2017-06-06 - P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 6 Draft Alignment Amendments Part 1 (Pages 1-907)

       iii    a mix between business uses and upper level employee housing reduces




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              commuting pressures and creates a vibrant environment with opportunities




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              for both day and night time casual surveillance;

       iv     retail uses are focused on Poinciana Avenue; and

       v      pedestrian safety and accessibility is maintained or enhanced;

 z)ss) For the Community Services Zone—land committed or planned for community
       purposes—

       i      is protected and managed to enable the efficient and timely delivery of
              community services; and

       ii     is consistent with the indoor recreation, education, social and safety needs
              of the local community, including people with special needs, such as the
              elderly, children, low income earners and disabled persons;

 aa)tt) For the Rural Settlement Zone—detached housing on large lots—

       i      is the dominant building form, to the general exclusion of other uses;

       ii     incorporate designs that respond to, and are integrated with site
              characteristics including slope and native vegetation;

       iii    contribute to the rural or semi-rural character and amenity of the area;

       iv     may be located in close proximity to working farms or other rural industries;
              and

       v      offers a relaxed rural lifestyle for residents;

bb)uu)For the Rural Zone—rural land is protected and appropriately managed such that:-
       i.    the scenic and environmental values, the distinct rural amenity and agricultural
             productivity of the locality are preserved and are not adversely impacted as a
             consequence of development on or adjacent to that land; and
       ii.   locally appropriate enterprises such as bed and breakfast accommodation,
             farmstays, cabins, camping grounds, roadside stalls and home based
             businesses enhance the economic sustainability of the hinterland; and

 cc)vv) For the Open Space Recreation Zone—areas of open space contribute to the
        desired lifestyle of residents by offering a variety of passive and active recreational
        experiences that are conducive to community interaction and wellbeing; and

 dd)ww)For the Open Space Conservation Zone—natural environmental values of high
      order and warranting conservation status are—

       i      protected for their importance in contributing to ecological sustainability
              including maintenance of water quality and provision of habitat and open
              space linkages; and

       ii     appropriately managed to the general exclusion of development or any
              further subdivision of freehold lots.




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