New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WYONG LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1991 - REG 10

10 Zone objectives and development control table

(1) The objectives of a zone are set out in the Table to this clause under the heading “Objectives of Zone” appearing in the matter relating to the zone.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by this plan, in relation to land within a zone specified in the Table to this clause, the purposes (if any) for which development:

(a) may be carried out without development consent,

(b) may be carried out only with development consent, and

(c) is prohibited,

are specified under the headings “Without development consent”, “Only with development consent” and “Prohibited”, respectively, appearing in the matter relating to the zone.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by this plan, the Council must not grant consent to the carrying out of development on land to which this plan applies unless, in the opinion of the Council, the proposed development is compatible with the objectives of the zone within which the development is proposed to be carried out.

Table

Zone No 1 (a) (Rural Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to protect, enhance and conserve agricultural land in a manner which sustains its efficient, sustainable and effective agricultural production potential, and

(b) to facilitate development requiring a rural or isolated location or associated with agricultural pursuits, and rural industry, provided that it is unlikely to:

(i) prejudice the present environmental quality of the land within this zone, or

(ii) generate significant additional traffic, or create or increase a condition of ribbon development on any road, relative to the capacity and safety of the road, or

(iii) prejudice the intent of the objective specified in paragraph (a), or

(iv) have an adverse impact on the region’s water resources.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Aerodromes; boarding houses; brothels; building products sales rooms or showrooms; bulky goods sales rooms or showrooms; caravan parks; carparking stations; child care centres; commercial premises; detached dual occupancies; entertainment facilities; exhibition homes; general stores; generating works; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; hotels; housing for older persons or people with a disability; industries; large scale commercial premises; large scale retail premises; light industries; materials recycling depots; medical centres; motels; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; passenger transport terminals; plant hire establishments; reception establishments; recreation facilities; registered clubs; residential flat buildings; restaurants; road transport terminals; self storage establishments; service stations; shops; tourist accommodation; toxic waste incinerators; vehicle body repair workshops; vehicle repair stations; warehouses.

Zone No 1 (c) (Non Urban Constrained Lands) Zone

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to limit the development of land that may be affected by flooding, coastal erosion, slope, and other physical constraints (including lack of adequate water supply and sewerage), and

(b) to prohibit development that is likely to prejudice the present and future environmental quality of the land, and

(c) to ensure that development is carried out in a manner that minimises risks from natural hazards and does not detract from the scenic quality.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; animal establishments; bushfire hazard reduction; drainage; dwellings; flood mitigation works; home businesses; nutrient control facilities; recreation areas; roadside stalls; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 1 (d) (Village Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to preserve the small scale of activities and general residential character of village areas, and

(b) to provide facilities and services to support adjoining agricultural land uses providing they do not prejudice the intent of the objective specified in paragraph (a), and

(c) to restrict development which may have an adverse impact on the region’s water resources.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; child care centres; commercial premises, communications facilities; community facilities; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; education establishments; excavation and filling; general stores; group homes; home businesses; palliative day care centres; places of worship; recreation areas; restaurants; tourist accommodation; transitional group homes; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 1 (f) (Forestry Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to conserve forest resources.

2 Without development consent Any purpose authorised under the Forestry Act 1916 .

3 Only with development consent Nil.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 2 (a) (Residential Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide land primarily for detached housing generally not exceeding a height of 2 storeys and with private gardens in an environment free from commercial and other incompatible activities and buildings, and

(b) to provide for other uses, but only where they:

(i) are compatible with the residential environment and afford services to residents at a local level, and

(ii) are unlikely to adversely affect residential amenity or place demands on services beyond the level reasonably required for detached housing, and

(c) to provide for home-based employment where such will not:

(i) involve exposure to view from any public place of any unsightly matter, or any raw material, equipment, machinery, product or stored finished goods, or

