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LAKE MACQUARIE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2004 - REG 15

General controls for land within zones

15 General controls for land within zones

Except as provided otherwise by this plan, the following Table shows for land within each zone:

(a) the development that may be carried out in the zone without development consent under the heading “Without development consent”, and
(b) the development that may be carried out in the zone only with development consent under the heading “Only with development consent”, and
(c) the development that is prohibited in the zone under the heading “Prohibited”.
Land use table
Zone 1 (1) Rural (Production) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide for economic and employment-generating agricultural activities, and
(b) provide for a range of compatible land uses that maintain and enhance the rural environment of the locality, and
(c) ensure development is carried out in a manner that improves the quality of the environment, including quality of design, and is within the servicing capacity of the locality, and
(d) encourage development and management practices that are sustainable, and
(e) encourage the development of good quality agricultural land for agriculture (other than intensive agriculture) to the greatest extent possible, and
(f) encourage the development of low quality agricultural land for intensive agriculture, and
(g) provide for sustainable forestry practices, and
(h) avoid land use conflict by restricting or prohibiting development that has the potential to negatively affect the sustainability of existing agriculture, and
(i) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
Development for the purpose of agriculture (other than intensive agriculture).
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
airline terminals
airports
animal establishments
aquaculture
bed and breakfast accommodation
bulk stores
cemeteries and crematoriums
drainage
dual occupancies-attached
dwelling houses
earthworks
eco-tourism facilities
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
energy generation works
environmental facilities
extractive industries
farm stay accommodation
forestry
helipads
heliports
home businesses
home industries
intensive agriculture
mines
retail plant nurseries
roads
roadside stalls
rural industries
sawmills
signs
stormwater management facilities
sustainable generating works
telecommunications facilities
transport terminals
utility installations
veterinary hospitals
wholesale plant nurseries
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 1 (2) Rural (Living) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide for the enjoyment of a rural lifestyle and the operation of small-scale rural and tourism activities, and
(b) provide for a range of compatible land uses that maintain the rural environment, and
(c) ensure development is carried out in a manner that improves the quality of the environment, and is within the servicing capacity of the area, and
(d) retain and enhance the rural character of land, and
(e) allow for the appropriate development of land presently within this zone so as to limit the need to rezone any more land to this zone, and
(f) avoid land use conflict by restricting or prohibiting development that has the potential to negatively affect the sustainability of existing agriculture, and
(g) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
agriculture (other than intensive agriculture)
bed and breakfast accommodation
drainage
dual occupancies-attached
dwelling houses
earthworks
eco-tourism facilities
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
home businesses
home industries
retail plant nurseries
roads
roadside stalls
signs
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
wholesale plant nurseries
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 2 (1) Residential Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) permit development of neighbourhoods of low-density housing, and
(b) provide for general stores, community service activities or development that includes home businesses whilst maintaining and enhancing the residential amenity of the surrounding area, and
(c) ensure that housing development respects the character of surrounding development and is of good quality design, and
(d) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
bed and breakfast accommodation
boarding houses
child care centres
community facilities
drainage
dual occupancies-attached
dual occupancies-detached
dwelling houses
dwelling houses-exhibition
earthworks
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
general stores
group homes
home businesses
home industries
places of public worship
professional consulting rooms
roads
seniors housing
signs
small lot housing
sporting facilities
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 2 (2) Residential (Urban Living) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide for medium and high density housing, and
(b) encourage development of good quality design within the zone, and
(c) provide an environment where people can live and work in home businesses and professional services whilst maintaining the residential amenity of the surrounding area, and
