34AForeshore building lines

34A Foreshore building lines

34A Foreshore building lines

(1) The objectives of this clause are—

(a) the preservation and enhancement of the natural features and vegetation of the area near where land meets water, and

(b) the restoration of the land below the foreshore building line, so far as practicable, to a natural state, with a minimum intrusion of artificial structures, and

(c) the restriction of development below the foreshore building line to development specified in this clause, and

(d) the significant reduction in the number of structures below the foreshore building line, particularly on redevelopment of foreshore land, and

(e) the conservation and enhancement of waterfront development of heritage value, and

(f) the avoidance of pollution of, or adverse ecological effects on, waterways.

(2) A person must not erect a building or carry out a work on land between a foreshore building line and the tidal water in respect of which the foreshore building line is fixed.

(3) The Council must not consent to development on an allotment of land having a foreshore building line, unless it is satisfied that—

(a) any building or works on the allotment between the foreshore building line and the mean high water mark at the date of commencement of this clause will be removed before, or within a reasonable time after, the development is carried out, or

(b) it would be inconsistent with any of the objectives of this clause to require the removal of any building or works on the allotment between the foreshore building line and the mean high water mark.

(4) Subclauses (2) and (3) do not apply to—

(a) single storey boat sheds, or

(b) boat launching and slipping facilities, or

(c) below-ground swimming pools, or

(d) works, including mechanical works, to enable pedestrian access, or

(e) landscaping, or

(f) barbeque facilities, or