New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MAITLAND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1993 - REG 57

57 Development control plan

(1) The Council must not grant consent to development on land within an urban release area unless a development control plan that provides for the matters specified in subclause (2) has been prepared for the land.

(2) The development control plan referred to in subclause (1) must provide for all of the following matters:

(a) a staging plan for the timely and efficient release of urban land making provision for necessary infrastructure and sequencing,

(b) an overall transport movement hierarchy showing the major circulation routes and connections to achieve a simple and safe movement system for private vehicles, public transport, pedestrians and cyclists,

(c) an overall landscaping strategy for the protection and enhancement of riparian areas and remnant vegetation, including visually prominent locations, and detailed landscaping requirements for both the public and private domain,

(d) a network of passive and active recreational areas,

(e) stormwater and water quality management controls,

(f) amelioration of natural and environmental hazards, including bushfire, flooding and site contamination,

(g) detailed urban design controls for significant development sites,

(h) measures to encourage higher density living around transport, open space and service nodes,

(i) measures to accommodate and control appropriate neighbourhood commercial and retail uses,

(j) suitably located public facilities and services, including provision for appropriate traffic management facilities and parking.