2016-07-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     12 JULY 2016


       These planning assumptions must be prepared for a base date and for each future
       Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) census date for a period of 15 years and the
       estimated ultimate capacity of the planning scheme. As a minimum, these planning
       assumptions must also be stated for the various types of development for detached
       dwellings, attached dwellings, retail, commercial, industrial and community purposes.
       The planning and development assumptions are being undertaken in conjunction with
       Unitywater using their Demand Modeller and Tracking Tool (DMaTT) which is a land parcel
       based development model. The existing and projected populations, dwellings, employment
       and gross floor areas under the required LGIP development categories for each of the
       planning scheme locality catchments is currently being reviewed by staff.
       Following Council’s review of the Priority Infrastructure Area (PIA) regarding section 3 of
       this report, this work can be finalised for reporting to Council for review and endorsement.
iii.   Priority Infrastructure Area (PIA).
       The LGIP must identify one PIA for a local government area but may contain a number of
       geographical separated nodes. It is defined by SPA as:
       “an area:
       (a)   used, or approved for use, for non-rural purposes; and
       (b)   serviced, or intended to be serviced, with development infrastructure networks; and
       (c)   that will accommodate at least 10 (but no more than 15) years of growth for non-rural
             purposes.”
       The PIA boundary must be identified on a cadastral map over the planning scheme zoning
       with property boundaries being legible.
       An important feature of the PIA in development assessment is that conditions for additional
       trunk infrastructure costs may be assessed & imposed should development occur on
       premises located completely or partly outside the PIA.
       The staff review of the current PIA of the current PIP with proposed amendments for the
       new LGIP is provided for Council’s review and endorsement in section 3 of this report.
iv.    Desired Standards of Service (DSS).
       The LGIP is required to state the DSS for each individual trunk network with its purpose
       being to provide a high level summary of the key planning and design standards for that
       network. This may include quantitative and qualitative standards with links to various
       planning scheme policies, legislation and subordinate legislation regulating infrastructure
       and Australian standards or similar controlled documents.
       Following Council’s decisions regarding the PIA and Planning Assumptions, a staff review
       of the current PIP DSS’s and any proposed amendments for the new LGIP will be
       presented in a future report for Council’s review and endorsement.
v.     Plans for Trunk Infrastructure (PFTI).
       The PFTI identifies the trunk infrastructure the local government considers necessary to
       service at least the projected urban development inside the PIA at the DSS. However it can
       also include planning beyond the PIA time horizon and trunk infrastructure outside the PIA.
       For each trunk infrastructure network, the following must be provided:
           Plans for trunk infrastructure map(s) separately identifying the:
             o     existing and future trunk infrastructure network;
             o     future trunk infrastructure labelled with a unique map reference to cross
                   reference to the schedule of works table; and


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