13Zoning controls for Zone No 3—the Business Zone

13 Zoning controls for Zone No 3—the Business Zone

13 Zoning controls for Zone No 3—the Business Zone

(1) What are the objectives of the zone? The objectives of Zone No 3 are—

(a) to encourage suitable types of mixes of business activities including retail, commercial, professional and entertainment-related land uses that increase employment opportunities and contribute towards the economic and social vitality of the area, and

(b) to permit appropriate forms of urban residential development within the zone to mutually support the vitality of the commercial strips and centres, and in doing so, assist successful urban consolidation, and

(c) to improve the amenity and accessibility of commercial strips and centres for residents, workers and visitors in those areas, and

(d) to incorporate contemporary urban design principles in the design of new buildings and the interpretation of their relationship with the public domain, and

(e) to implement the principles of energy efficiency, travel demand management and other sustainable development practices as part of the development assessment process, and

(f) to encourage the integration of suitable employment and resident intensive activities into accessible locations so as to maximise public transport patronage and encourage travel by foot and bicycle from surrounding areas.

(2) What does not require development consent? Exempt development referred to in clause 10A.

(3) What requires development consent? Development for the purpose of—

advertising structures; amusement centres; backpackers’ hostels; bed and breakfasts; boarding houses; bulky goods retailing; car parking stations; car repair stations; child care centres; clubs; commercial premises; community centres; dwellings attached to, or within a building used or intended to be used for, a land use which is permissible within the zone; educational establishments; high technology industries; home industries; hospitals; hotels; light industries; local businesses; medical centres; motels; motor showrooms; multiple dwellings; passenger transport terminals; places of assembly; places of public worship; private hotels; public buildings; recreation areas; recreation facilities; restaurants; restricted premises; roads; service stations; serviced apartments; shops; temporary buildings; vehicle rental centres.