The Lismore City Council April meeting will be held this morning at council chambers in Goonellabah.

Just like the extraordinary March meeting two weeks ago with the Eastwood Estate's 176 new housing sites in Precinct 2, this council meeting has another large development on its agenda.

1055 Bruxner Highway is a large development at the end of the new Oliver Avenue extension in Goonellabah that will provide residential home sites, which include general and medium-density housing as well as a local centre, a mixed-use area and an industrial area.

Councillors will vote on a Development Control Plan (DCP) that council staff have created.

The DCP is to give developmental guidance to potential land owners and investors who want to build houses, townhouses, apartment blocks, and commercial or industrial buildings on flood-free land.

1055 Bruxner Highway would be made up of five areas:

1. General Residential - this is at the north (Ballina Road) end of the site.
2. Medium Density Residential - this precinct will be home to a diverse housing range, such as townhouses and apartment blocks that must be designed in accordance with building height and minimum lot size controls.
3. Local Centre - This is the area where commercial and community uses are enabled, as well as shop-top housing. The DCP suggests a 'High Street' type village centre with high-quality footpaths, outdoor seating etc. Buildings can be up to five stories high and must have active street frontages. The village centre adjoins a key parcel of public open space that is to be integrated with the Tucki Tuck Creek reserve.
4. Mixed-Use - This precinct is to enable commercial development as well as shop-top housing. Buildings here will have a maximum of four stories, with any upper levels setback to minimise the bulk and scale to the street.
5. Industrial - this is the most southern end of the precinct, so closest to the existing Goonellabah Industrial Estate.

The community had the opportunity to provide feedback on the site, and 83 submissions were received. The results were 43% were happy and very happy, 43% unhappy or very unhappy, and 13% were neutral.

Council staff adjusted elements of the DCP based on the community feedback.

In other council business, Cr Virginia Waters wants to staff to do due diligence on council buying the old Vinnies building at 40 Cullen Street, Nimbin.

Cr Jeri Hall would like council to write a letter of support to the Bexhill Quarry Parklands Association in their efforts to transform the quarry into a regional parkland bringing tourism and economic development to Bexhill and Lismore.

There will be a discussion in confidential about the appointment of a new General Manager.

You can view the Lismore City Council meeting from 9am for public speakers or 10am for the meeting proper via council's Facebook page.