Doubleview - Innaloo -Scarborough Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

uilt environment
To date Council has agreed to the construction, drainage and
acquisition of certain ROWs that are considered to be of significant
benefit to the wider community into public lanes. These comprise
about 27% of the total length of all ROWs and are now dedicated
as part of the City public street network.
A substantial number of ROWs still remain in private ownership.
Nevertheless they tend to be perceived by the general community
as public areas and there is mounting expectation for the City to
resolve issues associated with their use.
The Rights of Way Management Strategy has been prepared
in response to a Council directive seeking to determine its role
and extent of involvement with respect to the private Rights of
Way within its district, in particular the development of a program
of works to dedicate and upgrade ROWs that offer strategic
benefits to the community, including the provision of lighting to all
dedicated laneways.
Since the Strategy was adopted, City officers have reviewed
various elements it and have recommended to Council a slightly
more refined approach to its implementation. Subsequently,
Council have now initiated a Scheme Amendment which will
introduce provisions into the Local Planning Scheme No. 3 which
will require that landowners who are adjacent to either Category
1, 2 or 3 ROW’s contribute to the cost of the upgrading of the
ROW prior to commencing future developments.
The City is aware this is a complicated issue and ensures that this
project is subject to its own exhaustive community consultation
process. Many landowners within this Local Area will be affected
by the ROW Management Strategy and the Scheme Amendment.
Any enquiries should be directed to the City.
City of Stirling
doubleview -innaloo - scarborough local area plan
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