23Acquisition and development of land reserved for arterial roads

23 Acquisition and development of land reserved for arterial roads

23 Acquisition and development of land reserved for arterial roads

Note—

Nothing in this clause is to be construed as requiring a public authority to acquire land—see section 27 (3) of the Act.

(1) The owner of any land within Zone No 9 may, by notice in writing, request the Roads and Traffic Authority to acquire that land.

(2) On receipt of a notice referred to in subclause (1), the Roads and Traffic Authority shall acquire the land in accordance with its current policies on acquisition at the time) unless the land might reasonably be required to be dedicated for public roads.

(3) A person may, with the consent of the council, carry out development on land within Zone No 9 for any purpose which is permissible on land adjoining that land.

(4) (Repealed)

(5) The council may grant consent required by subclause (3) only after it has made an assessment of—

(a) the need for the proposed development on the land,

(b) the impact of the proposed development on the existing or likely future use of the land, and

(c) the need to retain the land for its existing or likely future use.

cl 23: Am 2008 (571), Sch 3.91 [3]–[5].