31Environmental Protection—Open Space zone

31 Environmental Protection—Open Space zone

31 Environmental Protection—Open Space zone

The objectives for the Environmental Protection—Open Space zone are as follows—

(a) To ensure conservation and facilitate management of environmentally sensitive land and areas of high scenic value in the City.

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

(c) To restrict development on land that is inappropriate by reason of the physical characteristics or the high bush fire hazard of the land.

(d) To allow bush fire hazard reduction that is in a form consistent with the protection of natural ecological values.

(e) To provide for nature-based recreational opportunities that are compatible with the land’s natural, cultural and aesthetic values and to foster an appreciation of those values.

(f) To encourage land restoration works on disturbed bushland areas.

(g) To ensure that the development of land is consistent with any plan of management applying to the land.

(h) To identify privately owned land that should be acquired for environmental protection and open space purposes.