction

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Carports

  • No solid door facing the street

  • Sides are wholly open (apart from support posts)

  • Maximum roofed area 25 square metres

  • Maximum height of 2.4 metres

  • No closer to a public road than the building alignment

  • Stormwater is connected to existing stormwater system

  • Non-reflective surface finishes

  • No closer than 900 millimetres to a boundary

  • Deck or floor level is no higher than 1 metre from natural ground level

  • Structurally adequate construction

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Changes of use

A different use of a building resulting from a change of its use:

  • (a)

    from one lawful type of shop to another lawful type of shop (other than a food shop) or to an office, or

  • (b)

    from a lawful office to another lawful office or to a lawful shop (other than a food shop)

  • If involves a change of use from a food shop to a shop that is not a food shop, any plumbing fittings that are not required are removed by a licensed plumber

Demolition

  • Involves only the demolition of a building or other structure the erection or use of which is exempt development

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Driveways and pathways

  • Not elevated or suspended above finished ground level

  • Stormwater is not redirected onto adjoining property

  • Structurally sound with adequate reinforcement

Fences

(other than fences required by the Swimming Pools Act 1992)

General conditions (that apply to all fences)

  • If made of masonry or brick fences, maximum of 1 metre in height

  • Not used as a retaining wall (See “Retaining walls” in this Table)

  • Constructed so as not to obstruct the natural flow of stormwater drainage

Specific conditions for side boundary fences (between the building line and street or any other public place) and front fences

  • Maximum height of 1.2 metres if constructed of timber, metal or lightweight materials other than brick

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Specific conditions for side boundary fences (between the building line and rear boundary)

  • Maximum height of 1.8 metres if constructed of timber, metal or lightweight materials

Specific conditions for security fences

  • Made of chain wire only.

  • Within the Employment Area Zone

  • Maximum height of 2.4 metres

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Flagpoles

  • Maximum flag area of 1.5 square metres

  • Maximum height of 6 metres above ground level

  • Installed to manufacturer’s specification

  • Not used for advertising purposes

  • Structurally adequate

  • Clear of power lines and underground utilities

Fowl house

  • Used to keep chickens, hens, roosters, turkeys or ducks

  • Located within an Urban Fringe or Environment Protection Zone

  • Complies with the standards contained in Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Orders) Regulation 1999

  • Maximum total area of 50 square metres

  • Located no less than 30 metres from a dwelling or dwelling-house on an adjoining property

  • Maximum height of 3 metres

  • Adequate drainage is provided

  • Not located within 50 metres of a watercourse

  • Located well away from an adjoining dwelling

  • Structurally adequate

Garden sheds

  • Free standing and prefabricated

  • Maximum roofed area of 20 square metres

  • Maximum height of 2.4 metres

  • Located in rear yard area (not front or side setback)

  • Installed to manufacturer’s specifications

  • If the shed is opposite a habitable room window of a neighbouring dwelling, and that window is less than 1.5 metres from the common boundary, the shed is setback at least 900 millimetres from the common boundary

  • Not visible from a public place if in a heritage conservation area

Hoardings

  • Structurally adequate and contained fully within the property boundary

  • Appropriate signage is provided in accordance with AS 1319 (1994)—Safety signs for the occupational environment

  • Constructed of non-reflective materials

  • Meets WorkCover’s requirements

  • The vertical height above footpath level of a structure being demolished or erected is less than 4 metres

  • The hoarding is constructed of solid materials to a height of not less than 2.4 metres above the level of the footpath or thoroughfare

Home business

  • Carried out in one room of the dwelling only

  • Involves permanent occupants of the dwelling only, with no other employees

  • Only a non-illuminated commercial sign may be erected

  • The amenity of the area is not unreasonably affected by the home business.

  • A trade waste approval may be required from the Council

Minor internal alterations

Conditions for minor internal alterations of residential premises

  • Alterations or renovations are carried out on previously completed buildings and involve only the following:

    • (a)

      the replacement of doors, wall, ceiling or floor lining or deteriorated frame members with equivalent or improved quality materials,

    • (b)

      the renovation of bathrooms or kitchens,

    • (c)

      the inclusion of built-in fixtures such as vanities, cupboards and wardrobes

  • Alterations do not affect the structural strength and stability of the building

  • Work does not include changes to the configuration of rooms whether by removal or existing walls, partitions or by other means

  • Work does not cause reduced window arrangements for light and ventilation needs, reduced doorways for egress purposes or involve enclosure of open areas

  • All plumbing, sewerage or drainage work is done by a licensed plumber

  • No change to the external appearance of the building

Conditions for minor internal alterations of commercial premises (shops and offices)

  • Involves only non-structural work such as shelving, displays, benches or partitions Area of work does not exceed a gross floor area of 100 metres Egress provisions comply with the Building Code of Australia Complies with requirements of WorkCover involving the removal of lead paint to avoid lead contamination Complies with WorkCover’s Guidelines for Practices Involving Asbestos Cement in Buildings for any work involving asbestos cement

Pergola (open and uncovered)

  • Maximum area 50 square metres

  • Maximum height 2.4 metres, or to the eave height of a single storey building

  • Maintains minimum required dwelling setbacks with an overall minimum of 900 millimetres from a boundary

  • May be erected in a heritage conservation area, but not within a building line

Re-cladding of roofs or walls or repair or maintenance of damaged materials

  • Involves only replacing existing materials with similar materials that are compatible with the existing building and appearance

