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BEGA VALLEY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2013 - REG 4.2C

Erection of rural workers' dwellings

4.2C Erection of rural workers' dwellings

(1) The objectives of this clause are as follows--
(a) to ensure the provision of adequate accommodation for employees of existing agricultural or rural industries,
(b) to permit the erection of rural workers' dwellings if there is a genuine need to accommodate on-site employees due to the nature of the agricultural or rural industry, or due to the location of the land,
(c) to prevent the erection of rural workers' dwellings if the agricultural or rural industry does not have the capacity to support the employment of rural workers.
(2) This clause applies to land in the following zones--
(a) Zone RU1 Primary Production,
(b) Zone RU2 Rural Landscape.
(3) Development consent must not be granted to the erection of a rural worker's dwelling on land to which this clause applies unless the consent authority is satisfied that--
(a) the development will be on the same lot as an existing lawfully erected dwelling house, and
(b) the development will not impair the use of the land for agricultural or rural industries, and
(c) the agricultural or rural industry being carried out on the land has a demonstrated economic capacity to support the ongoing employment of rural workers, and
(d) the development is necessary considering the nature of the agricultural or rural industry land use lawfully occurring on the land or as a result of the remote or isolated location of the land.



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