Cambridge Endowment Lands Act 1920

The Town of Cambridge may make local laws in accordance with subdivision 2 of Division 2 of Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1995 to have effect within the said lands as to the following matters —

Regulating and controlling the buildings to be erected on any part of the said lands sold or leased.

Prohibiting the erection of any building or buildings on the said lands, the plans of which the local government shall not approve.

Prohibiting the carrying on of any trade or business manufactures or otherwise on any part of the said land.

Regulating the number of houses to the acre which may be built on any part of the lands set apart as a residential district.

Prohibiting and regulating the area of lots into which any lands sold by the local government may be subdivided.

Regulating and controlling the building line of any street or way, and prohibiting any building extending beyond such line.

Regulating and controlling the portions of any public road which shall or may be devoted to or used for —

carriage way;

footway;

tree planting;

gardens;

grass plots;

island refuges;

public conveniences;

street lamps;

fountains;

monuments or memorials;

poles.

Prohibiting, regulating, and controlling the erection of advertising hoardings on the said lands or any part thereof.

Classifying the said lands into separate or combined districts for residence, factories, business, or noxious trades, and from time to time reclassifying the same.

Prohibiting, regulating, and controlling the use of any districts so classified as residential district, factory district, business district, and noxious trade district, or a combined district.

Prohibiting a purchaser of any part of the said lands from the local government from dividing or sub‑dividing such land without the consent of the local government or from transferring, selling, assigning, leasing, or in any way parting with the possession of a portion of the said lands not being the whole so purchased by him without the consent of the local government.

Prohibiting the erection in any classified district of any building other than a building designed and intended for the purpose of the district, and the plans for which have been approved of by the local government.

Prohibiting the use of any building erected in any district for any purpose other than the classified purpose of such district.

Prescribing the minimum area of land upon which any building to be used as a private residence may be erected, and prohibiting the erection of any such building on a lesser area than the one prescribed.

Prohibiting the erection of any building which in the opinion of the local government would be unsightly or which would tend to destroy local amenities.

Prescribing the height of fences and hedges on any of the said lands sold or leased by the local government.

Any local law may impose a penalty not exceeding $40 for the breach thereof.

Such local laws when confirmed by the Governor and published in the Government Gazette shall have the force of law.