report shop within existing gibson

4.0 Planning assessment

4.1 Key issues
The proposed use is located within an existing building approved and constructed in 1996 (3B-452)
and is a consistent code assessable development. No external works are proposed to the building
and signage will comply with the relevant Local Law.

4.1.1 Carparking
The Driveways and Carparking Code requires sufficient parking to be provided onsite for the specific
business type/nature of the use, with consideration given to any existing parking onsite, hours of
operation, likely number of users and peak parking demand periods. The site was originally approved
as a showroom, with condition 5 of the original approval requiring 74 car parking spaces on the site
for the 8 tenancies within two separate buildings.

The internal gross floor area for all buildings totals 1,859m2, which equates to a carparking rate of 1
per 25m2. It is noted the 1990 planning scheme required a car parking rate of 1 per 30m2 of use area
for showrooms. The current planning scheme seeks for shops to include a carparking rate of 1 per
50m2 of gross floor area and 1 per 20m2 of a shop, as shown below.




Considering these carparking rates under the 1990 scheme compared to the current parking
requirements, there is an oversupply of parking on the site.

                        Unit    Size m2    Parking Rate 1990   Parking Rate 2020
                                              1 per 30m2          1 per 50m2
                        1/1       210              7                   4
                        2/1       200              7                   4
                        3/1       197              7                   4
                        4/1       225              8                   5
                        1/3       259              9                   5
                        2/3       261              9                   5
                        3/3       268              9                   5
                        4/3       242              8                   5
                       Total     1,859            62                  37

The site provides for sufficient parking on the site for the proposed shop use (1 per 20m2 carparking
rate) and complies with the Carparking and Driveways as well as the Recreation Activities Codes
parking requirements.




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