Planning Report

4.3 RURAL ZONE CODE
Compliance with acceptable outcomes:

 Performance Outcomes               Acceptable Outcomes
 Role and function
 PO1 Land uses in the Rural                No    acceptable      outcomes     N/A
        zone are limited to those          provided
        which are compatible with
        agriculture and the
        protection of environmental
        and landscape values.


 PO2   Development does             AO2.1   Development that is                N/A
                                            incompatible with agricultural
       not result in the loss
                                            activities is not located on
       or diminished                        Agricultural Land Conservation
       productive capacity of               Area and an adequate
       Agricultural Land                    separation area between the
                                            development and the
       Conservation Area.
                                            Agricultural Land Conservation
                                            Area is provided.
        (a)     Editor’s   Note—
              Agricultural  Land
              Conservation Areas
              are shown on the
              Agricultural  Land
              Overlay Maps in       AO2.2   Where there is an overriding   N/A
              Schedule 2                    need for incompatible
                                            development to be located on
                                            Agricultural Land Conservation
                                            Area, the development does not
                                            have an irreversible impact on
                                            the productive capacity of
                                            Agricultural Land Conservation
                                            Area.

                                            Editor’s Notes—
                                            An irreversible impact on
                                            agricultural land includes a
                                            permanent reduction or decline
                                            in the agricultural land,
                                            notwithstanding that the land
                                            may be used for agriculture
                                            post- development, e.g. land
                                            that could support crops pre-
                                            development that can only be
                                            used for improved pasture post-
                                            development.
                                            Aquaculture is specifically
                                            permissible on Agricultural
                                            Land Conservation Area.

                                   AO2.3    Where located in the
                                                                              N/A
                                            Agricultural Land
                                            Conservation Area
                                            accommodation is of a
                                            temporary or semi-permanent
                                            nature (such as tents, yurts,

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