16Special Purpose Zone—Community

16 Special Purpose Zone—Community

16 Special Purpose Zone—Community

(1) The objectives of the Special Purpose Zone—Community are as follows—

(a) to enable land to be used for community purposes,

(b) to enable development to be carried out for the social, educational and recreational needs of the community,

(c) to support development that is related or ancillary to community, recreational or educational use of the land in the Zone,

(d) to ensure the vitality and safety of the community and public domain,

(e) to ensure that buildings achieve design excellence,

(f) to promote landscaped areas with strong visual and aesthetic values to enhance the amenity of the area.

(2) Development for any of the following purposes may be carried out on land within the Special Purpose Zone—Community only with development consent—

advertisements; advertising structures; boarding houses; car parks; centre-based child care facilities; community facilities; educational establishments; entertainment facilities; function centres; hostels; information and educational facilities; kiosks; medical centres; office premises; passenger transport facilities; recreation areas; recreation facilities (indoor); recreation facilities (outdoor); registered clubs; restaurants; telecommunications facilities; temporary structures; tourist and visitor accommodation related or ancillary to community facilities, educational establishments, recreation facilities (indoor) or recreation facilities (outdoor).

(3) Except as otherwise provided by Chapter 2, development is prohibited on land within the Special Purpose Zone—Community unless it may be carried out under subsection (2).