39Rural workers’ dwellings

39 Rural workers’ dwellings

39 Rural workers’ dwellings

(1) This clause applies to land within Zone No 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d) or 1 (r).

(2) Rural workers’ dwellings may, with consent, be erected on a parcel of land to which this clause applies provided—

(a) each dwelling is on the same parcel of land as the principal farm dwelling and the principal farm dwelling is occupied by the landowner or manager or someone engaged in the operation of the farm, and

(b) each dwelling is to be occupied by a worker directly engaged in agricultural employment on that land, and

(c) the applicant demonstrates that the nature, scale and output of the agricultural enterprise generates enough income to support an employee who is to be housed in the dwelling, and

(d) evidence is provided showing how the employee will assist in the operation of the farm and that no alternative local labour or housing is likely to be available, and

(e) any other dwellings on that land are used by persons substantially engaged in agricultural employment on that land, and

(f) the erection of each dwelling will not significantly reduce the suitability of the land for agriculture or create conflict with adjoining land uses, and

(g) each dwelling shares the same access road as the principal farm dwelling.

(3) A rural worker’s dwelling may, with consent, be erected on a lot of land to which this clause applies on which a rural worker’s dwelling is already in existence only if the total number of rural workers’ dwellings will not exceed one for each 40 hectares of land within Zone No 1 (a) or 1 (d) and one for each 20 hectares of land within Zone No 1 (b).

cl 39: Am 14.6.2002.