  • Any re-cladding does not involve structural alterations or change to the external configuration of a building or use of reflective surface finishes

  • Complies with requirements of WorkCover involving the removal of lead paint to avoid lead contamination

  • Complies with WorkCover’s Guidelines for Practices Involving Asbestos Cement for any work involving asbestos cement

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Retaining walls

  • Maximum height of 600 millimetres

  • Masonry walls comply with: AS 3700 (1998)—Masonry in buildings (the Masonry Code), AS 3600 (1994)—Concrete structures, AS 1170 (1989)—Minimum design loads on structures

  • Timber Walls comply with: AS 1720 (1997)—Timber structures—Design methods, AS 1170 (1989)—Minimum design loads on structures

  • Constructed so as not to interfere with the natural flow of stormwater drainage or runoff

  • Adequate sub-soil drainage is installed behind the wall

Satellite dishes

Conditions for satellite dishes on residential premises

  • For domestic use only

Ground mounted

  • Maximum height of 1,800 millimetres

  • Maximum diameter of 1,000 millimetres

  • Limit of one per dwelling

  • Located so as not to be visible from a public place

Roof mounted

  • Maximum diameter 600 millimetres

  • Structurally stable

  • One per dwelling

  • Located on the rear section of the roof and so as not to be visible from a public place

Conditions for satellite dishes on commercial premises

Ground mounted

  • Maximum height of 1,800 millimetres

  • Situated a minimum of 900 millimetres from the boundary, if the adjoining property is residential

  • One installation per property

  • Not within street building setback

Roof mounted

  • Not greater than 2,000 millimetres in diameter

  • Wholly on the property

  • Maximum one per building

  • Not visible from a public place

Scaffolding

  • Scaffolding does not encroach onto footpath or public place

  • Encloses the work area

  • Complies with AS 1576 (1995)—Scaffolding

  • Removed immediately after the purpose for which it was initially provided has concluded

  • Removed in a safe manner

  • Has sufficient structural strength to withstand and be impenetrable to the impact of falling rubble

  • All scaffolding meets relevant WorkCover requirements

Solar water heaters

  • Installed to manufacturer’s specifications and requirements

  • Installed by a licensed tradesperson

  • Associated building work does not reduce the structural integrity of the building or involve structural alterations

  • Any openings created by an installation are adequately weatherproofed

  • Not within a conservation heritage area (if visible from a public place)

Skylight roof windows (non-opening)

  • Maximum area of skylight does not exceed 1 square metre

  • Not more than one installation per 25 square metres of roof area

  • Located not less than 900 millimetres from a property boundary and not less than 900 millimetres from a wall separating attached dwellings

  • Any building work does not reduce the structural integrity of the building or involve structural alterations

  • Any openings created by the installation are adequately weatherproofed

  • Installed in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions

  • Glazed in accordance with AS 1288 (1994)—Glass in buildings—Selection and installation

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Telecommunications facilities generally

  • Facility is a low impact facility within the meaning of the Telecommunications (Low Impact Facilities) Determination 1997 of the Commonwealth

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Verandahs

  • Maximum roofed area 25 square metres

  • Maximum height of 2.4 metres

  • No closer to a public road than the building alignment

  • Stormwater is connected to existing stormwater system

  • Non-reflective surface finishes

  • No closer than 900 millimetres to a boundary

  • Deck or floor level is no higher than 1 metre from natural ground level

  • Structurally adequate construction

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

Water tanks at or above ground level

  • Not visible from the street

  • Installation to designer’s instructions

  • All tanks or tank stand installations are structurally sound and comply with designer’s instructions

  • Installed in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, including in respect of any stand

  • Not connected to potable water supply

  • Overflow is to the stormwater system

  • Not in the Environment Protection Zone

  • Structurally stable

Windows, glazed areas and external doors

  • In residential premises only

  • Replacement only

  • Materials comply with:

    • (a)

      AS 1288 (1994)—Glass in buildings—Selection and installation as amended by AS 1288 (1994)/Amdt 1–1997—Glass in buildings—Selection and installation and

    • (b)

      AS/NZS 2208: 1996—Safety glazing materials in buildings as amended by AS/NZS 2208: 1996/Amdt 1–1999—Safety glazing materials in buildings.

  • No reduction in the area provided for light and ventilation

  • Structural support members are not removed

  • Structural support is not affected

  • Not within a heritage conservation area

  • Does not include a new shopfront

Part 5Complying development39What is complying development?(1)

Development listed in the Table to this clause is complying development if:

  • (a)

    it is local development of a kind that can be carried out with consent on the land on which it is proposed, and

  • (b)

    it is not an existing use, as defined in section 106 of the Act,

subject to subclauses (2) and (3).

(2)

Development is complying development only if:

  • (a)

    it complies with any deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia relevant to the development, and

  • (b)

    it will achieve the outcomes listed in the Table for the development, and

  • (c)

    it complies with any building setbacks relevant to the types of complying development outlined in Schedule 4, and

  • (d)

    it does not contravene any condition of a development consent applying to the land, and

  • (e)

    any Council approval for water and sewer, if required, has been obtained from the Council, and

  • (f)

    it does not require a tree (as defined in this plan) to be removed unless the prior approval of the Council has been obtained.

