Bowral Town Plan Development Control Plan Version Adopted Effective Version 8 9 September 2015 23 September 2015 Bowral Town Plan – Effective Version Adopted Effective Original 10 March 2010 16 June 2010 As amended - 1 14 September 2011 5 October 2011 As amended - 2 14 December 2011 8 February 2012 As amended – 3 11 July 2012 1 August 2012 As amended – 4 22 August 2012 5 September 2012 As amended – 5 27 March 2014 As amended - 6 28 March 2014 As amended - 7 10 June 2015 17 June 2015 As amended - 8 9 September 2015 23 September 2015 Bowral Town Plan – Effective CONTENTS PART A ALL LAND .................................................................................... 3 Section 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 3 Section 2 General Objectives ............................................................................................ 8 Section 3 Ecologically Sustainable Development ........................................................ 13 Section 4 Flood Liable Land ............................................................................................ 31 Section 5 Vegetation Management & Landscaping ...................................................... 51 Section 6 Subdivision, Demolition, Siting and Design ................................................. 63 Section 7 Safer by Design ............................................................................................... 76 Section 8 Construction Standards & Procedures ......................................................... 79 Section 9 Signage............................................................................................................. 91 Section 10 Outdoor Lighting ............................................................................................. 98 Section 11 Development Near Rail Corridors & Busy Roads ...................................... 100 Section 12 Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Infrastructure ............. 102 PART B BUSINESS ZONED LAND ....................................................... 109 Section 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 109 Section 2 Design Considerations ................................................................................. 112 Section 3 Parenting Facilities ....................................................................................... 115 Section 4 On-site Car Parking ....................................................................................... 121 Section 5 Loading Facilities and Waste & Resource Recovery Storage and Collection 132 Section 6 Outdoor Eating Areas ................................................................................... 135 Section 7 Footpath Merchandise Displays .................................................................. 140 Section 8 Bulky Goods Premises and similar ‘large-footprint’ Developments ....... 143 Section 9 Service Stations and other Vehicle-related Premises ............................... 145 Section 10 Tourist and Visitor Accommodation ........................................................... 147 Section 11 Residential Development in Business Areas ............................................ 148 Section 12 Late Night Premises ...................................................................................... 150 Section 13 Sex Services Premises ................................................................................. 152 Section 14 Northern Entrance Precinct ......................................................................... 156 Section 15 Southern Entrance Precinct ......................................................................... 160 Section 16 Station Street Precinct .................................................................................. 163 Section 17 Bong Bong Street Precinct........................................................................... 166 Section 18 Oxley Mall Precinct ....................................................................................... 169 Section 19 Central Core Precinct .................................................................................... 171 Section 20 Bendooley Street Precinct ........................................................................... 173 PART C RESIDENTIAL ZONED LAND ................................................. 177 Section 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 177 Section 2 Detached Dwellings & Associated Development ....................................... 184 Section 3 Medium Density Development ..................................................................... 199 Section 4 Residential Flat Buildings ............................................................................ 218 Section 5 Universal Design for Adaptable Housing ................................................... 225 Section 6 Other Forms of Residential Development .................................................. 226 Section 7 Ancillary Development.................................................................................. 228 Section 8 Home Business and Home Industry ............................................................ 231 Section 9 Bed and Breakfast Establishments ............................................................. 233 Section 10 Seniors Housing ............................................................................................ 237 Section 11 Exhibition Homes and Villages .................................................................... 244 Section 12 Neighbourhood Shops .................................................................................. 246 Section 13 Educational Establishments ........................................................................ 248 Section 14 Places of Public Worship ............................................................................. 250 Section 15 Child Care Centres ........................................................................................ 252 Section 16 Bowral Conservation Precinct ..................................................................... 260 Section 17 Northern Entrance Medium Density Precinct ............................................. 267 Section 18 Central Bowral Medium Density Precinct ................................................... 269 Section 19 Shepherd Street Medium Density Precinct................................................. 271 Bowral Town Plan – Effective Section 20 Southern Entrance Medium Density Precinct ............................................ 273 Section 21 North-Eastern Precinct ................................................................................. 275 Section 22 OLSH Precinct ............................................................................................... 277 Section 23 The Steiner School Precinct ........................................................................ 282 Section 24 The Retford Park Precinct ............................................................................ 286 Bowral Town Plan – Effective BOWRAL TOWN PLAN DCP PART A—ALL LAND Part A Provisions Applicable to All Land Bowral Town Plan – Effective PART A | Page 1 of 285 BOWRAL TOWN PLAN DCP PART A—ALL LAND Bowral Town Plan – Effective PART A | Page 2 of 285 BOWRAL TOWN PLAN DCP PART A ALL LAND SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION PART A ALL LAND Section 1 Introduction A1.1 Citation This plan shall be cited as the Bowral Town Plan Development Control Plan . A1.2 Date of Commencement The provisions of this Plan were first adopted by Council on 10 March 2010 and came into effect on 16 June 2010. A1.3 Land To Which This Plan Applies This Development Control Plan applies to all land in Bowral edged red Figure A1.1 below. NB 1: Applicants should not rely on the printed version of this map, or any other map in this document, for current zoning information, but should consult the Wingecarribee LEP 2010 maps on the NSW Legislation website, www.nsw.legislation.nsw.gov.au Council appreciates that these maps can be difficult to read, but they are in the format prescribed by the NSW government. In some cases, Council may be able to assist in providing an extract from the map in a more easily readable form. NB 2: Land under an Industrial zoning in or around Bowral is covered by the Industrial Lands DCP. Bowral Town Plan – Effective PART A | Page 3 of 285 BOWRAL TOWN PLAN DCP PART A ALL LAND SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Figure A1.1 - Bowral Town Boundary Bowral Town Plan – Effective PART A | Page 4 of 285 BOWRAL TOWN PLAN DCP PART A ALL LAND SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION A1.4 Structure of this Plan The Plan is divided into three Parts: • Part A applies to all land within Bowral. This Part contains the overall objectives of the DCP and considers principles and controls applicable to all development within the Bowral area, addressing such issues as Ecologically Sustainable Development, development on flood liable land, vegetation management including tree preservation controls, subdivision and siting matters, development and design within a heritage context, designing for safety and signage. • Part B applies to development on business-zoned land within Bowral. Specific controls have been developed for those permissible land uses with the potential for significant urban impacts including retail and business premises, ‘large footprint’ developments such as bulky goods, landscape