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Planning Proposal (PP_2020_COFFS_002_00) Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan 2013 - Housekeeping Amendment No. 3 (Including Woolgoolga Town Centre Master Plan and Local Growth Management Strategy Design Excellence for Industrial Areas)

Written submissions should be addressed to the General Manager, Locked Bag 155, Coffs Harbour 2450, or emailed to coffs.council@chcc.nsw.gov.au and are to be submitted no later than close of business on Tuesday 15 September 2020.

Council is committed to openness and transparency in its decision making processes. The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 requires Council to provide public access to information held unless there are overriding public interest considerations against disclosure. Any submissions received will be made publicly available unless the writer can demonstrate that the release of part or all of the information would not be in the public interest. However, Council would be obliged to release information as required by court order or other specific law.

Written submissions must be accompanied, where relevant, by a “Disclosure Statement of Political Donations and Gifts” in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Planning Legislation Amendment (Political Donations) Act 2008 No. 44 Disclosure forms are available from Council’s Customer Service Section or on Council’s website www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/disclosurestatement

The objective of this planning proposal is to review and amend Coffs Harbour Local Environmental Plan 2013 (LEP 2013) to implement recommendations within the Woolgoolga Town Centre Masterplan, rectify anomalies and to resolve a number of matters so that Coffs Harbour LEP 2013 remains up to date and accurate. As this planning proposal considers both written LEP amendments and corrections of mapping anomalies, it therefore affects a wide range of public and private land within the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area.

A total of ten amendments to Coffs Harbour LEP 2013 have been identified as necessary in the ongoing implementation of Coffs Harbour LEP 2013. The intended outcomes of the proposed LEP amendment will be achieved by amending Coffs Harbour LEP 2013 as follows:

1. Amendment to Land Zoning Map (LZN_005F) to align with the recommendations of the Woolgoolga Town Centre Masterplan by rezoning land along the Clarence and Beach Streets Corridor from Zone R3 Medium Density Residential to Zone R1 General Residential.
2. Amendment to Height of Building Map (HOB_005F) to align with the recommendations of the Woolgoolga Town Centre Masterplan.
3. Amendment to Clause 7.12 Design Excellence to include land within Zone IN1 General Industrial, IN3 Heavy Industrial and IN4 Working Waterfront to accord with the Coffs Harbour Local Growth Management Strategy.
4. Amendment to Clause 7.12 Design Excellence to reference the in force Coffs Harbour Development Control Plan (DCP) 2015.
5. Amendment to Land Zoning Map (LZN_006C) to reflect the Council Notice – Dedication of Public Reserve in Government Gazette No 28 of 24 February 2017.
6. Amendment to Land Zoning Map (LZN_005C), Lot Size Map (LSZ_005C) and Height of Building Map (HOB_005C) to align with the cadastral boundary of Lot 204 DP 794312 and reflect Zone RE1 Public Recreation.
7. Amendment to Floor Space Ratio Map (FSR_006D) to fix an anomaly for Lot 131 DP 1244927and reintroduce a floor space ratio control for this land.
8. Amendment to Heritage Map (HER_006D) and Schedule 5 (Environmental Heritage) of Coffs Harbour LEP 2013 to reflect a new property description and land boundaries following a boundary adjustment associated with Item number I14 (Riley’s house).
9. Amendment to Heritage Map (HER_004B) and Schedule 5 (Environmental Heritage) of Coffs Harbour LEP 2013 to remove item I35 and associated mapping following development approval to demolish the item.
10. Amendment to Heritage Map (HER_006) and Schedule 5 (Environmental Heritage) of Coffs Harbour LEP 2013 to remove item I4 and associated mapping following the loss of the item due to fire.

On 16 July 2020, the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces determined pursuant to section 3.34(2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979  to issue a Gateway determination for Planning Proposal PP_2020_COFFS_002_00 and authorised Coffs Harbour City Council to exercise its delegation to make the Plan. In accordance with the Minister’s determination and Council’s resolution, the planning proposal is now publicly available for community consultation.