(3)

Development is not complying development if:

  • (a)

    it is carried out on a heritage item or on land that is the site of a heritage item, or

  • (b)

    it is not clear of an easement, public sewer, water main or stormwater main, or the zone of influence of a public sewer, water main or stormwater main, or

  • (c)

    it is carried out on land that has been, or is currently being, used for a land use described in Table 1 to the Managing Land Contamination Planning Guidelines, issued by the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning and the Environment Protection Authority, or

  • (d)

    it is carried out on land that is contaminated and:

    • (i)

      any remediation work in respect of the land has not been carried out in accordance with State Environmental Planning Policy No 55—Remediation of Land and the Council’s adopted policy in respect of the management of contaminated land, or

    • (ii)

      any remediation work in respect of the land has not been validated in accordance with State Environmental Planning Policy No 55—Remediation of Land and its related Guidelines, or

    • (iii)

      the Council has not been notified of any such validation, or

  • (e)

    it involves the use of land for the purpose of a shop or commercial premises in which restricted publications, within the meaning of the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1995, are shown, exhibited, displayed, sold or otherwise rendered accessible or available to the public, or

  • (f)

    it is carried out for the purpose of a brothel, or a shop or commercial premises the primary purpose of which is the administration of tattoos, or

  • (g)

    it involves utilising a relocated dwelling, caravan, or “kit” home, or

  • (h)

    it is carried out on land in the flood referral area and is not a commercial use as referred to in the Table to this clause, or

  • (i)

    it is carried out on land within the Doctors Point, Lyne Street, Corrys Road and Allambie Road areas (shown on the map by black square hatching), but not including the Ettamogah area, or on land within the primary tip buffer area, or

  • (j)

    is carried out on land within 400 metres of the banks of the Murray River, or,

  • (k)

    it utilises reflective untreated surfaces or reflective galvanised iron or zincalume roofing material, or

  • (l)

    it includes the use of zero lot lines.

(4)

A complying development certificate issued for any such development is to be subject to the conditions for the development specified in Schedule 5.

(5)

In addition, a complying development certificate that relates to the erection of a temporary building must:

  • (a)

    state that the building is a temporary building, and

  • (b)

    specify a removal date that is no later than five years after the date of issue of the complying development certificate.

(6)

A reference in the Table to this clause to the Ettamogah Rural Residential Estate is a reference to the land bordered to the north by Lot 1, DP 241503 and Part Lot 1, DP 130037, to the west by the 260 metre contour AHD, to the south by Lot 16, DP 10432 and Wagga Road/Hume Highway and to the east by the Hume Highway.

(7)

A reference in the Table to this clause to Albury Development Control Plan 2000 is a reference to that plan as in force on the commencement of Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 4).

TableComplying development

Type of complying development

Standards to be met

Detached single-storey dwelling-house on allotments between 450 square metres and 1500 square metres

  • (c)

    the removal of any fruit tree or noxious plant,

  • (d)

    the removal of any tree located within two metres of an existing building,

  • (e)

    anything required to be done in accordance with the Electricity Supply (Safety Plans) Regulation 1997,

  • (f)

    the poisoning, ringbarking, cutting down, lopping, chopping, injury or wilful destruction of a tree in a State forest, on a timber reserve (within the meaning of the Forestry Act 1916) or on other Crown land.

56Hazardous or offensive development(1)

The consent authority must not grant consent to a development application allowing development for the purpose of a hazardous or offensive industry or storage establishment unless the consent authority:

  • (a)

    has had regard to the current circulars and guidelines published by the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning relating to hazardous or offensive development, and

  • (b)

    has given consideration to a preliminary hazard analysis in relation to the development.

(2)

The consent authority may decline to grant consent to development for the purpose of a hazardous or offensive industry or storage establishment unless the applicant can satisfy the consent authority that measures can be taken to adequately mitigate the potential danger to the surrounding environment and unless the development is subject to conditions requiring:

  • (a)

    the carrying out of a hazard and operations study, including information on either or both of the following:

    • (i)

      the measures to be taken to reduce any hazard,

    • (ii)

      any measures proposed to be employed to minimise the potential for a malfunction or accident that may cause offence to the surrounding environment, and

  • (b)

    the carrying out of an emergency procedure scheme, and

  • (c)

    the carrying out of annual independent hazard audits.

57Contaminated land(1)

This clause applies to land that is contaminated or that is potentially contaminated.

(2)

When considering an application to carry out development on land to which this clause applies, the consent authority must have regard to:

  • (a)

    the current guidelines issued by the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning in respect of the management of contaminated land, and

  • (b)

    any adopted policy of the consent authority or development control plan in respect of such land.

Division 2Miscellaneous development controls58Brothels(1)

Despite any other provision of this plan, development for the purpose of a brothel may only be carried out, with the consent of the consent authority, in the Employment Area Zone.

(2)

The consent authority must not grant consent to a brothel unless it has made an assessment of:

  • (a)

    the proximity of the brothel to any school, place of worship, community facility or other similar place where children and young persons are likely to gather or pass by, and

  • (b)

    any matter within a development control plan relating to the siting, establishment and regulation of a brothel.

59Albury Airport(1)

This clause applies to land that may, in the opinion of the consent authority, be subject to aircraft noise and building height restrictions attributable to the operation of the Albury Airport (being land shown on Sheet 4 of the map).

