Rates notices for this quarter will be delivered three weeks later than usual. Issue date will be 28 April 2021 with due date of 28 May 2021. Direct debit arrangements will not be affected.
Due to changes made to the Planning Regulation in November 2019, the definitions relevant to secondary dwelling in the Planning Regulation need to be used instead of those in the MBRC Planning Scheme. The Planning Regulation defines the following relevant terms:
Dwelling house means a residential use of premises involving:
To clarify the appropriate definitions to be used, Council will amend the definitions in the planning scheme to be consistent with those in the Planning Regulation as part of the next minor amendment.
Council has prepared a Secondary dwelling information sheet(PDF, 481KB) to provide guidance in relation to the Secondary dwelling definition and to further assist in understanding the intended function of this development type.
Council is currently undertaking a review of Secondary dwellings. The review has been prompted by both the changes to the Planning Regulation as well as the feedback received from the community during consultation on Tailored Amendment No. 1. View more information on the Secondary dwelling review and initial findings.