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4.2 Forestry and Wood Lot Setbacks
Planting and replanting of plantation forestry or any wood lot of more than 2 hectares shall not be located within 10 metres from the boundary of all sites held under a separate certificate of title and owned by a person or organisation other than the person who or organisation which is undertaking the planting provided that where the adjoining landowner has provided written consent to Council a waiver of the above shall be permitted for the growth cycle of the trees in question.
In a growth cycle no vegetation shall be allowed to grow to a position which will shade any existing dwelling unit, located on a site in a separate certificate of title and owned by a person or organisation other than the person who or organisation which is undertaking the planting, between the hours of 9.30am and 3.00pm on the shortest day of the year.
This Rule does not apply to the replanting of existing lawfully established plantation forestry and wood lots.
