2014-02-25 Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            25 FEBRUARY 2014


A summary of these council delegations is provided below:
Redlands City Council
The Redlands City Council requires the following matters to be decided by a council meeting:
    all major and significant assessments having state and/or city wide significance or
    highly controversial development proposals attracting significant public interest and
     submissions;
    refusal of any development application;
    approval of plans of subdivision and associated documentation where there is non-
     compliance with any relevant planning instrument; and
    management of appeals and legal proceedings.
The mayor and any other councillor in consultation with the committee chair may choose to refer
an application to council for a decision.
Cairns City Council
The Cairns City Council requires the following matters must be referred to a committee or
Ordinary Meeting of council:
    applications for significant development proposals having state and/or City wide
     significance or
    highly controversial development proposals attracting significant public interest and
     submissions
    and/or refusal of any development application.
The Mayor, Divisional Councillor or at the request of the Manager and/or General Manager for
Planning and Environment or Chief Executive officer may also request an application to be
referred to a Council meeting. This is affected through each councillor being providing a copy of
all incoming development applications for their electorate and having 48hrs to request the matter
go before a Council meeting.
Moreton Bay Regional Council
In Moreton Bay Regional Council the following matters are not delegated to the CEO and must
be decided at a council meeting:

    Impact Assessable Material Change of Use Development Applications with submissions
     unless the Divisional Councillor provides written authorisation that the Development
     Application can be determined through officer delegation;
    Request to change or cancel conditions that were imposed by Council at a Committee
     Meeting or General Meeting of Council;
    Negotiated Decision requests seeking to change or delete conditions imposed by Council
     at a Committee Meeting or General Meeting of Council; and
    Applications for Preliminary Approval to vary the effect of the Planning Scheme.

The Divisional Councillor, Director Strategic Planning and Development and the Manager
Development Services may also request that where a Development Application is a major
project, challenges Council policy, or has attracted significant attention or raised community
concern, that the application is reported to Council for a decision.
Ipswich City Council
The delegations for Ipswich City Council require that prior to determining a development
application, officers must consult with the Chairperson of the Planning and Development
Committee and the relevant divisional councillor and seek their views, allowing 2 days for the
matter to be referred to a council meeting at their request, with the exception of:



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