(d) provide residents with good access to a range of urban services and facilities, and
(e) encourage amalgamation of existing lots to facilitate well designed medium and high density development, and
(f) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
bed and breakfast accommodation
boarding houses
child care centres
clubs
community facilities
drainage
dwelling houses
earthworks
educational establishments
environmental facilities
general stores
group homes
home businesses
home industries
hotel or motel accommodation
multiple dwelling housing
places of public worship
professional consulting rooms
residential flat buildings
roads
seniors housing
signs
small lot housing
sporting facilities
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 3 (1) Urban Centre (Core) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land for commercial, retail, recreational and housing uses in a central location, and
(b) generate viable employment and economic activity, and
(c) create urban centres for safe and vibrant social, cultural and community activity, and
(d) create public spaces that are accessible, welcome all people and are a central focus for the community, and
(e) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
backpackers’ accommodation
bottle shops
brothels
bus stations
car parking facilities
car repair stations
child care centres
clubs
commercial premises
community facilities
drainage
earthworks
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
entertainment facilities
environmental facilities
helipads
home businesses
hotel or motel accommodation
large-scale commercial premises
medical centres
mixed use development
motor showrooms
places of public worship
pubs
recreation facilities
restaurants
restricted premises
roads
seniors housing
service stations
serviced apartments
shops
signs
sporting facilities
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
veterinary hospitals
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 3 (2) Urban Centre (Support) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land for development that supports the viability of Urban Centre (Core) zoned land, and
(b) encourage good quality design within the zone, and
(c) provide land for mixed use development comprising residential uses in combination with commercial and retail uses, professional services and home based businesses, and
(d) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
backpackers’ accommodation
bulky goods premises
bus stations
car parking facilities
car repair stations
child care centres
clubs
commercial premises
community facilities
drainage
earthworks
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
general stores
home businesses
home industries
hospitals
hotel or motel accommodation
large-scale commercial premises
marinas
medical centres
mixed use development
motor showrooms
places of public worship
pubs
recreation facilities
restaurants
roads
seniors housing
service stations
serviced apartments
signs
sporting facilities
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
veterinary hospitals
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone B4 Mixed Use Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:
(a) to provide for a mixture of compatible land uses, and
(b) to integrate suitable business, office, residential, retail and other development in accessible locations so as to maximise public transport patronage and encourage walking and cycling, and
(c) to enable development that complements and enhances the core retail function and trading performance of the local area within the regional retail hierarchy.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
advertising structures
amusement centres
backpackers’ accommodation
boarding houses
building identification signs
business identification signs
business premises
car parks
child care centres
community facilities
drainage
earthworks
emergency services facilities
entertainment facilities
environmental facilities
environmental protection works
exhibition homes
food and drink premises
function centres
funeral chapels
funeral homes
group homes
group homes (permanent)
home-based child care
home businesses
home industries
hospitals
hostels
hotel or motel accommodation
information and education facilities
kiosks
medical centres
mixed use development
mortuaries
multi dwelling housing
neighbourhood shops
office premises
passenger transport facilities
places of public worship
public administration buildings
public utility undertakings
pubs
recreation areas
recreation facilities (indoor)
registered clubs
residential care facilities
residential flat buildings
restaurants
retail premises
seniors housing
serviced apartments
shop top housing
shops
signage
take away food and drink premises
tourist and visitor accommodation
vehicle sales or hire premises
veterinary hospitals
waterbodies (artificial)
waterbodies (natural)
watercourses
wetland
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Note: Words and expressions used in relation to development on land in this zone have the same meaning as they have in the standard instrument prescribed by the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006 .
