13Zone 1 Rural

13 Zone 1 Rural

13 Zone 1 Rural

(1) The objectives of Zone 1 Rural are as follows—

(a) to enable sustainable agriculture,

(b) to encourage the availability of Island grown products for both the local population and for tourists,

(c) to provide a rural ambience in areas near Zone 2 Settlement,

(d) to ensure that agricultural activities are not in conflict with the protection of the natural environment.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by this Plan, development for the purposes of any of the following may be carried out on land within Zone 1 Rural without the consent of the consent authority—

(a) agriculture (other than buildings ancillary to agriculture and other than aquaculture or intensive agriculture),

(b) vegetation restoration.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by this Plan, demolition and development for the purposes of any of the following may be carried out on land within Zone 1 Rural only with the consent of the consent authority—

(a) buildings (other than dwellings) ancillary to agriculture,

(b) intensive agriculture,

(c) public utility installations,

(d) public utility undertakings,

(e) roads,

(f) rural industries,

(g) wastewater management systems.

(4) Except as otherwise provided by this Plan, development is prohibited on land within Zone 1 Rural unless it may be carried out under subclause (2) or (3).

cl 13: Am 2015 (292), Sch 1 [1].