Amendment C118cola - Colac Commercial Areas

Notice of Approval of Amendment

Amendment C118cola 

The Minister for Planning has approved Amendment C118cola to the Colac Otway Planning Scheme. The Amendment comes into operation on the date this notice is published in the Victoria Government Gazette (28 July 2022).

The Amendment amends the schedule to Clause 43.01 Heritage Overlay to refer to the Colac Otway Planning Scheme Heritage Control, HO305 – Murray Street Precinct Colac, Incorporated Plan 2020; amends Schedule 8 to Clause 43.02 Design and Development Overlay to change the signage category from Category 3 to Category 1; amends the schedule to Clause 72.04 Documents Incorporated in this Planning Scheme to update the Murray Street Precinct, Colac Statement of Significance and include the Colac Otway Planning Scheme Heritage Control, HO305 – Murray Street Precinct Colac, Incorporated Plan 2020; amends the schedule to Clause 72.08 Background Documents to update the Colac Otway Heritage Study Volumes 1 and 2 (Mary Sheehan & Assoc., 2003); and amends Planning Scheme Map No.11HO to remove some non-contributory properties from the fringe of the HO305 Murray Street Precinct.

A copy of the Amendment can be inspected, free of charge, at the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning website here or by contacting 1800 789 386 to arrange a time to view the Amendment documentation. A copy of the Amendment can also be inspected, free of charge, on the Colac Otway Shire Council website at www. colacotway.vic.gov.au; and/or during office hours, at the offices of the Colac Otway Shire Council, 2–6 Rae Street, Colac.