Rural Strategy - Surf Coast Shire
Rural Strategy - Surf Coast Shire
Rural Strategy - Surf Coast Shire
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<strong>Surf</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Shire</strong> <strong>Rural</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> Review<br />
Final Report<br />
Great Ocean Road Region<br />
Protect the landscape and environment and manage the impact of development on<br />
catchments and coastal areas and environmental values.<br />
Encourage sustainable tourism and resource use by supporting the land use needs of key<br />
regional industries including tourism.<br />
3.2 New <strong>Rural</strong> Zones<br />
The State Government introduced new rural zones in June 2004 through Amendment VC24<br />
to the Victorian Planning Provisions. The new rural zones consist of the:<br />
Farming Zone that replaces the <strong>Rural</strong> Zone and is the main zone for agricultural areas.<br />
The purpose of the Farming Zone is to encourage retention of productive agricultural land<br />
and discourage uses that may have adverse impacts on agriculture.<br />
<strong>Rural</strong> Activity Zone, a new zone that provides for agriculture and other uses. The<br />
purpose of the <strong>Rural</strong> Activity Zone is to provide for agriculture and other uses that are<br />
compatible with the agricultural, the environmental and landscape values of the area<br />
<strong>Rural</strong> Conservation Zone that replaces the Environmental <strong>Rural</strong> Zone for land with<br />
significant environmental values; and<br />
<strong>Rural</strong> Living Zone that upgrades the existing <strong>Rural</strong> Living Zone and provides for rural<br />
residential areas.<br />
The <strong>Surf</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Planning Scheme incorporated the new suite of <strong>Rural</strong> Zones in November<br />
2005 via a direct translation of <strong>Rural</strong> Zoned land to the Farming Zone, Environmental <strong>Rural</strong><br />
Zoned land to <strong>Rural</strong> Conservation Zone and land previously zoned <strong>Rural</strong> Living was retained<br />
as <strong>Rural</strong> Living. Map 1 shows the application of zones to land across the <strong>Surf</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Shire</strong>.<br />
The examination of the rural strategy will seek to confirm the outcomes of the direct<br />
translation and resolve conflicts between land use and application of the new <strong>Rural</strong> Zones.<br />
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