(2)

In determining any application for consent to carry out development on land to which this clause applies, the consent authority must take into consideration the following:

  • (a)

    whether the development will cause an obstruction to the Airport’s operations, having regard to the Obstacle Limitations Surface Plan, a copy of which may be inspected at the offices of the Council,

  • (b)

    the effect of noise levels from the Airport, and whether measures will be taken to adequately insulate buildings from aircraft noise in accordance with the provisions of Australian Standard AS 2021–1994(Acoustics—Aircraft noise intrusion—Building siting and construction) published by Standards Australia in February 1994, a copy of which may be inspected at the offices of the Council,

  • (c)

    whether the development will adversely affect the safe operation of the Airport,

  • (d)

    whether the development is likely to attract birds that may be a hazard to aircraft,

  • (e)

    the recommendations of the Albury Airport Master Plan, a copy of which may be inspected at the offices of the Council,

  • (f)

    any representations made to the consent authority by Airservices Australia.

60Home businesses

A person may, with the consent of the consent authority, use a building occupying a gross floor area of up to but not more than:

  • (a)

    100 square metres, on land in the Urban Fringe Zone or the Environment Protection Zone, or

  • (b)

    50 square metres, on land in the Living Area Zone,

for the purpose of a home business.

61Caravan parks and manufactured home estates

Despite any other provision of this plan, the consent authority must not grant consent to development on land to which this plan applies for the purpose of a caravan park or a manufactured home estate unless the land:

  • (a)

    is serviced by reticulated water and reticulated sewerage, and

  • (b)

    is located above the 1 in 100 year flood level as determined by the consent authority.

62Roads(1)

A person must not, on land to which this plan applies, construct a road that has access to an existing public road or a proposed road, without the consent of the consent authority.

(2), (3)

(Repealed)

63Development of certain land bordered by Logan, Burrows and Union Roads(1)

This clause applies to land bordered by Logan Road, Burrows Road, Union Road and the eastern boundary of Reserve 69765 in DP 753326.

(2)

Despite any other provision of this plan, the consent authority may consent to development on land to which this clause applies for the purpose of a golf course and residential estate.

(3)

The consent authority must not grant consent to the development of the land for that purpose:

  • (a)

    until a development control plan relating to the land has been approved by the consent authority, and

  • (b)

    unless the proposed development conforms to that development control plan.

(4)

That development control plan must satisfactorily address at least the following matters:

  • (a)

    the hydrology and flood effect of works proposed,

  • (b)

    the staging of development and the provision of resident and public amenities within the development,

  • (c)

    the landscape buffering of the boundaries of the land and the Motor Inn located on Lot 1133, DP 704980, Logan Road, Albury,

  • (d)

    the location of the pro-shop and amenities building,

  • (e)

    the retention of existing mature vegetation and the staged planting of vegetation within the development,

  • (f)

    the required style and quality of the dwellings within the development.

63AAged care accommodation, Kremur Street, West Albury(1)

This clause applies to Lot 2001, DP 702800, Kremur Street, West Albury, as shown distinctively coloured on the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 9)”.

(2)

Despite any other provision of this plan, the consent authority must not grant consent to development on land to which this clause applies except for the purpose of aged care accommodation.

(3)

The consent authority must not grant consent to the development of the land for that purpose until:

  • (a)

    a development control plan relating to the land has been approved by the consent authority, and

  • (b)

    the consent authority has taken the provisions of the development control plan into consideration.

(4)

The development control plan must make provision for at least the following matters:

  • (a)

    the building site coverage on the land is not to exceed 50%,

  • (b)

    the height of buildings is to be limited to two storeys on lower areas of the site and one storey on rising ground,

  • (c)

    building envelopes are to be defined so as to provide for side and rear boundary setbacks with buffer zone landscaping,

  • (d)

    suitable pedestrian access is to be provided from Bonnie Doon Park across Pemberton Street to the Kremur Street Reserve,

  • (e)

    the Kremur Street Reserve is to be improved, with such improvements to include a children’s playground, an off-the-leash area for dogs and extensive landscaping,

  • (f)

    a pedestrian link is to be provided from Park Lane, across the land to which this clause applies to the Kremur Street Reserve.

(5)

In this clause, Kremur Street Reserve means the land edged with a heavy black broken line on the map referred to in subclause (1).

64Development on land for certain additional purposes(1)

Despite any other provision of this plan, a person may, with the consent of the consent authority, carry out development on land referred to in Schedule 6 for the purpose specified in that Schedule, subject to any conditions specified in that Schedule.

(2)

Subclause (1) does not prevent the application to the development of those provisions of this plan that are not inconsistent with subclause (1) or with a consent granted by the consent authority for that development.

64ADevelopment of certain land bordered by Kiewa, Smollett and Olive Streets and Volt Lane(1)

This clause applies to Lot 2, DP 607859 and Lot 1, DP 1007152 (being the plan of consolidation of Lot C, DP 37943, Lot 1, DP 581119, Lots 1 and 2, DP 538172, Lot 60, DP 602005, Lot 12, DP 532621, Lot 1, DP 784791, Lots A, B, C and D and ROW shown in DP 151339 (ROW being the residue of Conveyance No 4 Book 290) and ROWs shown in DP 37943, DP 155208 and DP 154602), being land bordered by Kiewa Street, Smollett Street, Olive Street and Volt Lane.

(2)

Despite any other provision of this plan the consent authority must not grant consent to development on land to which this clause applies that is public land (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993) unless the consent authority is satisfied that after the carrying out of the development the land will retain the same number of public car parking spaces as existed prior to the carrying out of the development.

64BRestriction on use of land, Lot 141, DP 130012, Hume Highway, Ettamogah, known as Ettamogah Sanctuary(1)

This clause applies to Lot 141, DP 130012, Hume Highway, Ettamogah, and known as the Ettamogah Sanctuary, as shown coloured purple and edged heavy black on Sheet 2 of the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 7)”.

