Planning Scheme Provisions (3.9 MB) - Cairns Regional Council

-2-Appointed DayThe day upon which the Order in Council approving this Scheme is notified in the Gazette.ApprovedApproved by the Council.BedroomA room which is used or intended for use or which in the opinion of the Council is capableof being used as a bedroom.Body CorporateA body corporate incorporated by the Building Units and Group Titles Act, as amendedfrom time to time.BuildingAny fixed structure which is either wholly or partly enclosed by walls and which is roofed.The term includes any parts of a building where the context permits.Chief Executive OfficerHas the meaning assigned to it by Part 3 of the Local Government Act, as amended.c&yThe Area that constituted the City of Cairns prior to the amalgamation of the localgovernments of Cairns and Mulgrave and other associated boundary changes.City EngineerThe Officer so appointed by the Council. The term includes the Officer for the time beingresponsible for the operations of the Council's Technical Services Department.City PlannerThe person appointed by the Council to be Planner of the City. The term includes a personfrom time to time authorised to carry out the duties of the City Planner for the purposes ofthis planning scheme.Community FacilitiesCommunity Facilities are facilities which Council in its absolute discretion determines :will enhance the social structure of the City; have broad applicability to the varioussocio-economic groups in the region; and will be of lasting benefit to the widercommunity.CouncilThe Council of the City of Cairns.Deep PlantingDeep Planting is the planting of large shrubs and trees within natural ground.Dense PlantingDense Planting is the massed planting of shrubs and trees to provide privacy, screeningand a landscaped buffer.