New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EUROBODALLA URBAN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1999 - REG 8

8 What are the particular objectives of this plan?

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 other inappropriate development, and

(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, and

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

(iv) to conserve and manage significant natural resources in such a way that their essential values are maintained and enhanced, and

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

(vi) to control development in the catchment of the Deua River to protect water quality for domestic and ecological purposes, and

(vii) to maintain the overall scenic beauty of the rural landscape of the area of Eurobodalla and protect significant views from public roads, reserves and waterways, and

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

(ix) to provide for the existing and potential functions of riparian and foreshore areas to ensure stability and to protect water quality and ecological, visual and recreational values, and

(x) to ensure that development or activities in one zone do not adversely affect environmentally sensitive land in adjacent zones, and

(b) in relation to ecologically sustainable development:

(i) to integrate economic, environmental and social goals into policies, practices and decision-making, and

(ii) to take a precautionary approach to decision-making to ensure that resources are utilised in a sustainable manner, and

(iii) to protect biological diversity, and

(iv) to ensure that natural and environmental assets are properly valued, and

(v) to provide for equity within and between generations, and

(c) in relation to land management generally:

(i) to minimise risks to life and property from bushfires, and geological or other hazards, and

(ii) to reduce the impact of flooding/ocean inundation on land owners and occupiers and to reduce public and private losses due to flooding/ocean inundation in accordance with the NSW Government’s Flood Prone Land Policy, and

(iii) to ensure that coastal development is compatible with the degree of coastline hazard in accordance with the NSW Government’s Coastline Hazard Policy, and

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

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

(e) 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, and

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

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

(iv) to ensure adequate reservation of land for roads and access in places where new development is carried out, and

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

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

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

(f) in relation to recreation and tourism:

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

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

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

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

(v) to protect the quality, accessibility and attractiveness of the area’s natural recreational resources and to protect their environmental characteristics and sensitivity, and

(g) in relation to housing:

(i) 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, and

(ii) to ensure that new development is consistent with the character of existing residential areas, having regard to the physical characteristics of the land, the nature of the vegetation and landscape, and existing buildings in the locality, and

(iii) to provide opportunities for higher residential densities where essential public services are available or can be provided efficiently and economically, and in locations convenient to shops, entertainment and other facilities, and

(h) in relation to industry and commerce:

(i) to encourage and facilitate commercial and industrial development primarily in existing commercial centres, and

(ii) to provide for residential development and tourist accommodation in commercial centres, where such development will contribute to the vitality of the centres without increasing demand for public car parking, and

(iii) to provide sufficient appropriately zoned and serviced land for industrial and commercial uses, and

(iv) to encourage a high standard of commercial development in accordance with development control plans for the major centres, and

(v) to encourage a high standard of industrial development, and

(i) in relation to villages and towns:

(i) to encourage the development of existing towns and some villages as centres of commercial activity, public facilities, indoor recreation and entertainment, and

(ii) to maintain and enhance the character of towns and villages, and

(iii) to encourage forms of settlement which are energy efficient, cost effective and environmentally sound, and

(j) generally:

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

(ii) to minimise the need for amendments to planning controls, and

(iii) to establish an appropriate balance between certainty and flexibility in the requirements that are imposed on development proposals.