Dwelling house or secondary dwelling affected by natural disaster
5.9 Dwelling house or secondary dwelling affected by natural disaster
The objective of this clause is to enable the repair or replacement of lawfully erected dwelling houses and secondary dwellings that have been damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster.
This clause applies to land in the following zones—
RU1 Primary Production,
RU2 Rural Landscape,
RU3 Forestry,
RU5 Village,
RU6 Transition,
R1 General Residential,
R2 Low Density Residential,
R3 Medium Density Residential,
R5 Large Lot Residential,
E1 Local Centre,
E2 Commercial Centre,
E3 Productivity Support,
E4 General Industrial,
MU1 Mixed Use,
(Repealed)
SP1 Special Activities,
SP2 Infrastructure,
SP3 Tourist,
SP4 Enterprise,
RE1 Public Recreation,
RE2 Private Recreation,
C1 National Parks and Nature Reserves,
C2 Environmental Conservation,
C3 Environmental Management,
C4 Environmental Living,
W1 Natural Waterways,
W2 Recreational Waterways,
W4 Working Waterfront.
Despite the other provisions of this Plan, development consent may be granted to development on land to which this clause applies to enable a dwelling house or secondary dwelling that has been damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster to be repaired or replaced if—
the dwelling house or secondary dwelling was lawfully erected, and
the development application seeking the development consent is made to the consent authority no later than 5 years after the day on which the natural disaster caused the damage or destruction.
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