Bega Valley Development Control Plan 2013 (Last amended June 2015) Bega Valley Shire Council Zingel Place PO Box 492 Bega NSW 2550 Phone (02) 6499 2222 Fax (02) 6499 2200 Email [email protected] www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au │i│ Table of Contents 1 Preliminary 1 1.1 Name of this plan ............................................................................... 1 1.2 Date of adoption ................................................................................ 1 1.3 Purpose of this plan ........................................................................... 1 1.4 Land to which this plan applies .......................................................... 1 1.5 Other planning policies and instruments ............................................ 1 1.6 Structure of this plan .......................................................................... 2 1.7 Development Applications ................................................................. 2 1.8 Variations to requirements ................................................................. 3 1.9 List of amendments ........................................................................... 3 1.10 Definitions ......................................................................................... 3 2 Commercial and Industrial Development 4 2.1 Bega Town Centre ............................................................................. 4 2.2 Bermagui Town Centre .................................................................... 17 2.3 Eden Town Centre ........................................................................... 18 2.4 Merimbula Town Centre .................................................................. 25 2.5 Pambula Town Centre .................................................................... 38 2.6 General Commercial and Industrial Development ............................ 43 2.7 Specific Requirements - Commercial and Retail Development ........ 51 2.8 Specific Requirements - Industrial Development .............................. 62 3 Residential Development 65 3.1 Residential Character Statements ................................................... 66 3.2 General Requirements ..................................................................... 80 3.3 Specific Requirements - Mixed Use Development ........................... 98 3.4 Summary of Requirements ............................................................ 100 4 Rural Development 101 4.1 Rural Development Objectives ...................................................... 101 4.2 Rural Land Use Conflict ................................................................. 102 4.3 Setbacks ........................................................................................ 104 4.4 Environmental Zones ..................................................................... 106 4.5 Mineral and Extractive Industries ................................................... 108 4.6 Rural Landscapes .......................................................................... 110 │ii│ 5. General Development Requirements 122 5.1 Aboriginal Heritage ........................................................................ 122 5.2 Non Aboriginal Heritage ................................................................. 123 5.3 Access and Mobility ....................................................................... 143 5.4 Social and Economic Impacts ........................................................ 145 5.5 Sustainable Design Principles ....................................................... 147 5.6 Tree and Vegetation Preservation ................................................. 150 5.7 On-site Sewerage Management .................................................... 154 5.8 Planning for Hazards ..................................................................... 157 5.9 Off-street Car and Bicycle Parking ................................................. 164 5.10 Subdivision Standards .................................................................. 171 5.11 Signage and Advertising ............................................................... 178 5.12 Tourist Accommodation and Caravan Parks ................................. 184 6 Engineering Requirements 185 6.1 Roads and Easements .................................................................. 186 6.2 Parking and Driveways .................................................................. 191 6.3 Soil and Stormwater management ................................................. 192 6.4 Utility Services ............................................................................... 193 7 Site Specific Requirements 195 7.1 Arthur Kane Drive .......................................................................... 195 7.2 Beare’s Beach ............................................................................... 196 7.3 Bermagui Country Club Estate ...................................................... 198 7.4 Eden Cove ..................................................................................... 213 7.5 Sapphire Coast Turf Club .............................................................. 214 7.6 Snug Cove ..................................................................................... 217 7.7 Wonboyn ....................................................................................... 218 8 Notification and Advertising 219 │iii│ 1 Preliminary 1.1 Name of this plan This plan is called the Bega Valley Shire Development Control Plan. This plan has been prepared in accordance with Section 72 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the EP&A Act). 1.2 Date of adoption This plan was originally adopted by Bega Valley Shire Council (Council) on 4 September 2013 and came into on 11 September 2013. This plan is subject to amendment, refer to the list of amendments in Section 1.8 of this plan for details. 1.3 Purpose of this plan This plan will be used together with the LEP. The LEP provides the legal framework by which Council’s development decisions are made. It sets out Council's vision and seeks to implement this by way of objectives, policies, zoning tables and zoning and heritage conservation maps. This plan supplements the LEP by providing detailed reasoning, guidelines, requirements and general information relating to the decision making process and ensures that future development is consistent with the desired future character and community vision for the Bega Valley Shire’s towns, villages, urban settlements and rural areas. While the LEP provides the standards that apply to development within the Shire, this plan provides further parameters in which development needs to be designed and considered. Satisfying only the minimum development standards will not necessarily achieve a positive result in terms of an overall good design. Any development must demonstrate that the objectives and requirements of the DCP have also been met. Together these documents form the land use planning and development controls for the Bega Valley Shire local government area. Council promotes the principles of ecologically sustainable development and encourages innovation. Any variation to the guidelines and requirements in this plan must demonstrate that an exceptional design and/or a superior environmental outcome will be achieved. 1.4 Land to which this plan applies This plan applies to all land within the Bega Valley Shire local government area. 1.5 Other planning policies and instruments This plan supports the provisions of the LEP. │1│ This plan is to be read in conjunction with other planning instruments, Council policies, codes and technical specifications to specific design aspects of a proposal. Where there is an inconsistency between this plan and any environmental planning instrument applying to the same land, the provisions of the planning instrument apply. In addition to the above and the provisions of this Plan, in assessing development proposals, Council must consider all those matters specified in Section 79C of the EP&A Act. 1.6 Structure of this plan This development plan is structured in the following manner: 1. Preliminary – comprises the administrative elements of this plan, including the name of this plan, the date of adoption, the purpose of this plan, the land to which this plan applies, and the relationship of this plan to other relevant planning policies and instruments. 2. Commercial and industrial development – identifies the objectives and key development controls for commercial and industrial development. 3. Residential development – identifies the objectives and key development controls for residential development within urban areas. 4. Rural development – identifies the objectives and key development controls for development within rural areas. 5. General development requirements – identifies the controls which apply to most forms of development. 6. Engineering requirements – identifies special provisions for the consideration of engineering requirements. 7. Site specific requirements – identifies particular controls for development within certain areas of the Bega Valley Shire local government area. 8. Notification and advertising – explains when development applications are notified or advertised. 1.7 Development Applications Council provides a detailed guideline and Matrix to assist applicants in preparing and submitting a Development Application (DA). All applicants are strongly urged to obtain and follow the guidelines in the kit. For all DAs, a formal Statement of Environmental Effects is