Appendix 4 - Planning Scheme Code Responses

(i) Visitor accommodation complements rural uses and promotes the               N/A – boundary realignment only
    sustainable use of rural land.

(j) Houses or outbuildings may be available for short term guests where         Existing dwellings to be retained
    there is no resultant changes to the rural amenity or rural production of
    the area.
(k) Nature based tourism adopts exemplary standards of ecologically             N/A – boundary realignment only
    sustainable design and facilitates appreciation of the natural
    environment.
(l) Rural activities provide for appropriate value adding to produce on site    N/A – boundary realignment only
    where adverse environmental and amenity impacts are avoided.
(m) Home-based businesses which add to the economic sustainability of           N/A – boundary realignment only
    the hinterland are established where the nature, scale and intensity of
    the activity is compatible with the character and amenity of the
    surrounding locality.
(n) Development is reflective of, and sensitively responds to, the              Changes to boundary avoids existing vegetation and watercourses
    environmental constraints of the land.
(o) Natural features such as creeks, gullies, waterways, wetlands and           No changes to existing environmental and topographical features of the
    vegetated hillslopes and ridgelines are retained, managed and               land
    enhanced where possible.
(p) Development maintains and enhances the significant scenic and               No changes to existing amenity and landscape
    landscape values of the area. The built form of development integrates
    with and complements the rural character intended for the zone and
    sensitively responds to the landscape.
(q) Development does not reduce the vegetated open space and rural              N/A – boundary realignment only
    landscapes that frame distinct towns and villages.
(r) Development protects and provides for recreational trails.                  N/A – boundary realignment only
(s) Development does not adversely impact on the continued operation,           N/A – boundary realignment only
    viability and maintenance of existing infrastructure or compromise the
    future provision of planned infrastructure.




                                                                                                                         Appendix 4 – Planning Scheme Code Responses
                                                                                                         Reconfiguring of a Lot – Boundary Realignment (2 Lots into 2 Lots)
                                                                                                                    51 Hamersley Lane, Lake Macdonald – Lot 5 RP203483
                                                                                                                    81 Hamersley Lane, Lake Macdonald – Lot 6 RP203483