advanced technology business means research and development or a business or activity that consists of, or is directly related to, the carrying out of research into, the manufacture, improvement, production, processing, assembly, marketing or sale of, or the provision of information services about or of other product or administrative support services related to, any of the following—
(a) electronic and micro-electronic systems, goods and components,
(b) information technology, computer software or hardware,
(c) instrumentation or instruments,
(d) biological, pharmaceutical, medical or paramedical systems, goods or components,
(e) telecommunications services, systems or components,
(f) other goods, systems or components intended for use in science and technology,
(g) advanced technology relating to the provision or distribution of energy,
(h) technology promoting ecologically sustainable practices, such as remediation of land.
advertising structure has the same meaning as in the Act.
alter, in relation to a heritage item, means—
(a) make structural changes to the outside of the heritage item, building or work,
(b) make non-structural changes to the detail, fabric, finish or appearance of the outside of the heritage item, building or work, not including changes resulting from the maintenance of the existing detail, fabric, finish or appearance of the outside of the heritage item, building or work.
club means a building or place that is used for the gathering of persons for social, literary, political, sporting, athletic or other lawful purposes and that is or is intended to be registered under the .
commercial premises means a building or place used as an office or for other business or commercial purposes, but does not include a building or place elsewhere specifically defined in this Dictionary or a building or place used for a land use elsewhere specifically defined in this Dictionary.
commercial support premises means a building or place used as an office or for other business or commercial purposes such as a bank, building society or other building or a place in which business-orientated support services, such as photocopying, office services and supplies are provided.
community facility means a building or place owned or controlled by the Council, a public authority or a religious organisation, or a body of persons associated for the physical, social, cultural, economic, intellectual or religious welfare of the community, and used for a community purpose or for the purposes of the organisation concerned.
complying development is identified in section 6.6.
conservation management plan means a document, approved by the New South Wales Heritage Council, including diagrams, establishing the heritage significance of a heritage item and identifying the conservation policies and management mechanisms that are appropriate to enable that significance to be retained.
contaminated land has the same meaning as in Part 7A of the Act.
demolition, in relation to a heritage item, building, work, relic or place, means the damaging, defacing, destruction, pulling down or removal of a heritage item, building, work, relic or place, in whole or in part.
development has the same meaning as in the Act.
dwelling means a room or suite of rooms occupied or used, or so constructed or adapted as to be capable of being occupied or used, as a separate domicile.
flood prone land means land that is susceptible to flooding by a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability flood event.
gross floor area means the sum of the areas of each floor of a building, where the area of each floor is taken to be the area within the inner face of the external enclosing walls as measured at a height of 1,400 millimetres above each floor level, but excluding—
(a) columns, fin walls, shade devices, and any elements, projections or works outside the general lines of the outer face of the external wall, and
(b) lift towers, cooling towers, machinery and associated plant rooms, and ancillary storage space and vertical air conditioning ducts, and
(c) such car, coach and bicycle parking as is required to comply with any development control plan and any internal access to that parking, and
(d) space for the loading and unloading of goods, and any waste management areas, and
(e) common or public areas, including arcades and circulation space.
heritage impact statement means a statement which identifies the heritage significance of a heritage item or conservation area, assesses the impact that proposed development will have on this significance and details the measures proposed to minimise this impact.
heritage item means a building, work, relic, tree or place identified as a heritage item and described in Schedule 3.
heritage significance means historic, scientific, cultural, social, archaeological, natural or aesthetic significance.
hotel means premises, licensed under the Liquor Act 1982 to sell liquor, that provide accommodation for guests which is rented or hired on a short-term basis without a residential tenancy agreement within the meaning of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987.
kiosk means a structure used for the provision of food and drink for the refreshment of users of the open space in which it is situated. The use must not be the dominant use of the open space.
leasable floor space of a building means the gross floor area of the building, excluding public access areas such as arcades and amenities, general loading docks and car parking areas.
map means a map deposited in the office of the Department, a copy of which is deposited in the office of the Council.
master plan means a master plan adopted by the Minister under section 6.13.
medical centre means a building or place used for the purpose of providing professional health care services (including preventative care, diagnosis, medical or surgical treatment or counselling) to out-patients only.
motel means a building (other than a boarding house or serviced apartments) primarily used for the overnight accommodation of travellers and the vehicles used by them, whether or not the building is also used for the provision of meals to those travellers or the general public.
