Exhibition of Draft Armidale Regional Council Contributions Plans

Council gives notice of the exhibition of the following plans:

• Draft Armidale Regional Council Section 7.11 Contributions Plan – Heavy vehicles
• Draft Armidale Regional Council Section 7.12 Contributions Plan.

Under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) Council may require a developer to pay contributions towards the provision of public amenities and services as part of carrying out a development. There are two Draft Contributions Plans:

• Draft Section 7.11 Contributions Plan – Heavy Vehicles: contributions from development that generates heavy vehicle traffic contribute towards the cost of maintaining and reconstruction of roads affected by the development.

Draft Section 7.12 Contributions Plan: contributions are levied and contribute towards roads and related infrastructure, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, open space and recreation facilities, and civic and community facilities. The contribution rate is a levy based on a percentage of the proposed cost of carrying out the development

The Draft Contributions Plans will also supersede current contributions plans by amending and/or repealing the following:

• Armidale Contributions Plan 1993 - former Armidale City Local Government Area
• Dumaresq Section 94 Development Contributions Plan 1993 – former Dumaresq Shire Local Government Area
• Armidale Contributions Plan No.2 1992 Rockvale Rd footpath/road widening
• Armidale Contributions Plan No.1 1993 Footpath Grafton and Canambe Road
• Armidale Contributions Plan No.4 1993 Footpath Northcott and Munro Streets
• Armidale Contributions Plan No.1 1996 Link Road pedestrian cycleway
• Armidale Dumaresq Development Contributions Plan 2013 Macdonald Drive shared pathway
• Armidale Dumaresq Development Contributions Plan 2013 Cookes Road Bridge Upgrade

• Guyra Section 94 Contributions Plan No.1- Traffic Generating Development
• Guyra Section 94A Plan 2006.

The Draft Contributions Plans and supporting documentation will be on public exhibition from Friday, 15 June 2018 until Monday, 23 July 2018 at:

• Council’s Armidale office, 135 Rusden Street, Armidale,
• Council’s Guyra office, 158 Bradley Street, Guyra, and
• In the documents library to the right on this page

Submissions are invited and must be addressed to the CEO, Armidale Regional Council, PO Box 75A, Armidale, NSW 2350, or sent by email to council@armidale.nsw.gov.au. Submissions must be received by Council no later than 5.00 pm on Monday, 16 July 2018.

Please be aware that if you make a submission, other people may have access to your comments. This may be as a result of a report to a Council meeting or as part of an application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.