Part I - Other Considerations - Richmond Valley Council

Richmond Valley Development Control Plan 2012I6. Animal Establishments - Boardingand Training EstablishmentsAnimal Boarding or Training Establishments are permissible in areasdesignated by the following zones:‣ RU1 Primary Production‣ R5 Large Lot Residential (Rural Residential style allotments)‣ E3 Environmental ManagementThese establishments require consent when carried out for commercialpurposes.The keeping of animals, for non-commercial purposes, above numbersprescribed within clause I6.2(a) in this Chapter is development for whichconsent will be required. This is due to a high likelihood that there may beunacceptable impacts resulting from the development in relation to noise,odour, waste, or any other impact or emission.The DCP provides a set of controls which restrict the intensity of thedevelopment so as they do not interfere with the amenity of the area in whichthey are conducted or annoy neighbouring properties in general.I6.1 Objectives – Animal EstablishmentsThe objectives of this Chapter are to:‣ provide guidelines for what will be required within an application for thekeeping of animals on a commercial basis, as well as for the keeping ofanimals on a non-commercial basis where intensities exceed thosespecified,‣ provide controls to protect urban and rural amenity,‣ encourage smaller scale agricultural pursuits which are moremanageable for the rural landowner and more likely to be profitable andrewarding due to reduced production overheads, and‣ provide adequate design considerations to avoid unacceptable adverseimpact upon amenity of the surrounding locality (Noise, traffic etc) andany endangerment to local road users.Part I – Other Considerations – Animal Est. – Boarding and Training Est. I.61