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1 Important rating information Council of the City of Gold Coast Property rating categories explained for your rate notice The description used for this purpose can be found under the heading Category and criteria for inclusion in category. You have the right to object to the category in which your property has been included having regard to the criteria by which land is categorised, if you feel your land should have been included in another category. A notice of objection form can be obtained from the Council of the City of Gold Coast (Council) and must be completed and submitted before the due date of the rate notice. Please note: you are required to pay the enclosed rate notice by the due date, even if you lodge an objection. Failure to do so may mean Council will commence recovery proceedings. Should your objection be successful, your land will be re-categorised and a financial adjustment will be made. The requirements for and procedures for dealing with a notice of objection are set out in the Local Government Regulation 2012, Chapter 4 Rates and charges, Part 5 Differential general rates, Division 4 Objecting to rates category. If you propose to make an objection, you should obtain a copy of these provisions. In this notice: (1) averaged value (AV) means the 3 year averaged value of the land calculated in accordance with the Local Government Regulation 2012 section 76; (2) a Building Units Plan or a Building Format Plan is one that shows the building subdivided vertically and/ or horizontally into lots, and shows the common property (e.g. a high rise or a low rise apartment building); (3) a community titles scheme is: (a) a community titles scheme created under the Body Corporate & Community Management Act 1997; or (b) a subdivisional scheme: (i) created by a Building Units Plan or Group Titles Plan (as defined) and (ii) governed by the Building Units & Group Titles Act 1980, (including a scheme created under H.S.P. Nominees Acts, the Sanctuary Cove Resort Act, the Integrated Resort Development Act 1987 or the Mixed Use Development Act 1993); (c) For clarity, a community titles scheme does not include a timeshare arrangement. (4) company title scheme means a scheme under which: (a) a company owns the property that includes the building in which the dwelling unit is contained (together with other dwelling units); and (b) the ownership of a share (or shares) in the company entitles the holder to occupy his/her dwelling; but (c) the shareholder does not acquire ownership of the dwelling itself. (5) farming means farming business as defined by Land Valuation Act 2010 section 48(4); (6) ground refers to the existing ground upon which the building containing the lot is located: the ground floor of a building will be level 1; the first level above the ground floor will be level 2; the second level above the ground floor will be level 3 etc. Note that when a lot is located on more than one level of a building, the level of the lot is, for the purposes of the following categories and criteria, the highest level upon which the lot is located; Example A lot located on level 20 and level 21 of a building is treated as located on level 21 for the purposes of categorisation. (7) a Group Titles Plan or a Standard Format Plan is one in which the land (rather than a building) is subdivided into lots and common property (e.g. townhouse complex); (8) itinerant means a visitor or tourist, as distinct from a permanent resident; (9) life tenant, of a single-unit dwelling or residential unit or of a multi-unit residential building, means a natural person who does not own a 50% or greater interest in any other residential property, to whom a life tenancy of the dwelling, unit, or building has been granted: (a) under a valid will made by the deceased owner of the property; or (b) pursuant to the order or declaration of an Australian superior court (including the Family Court); and (c) upon terms obliging the person to pay the rates for the property. (10) lives means to make one s home in a particular place on a permanent basis; (11) lot, that is scheme land for a community titles scheme, is a separate lot, piece or parcel of land for the purposes of categorisation; (12) multi-unit residential building means and comprising a building consisting of two or more residential flats or residential units used to provide rental accommodation to either permanent residents or itinerants, other than: (a) a residential building subdivided into lots forming part of a community titles scheme; or (b) a residential building registered as a retirement village or the like; or (c) a residential building registered as an aged care facility; (d) a multi-unit residential property; (13) multi-unit residential property means land such as a multi-unit residential community