Zone 4 (1) Industrial (Core) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land for a wide range of employment-generating industries, including manufacturing, processing, assembly, storage and distribution uses, and
(b) provide land for a range of industrial uses that, because of their nature, require large areas of land or separation from more intensive forms of employment generating industries, and
(c) ensure that industries are designed and located so as not to cause unacceptable environmental harm or adversely affect the amenity of the environment, including residential neighbourhoods, and
(d) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
aquaculture
brothels
bulk stores
bus stations
car parking facilities
car repair stations
child care centres
depots
drainage
earthworks
emergency services facilities
energy generation works
environmental facilities
extractive industries
general stores
hazardous industries
hazardous storage establishments
helipads
high technology industries
industries
junk yards
light industries
liquid fuel depots
mines
offensive industries
offensive storage establishments
rail lines
roads
service stations
signs
storage facilities
stormwater management facilities
sustainable generating works
telecommunications facilities
transport terminals
utility installations
warehouses
waste management and/or recycling facilities
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 4 (2) Industrial (General) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land for light industries that can service surrounding community needs and provide local employment opportunities, and
(b) enable ancillary retail/commercial uses, in conjunction with an approved development, providing it will not undermine the retail function and general amenity of existing and future urban centres, and
(c) ensure that development is well designed, has minimal adverse impact on the environment and integrates with the urban environment, and
(d) provide opportunities for high technology industries, scientific research and development, or similar activities, and
(e) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
animal establishments
aquaculture
brothels
building products warehouses and showrooms
bulk stores
bus stations
car parking facilities
car repair stations
child care centres
depots
drainage
earthworks
emergency services facilities
entertainment facilities
environmental facilities
general stores
high technology industries
industries
junk yards
light industries
motor showrooms
places of public worship
recreation facilities
retail plant nurseries
roads
service stations
signs
sporting facilities
storage facilities
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
transport terminals
utility installations
veterinary hospitals
warehouses
wholesale plant nurseries
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 4 (3) Industrial (Urban Services) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land for light industries that can service surrounding community needs and provide local employment opportunities, and
(b) provide land for the wholesale or retail sale of bulky goods, and
(b1) provide land for research and development, and for applied technology, that can service surrounding community needs and provide employment opportunities, and
(c) support the role of existing and future urban centres while not undermining the retail and commercial functions and general amenity of these centres, and
(d) ensure that development is well designed, has minimal adverse impact on the environment and integrates with the urban environment, and
(e) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
animal establishments
brothels
building products warehouses and showrooms
bulky goods premises
bus stations
car parking facilities
car repair stations
child care centres
drainage
earthworks
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
general stores
high technology industries
large-scale commercial premises
light industries
medical centres
motor showrooms
places of public worship
recreation facilities
restaurants
retail plant nurseries
roads
service stations
signs
sporting facilities
storage facilities
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
transport terminals
utility installations
veterinary hospitals
warehouses
wholesale plant nurseries
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 5 Infrastructure Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land for future infrastructure needs such as roads, drainage and other utilities, and
(b) provide land required for the expansion of existing community facilities or the development of new community facilities, and
(c) provide for limited development within the zone where it can be demonstrated that the development will not prejudice or have the potential to prejudice the intended future infrastructure development of that land, and
(d) ensure that development on adjacent or adjoining land zoned infrastructure does not prejudice future infrastructure development within that zone, and
(e) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
agriculture (other than intensive agriculture)
airline terminals
airports
bus stations
car parking facilities
cemeteries and crematoriums
child care centres
community facilities
drainage
earthworks
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
energy generation works
entertainment facilities
environmental facilities
helipads
heliports
hospitals
hotel or motel accommodation
medical centres
places of public worship
rail lines
restaurants
roads
signs
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
transport terminals
utility installations
veterinary hospitals
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 6 (1) Open Space Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide community owned land or land intended to be owned by the community (shown with crosshatching on the map) that is suitable for the passive and active recreation needs of the community, and
(b) provide for a variety of facilities necessary to support use of this land including barbeque facilities, toilet facilities, sports administration and changing rooms, clubhouses, cycle ways, seating, lighting and the like, and
(c) facilitate preservation of the environmental qualities of land identified in this plan for public ownership, and
(d) provide for the use of public land leased from the Council where community benefit can be established and the use of the land is appropriate for its location, and
(e) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
animal establishments
car parking facilities
caravan parks
cemeteries and crematoriums
child care centres
clubs
community facilities
drainage
earthworks
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
entertainment facilities
environmental facilities
helipads
marinas
places of public worship
recreation facilities
restaurants
roads
signs
sporting facilities
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 6 (2) Tourism and Recreation Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land primarily for commercial recreation and tourist uses, and
