86Residential zone

86 Residential zone

86 Residential zone

(1) The only uses permissible in this zone are—

(a) residential development, and

(b) open space, and

(c) recreational facilities, and

(d) community facilities, and

(e) non tertiary educational establishments, and

(f) small scale restaurants, and

(g) retail outlets, and

(h) use of premises for commercial undertakings and professional services to serve the neighbourhood, and

(i) public utility undertakings, and

(j) other uses that the consent authority is satisfied are strictly consistent with the zone objectives.

(2) The objectives of this zone are—

(a) to protect existing residential areas and identify future residential areas, and

(b) to ensure that land within the zone is primarily used for residential purposes, and

(c) to limit the range, scale and locations of non-residential uses to ensure that they are compatible with residential amenity and primarily serve local residents, and

(d) to prohibit tourist development in residential areas (including serviced apartments, hotels and associated tourist facilities) and to prohibit brothels, and

(e) to limit advertising to a level compatible with the creation of a high-quality residential and mixed-use area.

(3) Non-residential uses are not to be located above the ground floor level of buildings in this zone, except where Activity Strips (as referred to in clause 90) are indicated on the Ultimo-Pyrmont Zoning Map, in which case non-residential uses are also permissible on the first floor.