2014-07-22 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  22 JULY 2014


Any Conditions of Delegation:

1.    The delegated officer must exercise this delegation in accordance with council;
      resolutions, policies, guidelines, procedures, industrial instruments and agreements.
      In particular an application is to be referred to the Council for determination where a
      councillor or officer has a material personal interest in the application.

2.    If the CEO on delegates any of these powers the delegated officer must exercise any
      delegated power in accordance with the scope and limitations of the subject officer’s
      letter of appointment and/or, position description, qualifications, technical knowledge
      and legislative requirements.

3.    The Delegated Officer may exercise the powers of the Council under the Sustainable
      Planning Act 2009 for an application other than the following:
      (a)    an application for a preliminary approval mentioned in section 242 of the
             Sustainable Planning Act 2009 to vary the effect of the planning scheme;
      (b)    the approval of an application where there is substantial non-compliance with
             a stated policy of the Council or a high order provision of the Planning
             Scheme being a desired environmental outcome, or an overall outcome of a
             code;
      (c)    the refusal of any application where Council is the assessment manager;
      (d)    requests including Negotiated Decision requests, to change or cancel
             conditions that were imposed by Council at an Ordinary Meeting or a Special
             Meeting; and
      (e)    an application for a proposed development of significant community interest.
      However, the delegated officer may exercise the powers of the local government
      under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 for an application where:-
      (i)    the application has the potential for ‘deemed approval’ in accordance with
             sections 330-331 of the Act; and
      (ii)   the application is for Operational Works for clearing vegetation.
      A councillor may request an application to be determined at a Council meeting. The
      request shall be made to Chief Executive Officer, with the request to be made before
      the decision stage commences.




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