2022-12-12 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               12 DECEMBER 2022


CONCLUSION & REASONS FOR DECISION
It is concluded that the extension of the approval is warranted as the proposed changes are
consistent with the existing approval and do not introduce new impacts. While Council has
received complaints about the home-based business, the issues raised by complainants are not
substantiated. All complaints have been investigated by Council’s Development Compliance
Officer and Environmental Health Coordinator who have concluded that the business has been
operating in compliance with all development approval conditions and no environmental nuisance
was occurring under the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
The use is of a type and scale that can successfully operate as a home-based business, with the
potential impacts able to be satisfactorily mitigated for nearby residents, with noise from operations
not audible outside the sealed shed. While once a week the operator leaves the site to harvest
deer during the night and returns and unloads the wild game in the shed at the rear of the property,
this would not reasonably constitute a noise or light nuisance for residents, given it occurs only
once a week for approximately 15 minutes.
The requested changes to conditions 5, and 14, and changes to 7 and 18 remain within the
parameters of the acceptable outcomes of the Home-based business Code and are considered
minor changes pursuant to the Planning Act 2016.
The application for a minor change is therefore recommended for approval.
Departments/Sections Consulted:

    Chief Executive Officer       Community Services                         Corporate Services
    Executive Support             Director                                   Director
                                  Community Development                      Financial Services
                                  Community Facilities                       Fleet
                                  Libraries & Galleries                      ICT
                                  Local Laws                                 Procurement
                                  Waste & Environmental Health               Property
                                                                             Revenue Services

    Executive Services        x   Environment & Sustainable Development      Infrastructure Services
    Director                      Director                                   Director
    Community Engagement          Building & Plumbing Services               Asset Management
    Customer Service          x   Development Assessment                     Buildings and Facilities
    Governance                    Economic Development                       Civil Operations
    People and Culture        x   Environmental Services                     Disaster Management
                                  Strategic Land Use Planning                Infrastructure Planning,
                                                                             Design and Delivery




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