Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2004
138Zone R2 Low Density Residential
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138 Zone R2 Low Density Residential
138 Zone R2 Low Density Residential
(1) The objectives of Zone R2 Low Density Residential are as follows—
(a) to provide for the housing needs of the community within a low density residential environment,
(b) to enable other land uses that provide facilities or services to meet the day to day needs of residents,
(c) to encourage development that does not impact on the scenic, aesthetic and cultural heritage qualities of the built and natural environment of the Wallarah Peninsula,
(d) to encourage development that responds and is sympathetic to the surrounding built and natural environmental setting,
(e) to ensure that the nuisance generated by non-residential development, such as that related to operating hours, noise, loss of privacy, vehicular and pedestrian traffic or other factors, is controlled to preserve the quality of life for residents in the area.
(2) Development for any of the following purposes is permitted without development consent on land within Zone R2 Low Density Residential—
environmental protection works; home occupations.
(3) Development for any of the following purposes is permitted only with development consent on land within Zone R2 Low Density Residential—
bed and breakfast accommodation; boarding houses; car parks; child care centres; community facilities; dwelling houses; environmental facilities; exhibition villages; group homes; hospitals; information and education facilities; neighbourhood shops; places of public worship; recreation areas; recreation facilities (indoor); recreation facilities (outdoor); respite day care centres; roads; semi-detached dwellings; shop top housing; signage.
(4) Except as otherwise provided by this Part, development is prohibited on land within Zone R2 Low Density Residential unless it is permitted by subclause (2) or (3).
cl 138: Ins 2014 (220), Sch 1 [2].