17Development in Zone No 7 (a), 7 (b) or 7 (d)

17 Development in Zone No 7 (a), 7 (b) or 7 (d)

17 Development in Zone No 7 (a), 7 (b) or 7 (d)

(1) In deciding whether to grant consent to a development application to carry out development of any land within Zone No 7 (a), 7 (b) or 7 (d), the Council shall—

(a) consider the visual impact of the proposed development when viewed from a public place, and take such measures as will, in its opinion, minimise any visual impact, and

(b) be satisfied that the development minimises any detrimental impact on the environment by way of vegetation clearance, drainage pollution or bushfire risk.

(2) The Council shall not grant development consent to an application to carry out development on land within Zone No 7 (a), 7 (b) or 7 (d) unless it is satisfied that—

(a) the development will not have a detrimental effect on the rainforest or rainforest species, or

(b) any detrimental effect on the rainforest or rainforest species can be justified by other factors.

(3) The Council shall not grant consent to the carrying out of development for the purposes of forestry on land within Zone No 7 (a) unless the Council is satisfied that the development will be so managed as not to have any long term detrimental effect on the rainforest or any species of local or regional significance.

(4) The Council shall not grant consent to the carrying out of development having the effect of bridging, obstructing or otherwise affecting waterways on land within Zone No 7 (a), 7 (b) or 7 (d) unless it is satisfied that reasonable opportunities for wildlife movement will be maintained.

(5) The Council must not grant consent to an application to carry out development on land within Zone No 7 (a), 7 (b) or 7 (d) which, in the opinion of the Council, will involve significant tree felling or vegetation clearance unless it is satisfied that—

(a) the development will be so managed as not to have any long term detrimental impact on opportunities for wildlife movement, or

(b) any detrimental effect on opportunities for wildlife movement can be justified by other factors.

(6) (Repealed)

cl 17: Am 2006 (193), Sch 1 [22]–[26]; 2008 (571), Sch 3.194 [1]–[5].