MBRC Planning Scheme - Overlay maps
Planning schemes use overlay maps to show the location of special features on your property such as flooding, coastal hazards, bushfire and environmental areas.
These are important to consider if you are planning any development, such as building, expanding or changing how your property is used.
Accessing overlay maps for a property
If you are planning to develop, you can check if your property has any overlays using my property look up or planning scheme maps.
How overlay mapping affects properties
If you want to develop your property, it is important to check for overlay maps. Your property can have one or more overlays that could influence your plans. If you are not planning any development, the overlays might not impact you.
Overlay maps serve different purposes and have specific guidelines for development.
Some overlay maps have overlay codes. Others might have requirements that relate to zone, local plan or development codes. Some help you understand the assessment requirements outlined in codes and planning scheme policies.
Not all overlays apply to your entire property. Some might only affect specific areas. If an overlay only covers part of your property, then codes only apply to development within that mapped area.
For more details on specific overlays, view the information sheets or email mbrcplanningscheme@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.
Overlay maps with overlay codes
Some overlay maps include specific requirements, known as overlay codes. These codes outline what is required for development in these areas. This helps protect property owners and residents living in these areas. Overlay maps with overlay codes include:
The first column lists the overlay map, and the second column lists its purpose.
If your property is within one of the following overlay maps and you want to develop, you must follow the overlay codes in Part 8 and the tables of assessment in Section 5.10 of the planning scheme:
If your property is in other overlay areas, the overlay codes and tables of assessment will apply.
Other overlay provisions
Other overlay maps in the planning scheme do not have overlay codes. Instead, their requirements are found in the values and constraints criteria or the accepted development and performance outcomes section. For more information, refer to the planning scheme.
Overlay maps where requirements are found in values and constraints criteria of zones, local plans, development codes and the planning scheme:
The first column lists the overlay map, and the second column lists its purpose.
| Overlay map |
Purpose |
| Acid sulfate soils |
To protect people, property and the environment from the potential hazard of acid sulfate soils.
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| Bushfire hazard |
To protect people and property from bushfires.
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| Environmental areas |
To highlight areas of environmental significance. It applies to property owners and residents wanting to clear native vegetation in these areas.
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| Extractive resources |
To identify key extractive resource areas, extractive resources transport routes, separation areas and buffers to ensure:
- transportation of extractive resources occurs unhindered from incompatible sensitive uses
- resources are extracted and distributed unhindered from incompatible sensitive uses, and land is rehabilitated once extraction is complete.
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| Heritage and landscape character |
To protect and preserve the natural aesthetic, architectural, historic and cultural values of significant trees, places, objects and buildings. |
| Landslide hazard |
To protect people, property and the environment from the risk of landslide, land instability and visual impact. |
| Infrastructure buffers |
To protect and promote the ongoing operation, maintenance and safety of major infrastructure and establish effective separation buffers associated with major infrastructure to minimise adverse effects on sensitive land uses from noise, dust and other nuisance-generating activities. |
| Overland flow path |
To identify land that is affected by an overland flow path and ensure surrounding properties are not impacted by changes in these flow paths as a result of development. |
| Scenic amenity |
To protect the visual and landscape character of areas having high scenic amenity values. |
| Riparian and wetland setbacks |
To help maintain native habitat, fauna connectivity, as well as the overall health of local waterways, the overlay highlights development setbacks that apply near waterways and wetlands. |
Overlay maps referred to in accepted development, performance outcomes and planning scheme policies:
The first column lists the overlay map, and the second column lists its purpose.
| Overlay map |
Purpose |
| Active transport |
To protect the function of the city’s active transport network. |
| Building heights |
To identify and control the maximum height of buildings and structures. |
| Community activities and neighbourhood hubs |
To identify the location of community activities and neighbourhood hubs in the General residential, Rural residential and Industry zones, where some retail, commercial and community uses may be supported, and alternative categories of development and assessment, and requirements may apply to development. |
| Environmental offset receiving areas |
To identify ecological corridors throughout the region considered suitable for receiving development offset planting. |
| Road hierarchy |
To protect the function of the city's road network. |
| Rural residential zone lot sizes |
To identify and control minimum subdivision sizes and areas of land unable to be further subdivided. |
| Stormwater catchments |
To identify the 14 stormwater catchments in Moreton Bay. |
| Walking distance (centre) |
To allow for alternative levels of assessment and car parking requirements in locations close to higher-order and district centres. |
| Walking distance (train station) |
To allow for alternative levels of assessment and car parking requirements in locations close to train stations. |
Overlay maps for information purposes:
The first column lists the overlay map, and the second column lists its purpose.
| Overlay map |
Purpose |
| Transport noise corridors |
To identify transport noise corridors per the Building Act 1975.
There are no criteria controlling transport noise in the planning scheme. Transport noise is regulated by the Queensland Development Code (MP4.4 Buildings in a Transport Noise Corridor). |