WHEREAS the proposed Riparian Area Regulation RAR Variance Protocol affects the establishment of setback distances from riparian ecosystems which differ between properties and are applied in isolation from municipal zoning and other local government powers; AND WHEREAS the proposed protocol has been implemented without formal amendment of the RAR or clarification of its relationship to the Local Government Act local government powers: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the proposed RAR Variance Protocol be nullified and cease to be implemented prior to ministerial endorsement and amendment of the RAR; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that stakeholder consultation on future proposed alterations to the RAR be required before changes to fundamental components of the regulation are made which impact local government powers.
