Open Space and Public Place Plan - City of West Torrens - SA.Gov.au

Universally Accessible Open Space
Strategy 2.7 – Comply with the spirit and principles of the Disability
Discrimination Act 1992, to apply access and mobility standards
that ensure equality of access.
Enhanced Natural Landscapes
Strategy 2.8 – Preserve and enhance the quality and biodiversity of
natural landscapes and waterways, in balance with retaining
recreational and cultural activities which add to the social fabric of
West Torrens, and limiting activities which denigrate and pollute.
Integrated Design
Strategy 2.9 – Adopt a strategic and integrated planning and
design process to improve the function and amenity (facilities and
visual appearance) of open space.
Urban Food Production
Strategy 2.13 – Promote community interaction, healthy eating,
alternative forms of recreation, food security, and urban food
production within reserves and streetscapes.
Valuing Kaurna Heritage
Strategy 2.14 – Acknowledge and celebrate the Kaurna heritage in
the landscape.
Dog Parks
Strategy 2.15 – Establish a dog park that meets the developing
need for off-leash dog destinations.
Infrastructure
Strategy 2.10 – Encourage the integration of infrastructure and
facilities to limit physical and visual impact and maximise open
space value and function.
Stormwater Management
Strategy 2.11 - Given Council's flood risk (as shown on Map 2)
acknowledge that open space has a role to play in stormwater
management and utilise the flood prone areas as tools to negotiate
open space provision outcomes with developers which address
open space deficiencies.
Water efficiency
Strategy 2.12 - Develop water-smart open spaces, and ensure use
of Water Sensitive Urban Design principles.
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