(2)

Despite any other provision of this plan, a person must not carry out development on the land to which this clause applies except for the purposes of a zoological park and associated uses.

(3)

In this clause:

zoological park means a zoological garden, aquarium or similar institution in which animals are kept or displayed for conservation, scientific, educational, cultural or recreational purposes.

Division 3Other provisions65Temporary use of land

Despite the other provisions of this plan, the consent authority may grant consent to development on land for any purpose for a maximum period of 28 days, whether consecutive or non-consecutive, in any one year, if the consent authority is satisfied that the proposed use will have little or no impact on the existing or likely future use of the land concerned, or adjoining persons or property.

66Classification or reclassification of public land as operational(1)

The public land described in Schedule 7 is classified, or reclassified, as operational land for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1993.

(2)

In accordance with section 30 of the Local Government Act 1993, a parcel of land described in Part 2 of Schedule 7, to the extent (if any) that it is a public reserve, ceases to be a public reserve on the commencement of the relevant amending plan and, by the operation of that plan, is discharged from any trust, estates, interests, dedications, conditions, restrictions and covenants affecting the land or any part of the land, except for:

  • (a)

    those (if any) specified for the land in Part 2 of Schedule 7, and

  • (b)

    any reservations that except land out of a Crown grant relating to the land, and

  • (c)

    reservations of minerals (within the meaning of the Crown Lands Act 1989).

(3)

Before the relevant amending plan that inserted the description of a parcel of land into Part 2 of Schedule 7 was made, the Governor approved of subclause (2) applying to the land.

(4)

In this clause:

the relevant amending plan, in relation to a parcel of land described in Part 2 of Schedule 7, means this plan or, if the description of the land is inserted in that Part by another local environmental plan, that plan.

(5)

Land described in Part 1 of Schedule 7 is land that was classified, or reclassified, as operational land before the application of the amendments made by the Local Government Amendment (Community Land Management) Act 1998 to section 30 of the Local Government Act 1993.

67Notification of development

The consent authority’s policy with respect to the public notification and advertisement of development applications and draft local environmental plans may be contained within a development control plan.

68Operation of this plan

Nothing in this plan restricts, prohibits or requires development consent for:

  • (a)

    the carrying out of development or an activity of any description specified in Schedule 1 to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Model Provisions 1980, not being development or an activity listed in the exclusions in a clause of that Schedule, or

  • (b)

    the use of existing buildings of the Crown by the Crown, or

  • (c)

    the use of any building or place for the purpose of a home-based child care service, if written notice is given to the consent authority before the use commences advising the name of the caregiver, address of the service and number of children to be cared for, or

  • (d)

    the carrying out of development by the consent authority or a public authority for the purposes of gardening, ground works, the repair and maintenance of facilities associated with the land, landscaping, bushfire hazard reduction and parking.

69Suspension of covenants, agreements and similar instruments(1)

If any covenant, agreement or similar instrument prohibits development allowed by this plan, then its application to that development is suspended, to the extent necessary to allow that development.

(2)

Nothing in subclause (1) affects the rights or interests of the consent authority or any other public authority under any registered instrument.

(3)

Pursuant to section 28 of the Act, the Governor approved of subclauses (1) and (2) before this plan was made.

Schedule 1Heritage items (List 1)

(Clause 5 (1))

Item No

Description

5

“Beaumont”—600 Beaumont Crescent

10

“Springfield”—431 Crisp Street

14

House—356 David Street

19

Albury Public School—465 David Street

21

“Adamshurst”—603 David Street

25

Terrace Houses—662–670 David Street

26

House—791 David Street

30

Shop 453–459 Dean Street

31

Shop—452 Dean Street

32

Cinema Centre—456 Dean Street

33

Shop (“Florance Chemist”)—461–463 Dean Street

37

CML Building—499 Dean Street

38

Former Bank—500 Dean Street

39

Music Conservatorium—502 Dean Street

41

Regional Art Centre—546 Dean Street

42

T G Building—555 Dean Street

43

Burrows House—556 Dean Street

44

AMP Building—557 Dean Street

45

Court House—564 Dean Street

46

Shops (“Mates Arcade”)—569 Dean Street

47

Post Office—570 Dean Street

56

Anzac House—611 Dean Street

58

Temple Court—617 Dean Street

59

Beehive Building—637 Dean Street

63A

Forrest Hill Area:

  • 601–643 and 602–646 Edmondson Avenue

  • 663–727 and 686–730 Forrest Hill Avenue

  • Forrest Hill Park (Tennis Courts)

