New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WINGECARRIBEE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1989 - REG 16

16 Multiple occupancy

(1) This clause applies to land within Zone No 1 (a) or 1 (b) other than land identified as being of prime crop and pasture potential for the purposes of Illawarra Regional Environmental Plan No 1 .

(2) Nothing in this plan prevents the erection, with the consent of the council, of more than one dwelling-house on an allotment, portion or parcel of land having an area of 40 hectares or greater if the dwelling-houses form part of a multiple occupancy development.

(3) The council shall not grant consent to a multiple occupancy development referred to in subclause (2) unless it is satisfied that:

(a) adequate access is available to the land,

(b) adequate water supply is available to the dwelling-houses,

(c) adequate provision will be made for septic and other waste disposal,

(d) the development will not have an adverse effect on the quality of local water resources,

(e) the development will not have an adverse effect on the present and potential agricultural use of the land and land adjoining that land,

(f) the development will not have an adverse effect on the future expansion of residential or rural residential zones,

(g) adequate consideration has been given to the visual impact of the development, particularly in relation to any expected loss of vegetation cover,

(h) the land is not adversely affected by hazards such as bush fire, flooding and slip, and

(i) the intensity of development, particularly in relation to the siting of buildings, will not have an adverse impact on the amenity of the locality.