Wyong Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 12) (2014-662) LW 10 October 2014 (NSW)

New South Wales

Wyong Local Environmental Plan 2013

(Amendment No 12)

under the

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

I, the Minister for Planning, make the following local environmental plan under the

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

MICHAEL WHITTAKER, GENERAL MANAGER,

WYONG SHIRE COUNCIL

As delegate for the Minister for Planning

Wyong Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 12)

under the

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

1      Name of Plan

This Plan is Wyong Local Environmental Plan 2013 (Amendment No 12).

2      Commencement

This Plan commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3      Land to which Plan applies

This Plan applies to land in any zone where a dwelling is permitted with development consent.

Schedule 1

Amendment of Wyong Local Environmental

Plan 2013

[1]      Clause 7.18

Insert after clause 7.17:

7.18 Short-term rental accommodation

(1)

The objective of this clause is to permit development for the temporary use of

dwellings containing up to 6 bedrooms as short-term rental accommodation.

(2)

Despite any other provision of this Plan, development consent may be granted for the use of a dwelling containing up to 6 bedrooms as short-term rental accommodation.

[2]      Schedule 2 Exempt development

Insert in Schedule 2:

Short-term rental accommodation

(1)

The subject dwelling must be located in a zone where dwellings are permitted

with development consent.

(2)

The dwelling must not contain more than 4 bedrooms.

(3)

The dwelling must be serviced by a general waste garbage bin of at least 240L

capacity.

(4)

If the dwelling is located in a bush fire prone area, a bush fire evacuation plan

must be attached to the dwelling in a prominent location.

(5)

If the dwelling is part of a community or strata scheme, the development must

have the prior written approval of the owners corporation for that scheme.

(6)

If the dwelling is serviced by an on-site sewage management system, the number of persons occupying the dwelling must not exceed the number of persons stated as the capacity for that system.

(7)

There must not have been more than 2 written complaints to the Council concerning the activities taking place on the property from the occupiers of separate dwellings located within 40m of the subject dwelling within the preceding 12 months.

[3]      Dictionary

Insert in alphabetical order:

short-term rental accommodation means a dwelling that is commercially available for rent as short-term accommodation on a temporary basis, but does not include bed and breakfast accommodation.