19Foreshore building lines

19 Foreshore building lines

19 Foreshore building lines

(1) The council may, by resolution, fix a foreshore building line in respect of any bay, river, creek or waterway.

(2) A foreshore building line fixed in accordance with subclause (1) shall be shown on a map or series of maps and shall come into effect on the date a notice stating that the line has been fixed and specifying its location is first published in a newspaper circulating at least once weekly in the City of Hurstville.

(3) Except as provided by subclauses (5) and (6), a building shall not be erected between a foreshore building line and the bay, river, creek or waterway in respect of which the line is fixed.

(4) The council may, by resolution, alter or abolish any foreshore building line fixed in accordance with this clause where the levels, depth or other exceptional features of the site make it necessary or expedient to do so.

(5) A person may, with the consent of the council granted after the council has considered the probable aesthetic appearance of the proposed structure in relation to the foreshore, erect—

(a) baths,

(b) boat sheds,

(c) dressing sheds,

(d) wharves,

(e) jetties,

(f) structures below the surface of the ground,

(g) swimming pools,

(h) pergolas, or

(i) boundary fences,

between a foreshore building line and the bay, river or creek in respect of which the line is fixed.

(6) The council may grant consent to the erection of a building even though part of the building will be located between the foreshore building line and the bay, river or creek in respect of which the line is fixed, but only if the levels, depth or other exceptional features of the site make if necessary or expedient for the building to be so located, and the council has taken into consideration the probable aesthetic appearance of the proposed development in relation to the foreshore.