14Aims

14 Aims

14 Aims

The aims of the Lifestyle 2020 Strategy are to—

(a) provide the community with realistic expectations about the future development patterns for land in Lake Macquarie City, while retaining flexibility for land use decision making in the longer term, and

(b) reinforce and strengthen centres so that a wide range of commercial and community services may be provided in a timely and accessible manner, and

(c) provide local employment opportunities for residents and promote economic development consistent with the City’s natural, locational and community resources, and

(d) guide the development of urban communities that are compact, distinct and diverse and include a range of housing types and activities, and

(e) achieve a strong sense of positive community identity, through the development of local communities that are safe and liveable and offer a diversity of uses, economic opportunities and ready access to services, and

(f) develop an attractive urban setting for the City which reflects its physical and natural environment, and visual character, and

(g) manage the City’s natural environment so that its ecological functions and biological diversity are conserved and enhanced, and contribute to the City’s overall well being, and

(h) manage the City’s heritage and economic resources in a way that protects the value of these resources and enhances the City’s character, and

(i) integrate land use with the efficient provision of public and private movement systems, and

(j) to protect and promote the use and development of land for arts and cultural activity, including music and other performance arts.

cl 14: Am 2020 (724), Sch 1.7.