(ii) have a material adverse impact on residents.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; bushfire hazard reduction; child care centres; communications facilities; community facilities; detached dual occupancies; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; education establishments; exhibition homes; flood mitigation works; general stores; group homes; home businesses; hospitals; nutrient control facilities; palliative day care centres; places of worship; recreation areas; transitional group homes; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 2 (b) (Multiple Dwelling Residential Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to cater for a wide range of housing types essentially domestic in scale and character and generally not exceeding a height of 2 storeys, and

(b) to provide for other uses which:

(i) are compatible with the residential environment and afford services to residents at a local level, and

(ii) are unlikely to adversely affect residential amenity or place demands on services beyond the level reasonably required for residential uses, and

(c) to provide home-based employment where such will not:

(i) involve exposure to view from any public place of any unsightly matter, or any raw material, equipment, machinery, product or stored finished goods, or

(ii) have a material adverse impact on residents.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; boarding houses; bushfire hazard reduction; child care centres; communications facilities; community facilities; detached dual occupancies; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; education establishments; exhibition homes; flood mitigation works; general stores; group homes; home businesses; hospitals; housing for older persons or people with a disability; motels; nutrient control facilities; palliative day care centres; places of worship; recreation areas; residential flat buildings; tourist accommodation; transitional group homes; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 2 (c) (Medium Density Residential Zone)

1 Objectives of zone Objectives of zone

(a) to cater primarily for residential flat buildings generally not exceeding a height of 3 storeys (except as otherwise provided for by clause 42B), and

(b) to provide for other uses which:

(i) are compatible with the residential environment and afford services to residents at a local level, and

(ii) are unlikely to adversely affect residential amenity or place demands on services beyond the level reasonably required for residential uses, and

(c) to provide home-based employment where such will not:

(i) involve exposure to view from any public place of any unsightly matter, or raw material, equipment, machinery, product or stored finished goods, or

(ii) have a material adverse impact on residents.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; boarding houses; bushfire hazard reduction; child care centres; communications facilities; community facilities; detached dual occupancies; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; education establishments; exhibition homes; flood mitigation works; general stores; group homes; home businesses; hospitals; housing for older persons or people with a disability; motels; nutrient control facilities; palliative day care centres; places of worship; recreation areas; residential flat buildings; tourist accommodation; transitional group homes; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 2 (d) (High Density Residential Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to allow for high density residential development in suitable locations, and

(b) to provide for other uses which:

(i) are compatible with the residential environment and afford services to residents at a local level, and

(ii) are unlikely to adversely affect residential amenity or place demands on services beyond the level reasonably required for residential use, and

(c) to provide home-based employment where such will not:

(i) involve exposure to view from any public place of any unsightly matter, or any raw material, equipment, machinery, product or stored finished goods, or

(ii) have a material adverse impact on residents.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; boarding houses; bushfire hazard reduction; child care centres; communications facilities; community facilities; detached dual occupancies; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; education establishments; exhibition homes; flood mitigation works; general stores; group homes; home businesses; hospitals; housing for older persons or people with a disability; motels; nutrient control facilities; palliative day care centres; places of worship; recreation areas; residential flat buildings; tourist accommodation; transitional group homes; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 2 (e) (Urban Release Area Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to cater for a range of housing types appropriate to a greenfield urban release area and not exceeding a height of 2 storeys, and

(b) to provide for other uses which:

(i) are compatible with the residential environment and afford services to residents at a local level, and

(ii) are unlikely to adversely affect residential amenity or place demands on services beyond the level reasonably required for residential uses, and

(c) to provide home-based employment where such will not:

(i) involve exposure to view from any public place of any unsightly matter, or any raw material, equipment, machinery, product or stored finished goods, or

