DAs required for St Hubert facilities

Gosford Council has resolved to require owners of property within St Huberts Island to lodge a development application seeking consent for the use of their existing boating facilities.

This would be with the exception of existing boat ramps which comply with the requirement of the development control plan (DCP), or generally meet the objectives of the DCP, under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Council has also resolved to support the issuing of consents for the use of existing facilities where individual facilities comply with the requirements of, or generally meet the objectives of the DCP, providing they are "structurally sound and demolition or repair is deemed not necessary by council".

It has resolved that deferred commencement consents be issued for some approved facilities subject to the issue of a building certificate by council, the grant of a licence by council for use of the drainage reserve, and the creation of a positive covenant attached to the land owned by the person who receives the benefit of a licence.

It resolved that facilities, including existing boat ramps, that are in, or are likely to become a danger to the public, or are so rundown as to be harmful to its occupants or the persons or property in the neighbourhood, be required to be demolished or repaired.

The effects of the decision will be reported to council in a year's time.

Council agenda SF.50, 12 Dec 2006