New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BLUE MOUNTAINS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2005 - REG 99

99 Car parking provision

(1) Off-street car parking is to be provided in accordance with the relevant part of the Council’s Better Living DCP .

(2) Notwithstanding subclause (1), the consent authority may permit development for the purpose of multi-dwelling housing with a lesser number of car parking spaces where it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the consent authority that:

(a) future residents are likely to have a low level of car ownership, and

(b) the site is located within the Accessible Housing Area, as shown on Map Panel A, and

(c) the car parking spaces will be allocated so as to be available to all dwellings on a shared basis.

(3) The consent authority shall, in respect of an application for consent to development for the purpose of accessible housing, bulk stores, bulky goods showrooms, car repair stations, caravan parks, commercial premises, clubs, district supermarkets, drive-in take-away food outlets, hotels, industries, light industries, motor showrooms, multi-dwelling housing, places of assembly, places of worship, service stations, shops or tourist accommodation or to the carrying out of any other development that, in the opinion of the consent authority, is likely to cause increased vehicular traffic on any road in the vicinity of that development, take into consideration:

(a) whether adequate vehicular exits from and entrances to the site or sites have been provided so that vehicles using those exits and entrances will not endanger people and vehicles using those roads, and

(b) whether the provision of space on the site or on land adjoining the site, other than a public road, for the parking or standing of such number of vehicles is as specified by the relevant part of the Council’s Better Living DCP , and

(d) whether adequate space has been provided within the site of the proposed development for the loading, unloading and fuelling of vehicles and for the picking up and setting down of passengers.