17General controls for development in the 1 (rl) Rural Landscape Zone

17 General controls for development in the 1 (rl) Rural Landscape Zone

17 General controls for development in the 1 (rl) Rural Landscape Zone

(1) Objectives of the zone The primary objectives of the zone are as follows—

(a) to protect the landform, native vegetation, habitat corridors and other environmental attributes which contribute to the scenic and ecological values of the rural landscape,

(b) to ensure that mineral resources of State and regional significance are not sterilised from future possible extraction by the location of inappropriate uses on adjoining land,

(c) to provide for compatible land uses adjacent to areas of present or likely future mineral resources of State or regional significance,

(d) to ensure that development and management of the land has a minimal impact on—

(i) the availability of land containing mineral resources of State and regional significance for future extraction, and

(ii) water quality and environmental flows of receiving streams, and

(iii) ecological values of the land, and

(iv) the amenity of surrounding uses, and

(v) visual impact on the rural landscape character.

The secondary objectives of the zone are to retain the agricultural productive capacity of rural land and to encourage habitat restoration on cleared land and rehabilitation activities that enhance the biodiversity values of the foothills, riparian corridors, wetlands and habitat corridors.

(2) Allowed without development consent Exempt development and development for the purpose of the following may be carried out without development consent—

agriculture; approved bush fire hazard reduction; bush food plantations; home businesses; home occupation identification signs; removal of environmental weeds.

(3) Allowed only with development consent Subdivisions that create lots 40 hectares or greater in area and development for the purpose of the following may be carried out only with development consent—

aquaculture; bed and breakfast accommodation; bush food plantations; clearing of land; drainage of land; farm dams; farm sheds; filling; houses on lots of 40 hectares or greater in area; intensive animal establishments; intensive plant growing; local roads; picnic grounds; plant nurseries; roadside stalls; rural restaurants; telecommunications facilities; telecommunications networks; utility installations (other than gas holders or generating works); wetland improvement.