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Terms Definition
scrap yard means use of land where disused vehicles, materials and machinery or parts are collected and either sold or prepared for being used again, and includes the use or onselling of scrap materials.
sealed plan

means as defined in the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993.
secondary residence

means an additional residence which is self-contained and:

(a) has a gross floor area not more than 60m²;
(b) is appurtenant to a single dwelling;
(c) shares with the single dwelling access and parking, and water, sewerage, gas, electricity and telecommunications connections and meters; and
(d) may include laundry facilities.
self storage means use of land to store goods in individual enclosed compartments.
sensitive use means a residential use or a use involving the presence of people for extended periods except in the course of their employment such as a caravan park, childcare centre, dwelling, hospital or school.
service station

means use of land to sell motor vehicle fuel from bowsers, and vehicle lubricants and if such use is made of the land, includes:

(a) selling or installing motor vehicle accessories or parts;
(b) selling of food, drinks and other convenience items;
(c) hiring of trailers; and
(d) servicing or washing motor vehicles.
setback means the distance from any lot boundary to a building on the lot.
shipping container storage means use of land to store shipping containers and if such use is made of the land, includes the cleaning, repair, servicing, painting or fumigation of the shipping containers.
sign means a device, structure, depiction, or the like, that is intended to give information, advertise or attract attention to a place, product, service or event.
single dwelling means a dwelling on a lot on which no other dwelling, other than a secondary residence, is situated.
site means the lot or lots on which a use or development is located or proposed to be located.
site area per dwelling means the area of a site, excluding any access strip, divided by the number of dwellings on that site.
site coverage means the proportion of a site, excluding any access strip, covered by roofed buildings.
skyline means a line along the top of a hill or mountain that forms an outline against the sky.
solar energy installation means a solar panel, evacuated tube solar collectors, or the like.
solid fuel depot means use of land to sell solid fuel, such as briquettes, coal, and firewood.
standard means, in any zone, code or specific area plan, the objective for a particular planning issue and the means for satisfying that objective through either an acceptable solution or performance criterion presented as the tests to meet the objective.
State authority means as defined in the Act.
State-reserved land

means:

(a) land owned by the Crown or a State authority and reserved for any purpose under the Nature Conservation Act 2002, or the Crown Lands Act 1976; or
(b) fee simple land reserved for any purpose under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 where the Director of Parks and Wildlife is the managing authority.
State waters

means as defined in section 5 of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995.
storey means that part of a building between floor levels, excluding a mezzanine level. If there is no floor above, it is the part between the floor level and the ceiling.
strata lot

means a lot as defined in the Strata Titles Act 1998.
strata scheme

means as defined in the Strata Titles Act 1998.
streetscape means the visual quality of a street depicted by road width, street planting, characteristics and features, public utilities constructed within the road reserve, the setback of buildings and structures from the property boundaries, the quality, scale, bulk and design of buildings and structures fronting the road reserve. For the purposes of determining streetscape for a particular site, the above matters are relevant when viewed from either side of the same street within 100m of each side boundary of the site, unless for a local heritage precinct or local historic landscape precinct listed in the relevant Local Provisions Schedule, where the extent of the streetscape may be determined by the relevant precinct provisions.
subdivide

means to divide the surface of a lot by creating estates or interests giving separate rights of occupation otherwise than by:

(a) a lease of a building or of the land belonging to and contiguous to a building between the occupiers of that building;
(b) a lease of airspace around or above a building;
(c) a lease of a term not exceeding 10 years or for a term not capable of exceeding 10 years;
(d) the creation of a lot on a strata scheme or a staged development scheme under the Strata Titles Act 1998; or
(e) an order adhering existing parcels of land.
subdivision

means the act of subdividing or the lot subject to an act of subdividing. 
suitably qualified person means a person who can adequately demonstrate relevant tertiary qualifications (or equivalent) and experience in a recognised field of knowledge, expertise or practice with direct relevance to the matter under consideration.
take away food premises means use of land to prepare and sell food and drink primarily for immediate consumption off the premises.
temporary housing

means residential use or development for a period of not more than 12 months commencing from the date on which an occupancy permit or temporary occupancy permit is issued in accordance with Part 17 of the Building Act 2016.
threatened native vegetation community

means as defined under the Nature Conservation Act 2002.
tolerable risk

means the lowest level of likely risk from the relevant hazard:

(a) to secure the benefits of a use or development in a relevant hazard area; and
(b) which can be managed through:
(i) routine regulatory measures; or
(ii) by specific hazard management measures for the intended life of each use or development.
turf growing means use of land for growing grass which is cut into sods or rolls containing the roots and some soil for direct transplanting. 
use means as defined in the Act.
vehicle crossing means a driveway for vehicular traffic to enter or leave a road carriageway from land adjoining a road.
vehicular access means land over which a vehicle enters or leaves a road from land adjoining a road.
veterinary centre

means land used to:

(a) diagnose animal diseases or disorders;
(b) surgically or medically treat animals; or
(c) prevent animal diseases or disorders,

and includes keeping animals on the premises for those purposes.
visitor centre means land used for the principal purpose of providing information to tourists and may include incidental retail sales and supplementary services to tourism.
wall height means the vertical distance from existing ground level immediately below the wall to the uppermost part of the wall excluding any roof element.
waste transfer station

means use of land to receive and temporarily store waste before it is removed elsewhere and includes a container refund point, excluding a bag drop refund point, a container refund machine, an over the counter refund point and a pop-up refund point.
watercourse means a defined channel with a natural or modified bed and banks that carries surface water flows.
wetland means a depression in the land, or an area of poor drainage, that holds water derived from ground water and surface water runoff and supports plants adapted to partial or full inundation and includes an artificial wetland.
winery means use of land for the manufacture of vineyard products and if land is so used, includes the display and sale of vineyard products, and the preparation and sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises.
works means as defined in the Act.