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ORDINARY MEETING                                                                        20 JUNE 2024




8.4 GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT - 17 JUNE 2024

ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cr Brian Stockwell (Chair)
Cr Karen Finzel
Cr Amelia Lorentson
Cr Jessica Phillips
Cr Tom Wegener
Cr Frank Wilkie
Cr Nicola Wilson

EXECUTIVE
Acting Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock
Director Strategy and Environment Kim Rawlings
Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray
Director Corporate Services Trent Grauf
Director Community Services Kerri Contini
Acting Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh

APOLOGIES
Nil.


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

5.1. MCU23/0101 APPLICATION FOR SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION AT 561 GYMPIE KIN
KIN ROAD, KIN KIN
That Council note the report by the Senior Development Planner to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 11 June 2024 regarding Application No. MCU23/0101 for a Development
Permit for Material Change of Use - Short-term accommodation situated at 561 Gympie Kin Kin Rd,
Kin Kin and:
A. Refuse the application for the following reasons.
1. The proposal is not consistent with 3.2.6 (Agriculture and Rural Based Activities) of the Strategic
Intent because:
a. It does not protect agricultural land from encroachment from urban and rural residential
development and would compromise productivity.
b. Short-term accommodation is not an ancillary rural industry which supports production, investment
and diversification.
2.The proposal does not comply with the Purpose and Overall Outcomes of the Rural Zone Code as
it does not provide for rural uses and activities or other uses and activities that are compatible with:
a. Existing and future rural uses and activities; and the character and environmental features of the
zone; and
b. Visitor accommodation which complements rural uses and promotes the sustainable use of rural
land.
3. The use of the premises for Short Term Accommodation is not consistent with Overall Outcome
(2)(j) and Performance Outcome PO4 of the Rural Zone Code as it not compatible with rural activities
and will detract from the rural amenity of adjoining properties.
4. The use of the premises for Short Term Accommodation is not consistent with Overall Outcome
(2)(g) and Performance Outcome PO1 and PO2 of the Visitor Accommodation Code as:
a. It will impact on the ability of rural landowners to carry out agricultural pursuits.
b. It will result in conflicts with nearby land uses.



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