15Approval of development control plans for residential apartment development

#### 15 Approval of development control plans for residential apartment development 15 Approval of development control plans for residential apartment development > > (1) The council must not approve a draft development control plan containing provisions that apply to residential apartment development unless the council— > > > > > (a) has referred the provisions that relate to design quality to a design review panel constituted for— > > > > > > > (i) the council’s local government area, or > > > > > > > (ii) 2 or more local government areas that include the council’s area, and > > > > > (b) has considered the following— > > > > > > > (i) advice received from the design review panel about the provisions, > > > > > > > (ii) the matters specified in Parts 1 and 2 of the Apartment Design Guide. > > > (2) Subsections (1)(a) and (b)(i) apply only if a design review panel has been constituted for the council’s local governmental area. > > > (3) This section extends to— > > > > > (a) a draft amending development control plan, and > > > > > (b) a draft development control plan that the council began preparing before a design review panel was constituted. > > **s 15:** Am 2023 (662), Sch 1\[1\].