or residential park used to provide residential accommodation exclusively to permanent occupants, comprising of attached and detached single-unit dwellings, residential units, common areas and facilities for use by its residents. Multi-unit residential property includes: (a) over 50s lifestyle resorts; (b) relocatable home parks; (c) retirement villages; (d) aged care facilities; and (e) For clarity, a multi-unit residential property does not include premises required to be licensed under Local Law No. 16 (Licensing) 2008 for the operation of rental accommodation. (14) permanent resident means a person who lives in the local government area, as distinct from an itinerant; (15) principal place of residence means: (a) a single-unit dwelling or residential community titles lot at which: (i) at least one person who owns the dwelling or lot predominantly lives; or (ii) at least one person who is a life tenant of the dwelling or lot predominantly lives; (b) a single-unit dwelling or residential community titles lot: (i) in which the owner or a life tenant predominantly lived immediately before being admitted to a nursing or convalescence institution; and (ii) at which the owner or the life tenant will resume living upon being discharged from the nursing or convalescence institution; and (iii) that remains unoccupied throughout the period of the owner s or the life tenant s residence at the nursing or convalescent institution; or (c) a multi-unit residential building (for example, a duplex): (i) in which at least one owner or life tenant of the building predominantly lives; and (ii) no part of which is offered for rent; but principal place of residence does not include a single-unit dwelling, a residential community titles lot, or a multi-unit residential building that is: (a) owned by an entity other than a natural person (e.g. a company or an incorporated association); or (b) owned by a person as trustee of a trust; (c) occupied not by at least one of its owners but by another person or other persons (including a member or members of the owner s family), whether or not in return for rent or other reward; or (d) vacant, whether permanently or temporarily (for more than 120 days in the financial year), including for the purposes of renovation, except where: (i) the single-unit dwelling or residential community titles lot being renovated otherwise remains the principal place of residence of the owner for purposes of this definition and the owner/s do not own any other singleunit dwelling or residential lot that they claim to be their principal place of residence; or (ii) the single-unit dwelling or residential community titles lot is continuously vacant for more than 120 consecutive days of the financial year due to the owner/s absence on an extended holiday provided the dwelling or lot remains vacant for the entire period of their absence. Note: In establishing principal place of residence, the City may consider any relevant material including nominated addresses for electoral, taxation, social security, or national health registration purposes. (16) rental accommodation means land required to be licensed under Local Law No. 16 (Licensing) 2008 for the operation of rental accommodation and for the purpose of categorisation includes land the subject of a time share scheme, or similar arrangement; includes land the subject of a lifetime lease, lifetime licence, company share scheme or time share scheme, or similar arrangement; (17) residential land means: (a) a separate, distinct parcel of land used for a residential purpose pursuant to the planning controls applicable to it under statute; or (b) a parcel of vacant or predominantly vacant land; and (c) that may be developed or used only for a residential purpose pursuant to the planning controls applicable to it under statute; (18) residential development land means a parcel of vacant land, not smaller than 2 hectares of area, which may be used, under the applicable planning controls, for residential development; (19) prospective residential development land means a parcel of predominantly vacant land, not smaller than 2 hectares in area, and used for no purpose other than residential dwelling, but that may be used, under the applicable planning controls, for residential development; (20) community titles lot means a lot in a community titles scheme; (21) total floor area means the total of all parts of a lot including balconies, courtyards, garages, storage areas and the like, regardless of whether the lot is wholly contained within one level, or more than one level, of a building; (22) visitor or tourist means a person visiting a person or place for a temporary period;
