2014-01-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA   20 JANUARY 2014




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ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                            20 JANUARY 2014

   ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                             14 NOVEMBER 2013

       e  no details have been proposed of any upgrading of Rufous Street. The development
          will almost triple the traffic volumes on this street and exceed the normally adopted
          upper limit of 3000 vehicles per day for a residential collector street.
   The current design of the shopping centre, with the proposed specialty shops along the
   eastern side of the building, is also likely to result in pedestrians and vehicles using the
   adjacent council car park fronting David Low Way. No provision has been made for such
   access, nor has any allowance been made for the amended traffic generation. The
   surrounding community uses would, therefore, have to compete for carparking in the
   adjoining council carpark fronting David Low Way, raising additional traffic safety and
   concerns.

   In terms of car parking numbers, Beard Traffic Engineering recommends that the 100
   carparking spaces proposed are sufficient to support a ‘stand-alone’ shopping centre of this
   size.
   Built Form and Amenity
   The subject site adjoins existing residential, community and commercial uses. The applicant
   includes a Noise Impact Assessment Report (Renzo Tonn & Ron Rumble, 2013), which
   recommends the development include a 3.5m high acoustic wall to the north west edge and
   a 2.5m wall to the south eastern edge of the site, so as to minimise potential noise nuisance
   from the shopping centre service areas and carpark on adjacent residential properties.
   This report also identifies that traffic noise from Woodland Drive and Rufous Street is
   expected to increase by 5dBA to 8dBA above current levels after the construction of the
   shopping centre. These noise levels are likely to be noticeable for the residents along the
   existing residential collector streets and adversely impact on their amenity. The proposed
   operating hours of Gam to 9pm 7 days a week, and service vehicles accessing the site would
   exacerbate impacts for these residents.
   The applicant has orientated the associated retail tenancies to the east opening out to
   council's carpark adjacent David Low Way. Council's Urban Design specialist considers the
   design as ‘turning its back’ to the Rufous Street frontage, which is not appealing and limits
   any opportunities for passive surveillance or activation of Di Hurst oval to the west. This is
   undesirable and will form a hard urban edge to a recreation space and the other community
   uses along Rufous Street.
   The service area of the shopping centre is located along the Rufous Street frontage and
   includes a 40m long x 3.5m high acoustic barrier wall to this frontage. The northern fagade
   of the building also includes a 37m long x 5.9m high tilt panel wall, which will be visible from
   Woodland Drive. Council's urban design specialist advises that the scale of the proposed
   design is out of context with the existing buildings adjoining the site, which are generally
   smaller individually sited buildings of a domestic scale presenting a fine grain appearance.
   The scale and form of the proposed shopping centre is not in keeping with the surrounding
   streetscape presentations to David Low Way, Woodland Drive or Rufous Street, and will
   have significant adverse amenity impacts on nearby residents.

   CONSULTATION

   IDAS Referral Agencies
   There are no IDAS referral agencies applicable to this application.

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