INDUSTRIAL LAND USE STRATEGY - City of Darebin

Contents1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 12 GENERAL PRINCIPLES ...................................................................................................... 32.1 EXISTING POLICY ........................................................................................................................................32.2 BEYOND EXISTING POLICY ..........................................................................................................................33 CHANGES IN THE DAREBIN ECONOMY........................................................................... 53.1 ACTIVITIES ON INDUSTRIAL LAND .................................................................................................................53.2 DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS...............................................................................................................................63.3 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................................64 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDE ................................................................................ 74.1 INDUSTRIAL LAND HIERARCHY.....................................................................................................................74.1.1 Core Industrial Areas ............................................................................................... ....................94.1.2 Secondary Industrial/ Employment Nodes............................................................... ....................94.1.3 Single Users Sites.................................................................................................... ....................94.1.4 Service Business Areas........................................................................................... ..................104.2 PLANNING SCHEME CONTROLS .................................................................................................................104.2.1 Existing Zones and Planning Scheme Provisions ................................................... ..................104.2.2 Proposed Zones....................................................................................................... ..................114.3 ZONING STRATEGY ...................................................................................................................................134.4 LOCAL AREA PLANS .................................................................................................................................164.5 CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT ..........................................................................................................174.5.1 Development Contributions Policy........................................................................... ..................184.5.2 Development Contributions Plans ........................................................................... ..................194.5.3 Negotiated Section 173 Agreements....................................................................... ..................184.5.4 Special Rate Levy .................................................................................................... ..................195 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN OBJECTIVES ................................................ 206 A DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK............................................................................... 226.1 PRINCIPLE QUESTIONS.............................................................................................................................226.2 REZONING REQUESTS..............................................................................................................................236.2.1 Request for Rezoning – Industrial to Residential .................................................... ..................236.2.2 Impact on Surrounding Uses ................................................................................... ..................246.2.3 Planning Balance Sheet........................................................................................... ..................256.3 PERMIT APPLICATIONS..............................................................................................................................277 CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................. 288 RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................................... 29APPENDICESAPPENDIX 1 DESCRIPTION OF ZONES..................................................................................... 31APPENDIX 2 MAPS OF DESIGNATED AREAS .......................................................................... 34APPENDIX 3 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................... 35APPENDIX 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - JUNCTION INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN... 36