Agenda 18 January 2011 - King Island Council

King Island Planning Scheme 1995
A telecommunications tower is not specifically defined in the planning scheme section
for interpretation. However, it is understood to be a Major Utility which is defined as
being:
“ any land used for a utility service which is not a Minor Utility Service (as defined) and
includes a water supply/treatment plant, a sewage treatment plant, a refuse disposal
site, a power generating works, and an electricity substation or switching station of
more than 100 kilovolts.”
Major utilities are prohibited from the Community Services Zone by way of omission.
Schedule A – Telecommunications Infrastructure Schedule, of the planning scheme
defines Telecommunications infrastructure as being:
‘any part of the infrastructure of a telecommunications network and includes any line,
equipment, apparatus, tower, antenna, tunnel, duct, hole, pit or other structure used, or
for use, in or in connection with a telecommunications network.’
Schedule A also states that to the extent that any statement contained in the Schedule
is inconsistent with any other provision of the Scheme the provisions of the Schedule
shall apply in relation to telecommunications infrastructure.
In determining any application for issue of a planning permit, the planning authority
must be satisfied the proposal has demonstrated that the objectives and performance
criteria in Appendix 1 will be achieved during the installation and operation of the
proposed telecommunications infrastructure.
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