(ii) have a material adverse impact on residents, and

(d) to ensure development includes appropriate water sensitive urban design.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; agriculture; boarding houses; bushfire hazard reduction; child care centres; communications facilities; community facilities; detached dual occupancies; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; education establishments; exhibition homes; flood mitigation works; general stores; group homes; home businesses; hospitals; housing for older persons or people with a disability; motels; nutrient control facilities; palliative day care centres; places of worship; recreation areas; residential flat buildings; tourist accommodation; transitional group homes; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 2 (g) (Residential Tourist Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to encourage residential development of various types primarily intended to accommodate tourists and visitors and not exceeding a height of 3 storeys (except as otherwise provided for in clause 42B), and

(b) to accommodate other types of development which complement tourist uses, and

(c) to ensure that tourist development does not significantly adversely impact on the amenity of residential areas in adjacent zones, and

(d) to ensure that the scale and function of tourist development is appropriate in the context of the form of development which might occur in the zone for tourist purposes.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; boarding houses; bushfire hazard reduction; child care centres; communications facilities; community facilities; drainage; dwelling-houses; education establishments; entertainment facilities; hotels; motels; nutrient control facilities; recreation areas; residential flat buildings; restaurants; tourist accommodation; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 3 (a) (Business Centre Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide the primary opportunity for the development of retail and commercial activities that are appropriate to the character and needs of individual business centres within the retail hierarchy proposed by a development control plan prepared by the Council for the purpose, and

(b) to provide for higher intensity retail and commercial uses, while allowing for low intensity retail and commercial uses in other business zones, and

(c) to enable the Council to provide more detailed guidelines about preferred retail distribution and development issues in a development control plan.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; aerodromes; agriculture; animal establishments; aquaculture; boarding houses; brothels; building products sales rooms or showrooms; caravan parks; depots; detached dual occupancies; dual occupancy buildings; dwellings (other than those attached to other permitted buildings); exhibition homes; extractive industries; generating works; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; industries; intensive agriculture; light industries; materials recycling depots; mining; offensive industries; motor showrooms; offensive storage establishments; plant hire establishments; residential flat buildings (other than those attached to other permitted buildings); road transport terminals; roadside stalls; rural industries; sawmills; self storage establishments; stock and sale yards; tourist accommodation that is not attached to other permitted buildings or used in conjunction with other permitted uses; toxic waste incinerators; transport depots; vehicle body repair workshops; vehicle repair stations; warehouses.

Zone No 3 (b) (Centre Support Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide opportunities for development having relatively low traffic-generating characteristics but not high turnover shops and offices that might more properly be located in the Business Centre Zone, and

(b) to provide for relatively low intensity commercial and retail uses with extensive floor space requirements, but not including supermarkets or other food or produce markets, and

(c) to provide for development which does not have the potential to result in a detrimental impact on uses in the Business Centre Zone, and

(d) to create opportunities for development within district and regional business centres which support and enhance the range of retail opportunities within those centres, and

(e) to enable the Council to provide more detailed guidelines about preferred retail distribution and development issues in a development control plan.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; aerodromes; agriculture; animal establishments; aquaculture; boarding houses; brothels; caravan parks; depots; detached dual occupancies; dual occupancy buildings; dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with a permitted business and situated on the same land as the permitted business); exhibition homes; extractive industries; general stores; generating works; group homes; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; industries; intensive agriculture; light industries; materials recycling depots; mining; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; plant hire establishments; residential flat buildings; road transport terminals; roadside stalls; rural industries; sawmills; self storage establishments; shops; stock and sale yards; tourist accommodation; toxic waste incinerators; transitional group homes; transport depots; vehicle body repair workshops; warehouses.

