• 1.6.3 Before consideration is given to developing new infrastructure and public service facilities:

  1. the use of existing infrastructure and public service facilities should be optimized; and

  2. opportunities for adaptive re-use should be considered, wherever feasible.

• 1.6.4 Infrastructure and public service facilities should be strategically located to support the effective and efficient delivery of emergency management services, and to ensure the protection of public health and safety in accordance with the policies in Section 3.0: Protecting Public Health and Safety.

• 1.6.5 Public service facilities should be co-located in community hubs, where appropriate, to promote cost-effectiveness and facilitate service integration, access to transit and active transportation.

1.6.6 Sewage, Water and Stormwater

• 1.6.6.1 Planning for sewage and water services shall:

  a) accommodate forecasted growth in a manner that promotes the efficient use and optimization of existing:

  • 1. municipal sewage services and municipal water services; and

  • 2. private communal sewage services and private communal water services, where municipal sewage services and municipal water services are not available or feasible;

  • b) ensure that these systems are provided in a manner that:

    1. can be sustained by the water resources upon which such services rely;

    2. prepares for the impacts of a changing climate;

    3. is feasible and financially viable over their lifecycle; and

    4. protects human health and safety, and the natural environment;

  • c) promote water conservation and water use efficiency;

  • d) integrate servicing and land use considerations at all stages of the planning process; and

  • e) be in accordance with the servicing hierarchy outlined through policies 1.6.6.2, 1.6.6.3, 1.6.6.4 and 1.6.6.5. For clarity, where municipal sewage services and municipal water services are not available, planned or feasible, planning authorities have the ability to consider the use of the servicing options set out through policies 1.6.6.3, 1.6.6.4, and 1.6.6.5 provided that the specified conditions are met.

• 1.6.6.2 Municipal sewage services and municipal water services are the preferred form of servicing for settlement areas to support protection of the environment and minimize potential risks to human health and safety. Within settlement areas with existing municipal sewage services and municipal water services, intensification and redevelopment shall be promoted wherever feasible to optimize the use of the services.