FACT SHEET W2 Recreational Waterways What is Zone W2 Recreational Waterways? W2 is a zone for waterways below the Mean High Water Mark. It seeks to provide for water based recreation and related uses, while still protecting the environmental and scenic qualities of the waterways and maintaining public access and navigability. What can I do in W2 Recreational Waterways? Moorings are permissible without consent in W2. The following uses can be carried out in W2 with development consent: Aquaculture; Boat launching ramps; Boat sheds; Charter tourism boating facilities; Environmental facilities; Environmental protection works; Flood mitigation works; Kiosks; Marinas; Mooring pens; Passenger transport facilities; Recreation facilities (outdoor); Water recreation structures All other uses that are not listed above are prohibited in the zone. To understand the exact planning meanings of these terms, refer to the dictionary in the draft plan. Where does W2 apply? The transfer of Zone 16 under the current SSLEP2006 has been divided into two separate zones: W1 – Natural Waterways and W2 – Recreational Waterways. The W2 zone applies to limited parts of the waterways, including parts of Yowie Bay, Dolans Bay, Burraneer Bay, Gunnamatta Bay, Sylvania Waters, a section of the Georges River, from Corea Street to the North-West point of Kangaroo Point and the two marinas at Sylvania. To see where the W2 zone applies, use the MAPPING TOOL. Fact Sheet: W1 Recreational Waterways – September 2014 – Page 1 of 2 How does W2 differ from Zone 16 – Environmental Protection (Waterways)? The main difference between the W2 Natural Waterways zone and Zone 16 – Environmental Protection (Waterways) is that boatsheds, were prohibited in Zone 16, but are now permitted with development consent within the W2 zone. Further, the definition of marina in SSLEP 2013 no longer excludes private marinas. What are the development controls in W2? There are no specific controls in the W2 zone. What has changed since the exhibition of LEP2? The Waterways Planning Proposal has been abandoned as a stand-alone Planning Proposal and the provisions have been integrated into LEP3. The extent of the W2 Recreational Waterways zone at Yowie Bay has been reduced so that it no longer adjoins the area of E2 Environmental Conservation along the foreshore at Willarong Point. The extent of the W2 zoning at Gunnamatta Bay, Burraneer Bay, Dolans Bay, Yowie Bay and Sylvania Waters is unchanged. The Georges River waterway from Tom Uglys Bridge to the Corea Street Road Reserve has been rezoned from W2 Recreational Waterways to W1 Natural Waterways, with the exception of the existing marinas which are to be zoned W2 Recreational Waterways. The W2 Recreational Waterways zoning has been retained between the north western point of Kangaroo Point and the Corea Street road reserve. Further information For further details relating to the information in this fact sheet and LEP3: visit the draft Sutherland Shire LEP website at www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au or contact Council’s LEP hotline on (02) 9710 0800 or email [email protected] Fact Sheet: W1 Recreational Waterways – September 2014 – Page 2 of 2 .