Amendment C127 Bushfire and Rural Rezoning

Amendment C127 implements the findings of the draft Municipal Bushfire Risk Assessment 2020 and the draft Rural Living Strategy 2020 into the Latrobe Planning Scheme.

Where does the Amendment apply?

The Amendment applies to all land in the municipality:

C127 Municipal Landscape Bushfire Risk Map

Flynn;
Toongabbie;
Traralgon South;
Koornalla;
Hazelwood North;
Yinnar;
Moe South;
Boolarra and ;
Tyers.

It applies an overlay to areas in:

Boolarra; and
Toongabbie

An interactive map tool is available to search addresses and view how the amendment may propose to change land zones and overlays:

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What does Amendment C127 do?

The amendment proposes a range of changes to the Latrobe Planning Scheme, specifically the Amendment proposes the following changes:

Planning Policy Framework

Amend Clause 02.03 (Strategic Directions) to include strategies relevant to bushfire risk;
Amend Clause 02.04 (Strategic Framework Plans) to incorporate the recommendations of the draft Latrobe City Municipal Bushfire Risk Assessment 2020 which includes the introduction of the Municipal Landscape Bushfire Risk Map;
Amend Clause 11.01-1L (Tyers) to update the Tyers Town Structure Plan to remove an area from ‘Future rural living’;
Amend Clause 12.03-1L (Rivers and Waterways) to include strategy relevant to bushfire risk;
Inserts Clause 13.02-1L (Municipal Landscape Bushfire Risk Areas) to include policy relevant to bushfire risk;
Amends Clause 14.01-1L (Subdivision in Farming Zone Schedule 1) to include additional strategies around bushfire risk and subdivision design;
Amends Clause 14.01-3L (Forestry and Timber Production) to include strategies that address bushfire risk in relation to timber production;
Amends Clause 15.01-3L (Subdivision Design) to include additional strategies around bushfire risk and subdivision design;
Amends Clause 16.01-3L (Rural Residential Development) to support further analysis of areas identified for future rural living in the Rural Framework Plan;
Amends Clause 17.04-1L (Major Attractions and Commercial Tourism in Latrobe) to include strategies that address bushfire risk in relation to rural tourism; and
Amends Clause 17.04-1L (Facilitating Rural Tourism) to include strategies that address bushfire risk in relation to rural tourism.

Zones

Rezone Boolarra Precinct C, Boolarra Precinct E, Moe South Precinct A, Traralgon South Precinct E, Traralgon South Precinct F, Tyers Precinct D and Yinnar Precinct B from Farming Zone, Schedule 1 to Farming Zone, Schedule 2;
Rezone privately owned land in Koornalla Precinct A from Farming Zone, Schedule 1 to Farming Zone, Schedule 2;
Rezone publicly owned land in Koornalla Precinct A that does not abut Traralgon Creek from Farming Zone 1 to Public Park and Recreation Zone;
Rezone publicly owned land is Koornalla Precinct A that abuts Traralgon Creek from Farming Zone 1 to Public Conservation and Resource Zone;
Rezone Hazelwood North Precinct F from Farming Zone, Schedule 1 to Rural Living Zone, Schedule 1;
Rezone privately owned land in Flynn Precinct A from Farming Zone, Schedule 1 to Rural Living Zone, Schedule 1;
Rezone publicly owned land in Flynn Precinct A from Farming Zone, Schedule 1 to Public Park and Recreation Zone;
Rezone 106 Tyers-Walhalla Road, Tyers from Special Use Zone, Schedule 6 to Rural Living Zone Schedule 1;
Rezone Toongabbie Precinct C, Toongabbie Precinct D and a portion of Toongabbie Precinct H from Farming Zone, Schedule 1 to Rural Living Zone, Schedule 1, as identified;
Rezone a portion of Toongabbie Precinct H from Farming Zone, Schedule 1 to Rural Living Zone, Schedule 2; and
Rezoning land to fix anomalies.

Overlays

Inserts Schedule 12 to Clause 43.02 (Design and Development Overlay) relating to development of residential land at significant bushfire risk;
Apply the Design and Development Overlay to Boolarra Precinct F, Boolarra Precinct G and Toongabbie Precinct H;
Inserts Schedule 10 to Clause 43.04 (Development Plan Overlay) relating to future planning of precincts with consideration to the bushfire risk;
Apply the Development Plan Overlay to new greenfield rural living precincts C and D in Toongabbie; and
Amend Schedule 1 to Clause 44.06 (Bushfire Management Overlay) to update the mandatory condition requirements and decision guidelines.

Operational Provisions

Amends the Schedule to Clause 72.03 (What Does This Planning Scheme Consist Of?) to update the list of planning scheme maps consistent with the changes listed above;
Amends the Schedule to Clause 72.08 (Background Documents) to include the draft Latrobe City Municipal Bushfire Risk Assessment 2020, the draft Latrobe City Rural Living Strategy 2020 and the Design Guidelines Settlement Planning at the Bushfire Interface 2020;
Amends the Schedule to Clause 74.01 (Application of Zones, Overlays and Provisions) to insert a new Schedule in the form of the attached document; and
Amends the Schedule to Clause 74.02 (Further Strategic Work) to insert a new Schedule in the form of the attached document.

Current Stage: Further Work

At the 1 May 2023 Council Meeting, Council considered the Planning Panel recommendations and resolved to undertake the further work as recommended by the Planning Panel.

A copy of the Interim Planning Report is available here.

Further Information

Please contact Strategic Planning on 1300 367 700 for any enquiries relating to Planning Scheme Amendment C127.