ATTACHMENT 3 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS – ID. No. Clause Name Modification MAV comment No. Zones ID. No. Clause Name Modification Migration of planning schemes to a new electronic system provides DELWP with the No. Zones All zone schedules Review all zone schedules having opportunity to address consistency problems. 30 regard to the following: 1 In principle support a) Enhance the Ministerial Consistency in application of the framework of the VPPs is supported. Direction The Form and Content – However, sufficient opportunity needs to exist for councils to articulate the of Planning Schemes to limit of the controls in their zone schedules. Artificial restriction will ‘local’ nature structural modifications (such as to reduce the effectiveness of the outcomes and potentially result in numerous headings and order, etc) and controls needing to be applied to achieve the same outcome. ensure consistency across the VPP Support b) Ensure the distinction between the state and local clauses remains This idea to require any action. doesn’t appear clear. ID. No. Clause Name Modification Support No. Zones All zones Review zones having regard to the The initiatives presented in this idea are common sense initiatives. However, it is 30 following: 2 necessary to continue to consult with local government during the development of any a) Rename zones from being changes to: numerical (for example, ‘Industrial Determine whether there might be any unintended consequences from 1 to being descriptive and Zone’) changing the wording or amalgamating zone controls adopting everyday words, such as used for the residential zones Understand how the different zones have been applied recognising that – such zones provide a rather than having to utilise multiple ‘one-stop-shop’ b) Examine the role and function of controls the following zones to establish whether they can be replaced with Work through a reasonable transition process that does not impact the other VPP tools (such as the Mixed resourcing of councils. Use Zone or the Commercial 1 Zone and an Incorporated Plan Overlay or Development Plan Overlay), or amalgamate the following zones into a single zone
ATTACHMENT 3 – SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ID. No. Zones Clause No. Name Modification MAV comment ID. No. Zones 1 Clause No. 30 Name All zone schedules Modification Review all zone schedules having regard to the following: a) Enhance the Ministerial Direction – The Form and Content of Planning Schemes to limit structural modifications (such as to headings and order, etc) and ensure consistency across the VPP b) Ensure the distinction between the state and local clauses remains clear. Migration of planning schemes to a new electronic system provides DELWP with the opportunity to address consistency problems. In principle support Consistency in application of the framework of the VPPs is supported. However, sufficient opportunity needs to exist for councils to articulate the ‘local’ nature of the controls in their zone schedules. Artificial restriction will reduce the effectiveness of the outcomes and potentially result in numerous controls needing to be applied to achieve the same outcome. Support This idea doesn’t appear to require any action. ID. No. Zones 2 Clause No. 30 Name All zones Modification Review zones having regard to the following: a) Rename zones from being numerical (for example, ‘Industrial 1 Zone’) to being descriptive and adopting everyday words, such as used for the residential zones b) Examine the role and function of the following zones to establish whether they can be replaced with other VPP tools (such as the Mixed Use Zone or the Commercial 1 Zone and an Incorporated Plan Overlay or Development Plan Overlay), or amalgamate the following zones into a single zone Support The initiatives presented in this idea are common sense initiatives. However, it is necessary to continue to consult with local government during the development of any changes to: Determine whether there might be any unintended consequences from changing the wording or amalgamating zone controls Understand how the different zones have been applied – recognising that such zones provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ rather than having to utilise multiple controls Work through a reasonable transition process that does not impact the resourcing of councils.
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