Amendment VC109 (Alpine)

The amendment changes the Victorian Planning Provisions (VPP) and all Victorian planning schemes by amending: Clause 44.06 Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) to move the application requirements to Clause 52.47 and include a new mandatory condition for bushfire bunkers. Clause 52.17 Native Vegetation to enable the clearing of native vegetation to be undertaken by private landholders on Crown land with the written permission of the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Primary Industries for the purposes of maintaining wild dog exclusion fences. Clause 52.47 Planning for bushfire to provide approved and alternative bushfire safety measures for new single dwellings, replacement or extension to an existing dwelling and other buildings. Clause 52.48 Bushfire Protection: Exemptions to provide exemptions for the provision of defendable space for a dwelling approved under the BMO. Clause 66 Referral and Notice Provisions to change the referral authority status for relevant fire authorities for some development from determining to recommending referral authority.

Status date

31 July 2014

Exhibition

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Gazettal

31 July 2014

Outcome

Approved