Zone No 3 (d) (Tourist Business Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to encourage development providing accommodation, services, entertainment and attractions for tourists, and

(b) to complement the functions of a nearby town centre, and

(c) to ensure that development is of a type and scale that is appropriate to a tourist-orientated character, and enables the maintenance of the area’s attraction to tourists.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; aerodromes; agriculture; animal establishments; aquaculture; boarding houses; brothels; building products sales rooms or showrooms; bulky goods sales rooms or showrooms; caravan parks; depots; detached dual occupancies; dual occupancy buildings; dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with a permitted business and situated on the same land as the permitted business); education establishments; exhibition homes; extractive industries; generating works; group homes; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; heliports; hospitals; industries; intensive agriculture; light industries; materials recycling depots; medical centres; mining; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; palliative day care centres; places of worship; plant hire establishments; plant nurseries; residential flat buildings (other than those attached to other permitted buildings); road transport terminals; roadside stalls; rural industries; sawmills; self storage establishments; service stations; stock and sale yards; toxic waste incinerators; transitional group homes; transport depots; vehicle body repair workshops; vehicle repair stations; veterinary hospitals; warehouses.

Zone No 4 (a) (General Industrial Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide opportunities for the development of large scale industrial, service and storage activities which by nature of their operations should be isolated from residential areas, and

(b) to restrict commercial, retail or other development except where it is ancillary to the use of land within this zone for industrial, service and storage purposes, and

(c) to enable the Council to provide more detailed guidelines about industrial development in a development control plan.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Aerodromes; agriculture; boarding houses; brothels; building products sales rooms or showrooms; bulky goods sales rooms or showrooms; caravan parks; commercial premises; detached dual occupancies; dual occupancy buildings; dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with a permitted industry and situated on the same land as the permitted industry); exhibition homes; group homes; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; hotels; intensive agriculture; large scale commercial premises; large scale retail establishments; medical centres; motels; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; palliative day care centres; plant hire establishments; plant nurseries; reception establishments; registered clubs; residential flat buildings; restaurants; roadside stalls; rural industries; self storage establishments; service stations; shops; tourist accommodation; toxic waste incinerators; transitional group homes.

Zone No 4 (b) (Light Industrial Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide opportunities for the development of a wide range of industrial, service and storage activities which do not have a materially detrimental effect on the amenity of adjoining residential areas, and

(b) to restrict commercial, retail or other development except where it is ancillary to the use of land within this zone for light industrial, service and storage purposes, and

(c) to enable the Council to provide more detailed guidelines about industrial development in a development control plan.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; aerodromes; agriculture; boarding houses; bulky goods sales rooms or showrooms; caravan parks; commercial premises; detached dual occupancies; dual occupancy buildings; dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with a permitted industry and situated on the same land as the permitted industry); exhibition homes; generating works; group homes; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; industries (other than light industries); intensive agriculture; large scale commercial premises; large scale retail establishments; medical centres; motels; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; palliative day care centres; reception establishments; residential flat buildings; restaurants; roadside stalls; rural industries; sawmills; shops; tourist accommodation; toxic waste incinerators; transitional group homes.

Zone No 4 (c) (Business Park Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide for the integrated development of an industrial business park, and

(b) to allow for large scale commercial development which is not in conflict with sustaining and developing commercial zones, and

(c) to encourage development appropriate to an industrial business park which generates multi-sector employment, and

(d) to enable the Council to provide more detailed guidelines about industrial development in a development control plan.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; aerodromes; agriculture; animal establishments; boarding houses; brothels; building products sales rooms or showrooms; bulky goods sales rooms or showrooms; caravan parks; commercial premises; detached dual occupancies; dual occupancy buildings; dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with a permitted industry and situated on the same land as the permitted industry); exhibition homes; generating works; group homes; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; industries (other than light industries); intensive agriculture; large scale retail establishments; materials recycling depots; medical centres; motels; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; palliative day care centres; plant hire establishments; reception establishments; residential flat buildings; restaurants; roadside stalls; rural industries; sawmills; self storage establishments; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; tourist accommodation; toxic waste incinerators; transitional group homes; vehicle body repair workshops; vehicle repair stations.

