Planning Report

4.3 RURAL ZONE CODE
Compliance with acceptable outcomes:

Performance Outcomes               Acceptable Outcomes
Role and function
PO1 Land uses in the Rural                No    acceptable    outcomes     N/A
       zone are limited to those          provided
       which are compatible with
       agriculture and the
       protection of environmental
       and landscape values.


PO2   Development does           AO2.1   Development that is                N/A
                                         incompatible with agricultural
      not result in the loss
                                         activities is not located on
      or diminished                      Agricultural Land Conservation
      productive capacity of             Area and an adequate
      Agricultural Land                  separation area between the
                                         development and the
      Conservation Area.
                                         Agricultural Land Conservation
                                         Area is provided.
       (a) Editor’s     Note—
           Agricultural  Land
           Conservation Areas
           are shown on the
           Agricultural  Land
           Overlay Maps in       AO2.2   Where there is an overriding   N/A
           Schedule 2                    need for incompatible
                                         development to be located on
                                         Agricultural Land Conservation
                                         Area, the development does not
                                         have an irreversible impact on
                                         the productive capacity of
                                         Agricultural Land Conservation
                                         Area.

                                         Editor’s Notes—
                                         An irreversible impact on
                                         agricultural land includes a
                                         permanent reduction or decline
                                         in the agricultural land,
                                         notwithstanding that the land
                                         may be used for agriculture
                                         post­ development, e.g. land
                                         that could support crops pre­
                                         development that can only be
                                         used for improved pasture post­
                                         development.
                                         Aquaculture is specifically
                                         permissible on Agricultural
                                         Land Conservation Area.

                                AO2.3    Where located in the
                                                                           N/A
                                         Agricultural Land
                                         Conservation Area
                                         accommodation is of a
                                         temporary or semi­permanent
                                         nature (such as tents, yurts,

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