Agenda item

SUMMARY

Amendment C223 proposes to correct minor inaccuracies and anomalies for sites across the municipality that will be either rezoned, partly rezoned, have redundant overlays and provisions updated or deleted to improve the overall operation of the Yarra Ranges Planning Scheme.

The amendment was placed on public exhibition from 7 November to 9 December 2024 and five submissions were received. Of those, two submissions provided support for the amendment and three submissions opposed an item in the amendment (Proserpina Bakehouse at 261 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Ferny Creek).

Following discussions with the opposing submitters, changes were made to the amendment documents relating to the Proserpina Bakehouse site that addressed the submitters concerns and were satisfactory to the bakery owners and are now resolved.

A further change is also proposed to the amendment to not delete references to Environmentally Sustainable Design in several Design and Development Overlay schedules in the Planning Scheme, as a result of the introduction of the Town House and Low Rise Code through the State Amendment VC267 on 6 March 2025.

This report discusses the submissions received to the amendment and recommends that Council consider adoption of Amendment C223 including recent changes, and following adoption submit the amendment to the Minister for Planning for approval

In accordance with Governance Rule 58, Stan Giles spoke in support of the recommendation included in the officer report. 

In accordance with Governance Rule 29.1, Cr Higgins, Cr Mazzarella and

Cr Heenan spoke to the Motion.

In Favour: Cr Child, Cr Heeman, Cr Higgins, Cr Ward, Cr Mcilwain,

      Cr Mazzarella, Cr McAllister, Cr Marriott and Cr Cox

Against: Nil