83Tourism development adjacent to waterways

83 Tourism development adjacent to waterways

83 Tourism development adjacent to waterways

The Council must not grant consent to the carrying out of development for the purpose of caravan parks, camping sites, ecotourism facilities, tourist accommodation or serviced apartments within 400 metres of the mean high water mark (or, where there is no mean high water mark, the top of the bank) of a river, lagoon or lake specified in Schedule 3 unless it has taken the following into consideration—

(a) the consequences of the development being located within close proximity to the waterway,

(b) the preservation and enhancement of the scenic quality of the foreshores,

(c) minimising the risk of pollution of any waterway involved in the development,

(d) the protection of foreshore ecosystems, having regard to the regional significance of the area to which the development application relates,

(e) the potential impacts of climate change including sea level rise.

cl 83: Subst 2008 (571), Sch 3.9 [13].