  • 603–625 and 594–634 Lindsay Avenue

  • 700–724 Pemberton Street

  • 565–635 Thurgoona Street

63B

730 Fellowes Crescent

67

Shop—462 Guinea Street

75

New Albury Hotel—491 Kiewa Street

76

St Matthew’s Church—514 Kiewa Street

77

St Matthew’s Rectory—518 Kiewa Street

85

“Bonegilla”—587 Kiewa Street

86

“Bellevue”—592 Kiewa Street

91

Albury High School—Kiewa Street

92

Headmaster’s House—653 Kiewa Street

103

House—452 Macauley Street

108

Memorial Bowl—Monument Hill

110

Monument—Monument Hill

111

House—494 Nathan Avenue

113

Convent of Mercy—441 Olive Street

114

Albury Public School—468 Olive Street

116

Methodist Church—551 Olive Street

117

Methodist Church Hall—559 Olive Street

118

Shops—“Abikhair’s”—558–560 Olive Street

119

St David’s Manse—589 Olive Street

120

St David’s Church Hall—591 Olive Street

121

St David’s Church—595 Olive Street

124

“Boldrewood”—640–646 Olive Street

125

“Adams”—644–646 Olive Street

142

Commercial Hotel—436 Smollett Street

143

Bottleshop—438 Smollett Street

148

“The Carriageway”—506–508 Smollett Street

149

St Patrick’s Church—515 Smollett Street

150

St Patrick’s Presbytery—515 Smollett Street

151

Roman Catholic Hall—521 Smollett Street

152

Fig Tree—533 Smollett Street

153

Australian Tax Office—567 Smollett Street

155

Smollett Street Bridge—Smollett Street

158

Houses—444–450 Swift Street

159

Terrace House—454–456 Swift Street

160

House—462 Swift Street

161

House—464 Swift Street

162

Terrace House—466–470 Swift Street

163

“Torlochan”—482 Swift Street

165

Funeral Parlour and Residence—486 Swift Street

171

Gas and Fuel Building—419 Townsend Street

172

“Elm Court”—435 Townsend Street

174

“Kia Ora”—473 Townsend Street

175

House—288 Walsh Street

187

Shop and two dwellings—436–440 Wilson Street

191

The Model Store—454 Wilson Street

192

Soden’s Hotel—459 Wilson Street

193

Houses—470–490 Wilson Street

194

Car Club House—292 Wodonga Place

195

Turks Head Museum—Wodonga Place

197

Hovell Tree—Wodonga Place

200

Botanic Gardens—Wodonga Place

202

Terrace Houses—561–565 Wyse Street

204

Railway Bridge—Murray River

205

Station Master’s Residence—Young Street

206

Albury Railway Station—Young Street

207

Signal Box/Footbridge—Young Street

210

Railway Workers Hut—508 Young Street

211

Houses—532–536 Young Street

213

Bunge Flour Mill—570 Young Street

214

“Muniong”—Lot 21, DP 625950, Hume Highway, Albury

215

Wine vats—Lot 652, DP 717971

216

“Guadalupe House”—St Johns Road, Thurgoona

217

“Noorla”—Part Lot 20, DP 584647, St Johns Road, Thurgoona

218

“St Hilaire”—St Johns Road, Thurgoona

219

Farm building ruins—Lot 625, DP 717911, Old Sydney Road, Thurgoona

220

St John’s Anglican Church—Portion 82, Old Sydney Road, Thurgoona

307

Former Water Pumping and Electricity Generating House—WR3060, Boundary Road, Albury

Schedule 2Heritage items (List 2)

(Clause 5 (1))

Item No

Description

1

Houses—360–72 and 355–63 Amatex Street

2

Arcade of shops—Amp Lane

3

Palm Tree—Banff Avenue

4

House—671 Banff Avenue

6

Houses—607–638 Carrington Street

7

Trees—Carrington Street

8

Houses—355–369 Charles Street

9

Palm Trees—530 Creek Street

11

“Avonlea”—511 Crisp Street

12

House—527 Crisp Street

13

Houses—328 and 330 David Street

15

Houses—401–415 David Street

16

Houses—402–418 David Street

17

House (Haberfields)—419 David Street

18

House—448 David Street

20

“Fernhurst”—593 David Street

22

Houses—648 and 652 David Street

23

House—655 David Street

24

Corner Store and House—659 David Street

27

Overhead Bridge—Dean Street (east)

28

Terminus Hotel—417 Dean Street

29

Shop and Residence—442–444 Dean Street

34

Shops—464–480 Dean Street

35

Shops—477–479 Dean Street

36

Shops—483–485 Dean Street

40

Shops—537–551 Dean Street

49

National Australia Bank—573 Dean Street

50

Shop—583 Dean Street

51

Globe Corner—586 Dean Street

52

Commonwealth Bank—590 Dean Street

53

Albion Hotel—593 Dean Street

54

National Australia Bank—606 Dean Street

55

Shops—608–642 Dean Street

57

Westpac Bank—615 Dean Street

60

Shop—639 Dean Street

61

Parkland—Dean Street (west)

62

Houses—582–606 Englehardt Street

64

House—528 George Street

65

Houses—595–623 Griffith Street

66

House—442 Guinea Street

68

Houses—513–529 Guinea Street

69

Houses—541–569 Hanel Street

70

“Mudges Canal”—Hovell Street (Townsend-Kiewa)