Zone No 4 (e) (Regional Industrial and Employment Development Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide land to cater primarily for the special requirements of major industrial or employment-generating development which is within convenient distances to support population growth within the urban centres of the local government area of Wyong and has good road and rail access links, and

(b) to facilitate major industrial and employment-generating activities by permitting development which:

(i) generates significant new employment on-site, or

(ii) requires a large site area but has a significant multiplier effect in the regional economy, and

(c) to facilitate other industrial and employment-generating activities only where:

(i) the development needs to be located with other major industry or activities within the zone, or

(ii) the development requires a location with convenient access to the freeway or railway, and

(d) to provide that new industrial development and other development does not present unacceptable risks by limiting development which:

(i) exposes residences and the natural environment to unacceptable levels of pollution or hazard risk and does not incorporate adequate safeguards to mitigate any potential threats, or

(ii) involves a process which generates toxic waste products the disposal of which cannot be properly managed either on site or otherwise, or

(iii) limits the potential employment capacity of the zone by sterilising large areas of land through buffer or isolation requirements, and

(e) to promote environmentally sustainable development by limiting development that:

(i) contributes to the degradation of the Tuggerah Lakes or Lake Macquarie systems, and

(ii) involves the transportation of hazardous or offensive materials through or in proximity to residential or environmentally sensitive areas, and

(f) to provide for commercial and retail development:

(i) that is ancillary to the main use of land within the zone, and

(ii) that meets the day-to-day needs of occupants and employees of the buildings within the zone.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; aerodromes; agriculture; animal establishments; boarding houses; brothels; building products sales rooms or showrooms; bulky goods sales rooms or showrooms; caravan parks; community facilities; dwellings (other than those used in conjunction with a permitted industry and situated on the same land as the permitted industry); entertainment facilities; exhibition homes; group homes; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; hospitals; hotels; intensive agriculture; large scale retail establishments; medical centres; motels; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; palliative day care centres; plant hire establishments; reception establishments; recreation facilities; registered clubs; residential flat buildings; restaurants; roadside stalls; rural industries; self storage establishments; shops; tourist accommodation; toxic waste incinerators; transitional group homes; vehicle body repair workshops; vehicle repair stations.

Zone No 5 (a) (Special Uses Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to cater for the provision of community and public facilities and services, and

(b) to provide for any other development of land within this zone, with the consent of the Council, provided that:

(i) the other development is ancillary to or related to the current or future use of the land for the purpose of a community or public facility or service, and

(ii) the other development does not adversely affect the current or future usefulness of the land for the purpose of those facilities or services.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose.

4 Prohibited Nil.

Zone No 5 (b) (Railways Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective is to recognise existing railway land and to enable its future development for railway and associated purposes.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose.

4 Prohibited Nil.

Zone No 5 (c) (Local Road Reservation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide for the acquisition and development of land principally for local roads, and

(b) to provide for any other purpose, with the consent of the Council, provided that the purpose does not:

(i) adversely affect the current or future usefulness of the land for the purposes for which it is zoned, or

(ii) prejudice proposals for the acquisition of land as referred to in paragraph (a).

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose.

4 Prohibited Nil.

Zone No 5 (d) (Arterial Road Reservation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide for the acquisition and development of land principally for arterial roads, and

(b) to provide for any other purpose, with the consent of the Council, provided that the purpose does not affect the usefulness of the land for the purpose of arterial roads.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose.

4 Prohibited Nil.

Zone No 6 (a) (Open Space and Recreation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to provide for the open space and recreation needs of the local community and visitors, and

(b) to allow for other leisure and recreation-orientated development, or any other use that is authorised by a plan of management adopted under section 40 of the Local Government Act 1993 , which:

(i) promotes worthwhile community benefits, and

(ii) would not reduce the amount and distribution of public open space areas below acceptable levels and standards which meet the needs of the community, and

(iii) would not have an unacceptable impact on the amenity of adjacent areas, and

(iv) would not have an adverse effect on water catchments, water quality, land surface conditions and important ecosystems such as Tuggerah Lakes, Lake Macquarie, streams, estuaries and wetlands.

