2014-06-26 Budget Meeting Attachment E

Noosa Shire Council Revenue Statement 2014/15


2.9 Definitions
community title scheme: premises situated on land in respect of which a Community Title
Scheme has been and remains registered pursuant to the Body Corporate and Community
Management Act 1997.
high-rise unit: all strata units within a complex as defined under the Body Corporate and
Community Management Act 1997 where the complex contains a building greater than 4 stories
above the ground.
land use codes those land use codes approved by the Noosa Shire Council effective from 1 July
2014.
low-rise unit: all strata units within a complex defined under the Body Corporate and Community
Management Act 1997 containing a maximum of 4 stories above the ground with the exception of
units which are detached separately occupied dwellings.
Not PPR: Land which is not the owner's principal place of residence.
non-residential purposes: is classified as all land that does not conform to the definition of
residential purposes.
primary production purposes: land available for the business or industry of grazing, dairying, pig
farming, poultry farming, viticulture, orcharding, apiculture, horticulture, aquaculture, vegetable
growing, the growing of crops of any kind, forestry; or any other business or industry involving the
cultivation of soils, the gathering in of crops or the rearing of livestock; and where a farming
concession is granted by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines in accordance with
Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 5, Subdivision 2 of the Land Valuation Act 2010.
PPR: land which is the owner's principal place of residence.
retirement village: is a registered premise where older members of the community or retired
persons reside, or are to reside, in independent living units or serviced units in accordance with the
Retirement Villages Act 1999.
shopping centre: land used for major retail activities or retail warehouses.
short term residential/transitory accommodation: is temporary accommodation provided for
periods of 28 days or less during any part of the current financial year.
strata unit: is land as defined under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997,
Mixed Use Development Act 1993, or similar strata title legislation.
vacant land: land devoid of buildings or structures with the exception of outbuildings or other
minor structures not designed or used for human habitation or occupation. It does not apply to land
that is used for car parking or in conjunction with any commercial activity, e.g. heavy vehicle or
machinery parking, outdoor storage areas, assembly areas or rural activities such as cultivation,
grazing or agistment.

Any terms not defined in this revenue statement shall be as defined under the Local Government
Act 2009 and supporting regulations and if not defined there the term will be given the meaning
determined by Council.




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