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BLUE MOUNTAINS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2005 - REG 45
Protected Area--Slope Constraint Area
45 Protected Area--Slope Constraint Area
(1) Consent shall not be granted to development on any land within a Protected
Area--Slope Constraint Area that has contiguous areas of slope greater than 20
per cent (
"protected land" ) unless the consent authority is satisfied, by means of a
detailed environmental assessment, that the development complies with the
objectives and other provisions within this clause.
(2) The objectives for a
Protected Area--Slope Constraint Area are-- (a) to restrict development of
land that has contiguous areas of slope greater than 20 per cent or physical
characteristics that render the land inappropriate for development, and
(b)
to ensure that development on land that has contiguous areas of slope greater
than 20 per cent is designed and sited to minimise vegetation clearing and
soil disturbance, and
(c) to encourage the retention, restoration and
maintenance of disturbed native vegetation on steep land.
(3) Development,
including the erection of buildings, carrying out of alterations to buildings,
clearing of native vegetation, and the carrying out of works that disturb the
soil or alter the natural drainage pattern, on land to which this clause
applies, is to-- (a) retain and maintain all existing native vegetation
outside the area immediately required for the development, and
(b)
incorporate measures to regenerate native vegetation on all land with slopes
greater than 20 per cent that has already been cleared and does not form part
of the site of existing development or the proposed development, and
(c) not
adversely impact on the rate, volume or quality of water leaving the site, and
(d) be undertaken only where an assessment, which may include the preparation
of a geotechnical report, demonstrates that the soil characteristics and
structural elements of the protected land are suitable for the proposed
development, and
(e) be sited outside protected land unless no other
practicable alternative is available.
(4) When considering whether
development could be sited outside protected land in accordance with subclause
(3) (e), the consent authority shall consider-- (a) the design, type and
site coverage of the proposed development, and
(b) the physical
characteristics of the area on which the development is proposed to be carried
out, and
(c) the suitability of the land for the proposed development.
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