2 Without development consent Works for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bushfire hazard reduction.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Nil.

Zone No 6 (b) (Regional Open Space and Recreation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to identify land, not in public ownership, that will be acquired by the corporation under the Act, being land proposed to be used principally for the purposes of public recreation or nature conservation, or both, and

(b) to allow any other use, with the consent of the Council, provided that the use does not affect the usefulness of the land for the purpose of public recreation or nature conservation, or both.

2 Without development consent Works for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bushfire hazard reduction.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Nil.

Zone No 6 (c) (Proposed Open Space and Recreation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to identify land, not in public ownership, that will be acquired by the Council and is proposed to be used principally for the purposes of public open space and recreation, and

(b) to allow any other use, with the consent of the Council, provided that the use does not:

(i) adversely affect the usefulness of the land for the purposes for which it is required, or

(ii) prejudice proposals for the acquisition of land as referred to in paragraph (a).

2 Without development consent Works for the purposes of landscaping, gardening or bushfire hazard reduction.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Nil.

Zone No 7 (a) (Conservation Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to restrict the type and scale of development which will be carried out on land possessing special aesthetic, ecological or conservation values to that compatible with such environments, and

(b) to allow such development where:

(i) it can be demonstrated that it can be carried out in a manner that minimises risks from natural hazards, functions efficiently, does not prejudice other economic development and does not detract from the scenic quality of the land referred to in the objective specified in paragraph (a), and

(ii) it is unlikely to have a significant detrimental effect on the growth of native plant communities, the survival of native wildlife populations or the provision and quality of habitats for both indigenous and migratory species, and

(iii) it is unlikely to have an adverse impact on the region’s water resources.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; bushfire hazard reduction; communications facilities; community facilities; dams; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; home businesses; nutrient control facilities; recreation areas; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 7 (b) (Scenic Protection Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective is to restrict the type and scale of development which will be carried out on land possessing scenic values to that unlikely to:

(a) prejudice the present scenic quality of the land within this zone, or

(b) generate significant additional traffic or create or increase a condition of ribbon development on any road, relative to the capacity and safety of the road, or

(c) prejudice the viability of existing commercial centres, or

(d) have an adverse impact on the region’s water resources.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 4 of the matter relating to this zone.

4 Prohibited Abattoirs; aerodromes; boarding houses; brothels; building products sales rooms or showrooms; bulky goods sales rooms or showrooms; carparking stations; child care centres; commercial premises; depots; detached dual occupancies; entertainment facilities; exhibition homes; extractive industries; general stores; generating works; hazardous industries; hazardous storage establishments; housing for older persons or people with a disability; industries; intensive agriculture; large scale commercial premises; large scale retail premises; light industries; materials recycling depots; medical centres; mining; motor showrooms; offensive industries; offensive storage establishments; passenger transport terminals; plant hire establishments; reception establishments; registered clubs; residential flat buildings; road transport terminals; self storage establishments; service stations; shops; stock and sale yards; toxic waste incinerators; transport depots; vehicle body repair workshops; vehicle repair stations; warehouses.

Zone No 7 (c) (Scenic Protection: Small Holdings Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to enable development for the purposes of small rural-residential holdings to be carried out on land which is suitable for those purposes and which is unlikely:

(i) to inhibit the potential for urban expansion, particularly at the urban fringe, or

(ii) to create a demand for the uneconomic provision of services, or

(iii) to detract from the scenic quality of rural lands, and

(b) to allow for non-residential uses where those are compatible with rural-residential development and are unlikely to create an unreasonable demand for public services or substantially reduce the adequacy of existing levels of those services.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; agriculture; bushfire hazard reduction; communications facilities; community facilities; dams; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; education establishments; group homes; home businesses; nutrient control facilities; places of worship; recreation areas; transitional group homes; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 7 (d) (Coastal Lands Protection Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to restrict the type and scale of development which will be considered on land possessing special environmental or recreational values to those compatible with such environments, and

(b) to allow such development only where it can be demonstrated that it can be carried out in a manner that does not detract from the scenic quality of the land referred to in paragraph (a).

