Planning Scheme Provisions (3.9 MB) - Cairns Regional Council

~- 42 -3.3.5 Tourist Facilities ZoneIntentThe intent of the Tourism zone is to allow for the development of a range ofaccommodation and commercial facilities to cater primarily for tourists.The zone is primarily intended to contain those areas which are located in closeproximity to the Central Business District but whose dominant use is or isintended to be the provision of accommodation such as Hostels, HolidayApartments, Hotels and Motels and associated retail outlets, restaurants andentertainment.The leases on Green Island have been included in the Tourist Facilities zonebecause their primary purpose is the provision of facilities for tourists.Residential development within the zone shall be in accordance with theprovisions of Development Control Plan 1 and Development Control Plan 6,respectively. Council will not permit residential development to a density whichexceeds the Density Designation for the particular site as indicated on theDevelopment Control Plan 1 map or as specified in Development Control Plan 6,respectively.TABLEColumn 1Permitted Development[as-of-right]Column 2Permissible Development[requires Town PlanningConsent]Column 3Prohibited DevelopmentCatering ShopFast Food OutletHoliday Apartments (MediumDensity)Hostel (Medium Density)Hotel (Medium Density)Late Night ShopLocal UtilitiesMotel (Medium Density)ParkRestaurantShopAny purpose other thanthosereferred to in Columns 1& 3.Any purpose whichinvolves the erection of abuilding defined as a tallbuilding.AirportAnimal HusbandryAutomatic Mechanical CarwashBed and Breakfast AccommodationBulk Landscape & Garden SuppliesBulk StoreCemeteryChild Care CentreCommercial LaundryCommercial ServicesCrematoriumDetached DwellingDisplay HomeDual OccupancyEducational EstablishmentFamily Day CareFreight DepotFuel DepotFuneral ParlourGreen Street DevelopmentHardware StoreHeavy Vehicle ParkingHome OccupationHospital