passenger transport terminal means any building or place used for the assembly and dispersal of passengers travelling by any form of passenger transport, and includes any facilities required for parking, manoeuvring, storage or routine servicing of any vehicle used to provide a passenger transport service.
place of assembly means a building or place used for functions, conferences, theatre, cinema, concerts, dances or any other similar thing, whether it is used for the purpose of gain or not, but does not include a place of public worship or an educational establishment.
place of public worship means a building or place used for the purpose of religious worship by a congregation or religious group, whether or not the building or place is also used for counselling, instruction or religious training.
public transport facility means a building or place used for the purpose of providing passenger transport facilities to the general public, whether or not those facilities are provided by a public authority.
public utility undertaking means any services or facilities carried on by, or under the authority of, any Commonwealth or State government department or agency, or pursuant to any Commonwealth or State Act, for the purpose of providing—
(a) railway, light railway, road, water or air transport or facilities, or wharf or river services or facilities, or
(b) sewerage or drainage services, or
(c) water, hydraulic power, electricity or gas, or
(d) telecommunications facilities.
recreation area means—
(a) a children’s playground, or
(b) an area used for sporting activities, or
(c) an area used to provide for the physical, cultural or intellectual welfare of the community,
but does not include racecourses or showgrounds.
recreation facility means a building or place used exclusively for sporting or leisure activities, whether operating for the purpose of gain or not.
remediation of land means—
(a) removing, dispersing, destroying, reducing, mitigating or containing the contamination of any land, or
(b) eliminating or reducing any hazard arising from the contamination of any land (including by preventing the entry of persons or animals onto the land).
research and development means activities carried out on a commercial basis that are aimed at advancing scientific knowledge for the purpose of applying it in an industry or aimed at creating new or improved materials, products, devices, processes or services (or at both advancing scientific knowledge for that purpose and creating any of those things), but only if the activities concerned—
(a) meet the research and development criteria of the Industry Research and Development Board of the Commonwealth for the purposes of a taxation concession under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth, or
(b) are being funded wholly or partly by a Commonwealth or State government research and development grant.
restaurant means a building or place used for the provision of food or drink (or both), whether or not for consumption on the premises, or for takeaway.
service station means a building or place used for the fuelling of motor vehicles involving the sale by retail of petrol, oil or other petroleum products, whether or not the building or place is also used for one or more of the following purposes—
(a) the hiring of trailers,
(b) the retail selling or the installing of spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles,
(c) the washing and greasing of motor vehicles,
(d) the repairing and servicing of motor vehicles (other than repairing or servicing involving body building, panel beating or spray painting).
serviced apartment means a self-contained dwelling (in a building containing three or more self-contained dwellings) which is cleaned or serviced by the owner or manager of the building (or the agent of the owner or manager), and which provides short-term accommodation for persons who have their principal place of residence elsewhere, but does not include a backpackers’ hostel, boarding house, bed and breakfast establishment or private hotel.
shop means a building or place used for selling, exposing or offering for sale by retail, goods, merchandise or materials, but does not include a building or place elsewhere specifically defined in this Dictionary.
storey means—
(a) the space between two floors, or
(b) the space between any floor and its ceiling or roof above, or
(c) building foundation areas, garages, workshops, storerooms and the like, where the height between finished ground level and the top of the floor above is 1.5 metres or more.
A storey that exceeds 4 metres in height (otherwise than in an entry foyer or a part of the building used for exhibition space) is counted as two storeys, except in the case of a warehouse.
subdivision of land has the same meaning as in the Act.
the Cooks Cove site means the land to which this Chapter applies.
the Council means Rockdale City Council.
tourist facility means an establishment providing holiday accommodation, convention or exhibition facilities, or both, and may include—
(a) hotels, motels or serviced apartments, and
(b) conference, convention or trade exhibition facilities, and
(c) restaurants and function rooms.
trade-related enterprise means a business or government activity directly related to the carrying out of air, land or sea commerce, air passenger services or other trade, including the import or export of advanced technology goods or services, trade-related warehousing, customs agencies, freight forwarding, trade logistics and distribution, and time-sensitive goods processing.
wetlands means either naturally occurring or constructed areas that support wetland vegetation or fauna.
vehicle rental centre means a building or premises used to rent out vehicles and service those vehicles.