7Protected areas objectives

7 Protected areas objectives

7 Protected areas objectives

7.1 Canopy Conservation

(a) To maintain the bushland landscape as a predominant feature in that part of the Megalong Valley designated Protected Area—Canopy Conservation on the Map, when viewed from public places on the Escarpment.

(b) To maintain the rural and natural landscape of the Megalong Valley by retaining tree cover.

(c) To ensure adequate conservation of tree stands and beneficial ecological associations.

7.2 Environmental Constraint Area

(a) To protect environmentally sensitive land and areas of high scenic value in the City.

(b) To provide a buffer around areas of ecological significance.

(c) To restrict development on land that is inappropriate by reason of its physical characteristics or bushfire risk.

7.3 Escarpment Area

(a) To preserve and enhance the natural environmental and visual significance of the escarpment system of the Blue Mountains.

(b) To limit the presence of buildings and works in the escarpment area and to limit the impact of buildings on the perception of the escarpment as a significant natural feature.

(c) To limit the proportion of hard surfaces in the escarpment area and to provide for the restoration of all degraded areas and their return to a natural habitat.

7.4 Land Between Towns

(a) To ensure the conservation of the natural bushland character of land designated as Land Between Towns on the Map.

(b) To utilise the indigenous bushland as an important feature of development on land designated as Land Between Towns on the Map and to minimise the removal of vegetation on that land.

(c) To minimise traffic generating uses along Classified Roads.

(d) To minimise the visibility of development.

7.5 Water Supply Catchment Area

(a) To protect the City’s water supply.