2 Single-unit dwellings not rented 1A 1P (1) (a) that is not a lot in a community titles scheme or multi-unit residential (b) used for a single-unit dwelling; and (c) not used to provide rental accommodation to either permanent residents or itinerants at (d) vacant land usable, under Council s City Plan, for a residential purpose other than residential development land. (2) All other rateable land that does not fall within another category. residents or itinerants at any time Residential community titles lots not rented 1B 1C (2) having a total area of 750m 2 or less; and residents or itinerants at any time (2) having a total area of more than 750m 2 ; and residents or itinerants at any time Residential units not rented 1T 1U (2) located up to and including 4 levels above ground; and residents or itinerants at any time during the financial year; and (4) is used as a principal place of residence by at least one of the owners. (2) located on level 5 or greater above ground; and residents or itinerants at any time during the financial year, and (4) is used as a principal place of residence by at least one of the owners. Single-unit dwellings rented to permanent residents or not principal places of residence 2A 2P (2) used for a single-unit dwelling; and (3) used for a single-unit dwelling; and Residential community titles lots rented to permanent residents or not principal places of residence 2B 2C (2) having a total area of 750m 2 or less; and (2) having a total area of more than 750m 2 ; and Residential units rented to permanent residents or not principal places of residence 2G 2H 2I 2J 2K 2L
3 2M 2N 2O 2Q 2R 2S 2T (2) located up to and including 4 levels above ground; and Single-unit dwellings rented to itinerants 3A (2) used for a single-unit dwelling; and 3P (3) used for a single-unit dwelling; and Residential community titles lots rented to itinerants 3B 3C (2) having a total area of 750m 2 or less; and (2) having a total area of more than 750m 2 ; and Residential units rented to itinerants 3G 3H 3I 3J 3K 3L 3M
4 3N 3O 3Q 3R 3S 3T (2) having a total floor area of 70m2 or less; and (2) located up to and including 4 levels above ground; and Commercial properties or premises 4A (c) vacant land usable, under Council s City Plan for a commercial (4) that has an averaged value over $0 to $530,000. 4B 4C 4D 4E (4) that has an averaged value over $530,000 to $5,300,000. (4) that has an averaged value over $5,300,000 to $10,100,000. (4) that has an averaged value over $10,100,000. (1) that is a lot in (4) that has an averaged value over $0 to $530,000.
5 4F 4G 4H 4I 4J 4K 4L 4M 4N 4O 4P (1) that is a lot in (4) that has an averaged value over $530,000 to $5,300,000. (1) that is a lot in (4) that has an averaged value over $5,300,000 to $10,100,000. (1) that is a lot in (c) vacant land usable, under Council s City Plan for a commercial (4) that has an averaged value over $10,100,000. (1) used for a drive-in shopping centre; and (2) having an averaged value over $14,000,000 to $27,500,000. (1) used for a drive-in shopping centre; and (2) having an averaged value over $27,500,000 to $60,000,000. (1) used for a drive-in shopping centre; and (2) having an averaged value over $60,000,000. (1) used for a theme park incorporating entertainment venues; and (2) having an averaged value over $10,100,000. Land that is used for a convention and exhibition centre providing for large scale functions, meetings, launches, exhibitions, concerts and sporting events. Land that is used for an airport providing both domestic and international airline services, passenger terminal and freight facilities. Land that is used for a casino providing for around the clock seven days a week gaming operations, accommodation, dining, sport and recreational facilities. Land that is used for quarry or extractive industry purposes. 4Q (2) that is subject to the constraints imposed on lands included in the Rural (3) that is: (e) prospective residential development land. 4R (1) used for a hotel/motel providing for accommodation, dining and/or shopping and recreational facilities; and (2) having an averaged value over $7,500,000 to $12,300,000. 4S (1) used for a hotel/motel providing for accommodation, dining and/or shopping and recreational facilities; and (2) having an averaged value over $12,300,000. 4T Land adjacent to an airport, or in the vicinity of the airport, upon which a car parking facility is provided for airport users or visitors, whether or not to supplement a car parking facility upon the airport land. Farming lands 5A (1) used for farming purposes; and (2) valued under Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 5, Subdivision 2 of the Land Valuation Act 2010 (Exclusive use for farming). 