INDUSTRIAL LAND USE STRATEGY - City of Darebin

Scheme, and does not adversely affect theamenity of the neighbourhood.Clause 52.10 of the Planning Scheme is to“define those types of industries andwarehouses which if not appropriatelydesigned and located may cause offence orunacceptable risk to the neighbourhood”.Threshold distances are set out for eachtype of industry or warehouse withexemptions from these minimum distancesnoted as well as which industry typesrequire an assessment of off-site risk topeople's safety to be undertaken.Accommodation and shops are prohibitedin both zones, and stand-alone office is2restricted to 500 mPPand is subject to apermit.Darebin’s Core Industrial areas are zonedIndustrial 1 and buffered by Industrial 3zoned land separating it from moresensitive land uses. Darebin has noIndustrial 2 zoned land as this zoneprovides for potentially hazardous oroffensive industries.4.2.2 Proposed ZonesCore and Secondary IndustrialAreasAs an inner-ring, developed suburb,Darebin does not have largeunencumbered and undevelopedindustrial sites, particularly areas suitedto industries that impact off-site.The future zoning of Darebin’s Industrial 1zoned land must be considered given theconstraints on industrial development andthe desirability of protecting sensitiveneighbouring uses. Concurrently, Councilaims to protect existing industrial areas,specifically those identified as Core orSecondary industrial areas from intrusionfrom competing non-complementary uses.It is recommended that the Industrial 1zoned land in Darebin’s three CoreIndustrial Areas be rezoned toIndustrial 3 zone thus indicatingCouncil’s preferred form ofdevelopment; specifically developmentwhich does not adversely impact on theamenity of surrounding areas.In terms of planning scheme requirements,the recommended change of zone wouldrequire “industry” and “warehouse” toseek a permit from Council for the use ofland for this purpose. All buildings andworks currently require a permit andwould continue to do so under theproposed change to zoning. The only landuses prohibited under the provisions of thescheme by the change in zone fromIndustrial 1 to 3 zone would be extractiveindustry, major sports and recreationfacilities and a motor racing track.This proposed change to the Industrial 3zone would be expected to have minimalimpact on employment opportunities orinvestment in the municipality. Darebinhas limited vacant industrial land and thechange in zoning precludes few usespermitted under the current zoning.However, it does reinforce to prospectiveindustrialists and developers that the Cityof Darebin is not a suitable location forland uses that would cause a nuisance orimpact detrimentally on more sensitiveland uses. The planning schemeprovisions state that industry must notadversely impact on the amenity of theneighbourhood through the transportationof goods nor the appearance of materialsstored on site nor through the emission ofnoise, artificial light, vibration, odour,fumes, smoke, vapour, steam, soot, ash,dust, waste water, waste products, grit oroil.The Industrial 3 zone underlines theimportance of the amenity of the localcommunity and the need for industry toaddress local amenity issues. Industrial 3zoning requires industry to seek a permitfrom Council for the use of the land, thusCity of Darebin Industrial Land Use Strategy 11