Lake Macquarie Scenic Management Guidelines 2013 Adopted by Council 11 February 2013 Scenic Management Guidelines TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART A: INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................9 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................9 1.1 Purpose of this document .........................................................................................................9 1.2 What are scenic and landscape values?...................................................................................9 1.3 Why do we need to protect scenic and landscape values? ......................................................9 1.4 Positive and negative attributes of Lake Macquarie LGA .........................................................9 1.5 Objectives of these guidelines ................................................................................................10 1.6 Methodology............................................................................................................................10 2 HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT..............................................................................................12 2.1 General ...................................................................................................................................12 2.2 Council officers - Steps for development assessment or planning proposals.........................12 2.3 Applicants................................................................................................................................13 2.4 How to USE the landscape settings and significant natural landscape features maps...........14 PART B: SCENIC AND LANDSCAPE RESOURCES THAT NEED PROTECTING ...........................15 3 SCENIC AND LANDSCAPE RESOURCES OF LAKE MACQUARIE LGA..............................15 3.1 Broad landscape structure of Lake Macquarie LGA ...............................................................15 3.2 Significant landscape types and features................................................................................17 3.3 Landscape Settings.................................................................................................................17 4 LOCATIONS SENSITIVE TO VISUAL CHANGE ......................................................................18 4.1 Visually-sensitive landscapes .................................................................................................18 4.2 Places with a high visibility......................................................................................................18 PART C: SCENIC MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES ...............................................................................21 5 SCENIC MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND ZONES .............................................................21 5.1 Scenic management objectives ..............................................................................................21 5.2 Scenic Management Zones ....................................................................................................24 6 SCENIC MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT ...............................................26 6.1 Scenic management of development types ............................................................................26 6.1.1 .....New residential areas.......................................................................................................26 6.1.2 .....Established residential areas ...........................................................................................28 6.1.3 .....Medium density development ..........................................................................................29 6.1.4 .....Residential flat buildings ..................................................................................................29 6.1.5 .....Commercial development and town centres....................................................................32 6.1.6 .....Industrial...........................................................................................................................33 6.1.7 .....Marinas ............................................................................................................................34 Page 2 – F2009/01212/03/04 Adopted by Council 11 February 2013 Scenic Management Guidelines 6.1.8 .....Tourist accommodation, eco-tourism and Seniors Living ................................................35 6.1.9 .....Quarries ...........................................................................................................................36 6.1.10 ...rural development ............................................................................................................37 6.2 Scenic management of sensitive areas ..................................................................................38 6.2.1 .....Ridge and hillside development .......................................................................................38 6.2.2 .....Lake foreshore .................................................................................................................39 6.2.3 .....Coastal headlands ...........................................................................................................40 6.2.4 .....Lake Promontories ...........................................................................................................41 6.2.5 .....Public reserves.................................................................................................................41 6.2.6 .....Heritage properties...........................................................................................................42 6.3 Scenic management of Land use zone conflicts.....................................................................43 6.4 Scenic management of design elements ................................................................................43 6.4.1 .....Car parks..........................................................................................................................43 6.4.2 .....Lighting.............................................................................................................................44 6.4.3 .....Roads...............................................................................................................................44 6.4.4 .....Existing vegetation and landscape planting.....................................................................44 6.4.5 .....Services ...........................................................................................................................45 6.5 View Sharing ...........................................................................................................................46 PART D: REQUIREMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ..................47 7 PREPARING A LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT....................................47 7.1 What is a landscape and visual impact assessment?.............................................................47 7.2 When is a landscape and visual impact assessment required?..............................................47 7.3 Requirements of landscape and visual impact assessment ...................................................48 7.3.1 .....Terminology .....................................................................................................................50 7.3.2 .....Illustration methods ..........................................................................................................50 PART E: REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................52 8 REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................................52 APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................................53 Appendix A - Landscape Settings .....................................................................................................53 Appendix B - Scenic Management Zone Guidelines .........................................................................79 Appendix C – Definitions for Table 3 .................................................................................................92 Appendix D - Principles of view sharing ............................................................................................94 Appendix E - Landscape settings and significant natural landscape features maps.........................95 Page 3 – F2009/01212/03/04 Adopted by Council 11 February 2013 Scenic Management Guidelines TABLES Table 1 - ...Steps for Development Assessment or Planning Proposals ...............................................12 Table 2 - ...Visually-sensitive landscapes..............................................................................................18 Table 3 - ...Criteria for identifying places with potentially a high or moderate visibility and visual- sensitivity.............................................................................................................................19 Table 4 - ...Applicable Scenic Management Zones for Landscape Settings .........................................24 Table 5 - ...Development requiring a landscape and visual impact