20BDevelopment in the “Cedar Grove” urban release area

20B Development in the “Cedar Grove” urban release area

20B Development in the “Cedar Grove” urban release area

(1) This clause applies to land shown edged heavy black on the map marked “Kiama Local Environmental Plan 1996 (Amendment No 22)” and known as the “Cedar Grove” urban release area.

(2) The Council, in considering any development application for urban purposes on land to which this clause applies, is to ensure that the development is consistent with the following planning objectives for the “Cedar Grove” urban release area—

(a) a defined urban edge is created on the Kiama town boundaries that—

(i) provides an effective natural buffer separating urban land and agricultural land to the south, and

(ii) provides a visually attractive interface with rural land as viewed from rural and urban locations, and

(iii) has regard to natural landscape features within the area,

(b) the effective incorporation of three existing dwellings and their immediate residential curtilages into the subdivision design layout if they are retained,

(c) all road drainage and residential lots are connected to stormwater reticulation that is connected to a stormwater detention pond (if the Council is satisfied such a pond should be required) and water pollution control devices for treatment prior to discharge in order to protect the Willow Gully Creek and Spring Creek catchments and natural ecosystems and biodiversity supported by those streams and associated waterbodies,

(d) access is provided for fire fighting vehicles to perimeter rural land for bush fire fighting purposes,

(e) pedestrian ways and cycleways are provided within the residential estate that link with public land within and outside the estate, the existing residential estate on the northern side of Jamberoo Road and the township of Kiama,

(f) the part of the land to which this clause applies that is within Zone No 7 (b1) is to be revegetated and preserved as a natural riparian area to be enjoyed in connection with the proposed development,

(g) the preservation and restoration of the existing dry stone wall located on the western boundary of the land to which this clause applies,

(h) cleared rural land within Zone No 1 (a) on the southern fringe of the proposed residential estate is revegetated as a natural forested buffer area separating the residential estate from agricultural land on the plateau above the estate to the immediate south,