Brisbane Water Plan of Management - Gosford City Council - NSW ...

GENERAL DESIGN AND SITING GUIDELINES
Commercial and Club Waterfront Development
PRIORITY
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ACTION
RESPONSIBILITY
In summary, Council will require that foreshore buildings are
set back sufficiently to ensure that adequate pedestrian
foreshore access can be maintained and that appropriate
landscaping can be provided.
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All proposed development is to have regard for environmental
influences and coastal/estuarine processes that are active
within the locality of the proposed development as well as
undertaking full biological and environmental assessment of
the area and its effect on the proposed development as well as
the effect of the development on the environment.
Specifically, applicants are to provide with any development
application, a detailed statement from a suitably qualified
engineer concerning the likely effects of:
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Wind generated waves; beach and pressure waves
Swell;
Tidal fluctuations; and
Localised currents.
Other relevant marine and estuarine processes
Applicants must certify that the development will not be
adversely affected by such forces and processes or that the
proposal itself is likely to impact on such forces and processes
in a manner that is likely to have a detrimental impact on
adjoining areas, especially in terms of possible erosion,
sediment accretion or debris accumulation.
To obtain approval, applicants must agree to correct any
unforeseen adverse effects.
h
Council does not support the construction or redevelopment of
commercial or club buildings which are bulky when viewed
from Brisbane Water. In this regard, proposed buildings are to
avoid the use of stark high elevations fronting Brisbane Water.
Council encourages designs for example with staggered,
multiple frontages to Brisbane Water which can incorporate
terracing, landscaping etc to soften the visual impact of
buildings and reduce their bulk in a manner which is more in
keeping with the natural character of the area.
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Proposed commercial and/or club waterfront development
must have regard to the proximity of recreational fishing areas,
sandy beaches, seagrass saltmarsh and mangrove areas or
public reserves. Council will not approve of development
which is likely to have any adverse impact upon any such
areas.
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Brisbane Water Plan of Management - July 1995 Page 43