Section 6 - Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan No 4 - Interpretation

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(1) In this plan except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires—

appointed day means the day on which this plan takes effect.

arterial road includes—

(a) any proposed road indicated on the map by a broken red band between broken black lines, and

(b) any proposed widening of an existing road indicated on the map by a broken red band between a firm black line and a broken black line.

community centre means—

(a) a public library, rest rooms or meeting rooms owned or leased by the council, and

(b) a building or place so owned or leased and used for—

(i) the provision of public health services or other like services, or

(ii) indoor recreation, child minding or other like activities.

community land means land classified as community land within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993.

council means the Council of the City of Blue Mountains.

escarpment preservation area means land shown on the map by black cross-hatching.

guest house means a building used for the purpose of providing guest accommodation and may include a refreshment room, but does not include a boarding-house, holiday cabin, motel or residential flat building.

holiday cabin means a dwelling used, constructed or adapted to be used for the provision of holiday accommodation only, being one of a group of similar dwellings erected on an allotment of land or allotments of land in the same ownership.

operational land means land classified as operational land within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993.

plant depot means a building or place used for the parking or servicing of moveable plant by the owner or lessee of that building or place in the pursuit of an occupation or business carried on by him at some other location.

reception establishment means a building or place used for the purpose of gain, for social functions or receptions and the like.

recreation area means—

(a) a children’s playground,

(b) an area used for sporting activities or sporting facilities,