Planning Scheme Provisions (3.9 MB) - Cairns Regional Council

-65-3.3.17 Special Purposes ZoneIntentThe intent of the Special Purposes zone is to generally acknowledge theownership of land by the Crown, an instrumentality of the Crown, or the Council,or another Corporate body set up under the authority of Legislation. Generally,such land is intended for use for the provision of public services such aseducation, railways, health, defence facilities, airports, communications and utilityservices.Apart from some Council owned land included in this zone, other lands areeffectively beyond the control of Council. It is the responsibility of the Crown orpublic corporation concerned to ensure that development of such lands iscompatible with surrounding areas and satisfies normal Council developmentalrequirements.Where land included in a Special Purposes zone is no longer required for thepurpose for which it was included in that zone, and where the Crown or publiccorporation divests itself of the ownership of that land, then generally it isintended the land be included in another appropriate zone to allow for analternative form of development. However, in certain circumstances Council mayconsent to other forms of development, including community purposes, welfarepurposes, or recreational purposes without the need for a rezoning of the land.TABLEColumn 1Permitted Development[as-of-right]Column 2Permissible Development[requires Town PlanningConsent]Column 3Prohibited DevelopmentAirportCarparkCemeteryCrematoriumEducational EstablishmentHospitalLocal UtilitiesParkPassenger TerminalPublic PurposePublic UtilitiesAny purpose other thanthose referred to inColumns 1 & 3.Accommodation Units (High Density)Accommodation Units (Medium Density)Animal HusbandryAutomatic Mechanical CarwashBed & Breakfast AccommodationBoarding House (High Density)Boarding House (Medium Density)Bulk Landscape & Garden SuppliesBulk StoreCaravan ParkCatering ShopCommercial LaundryCommercial PremisesCommercial ServicesDetached DwellingDisplay HomeDud OccupancyFamily Day CareFast Food OutletFast Food Delivery ServiceFreight DepotFuel DepotFuneral ParlourGreen Street DevelopmentHardware StoreHeavy Vehicle ParkingHoliday Apartments (High Density)