Rural zone 101
Purpose of zone code
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The purpose of the Rural zone code is to provide for rural uses including cropping, intensive horticulture, intensive animal industries, animal husbandry, animal keeping and other primary production activities. The zone provides opportunities for non-rural uses that are compatible with agriculture, the environmental features, and landscape character of the rural area where the uses do not compromise the long-term use of the land for rural purposes. Lastly, it must protect or manage significant natural resources and processes to maintain the capacity for primary production.
Development we would like to see and what you can expect Cropping
Dwelling house
Animal husbandry
Wholesale nursery
Permanent plantation
Caretaker's accommodation
Roadside stall
Development we will consider and what you could see Intensive animal industry (subject to requirements)
Rural industry (subject to requirements)
Renewable energy facility
Dual occupancy (unless part of a mixed-use building)
Rural workers accommodation
Winery
Development we would prefer not to see and what you shouldn’t expect Low impact industry
Medium impact industry
Multiple dwelling
High impact industry
Service station
Transport depot (greater than three vehicles)
Special industry
Non-residential workers accommodation
As part of your development, we will assess Building height
Site cover
Building setbacks
Health and amenity protection
Buffering from sensitive land uses
Water quality management
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Lot size, shape and frontage
Overlays like flooding, biodiversity and bushfires
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