AGENDA - City of Greater Geelong
AGENDA - City of Greater Geelong
AGENDA - City of Greater Geelong
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Submission<br />
No.<br />
Summary<br />
Response<br />
10. • Supports the construction <strong>of</strong> the Drysdale Bypass.<br />
• Does not support the removal <strong>of</strong> the round-about.<br />
• Does not support the development <strong>of</strong> 3 storey buildings within the town<br />
centre.<br />
• Footpaths and safe bicycle lanes are essential.<br />
• With the introduction <strong>of</strong> Aldi to Murradoc Road footpaths, curb and<br />
channel, bicycle lanes, nature strips should be constructed through to<br />
Sproat Street.<br />
• The existing nursing home in Wyndham Street is on prime real estate.<br />
This site should have been used for town development and parking.<br />
11. • The time frame for reviewing and assessing the UDF is unreasonable.<br />
More time should have been given for the community to review the<br />
contents <strong>of</strong> the document with a report being presented to Council in<br />
2013<br />
• The information sessions should have been held between 7 and 9 pm<br />
with ward councillors, state members and the roads corporation in<br />
attendance.<br />
• There should have been a visual presentation at the information<br />
sessions.<br />
Issues relating to the bypass and the round-about removal<br />
have been responded to in the body <strong>of</strong> this report<br />
The UDF support the construction <strong>of</strong> footpaths throughout<br />
the town centre and identifies locations for bicycle paths as<br />
per Council’s Cycling Strategy.<br />
The UDF encourages buildings up to 3 storeys in height. It is<br />
recommended that the third storey be recessive so as not to<br />
visually dominate the street. A second or third storey would<br />
increase the number <strong>of</strong> businesses that could locate within<br />
the town centre helping to create a more vibrant centre in the<br />
long term.<br />
The nursing home is located outside the investigation area<br />
for the UDF. This Council report is not the appropriate forum<br />
to comment on previous development approvals.<br />
Details on the public consultation process have been<br />
discussed within the body <strong>of</strong> the Council report. It is<br />
considered that the 6 week submission period was sufficient<br />
time for the community to review the UDF and make a<br />
submission.<br />
The comments in relation to traffic and the bypass have been<br />
previously discussed.<br />
The UDF identifies future parking, footpath and bicycle<br />
connections within the town centre.<br />
• More work needs to be done to look at how traffic flow can improve prior<br />
to the bypass being constructed.<br />
• Plans should show where parking, foot and cycle paths will be located.