Amendment No 40 to Blue Mountains LEP 1991

The planning proposal (Tags A1-3) is to reclassify a Council owned drainage reserve at 36R Kanimbla St, Leura (Lot 15 DP 8715) from 'community' to 'operational'.The land is currently identified as 'drainage' reserve and provides informal access to a number of residential parcels. Council has received legal advice that the reserve should be reclassified so that legal access can be provided. THE SITE (refer to location and zoning maps at Tags B and C) The drainage reserve is made up of a single T shaped parcel approximately 1,377 sqm in area and is situated between a block of residential premises fronting Clarence Street and a block of land parcels (some developed, others not) fronting an unmade length of Commonwealth Street. The site is zoned Residential Bushland Conservation (No Subdivision) under Blue Mountains LEP 1991. The majority of the site is mapped with Protected Area - Environmental Constraint Area, as indicated by hatching. It is also identified as bushfire prone land. The site has been partially cleared of vegetation, is relatively flat and is capable of accommodating vehicular movements. See aerial photos in the Council's planning proposal.