minutes - City of Stirling

MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL
18 SEPTEMBER 2012
Summary
Based on the surveys, door counts and various adjustment factors, the Design Parking
Requirement for the WISC is 89 bays in excess. The rationale behind this argument is
considered reasonable.
The Assessment indicates that the introduction of Sunday trading in Perth will result in
a spreading of the demand for shopping. Based on trends from a similar sized
shopping centre in the eastern states (where Sunday trading occurs already), the peak
parking demand on Thursday would decrease by approximately 7%. As such, the
peak parking demand (which is based on surveys when Sunday trading was not in
operation) is considered a worst case scenario.
The proposed development is considered to meet the Statement of Intent for the Retail
Commercial Precinct as referenced earlier in the report. The proposed land use is consistent
with, and could in fact be considered less detrimental to the amenity of the locality, than an
Automatic Car Wash, which is a preferred use with Precinct 1. The proposed manual car
wash will create an additional service available to customers of the shopping centre and
create additional employment within the locality. The proposed development is not
considered to reduce the degree of accessibility to and from the centre, including pedestrian
access. The application is accordingly recommended for approval subject to conditions.
Stirling Alliance Comments
The application is located within the Stirling City Centre and was consequently referred to
the Stirling Alliance for their comments, as follows:-
"The subject site is located within ‘Precinct 1’ of Town Planning Scheme No. 38 and
the ‘Southern Precinct’ of the Draft Stirling City Centre Structure plan. While a manual
car was is not a preferred or contemplated use under TPS No. 38, an ‘automatic’ car
wash is a preferred use, and so the proposed land use is considered appropriate.
While the nature of the proposed development is not entirely consistent with the vision
for the Stirling City Centre outlined in the Draft Structure Plan, given the small scale of
the proposed development, there are no objections to the proposal."
Petition opposing development
The City acknowledges that the signatories of the petition object to the proposed
development, on the grounds that the development will increase traffic in the local streets.
As stated in the applicant’s submission, the business model for the development relies upon
the majority of users of the car wash being patrons who are visiting the shopping centre.
The City accepts this proposition, and the resultant outcome that the proposed development
will not result in additional traffic visiting the shopping centre as a result of the proposed
development.
Policy and Legislative Implications
Should the Council refuse the application for development approval, the applicant may have
the right to have the decision reviewed in accordance with Part 14 of the Planning and
Development Act 2005.
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