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LEP 2010 LZN Template Bellingen Local Environmental Plan 2010 CLARENCECLARENCE VALLEYVALLEY COUNCILCOUNCIL Land Zoning Map Sheet LZN_003 Zone B1 Neighbourhood Centre B2 Local Centre CLARENCECLARENCE VALLEYVALLEY COUNCILCOUNCIL E1 National Parks and Nature Reserves E2 Environmental Conservation E3 Environmental Management E4 Environmental Living COFFSCCOFFSOFFS HARBOURHARBOUR CITYCITY COUNCILCOUNCIL IN1 General Industrial R1 General Residential R5 Large Lot Residential NYMBOIDA RIVER RE1 Public Recreation NYMBOI BINDERAY NATIONAL PARK BOBO RIVER RE2 Private Recreation RU1 Primary Production WILD CATTLE CREEK STATE FOREST RU3RRU3U3 RU2 Rural Landscape RU1RU1 NYMBOIDA RIVER E1EE1E11 RU3 Forestry RU1RU1 WILD CATTLE CREEK RU4 Primary Production Small Lots BRIGGSVALE RD NYMBOI-BINDERAI SP1 Special Activities STATE CONSERVATION AREA RE1RE1 RU2RRU2U2 LOWER SP2 Infrastructure BIELSDOWN RD E1EE1E11 BOBO RIVER CASCADE NATIONAL PARK W1 Natural Waterways WILD CATTLE CREEK STATE FOREST RU3RRU3U3 W2 Recreational Waterways RU2RRU2U2 BIELSDOWN RIVER Cadastre DORRIGO GLENREAGH E3EE3E33 RAILWAY Base data BRIGGSVALE RD 24/2/2009 © Land and Property Information (LPI) NYMBOIDA RIVER Addendum data CASCADE STATE CONSERVATION AREA 29/2/2012 © Bellingen Shire Council RU3RU3 E1EE1E11 CASCADE NATIONAL PARK PADDYS PLAINS RD WILD CATTLE CREEK STATE FOREST RU3RRU3U3 RU2RRU2U2 DORRIGO E1EE1E11 E3EE3E33 GLENREAGH LOWER RAILWAY CASCADE NATIONAL PARK BIELSDOWN LOST BRIDGE RD MOONPAR RD 003000300300303 RD LITTLE MURRAY RIVER RU2RU2 RU2RU2 DAVIDSONS RD RU3RU3 BOBO RIVER 001001001001 RODGERS RD WEST RU3RU3 001001001001 MOONPAR RD 004A0004A004A004A04A BRIGGSVALE RU3RU3 006000600600606 RD RU3RU3 004004004004 004000400400404 WILD CATTLE CREEK 004B004B004B004B 006A006A006A006A 006D006D006D006D TYRINGHAM RD 004B0004B004B004B04B 006A0006A006A006A06A 006D0006D006D006D06D WARDS RD 0006B006B006B006B06B 0006C006C006C006C06C 0006E006E006E006E06E 006B006B006B006B 006C006C006C006C 006E006E006E006E RODGERS 002000200200202 RU2RRU2U2 RD EAST 002002002002 RE1RE1 BILLINGS RD RU2RU2 RICHARDS RU3RU3 RE1RE1 LITTLE PLAIN CREEK E3EE3E33 RU3RU3 007A0007A007A007A07A 007B0007B007B007B07B 007C0007C007C007C07C E3E3E3 RD COOPERNOOK CREEK TYRINGHAM RD DARLEY AND 0007D007D007D007D07D 007D007D007D007D BAINS RD SNOWS RU2RRU2U2 RD RU2RU2 005000500500505 RU1RRU1U1 007000700700707 RU1RRU1U1 RU1RU1 WILD CATTLE CREEK LITTLE MURRAY RIVER STATE FOREST BIELSDOWN RIVER EE3E3E33 E3E3E3 RU3RRU3U3 LOWER BIELSDOWN RD CORAMBA RD CORAMBA RD COFFSCOFFS HARBOURHARBOUR CITYCITY COUNCILCOUNCIL EMERSONS RD E3EE3E33 MULDIVA N RD E1EE1E11 MARKS RD HUDSONS RD RU2RRU2U2 CORAMBA RD RU2RU2 1000 0 1000 2000 3000 m JUNUY JULUUM NATIONAL PARK BEVERLEYS RD WILD CATTLE CREEK E1E1E1 DORRIGO RU2RRU2U2 GLENREAGH MULDIVA RU2RU2 OLD BILLINGS RD RAILWAY NATURE COAST TYRINGHAM è RESERVE RD RD Scale: 1:80,000 @ A3 E1EE1E11 BORRA CREEK DORRIGO NATIONAL PARK Projection: GDA 1994 CORAMBA RD E3EE3E33 SLINGSBYS LITTLE MURRAY RIVER RU2RU2 MGA Zone 56 RU2RRU2U2 RD LITTLE PLAIN CREEK BORRA CREEK TYRINGHAM COFFSCOFFS HARBOURHARBOUR RD CITYCCITYITY COUNCILCOUNCIL Map identification number: CITYCITY COUNCILCOUNCIL 0600_COM_LZN_003_080_20130315 BREAKWELLS WILD CATTLE CREEK RD RU2RRU2U2 CORAMBA RD RU2RU2 NEAVES NEAVES RD.
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