(b) encourage good quality design within the zone, and
(c) provide land for good quality tourist development, and
(d) provide land for function and entertainment centres, and
(e) encourage tourism development that is sensitively designed to complement its location and minimise any adverse impacts on the environment, and
(f) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
animal establishments
backpackers’ accommodation
car parking facilities
caravan parks
clubs
community facilities
drainage
earthworks
eco-tourism facilities
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
entertainment facilities
environmental facilities
function centres
helipads
hotel or motel accommodation
manufactured home estates
marinas
places of public worship
pubs
recreation facilities
restaurants
roads
serviced apartments
signs
sporting facilities
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
tourist resorts
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 7 (1) Conservation (Primary) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide and conserve land having ecological, scientific, geological, educational, faunal, floristic or aesthetic values, and
(b) preserve and enhance areas of significant vegetation and habitat to promote the regeneration of ecosystems and eradication of invasive species that compete with native flora and fauna, and
(c) conserve, enhance and manage corridors to facilitate species movement, dispersal and interchange of genetic material, and
(d) exclude activities which would prejudice the ongoing conservation or rehabilitation of land, and
(e) encourage activities that meet conservation objectives, and
(f) protect land within this zone from impacts from development on adjoining zones, and
(g) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
bed and breakfast accommodation
drainage
dwelling houses
earthworks
environmental facilities
home businesses
home industries
roads
signs
stormwater management facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 7 (2) Conservation (Secondary) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) protect, conserve and enhance land that is environmentally important, and
(b) protect, manage and enhance corridors to facilitate species movement, dispersal and interchange of genetic material, and
(c) enable development where it can be demonstrated that the development will not compromise the ecological, hydrological, scenic or scientific attributes of the land or adjacent land in Zone 7 (1), and
(d) ensure that development proposals result in rehabilitation and conservation of environmentally important land, and
(e) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
bed and breakfast accommodation
community facilities
drainage
dual occupancies-attached
dwelling houses
earthworks
eco-tourism facilities
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
home businesses
home industries
roads
roadside stalls
signs
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 7 (3) Environmental (General) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) maintain and enhance biodiversity, scenic quality and native riparian vegetation and habitat, and
(b) protect, manage and enhance corridors to facilitate species movement, dispersal and interchange of genetic material, and
(c) ensure that development and land management practices do not have an adverse effect on water quality, land surface conditions and important ecosystems such as waterbodies, waterways, wetlands and rainforests, and
(d) protect and enhance natural, rural and heritage landscapes, and
(e) provide for sustainable water cycle management, and
(f) encourage rehabilitation and conservation of environmentally important land.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
agriculture (other than intensive agriculture)
bed and breakfast accommodation
community facilities
drainage
dual occupancies-attached
dwelling houses
earthworks
eco-tourism facilities
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
forestry
home businesses
home industries
places of public worship
retail plant nurseries
roads
roadside stalls
signs
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 7 (4) Environmental (Coastline) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide and conserve an area for natural coastal processes, and
(b) permit appropriate development where consistent with the Coastal Impact Zone (as identified in the Lake Macquarie Coastline Management Plan 1999 ), and
(c) conserve and enhance the scenic values and natural, Aboriginal and European heritage associated with the coastline, and
(d) minimise disturbance of the coastline environment, and
(e) encourage ongoing dune stabilisation and rehabilitation of native vegetation, and
(f) ensure that development facilitates public access to the coastline and supports the optimum and efficient development of the coastal walk (as identified in the Lake Macquarie Coastline Management Plan 1999 ), and
(g) ensure that development is sympathetic in design, bulk and scale with the coastline environment, and
(h) provide for sustainable water cycle management, and
(i) protect, enhance and manage corridors to facilitate species movement, and the dispersal and interchange of genetic material.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
car parking facilities
clubs
community facilities
drainage
earthworks
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
helipads
restaurants
roads
signs
sporting facilities
stormwater management facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 7 (5) Environmental (Living) Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land with ecological, geological, scientific, scenic and biodiversity values that may accommodate minimal impact, low density residential and agricultural development, and
(b) manage development to minimise adverse impacts on those values, such as by encouraging appropriate use of disturbed land, and
(c) protect, enhance and manage corridors to facilitate species movement, dispersal and interchange of genetic material, and
(d) encourage rehabilitation and conservation of environmentally important land, and
(e) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
agriculture (other than intensive agriculture)
bed and breakfast accommodation
drainage
dual occupancies-attached
dwelling houses
earthworks
eco-tourism facilities
educational establishments
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
home businesses
home industries
roads
roadside stalls
signs
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 8 National Park Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) identify land that is reserved or dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and
(b) allow for the management and appropriate use of that land as provided for in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and
(c) promote the survival of flora and fauna by conserving viable reserves in large holdings with appropriate connections to other reserves.
