Moreton Bay Building Height Overlay Exception Zones

MBRC Planning Scheme data delineates areas with exceptions to standard building height rules. The dataset, published by Moreton Bay Regional Council in February 2016, supports land development assessment. It is designed for use with the Building Heights Overlay and North Lakes Locality maps.

Use Cases

• Identify properties subject to building height overlay exceptions for development permit applications.
• Analyze spatial distribution of height exceptions in conjunction with the North Lakes Locality map.
• Integrate overlay exception zones with other planning scheme layers for comprehensive site constraint modeling.

Strengths

• Data adheres to standardized Queensland Planning Provisions (QPP) attribute field definitions.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, GPKG, and ArcGIS REST API.
• Managed and published by the authoritative local government body, Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Limitations

• Dataset version is from February 2016, potentially outdated for current planning decisions.
• Specific attribute columns, row counts, and spatial extents are not documented in the input.
• Requires conjunction with other unspecified map layers (Building Heights Overlay) for proper context.

Provenance

Source

City of Moreton Bay's Data Hub / moretonbaygis

Collection Method

Derived from the Moreton Bay Regional Council planning scheme under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

Time Range

Version dated February 2016.

Freshness

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Geography

Moreton Bay Regional Council area, Queensland, Australia.