New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EUROBODALLA RURAL LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1987 - REG 3

3 Objectives

(1) The general objectives of this plan are:

(a) to encourage orderly and proper development within the Shire of Eurobodalla,

(b) to identify zones where particular classes of development are most likely to be appropriate, having regard to the environmental characteristics of the area, servicing and access requirements and constraints, and the characteristics of the development,

(c) to optimise the use of existing services and infrastructure and promote the efficient provision of any services and infrastructure in future in accordance with the intensity and type of development proposed for the area,

(d) to ensure that provision is made for public amenities, public services and community facilities early in the process of development,

(e) to ensure that no development on any land is likely to jeopardise the future orderly and economical development of the land or land in its vicinity,

(f) to provide a broad, long-term framework of planning controls based on a strong emphasis on general, particular and zone specific statements of objectives and strategies in concert with development control plans giving expression to detailed planning provisions.

(2) The particular objectives of this plan are:

(a) in relation to environmental protection:

(i) to protect coastal areas, estuaries, wetlands, rainforests and other environmentally sensitive areas from the effects of inappropriate use or development,

(ii) to promote the retention of trees and tree cover and to conserve as far as practicable the existing pattern of vegetation to maintain landscape quality and remaining natural ecosystems,

(iii) to conserve soil flora and fauna and significant natural features,

(iv) to provide for the existing and potential functions of water courses and floodways for domestic water supply, drainage, aquaculture, recreation and ecological purposes,

(v) to control development to the catchment areas of the Buckenbowra, Deua and Tuross Rivers and Deep and Dromedary Creeks to protect water quality for domestic purposes,

(vi) to maintain the overall scenic beauty of the rural areas of the Shire of Eurobodalla and protect significant views from public roads, reserves and waterways,

(vii) to maintain air quality and avoid noise pollution, having regard to the nature and extent of the effects and the sensitivity of affected people or things,

(viii) to ensure that development or activity in one zone does of adversely affect environmentally sensitive land in adjacent zones,

(b) in relation to rural land management:

(i) to minimise risks to life and property from flooding, bushfires or geological hazard,

(ii) to protect and conserve agricultural land and to encourage continuing agricultural land use,

(iii) to provide for use and management of the Shire of Eurobodalla’s extractive and forestry resources to meet community needs while minimising adverse environmental and social impacts,

(iv) to minimise the need for urban services and works in the non-urban area, including road works,

(v) to encourage community services and facilities for residents of non-urban areas to be located in existing villages and towns,

(c) in relation to heritage conservation-to conserve and enhance items, structures, and places of natural, historic, scientific or cultural significance, including Aboriginal relics and places,

(d) in relation to transport:

(i) to encourage the provision of a balanced transport system including safe and convenient facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, public transport users and road users generally,

(ii) to encourage the development of transportation networks and systems in a manner integrated with land use, including a hierarchy of roads to service varying transport functions,

(iii) to promote provision of roads in non-urban areas that are compatible with the nature and intensity of development and the character of the area,

(iv) to ensure that provision of roads supports and facilitates the desired pattern of development as indicated on the map,

(v) to ensure adequate reservation of land for roads and access in new developments,

(vi) to minimise conflicts between the transport function of roads and the access needs of adjoining land,

(vii) to protect visual amenity for road users, and

(viii) to require adequate off-street parking to meet demand generated by redevelopment or new development,

(e) in relation to recreation and tourism:

(i) to promote the development of a range of recreational opportunities and facilities to meet the needs of various ages and interests at the neighbourhood, local and regional levels,

(ii) to provide for multiple use of public buildings and facilities,

(iii) to promote the provision of land for neighbourhood recreational use in or adjacent to residential areas and for local recreational use in reasonable proximity to residential areas,

(iv) to encourage tourist accommodation primarily in urban areas,

(v) to provide for tourist-related facilities and associated accommodation in non-urban areas where such facilities are related to and in harmony with the character of the area,

(vi) to protect the quality, accessibility and attractiveness of the Shire’s natural recreational resources consistent with their environmental characteristics and sensitivity,

(f) in relation to housing-to encourage a range of housing opportunities to meet the needs of the community for a choice of dwelling size, type, tenure, cost and location, where essential public services are available or can be provided efficiently and economically to the standard required by the nature of the development,

(g) in relation to industry and commerce:

(i) to encourage and facilitate commercial and industrial development primarily in urban areas, and

(ii) to accommodate in rural areas hazardous or offensive industries that cannot be accommodated in urban areas,

(h) in relation to villages and towns-to encourage the development of existing towns and villages as centres of commercial activity, public facilities and indoor recreation and entertainment, and

(i) generally:

(i) to expand opportunities for public involvement and participation in environmental planning and assessment, and

(ii) to minimise the need for amendments to planning controls.