71

Electricity Substation—540 Hovell Street

72

Houses—596–624 Jones Street

73

Shops—633–635 Jones Street

74

Houses—347–373 Kenilworth Street

78

Albury Club—519 Kiewa Street

79

“Belbridge Hague”—522 Kiewa Street

80

“Fallon’s Cellar”—550–552 Kiewa Street

81

Masonic Hall—562 Kiewa Street

82

Fire Station—565 Kiewa Street

83

“Nyang”—590 Kiewa Street

84

“Hawthorn”—585 Kiewa Street

87

House—607 Kiewa Street

88

House—612 Kiewa Street

89

Shop and House—638 Kiewa Street

90

House—644 Kiewa Street

93

Trees—682 Kiewa Street

94

Gaslight—cnr Kiewa and Poole Streets

95

House—341 Macauley Street

96

House—365 Macauley Street

97

House—371 Macauley Street

98

House—381 Macauley Street

99

Houses—427 and 429 Macauley Street

100

Houses—438 and 440 Macauley Street

101

Houses—446 and 448 Macauley Street

102

House—447 Macauley Street

104

Terrace Houses—480–84 Macauley Street

105

House—552 Macauley Street

106

Houses—638–642 Macauley Street

107

“Quamby”—641 Macauley Street

115

Albury Motors—484 Olive Street

122

“The Cedar”—610 Olive Street

123

University Buildings—616–630 Olive Street

126

Houses—627–645 Olive Street

127

“Ben Werrin”—599 Paine Street

128

Trees—Paine Place

129

House—26 Pilbara Place

130

House—357 Rau Street

131

House—361 Rau Street

132

“Grestford”—364 Rau Street

133

House—369 Rau Street

134

Corner Store—370 Rau Street

135

Houses—371–383 Rau Street

136

House—378 Rau Street

137

House—624 Sackville Street

138

Macquarie Worsteds—Schubach Street

139

House—456 Schubach Street

140

House—474 Schubach Street

141

House—476 Schubach Street

144

Corner Store—461 Smollett Street

145

House—471 Smollett Street

146

Monastery—481 Smollett Street

147

St Patrick’s Primary School—Smollett Street

154

“Green Court”—589 Smollett Street

156

“Quilters Cottage”—Spencer Street

157

House—436 Swift Street

164

House—485 Swift Street

166

House—487 Swift Street

167

Shop—552 Thurgoona Street

168

Houses—520–534 Thurgoona Street

169

Excavation “Greers Cellar”—Thurgoona Street

170

Houses—316–318 Townsend Street

173

Shop—459 Townsend Street

176

Houses—348–364 Wilson Street

177

House—363 Wilson Street

178

Houses—368–376 Wilson Street

179

House—371 Wilson Street

180

House—375 Wilson Street

181

House—379 Wilson Street

182

Footbridge—Wilson Street

183

Woolstore—414 Wilson Street

184

“Cumnock”—418 Wilson Street

185

Houses—420–424 Wilson Street

186

Shop—426 Wilson Street

188

“Uralba”—443 Wilson Street

189

“Gun Shop”—444 Wilson Street

190

House—449 Wilson Street

196

c 1885 brick colonial Georgian building—406 Wodonga Place

198

Grand Stand—Wodonga Place

199

Pump Station—440 Wodonga Place

201

House—559 Wyse Street

203

Shop—600 Wyse Street

208

Transhipment Shed—opp Centenary Street

209

Railway Turntable—Young Street

212

House—540 Young Street

Schedule 3Excluded open space land—private open space

(Clauses 28 and 29 (4))

Albury Golf Club—Lot 181, DP 793259

Hume Golf Club—comprising the land in the Open Space Zone bounded by Logan Road, Burrows Road and Union Road, Albury and the line formed by the eastern boundary of Reserve 69765 in DP 753326

Thurgoona Golf Club—Lot 7, DP 777709, Lot 654, DP 612771 and Lot 8, DP 771610

Albury Race Course—Lot 2, DP 808345 and Part Lot 38, DP 753326

Albury Tennis Association Complex—Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 Section 2 DP 758013, Part Lots 4 and 5 Section 2 DP 758013, Lots 1, 2 and 3 DP 157188, Part Lots A and B DP 156319, Lot 7 DP 544200, Lot 2 DP 518155 and the small strip of land, approximately 0.863 metres wide, adjoining the western boundary of Lot 11 DP 87571, as shown edged with a heavy black line on the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 11—Albury Tennis Association Complex)”.

Schedule 4Minimum setbacks for complying development

(Clause 39 (2) (c) and Table to clause 39)

Non-corner sites—single dwellings only

Setback type

Minimum setback to any structure or property boundary

Building envelope

Primary building setback (ie the street frontage)

The greatest of the following setbacks:

  • (a)

    4 metres,

  • (b)

    the average of the setback of the like structure on either side of the subject property,

  • (c)

    any setback specified for the relevant land by the Albury Development Control Plan 2000

N/A

Side setbacks—external walls, all buildings

The greatest of the following setbacks:

  • (a)

    0.9 metre,

  • (b)

    the building envelope,

  • (c)

    any setback specified for the relevant land in the Albury Development Control Plan 2000

Obtained by vertically rising 5.5 metres above the side boundary, then travelling inwards at an angle of 45° to the horizontal plane

Side setbacks—eaves and gutters

0.5 metre

N/A

Rear setback

2 metres

N/A

Garages

4.5 metres from the street property boundary

N/A

Open carports (that is, carports with no solid door facing the street and sides that are wholly open, apart from support posts)

3.5 metres from the street property boundary

N/A

Corner sites—single dwellings only

Setback type

Minimum setback to any structure or property boundary

Building envelope

Primary setback (ie either street)

As for non-corner sites

N/A

Secondary setback (ie the other street frontage)

2 metres

N/A

Side and rear setbacks—external walls, all buildings

As for side setbacks—external walls, all buildings on non-corner sites

As for side setbacks—external walls, all buildings on non-corner sites

Side and rear setbacks—eaves and gutters

0.5 metre

N/A

Garage

  • Primary setback

4.5 metres from the street property boundary

N/A

  • Secondary setback

2.5 metres from the street property boundary

N/A

Open carports (that is, carports with no solid door facing the street and sides that are wholly open, apart from support posts)

  • Primary setback

3.5 metres from the street property boundary

N/A

  • Secondary setback

1.5 metres from the street property boundary

N/A

Setback diagram

The following Figure provides a diagrammatic explanation of various primary, secondary, side and rear setbacks.

