Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                   17 JULY 2023


             B. Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning
                Act 2016.

         Amendment No. 1
         Moved:            Cr Tom Wegener
         Seconded:         Cr Brian Stockwell
         That Condition 11 be added to read (with the numbering reordered as applicable):
         11. Domestic dogs are permitted on the property provided that they are permanently
         confined within buildings and/or fenced enclosures.
                                                                     Carried unanimously.

         Amendment No. 2
         Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
         Seconded:         Cr Clare Stewart
         That the Condition 12 be added to read (with the numbering reordered as applicable):
         12. Domestic cats are permitted on the property provided that they are permanently
         confined within buildings.
         For:        Crs Lorentson, Stockwell, Wilkie, Wegener and Stewart
         Against: Crs Jurisevic and Finzel
                                                                                   Carried.

         Amendment No. 3
         Moved:             Cr Amelia Lorentson
         Seconded:          Cr Karen Finzel
         That Condition 13 be added be added to read (with the numbering reordered as
         applicable):
         Lighting Amenity
         13. Any illumination resulting from direct, reflected or other incidental external lighting
         emanating from the site must not exceed 8 lux when measured at any point 1.5 metres
         outside the boundary of the Rural Residential zoned portion of the land.
                                                                           Carried unanimously.

         Amendment No. 4
         Moved:              Cr Amelia Lorentson
         Seconded:           Cr Tom Wegener
         That Condition 27 and Advisory note be added to read (with the numbering reordered
         as applicable):
         27. A Bushfire Hazard Maintenance Plan providing recommendations for onsite
         vegetation maintenance must be prepared by a suitably qualified person*. Any
         maintenance requirements recommended in the Plan must be carried out on site in
         accordance with the recommendations. In this regard, the Maintenance Plan must
         relate to the maintenance of on-site vegetation, for example removing fallen branches
         / leaf litter from the site, maintaining cleared access tracks, cleaning out building
         gutters etc.
         Advisory Note
         For the purpose of preparing a Bushfire Hazard Maintenance Plan, a qualified person
         is considered to be an ecologist with a minimum of 3 years current experience in the
         field of bushfire assessment and management. In this regard, this relates to the
         maintenance on fallen branches / leaf litter etc.
                                                                           Lost unanimously.