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9. Development and Land Use
9.1. Zoning
Zoning in Council Development Plans outlines the types of land uses and structures (defined as
‘development’ in the Development Act 1993) that are envisaged in particular areas. Development Plan
policy is written to facilitate envisaged forms of development while discouraging inappropriate
development.
Much of the development of land that has occurred throughout the Council areas took place before
climate change impacts were ever contemplated.
All three of the Councils in the Study Area have undertaken a conversion of their Development Plan to the
South Australian Planning Policy Library (formerly Better Development Plan) format. Development Plans
in this format have a consistent structure and use of terminology, simplifying the understanding of what is
meant by the different zone types. The Policy library contains policies that Councils may incorporate to
assist in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Land use generalised metadata (dataset 219, updated 30 June 2012) supplied by the Department of
Planning, Transport and Infrastructure has been used for the regional analysis, which ensures data
integrity and consistency between Councils in the Study Area. In some instances, Councils’ records may
differ from the data used for this analysis.
Table 9.1
and
Figure 9.1
summarise the amount of land within the Study Area that is covered by the
various zones, while
Figures 9.2
to
Figure 9.4
and
Tables 9.2
to
Table 9.4
contain the same data for
each Council.
The Study Area contains more than 10,000 ha of Residential zoning, covering 59% of the region. There
is a total of 3,931 ha of Industrial zoning, accounting for approximately 23% of the region. Open Space,
Recreation and Community zoning covers around 8% of the region, with Commercial and Centre and
Airfield zones each accounting for approximately 5% of zones.
Table 9.1: Summary of Zoning in the Study Area
Zone
Area (ha)
Percentage
Commercial and Centre
942.9
5.4
Conservation
7.0
0.0
Open Space, Recreation and Community
1440.4
8.2
Residential
10336.3
59.2
Industry
3930.6
22.5
Airfield
803.7
4.6
