Section 4 - South Sydney Local Environmental Plan No 114 (Southern Industrial and Rosebery/Zetland Planning Districts) - Aims, objectives etc

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4 Aims, objectives etc

(1) The general aims of this plan are—

(a) to repeal all the existing local environmental planning instruments applying to the land shown on the map and to replace those controls with a single local environmental plan,

(b) to simplify the general restrictions on development by reducing the number of zones into which the land is divided,

(c) to give the Council greater responsibility for environmental planning by creating a framework of controls and leaving the more detailed local provisions to be contained in development control plans to be made by the Council, and

(d) to resolve, where possible, conflicting land uses and to introduce appropriate zonings to protect and enhance the existing environment and amenity of the area.

(2) The specific aims of this plan are the following—

Residential

(a) to increase the availability and variety of dwellings to enable population growth without having adverse effects on the character and amenity of the area to which this plan applies,

(b) to provide for predominantly residential environments, and to encourage an increase in housing opportunities,

(c) to encourage new residential development on vacant sites and in obsolescent non-residential buildings,

(d) to ensure that adequate housing is available to all income groups within the City of South Sydney,

(e) to retain existing, and encourage the provision of new, low cost rental stock within inner Sydney,

Employment

(f) to ensure the Southern Industrial and Rosebery/Zetland Districts within the City of South Sydney continue to function as a major industrial and employment centre,

(g) to encourage the Southern Industrial and Rosebery/Zetland Districts’ unique locational advantages for industry and employment,

(h) to stimulate employment oriented development which will contribute to improvements to the built environment,

(i) to provide sites for high technological and research enterprises which will not detrimentally affect the environment or amenity of adjoining land,