INDUSTRIAL LAND USE STRATEGY - City of Darebin

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1 INTRODUCTIONCouncil is faced with an increasing numberof demands on industrial land for housingand other non-industrial activities. In somecases, the industrial land in questionprovides legitimate and needed space foreconomic activity and jobs; in other cases,the land is not generating economic benefitsfor the community and could be consideredfor other uses.In considering rezoning requests and permitapplications, Council requires a coherentpolicy by which to judge the effects of theproposal and the best ways to deliver netcommunity benefit. The alternative is an adhoc approach that will inevitably be seen asinequitable and open to appeal.This strategy document provides a decisionmakingframework for the consideration ofrezoning requests and permit applicationsfor industrial land. It draws on workundertaken by Essential Economics andCouncil in 1999 and 2000 including landusesurveys, demographic analysis andconsultation processes documented in theissues paper entitled “Linking EconomicDevelopment to Land-Use Planning”.The issues paper provides a broad anddetailed discussion of the changes affectingthe Darebin economy as well as a detailedland-use survey of some of the industrialand commercial areas in the municipality.This document provides:1. General principles that should guideand manage land-use change.2. A brief description of the changesthat are occurring in the Darebineconomy.3. Revisions to the strategic planningframework for industrial land.4. A hierarchy of industrial land withinthe City of Darebin.5. Recommendations on the future useand zoning of Darebin’s industrialzoned land.6. A decision-making framework thatCouncil officers can use to assistassessment of rezoning requests andpermit applications.These recommendations will requiremodification of the Municipal StrategicStatement and amendment of the LocalPlanning Policy Framework with theinclusion of industrial policies to give effectto this strategy.A comprehensive review of the Municipal Strategic Statement is to beundertaken in 2002. The review of the industrial segment of the MunicipalStrategic Statement will be based on this Industrial Land Use Strategy. Therevised Municipal Strategic Statement will then give effect to elements of thisstrategy.City of Darebin Industrial Land Use Strategy 1
2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES2.1 Existing policyCouncil’s existing planning and economicdevelopment principles provide the starting pointfor the development of new policy. The Vision ofthe Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) is toprovide for:“A vibrant, sustainable and harmonious Citycreating community pride”.The overall objectives of the Municipal StrategicStatement are provided in the accompanying box.In addition, the MSS recognises, under theStrategic Element of Economic Development, theneed to support business growth and localemployment. One of the objectives is to create a:“...diverse local economy which is responsive toexternal economic change”.The Economic Development Strategy 1998/2002(EDS) is even more explicit about the need tocreate jobs, with the vision for action by Councilbeing:“For the City of Darebin to have an environmentwhich encourages, promotes and facilitatessustainable business development and investmentactivities which will increase sustainable localemployment”.ObjectivesVibrant• To provide for a dynamic, diverse,interesting and truly unique city.Sustainable• To maintain a quality of life forexisting and future generations bypromoting a strong local economy,diversity of opportunities, efficienttransport system, accessibility ofservices and protection of thenatural environment.Harmonious• To minimise conflict by balancingland use and ensuring that oneaction does not adversely imposeupon another.Darebin Municipal StrategicStatement, 19992.2 Beyond Existing PolicyLand-use planning is Council’s main statutory influence on local economic development andthere is a need to make a stronger policy link between land-use and local economicperformance. There is also a need to recognise that conditions change and that economicoutcomes will depend on how well the municipality can adapt to those changes.Finally, Council needs to be committed to improvement and to be proactive in instigating thatimprovement, since to remain at the same level of development will mean that our communitybecomes less and less able to participate in the future, with less and less control of its owndestiny.Accordingly, the following key principles should be added to the Economic Developmentelement of the Municipal Strategic Statement.City of Darebin Industrial Land Use Strategy 3
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