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; agriculture; bushfire hazard reduction; caravan parks; dams; drainage; dwelling-houses; home businesses; home occupations; nutrient control facilities; recreation areas; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 7 (e) (Coastal Lands Acquisition Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to restrict the type and scale of development which will be carried out on land possessing special environmental or recreational values to those compatible with such environments, and

(b) to allow such development only where:

(i) it can be demonstrated that it can be carried out in a manner that does not detract from the scenic quality of the land referred to in paragraph (a), and

(ii) it is unlikely to prejudice proposals for the acquisition of land referred to in paragraph (a).

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; bushfire hazard reduction; drainage; dwelling-houses; nutrient control facilities; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 7 (f) (Environmental Protection Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objective of this zone is to restrict the type and scale of development which will be carried out on land adjoining major noise generators (or other development with similar detrimental impact) to that compatible with such environments.

2 Without development consent Nil.

3 Only with development consent Advertisements; agriculture; bushfire hazard reduction; communication facilities; dams; drainage; dual occupancy buildings; dwelling-houses; education establishments; group homes; home businesses; home occupations; nutrient control facilities; places of worship; plant nurseries; recreation areas; recreation facilities; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 7 (g) (Wetlands Management Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives of this zone are:

(a) to protect and conserve locally important wetland habitats, and

(b) to lessen the development pressure on local wetlands by restricting the type and scale of development to which they are subjected, and

(c) to ensure that ecological, scenic and other environmental attributes of local wetland areas are not altered, and

(d) to limit development within the zone that is likely to have a detrimental effect on the ecological sustainability of wetland functions and values, in particular those functions relating to conservation and sediment and nutrient filtration.

2 Without development consent Bushfire hazard reduction (only where consistent with a bushfire risk management plan within the meaning of the Rural Fires Act 1997 ).

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; bushfire hazard reduction; dams; drainage; dwelling-houses; flood mitigation works; nutrient control facilities; recreation areas; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 8 (a) (National Parks Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to conserve areas of natural, ecological, scenic, educational, scientific, cultural or historical importance, and

(b) to identify land reserved or dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and

(c) to allow for the management and appropriate use of that land as provided for in the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 .

2 Without development consent Any purpose authorised by or under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , and any purpose ancillary or incidental to such a purpose; utility installations.

3 Only with development consent Nil.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose specified in item 2 of the matter relating to this zone.

Zone No 10 (a) (Investigation Precinct Zone)

1 Objectives of zone The objectives are:

(a) to protect native vegetation, maintain ecological processes and biological diversity within land that is under investigation for conservation purposes, and

(b) to protect rural land that, after detailed environmental investigations, may be suitable for ecological conservation or future urban development, and

(c) to prohibit development that it is likely:

(i) to lead to the premature and sporadic subdivision of land, or

(ii) to inhibit the potential for urban expansion in selected areas, particularly the urban fringe, or

(iii) to prejudice the present environmental quality of the land, or

(iv) to generate significant additional traffic or create or increase a condition of ribbon development on any road, relative to the capacity and safety of the road, and

(d) to ensure that any interim development is carried out in a manner that minimises risks from natural hazards, minimises degradation of environmental values, functions efficiently, does not prejudice other economic development and does not detract from the scenic quality of rural areas, and

(e) to allow mining to occur in an environmentally acceptable manner.

2 Without development consent Home occupations.

3 Only with development consent Agriculture; bushfire hazard reduction; communications facilities; community facilities; drainage; dwelling-houses; flood mitigation works; home businesses; mining; nutrient control facilities; recreation areas; roadside stalls; utility installations.

4 Prohibited Any purpose other than a purpose included in item 2 or 3 of the matter relating to this zone.