2 Without development consent Development for the purpose of land uses authorised by or under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and any development incidental or ancillary to such land uses.
3 Only with development consent Nil.
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2.
Zone 9 Natural Resources Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land that has dual values as an economic natural resource and for environmental protection, and
(b) recognise the dual values of the land and integrate economic use of the land with ecological sustainability, and
(c) acknowledge the economic value of its natural resources, particularly for extraction of coal, gravel and timber, and
(d) acknowledge the long term value of the land for the management and maintenance of biodiversity, threatened species habitat, and corridors by minimising the adverse impacts of resource development, and
(e) rehabilitate disturbed land to a natural state, reflective of its long term value, and
(f) minimise earthworks while enabling productive use of the land, and
(g) permit habitat disturbance to facilitate forestry, surface activities for underground mining and other extraction of mineral and gravel resources and energy generation works, and
(h) acknowledge the multiple use of State forests for tourism, conservation and sustainable harvesting of timber, and
(i) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
agriculture (other than intensive agriculture)
car parking facilities
drainage
earthworks
emergency services facilities
energy generating works
environmental facilities
extractive industries
forestry
hazardous industries
hazardous storage establishments
helipads
industries
liquid fuel depots
mines
offensive industries
offensive storage establishments
rail lines
roads
rural industries
sawmills
signs
stormwater management facilities
sustainable generating works
telecommunications facilities
transport terminals
utility installations
waste management and/or recycling facilities
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 10 Investigation Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) provide land for future development and/or conservation, and
(b) ensure that land in this zone is thoroughly assessed to identify and substantiate future uses, and
(c) provide for limited development of the land and allow that development only where it can be proven not to prejudice or have the potential to prejudice future protection or use of the land, and
(d) ensure that land is released in a strategic and efficient manner consistent with the Lifestyle 2020 Strategy , and
(e) require comprehensive local environmental studies to substantiate the capability and suitability of land in this zone proposed for rezoning, and
(f) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
3 Only with development consent Development for the purpose of:
agriculture (other than intensive agriculture)
bed and breakfast accommodation
drainage
dwelling houses
earthworks
emergency services facilities
environmental facilities
home businesses
home industries
roads
roadside stalls
signs
stormwater management facilities
telecommunications facilities
utility installations
4 Prohibited Development not listed in item 2 or 3.
Zone 11 Lakes and Waterways Zone
1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are to:
(a) recognise the importance of Lake Macquarie and its waterways as an environmental asset, not only to Lake Macquarie City, but to the Hunter and Central Coast Regions, and
(b) ensure that development of the Lake and its waterways occurs in a manner that is consistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development, and
(c) ensure development does not adversely affect the ecology, scenic values or navigability of the Lake or its waterways, and
(d) ensure that aquatic and terrestrial habitats and their interface are protected and enhanced and are not adversely affected by the recreational use of the Lake or its waterways, and
(e) provide for sustainable and viable economic use of the Lake and its waterways, and
(f) provide for sustainable water cycle management.
2 Without development consent Exempt development as provided in Schedule 1.
Development for the purpose of:
aids to navigation required by the Maritime Authority of NSW
moorings, except commercial moorings, if in accordance with a Mooring Management Plan approved by the Maritime Authority of NSW.
3 Only with development consent Any development not listed in item 2.
4 Prohibited Nil.



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