Appendix 4 - Planning Scheme Code Responses

Performance outcomes                                Acceptable Outcomes                                           Response
     (a) avoid environmental harm or nuisance           (a) the boundary of properties in a residential
         to sensitive land uses, including adverse          zone including the rural residential zone;
         impacts on amenity values, over and            (b) a sensitive land use;
         above what could reasonably be                 (c) the boundary of adjoining properties in the
         expected in the rural zone;                        environmental management and
     (b) avoid adverse impact on ecologically               conservation zone; or
         important areas including National             (d) a waterway shown on the Biodiversity,
         Parks, watercourses, and wetlands;                 Waterways and Wetlands Overlay maps in
     (c) mitigate risks associated with the use of          schedule 2.
         chemicals or air pollutants; and          AO8.2
     (d) avoid conflict with rural uses and        Buildings or structures which are used for the storage
         activities on adjoining properties.       of chemicals or machinery, stockpiling of composting
                                                   or organic fertilisers, or which support artificial lighting
Editor's note- For uses that are subject           or irrigation sprayers are not within 100 metres of:
to impact assessment, required setback and
separation distances will vary with the scale           (a) the boundary of properties in a residential
and type of rural activity. Relevant factors that           zone including the rural residential zone;
will be taken into account when determining             (b) a sensitive land use;
appropriate distances include the type and              (c) the boundary of adjoining properties in the
scale of buildings and structures proposed, the             environmental management and
use of buildings and structures, construction               conservation zone; or
methods, level of containment and ventilation,          (d) a waterway shown on the Biodiversity,
potential noise, odour or air pollutant nuisance,           Waterways and Wetlands Overlay maps in
topography, climatic variables,                             schedule 2.
existing vegetation between land uses, and a
range of management practices that can be AO8.3
employed to mitigate off-site impacts.             With the exception of a roadside stall, buildings and
                                                   structures associated with a rural activity or industrial
                                                   activity are set back 20 metres from a road reserve or
                                                   40 metres from any part of the major road network.

                                                    AO8.4
                                                    In addition to the circumstances of AO8.1, to AO8.3
                                                    above, buildings and structures meet the following
                                                    minimum boundary setbacks:


                                                                                                                                  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