Community Land Management Plan Review

As set out under section 196 of the Local Government Act 1999 (the Act), councils are required to prepare and adopt Community Land Management Plans (CLMPs) for all Community Land located within their Council area if the land has been or is to be specially developed, modified or adapted for the benefit or enjoyment of the Community or the land is, or is to be, occupied under a lease or licence.

The Act specifies the content that CLMPs must:

• Identify the land to which it applies
• State the purpose for which it is held by the Council
• State the Council’s objectives, policies and proposals for the management of the land
• State performance targets and how the Council proposes to measure its performance against its objectives and performance targets (as far as is practicable)
• Be consistent with other relevant official plans and policies about conservation, development and use of the land.

At its meeting on 28 February, council endorsed to reduce the number of CLMPs administered by council from 11 down to 6, for public consultation.

Key features that will be consistent within the new CLMPs include:

• Standardising the format with simpler language and less repetition
• Referencing policies rather than including them in full which will allow for future changes to policies not resulting in CLMPs also needing to be amended
• A Kaurna acknowledgment
• Tailoring objectives relevant to the primary use and functionality of the land and in accordance with relevant Council plans and policies where possible
• Meaningful performance targets and methods of measuring performance against the stated objectives and targets

The 6 new CLMPs will cover:

• Leased Facilities
• Sporting Facilities
• Wetlands
• Coastal and Natural Reserves
• Reserves and Open Space
• Operational and Other Community Land

Have your say on the amended CLMP's by completing the short survey below before 5pm on May 10.