City Plan Major Update 2 underway

Council recently endorsed preparation of the second major update to the City Plan.

The Major Update 2 scope consists of a mix of projects and general policy refinements.

Major Update 2

• Biodiversity areas

• Building height study

• Chevron Island planning investigation

• Calibration

• Communal space and private open space

• Community benefit bonus policy

• Designing for flood

• Emerging community zone – conceptual land use maps

• Employment lands planning investigation

• Vegetation management mapping

• Greenfield land

• Healthy waters code

• Live music

• Podium design

• Rural and Rural residential landscape and environment precinct

• Retirement living and aged persons accommodation

• Sewerage treatment plant buffer

• Upper Coomera Investigation area

• General policy refinements:

  • Battle-axe lot review

  • Commercial use changes in the High density residential zone

  • Dual reticulation

  • Mapping updates

  • Level of assessment for Transport depot in the Rural and Rural residential zones

  • New communities

  • Regulation of driveways and crossovers

  • Transport outcomes

The proposed changes will be released for public comment when City Plan Major Update 2 progresses to the public consultation phase in 2018.