5B (1) subject to the constraints imposed on lands included in the Rural (2) used for farming purposes; and (3) valued under Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 5, Subdivision 2 of the Land Valuation Act 2010 (Exclusive use for farming). Miscellaneous 6A Property: (1) that is land over which the State has issued a pump site lease; or (2) that is a boat berth or boat shed for private recreational use and must be used in conjunction with another parcel (other than a boat berth, boat shed, balance lot, or management lot): (a) where each of the boat berth/boat shed and the other parcel is a component of the same subdivision; or (b) where the boat berth/boat shed and the other parcel are components of different but contiguous subdivisions; or (c) where the boat berth/boat shed and the other parcel are components of different subdivisions that are non contiguous but related to one another; or (3) that is a garage or storage room in a community titles scheme for private use of its owner or occupier and that is owned by a person who also owns another lot (other than a garage or storage room) in the same community titles scheme. Examples for paragraph (2): (1) The boat berth/boat shed: (a) is a lot in (b) is owned by the owner of another lot in the scheme; (2) The boat berth/boat shed: (a) is a lot in a community titles scheme; (b) is owned by the owner of a lot in a contiguous community titles scheme; (3) The boat berth/boat shed: (a) is a lot in a community titles scheme; (b) is owned by the owner of a detached house lot in a subdivision adjoining the community titles scheme; and (c) is encumbered by a registered statutory covenant that prevents the owner transferring either lot without the other. (4) The boat berth/boat shed: (a) is a lot in a community titles scheme the scheme land of which is a lot in a layered community titles scheme; (b) is owned by the owner of a lot in another community titles scheme the scheme land of which, although not contiguous to the boat berth/boat shed scheme, is another lot in the same layered community titles scheme; and (c) is encumbered by a registered statutory covenant that prevents the owner transferring either lot without the other.
6 6B (2) that is one of the parts into which land has been subdivided; and (3) that is not otherwise developed; and (4) usable, under Council s Planning Scheme, for a residential purpose; and (5) that is valued under Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 5, Subdivision 3 of the Land Valuation Act 2010 (Valuation discounting for subdivided land). 6C (3) that is one of the parts into which land has been subdivided; and (4) that is not otherwise developed; and (5) usable, under Council s City Plan, for a residential purpose; and (6) that is valued under Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 5, Subdivision 3 of the Land Valuation Act 2010 (Valuation discounting for subdivided land). 6D Property that is a boat berth and/or boat shed other than a boat berth or boat shed falling within category 6A. 6E Garage or storage room that is a lot in a community titles scheme other than a garage or storage room falling within category 6A. 6G (2) that is one of the parts into which land has been subdivided; and (3) that is not otherwise developed; and (4) usable, under Council s City Plan, for a commercial purpose or a mixed (5) residential development land; or (6) prospective residential development land; and (7) that is valued under Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 5, Subdivision 3 of the Land Valuation Act 2010 (Valuation discounting for subdivided land). Flats or units not rented 7A (2) not used to provide rental accommodation to either permanent residents or itinerants at any time during the financial year; and (3) every unit is occupied and used as the principal place of residence by at least one of the owners. Flats or units rented to permanent residents or not principal places of residence 7B (2) consisting of 2 flats or units; and 7C 7D 7E (2) consisting of 3 to 5 flats or units; and (2) consisting of 6 to 10 flats or units; and (2) consisting of 11 to 15 flats or units; and 7F (2) consisting of 16 to 20 flats or units; and 7G (2) consisting of 21 to 40 flats or units; and 7H (2) consisting of greater than 40 flats or units; and Flats or units rented to itinerants 7M (1) used for multi-unit residential building; and (2) consisting of 2 flats or units; and 7N (2) consisting of 3 to 5 flats or units; and 7O (2) consisting of 6 to 10 flats or units; and 7P (2) consisting of 11 to 15 flats or units; and 7Q (2) consisting of 16 to 20 flats or units; and 7R (2) consisting of 21 to 40 flats or units; and 7S (2) consisting of greater than 40 flats or units; and Multi-unit residential communities 8A (2) having an averaged value over $0 to $530,000. 8B 8C 8D 8D (2) having an averaged value of over $530,000 to $5,300,000. (2) having an averaged value of over $5,300,000 to $10,100,000. (2) having an averaged value over $10,100,000. (2) having an averaged value over $9,810,000. CGC July 2016
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