Schedule 5Conditions of complying development certificate

(Clause 39 (4))

1Before you begin work(1)

Two days before any site works, building or demolition begins, the applicant must:

  • (a)

    forward a Notice of commencement of work and appointment of Principal Certifying Authority (Form 7 of the Regulation) to the Council, and

  • (b)

    notify the adjoining owners that work will commence.

(2)

Before any site works, building or demolition is started, the applicant or builder must:

  • (a)

    notify the Council of the name, address, phone number and licence number of the builder, and

  • (b)

    erect a sign at the front of the property stating that unauthorised entry is prohibited and showing the builder’s name, licence number and site address, and

  • (c)

    provide a temporary on-site toilet, and

  • (d)

    protect and support any neighbouring buildings, and

  • (e)

    protect any public place from damage, obstruction or inconvenience from the carrying out of the development, and

  • (f)

    prevent any substance from falling onto a public place, and

  • (g)

    follow any other conditions prescribed by the Regulation.

2Site management(1)

Run-off and erosion controls must be implemented to prevent soil erosion, water pollution or the discharge of loose sediment on surrounding land.

(2)

Those controls must be in accordance with the current Soil and Water Management Policy (or the like) adopted by the Council and must involve the following:

  • (a)

    the diversion of uncontaminated run-off around cleared or disturbed areas,

  • (b)

    the erection of a silt fence to prevent debris escaping into drainage systems or waterways,

  • (c)

    the prevention of tracking of sediment by vehicles onto roads,

  • (d)

    the stockpiling of topsoil, excavated material, construction and landscaping supplies and debris within the site, and the removal or utilisation (where appropriate) of that stockpile after completion of the building.

(3)

Removal or disturbance of vegetation and topsoil must be confined to within 3 metres of the approved building area.

3Drainage

The land surrounding any structure must be graded to divert surface water to the legal point of adequate discharge, and clear of existing and proposed structures and adjoining premises

4Inspections during construction

The applicant must notify the principal certifying authority in advance (at least 48 hours in writing or 24 hours by phone) to inspect and certify the following:

  • (a)

    all pier holes or footings excavations, before pouring concrete,

  • (b)

    steel reinforcing for footings, slabs and other structural members, before pouring concrete,

  • (c)

    framework of structure, before lining or cladding is installed,

  • (d)

    wet areas treated, before lining or tiling,

  • (e)

    completion of works, before occupation.

5Site access(1)

Where kerb and gutter is provided, driveways are to be a minimum of 500 millimetres clear of all drainage structures on the kerb and gutter and are not to interfere with the existing public utility infrastructure, including Council drainage structures, unless prior approval is obtained from the Council.

(2)

Where kerb and gutter is not provided, a suitable culvert crossing must be provided.

(3)

Driveways are to be a minimum of 6 metres from a road intersection.

(4)

Driveways are to be constructed in accordance with AS 2890, with appropriate transition zones.

Schedule 6Development on land for certain additional purposes

(Clause 64)

Land

Purpose

Conditions

Lot 2, DP 151345 and Lot 1, DP 742704, Nos 394 and 398 David Street, South Albury

Machinery and plant hire business

Nil

Lot 2 in a subdivision of Lot 51 DP 808832, Lot 52, DP 808832, Lot 2, DP 850052 and Lot 3, DP 784558 David Street and Hovell Street, South Albury

Milk factory

Nil

Lot B, DP 156845 and Lots 1–3 DP 38371, No 368 David Street, Albury

Bus depot

Nil

Schedule 7Classification or reclassification of public land as operational

(Clause 66)

Part 1

Lot 11, DP 240877 (No 683), Belgravia Avenue, Albury.

Lots 1, 2 and 3 DP 794248, Bunton Park, Albury.

Part Lot 22, DP 32504 and Lot 16, DP 804744, Webb Street, Lavington (as shown on the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan No 105”, deposited in the office of the Council).

Part 2

Lots 2, 3, 6 and 9, DP 826230 and Lot 9102 DP 791167 Logan Road and Union Road, Albury.

Lot 15, DP 243914, Moore Street, Lavington (as referred to in Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 1))

Part Public Road and Part Lot 3, DP 825949, Ryan Road, North Albury (as referred to in Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 1) and shown on the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 1)”)

Lot 2, DP 607859, Lot 1, DP 1007152 (being the plan of consolidation of Lot C, DP 37943, Lot 1, DP 581119, Lots 1 and 2, DP 538172, Lot 60, DP 602005, Lot 12, DP 532621, Lot 1, DP 784791, Lots A, B, C and D and ROW shown in DP 151339 (ROW being the residue of Conveyance No 4 Book 290), ROWs shown in DP 37943, DP 155208 and DP 154602), Lot 1, DP 803753, Lot 2, DP 593932, Lot 1, DP 574825, Lot 2, DP 592880 and Lot 6, DP 758013—Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 6).

Lot 2001, DP 702800, Kremur Street, West Albury—Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 9)

Part Lot 1, DP 820848, known as part of the Kremur Street Reserve, West Albury, as shown edged heavy black on the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 13)

Lot 102, DP 771704, 2 Hoffman Drive, Thurgoona, as shown edged heavy black on Sheet 1 of the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 7)

Lot 141, DP 130012, Hume Highway, Ettamogah, known as the Ettamogah Sanctuary, as shown coloured purple and edged heavy black on Sheet 2 of the map marked “Albury Local Environmental Plan 2000 (Amendment No 7)

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