minutes - City of Stirling

MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL
18 SEPTEMBER 2012
Residential Design Codes
6.2.6 Sightlines at Access Points and Corners
The acceptable development standards of the R-Codes require walls and fences be
truncated or reduced to no higher than 0.75m within 1.5m of where walls and fences adjoin
vehicle access points of where a driveway meets a public street and where two (2) streets
intersect.
6.3.1 Building Setback from Boundary
The acceptable development standards of the R-Codes require buildings setback from
boundaries other than street boundaries to be in accordance with Tables 2a and 2b, and
Figure 3.
6.3.2 Building on Boundary
The acceptable development standards of the R-Codes require boundary walls to have a
maximum height of 3.5m with an average of 3.0m for two-thirds the length of the balance of
the boundary behind the front setback, to one (1) side boundary only.
6.4.1 Total Open Space
The acceptable development standards of the R-Codes require R30 zoned properties to be
provided with 45% open space.
Other Policies
Local Planning Policy 2.6 Residential Building Heights
Under the acceptable development provisions of Council’s ‘Residential Building Heights
Policy’, walls with a pitched roof are acceptable development provided they do not exceed a
wall height of 6.0m and a ridge height of 9.0m as measured from average natural ground
level of the site. Building height shall be measured from the average natural ground level,
provided that at any point of the difference between average natural ground level and natural
ground level does not exceed 1.5m. In instances where the difference between average
natural ground level and natural ground level exceeds 1.5m, stepped finished ground and
upper floor levels are required.
Background
A development application for a single dwelling on Lot 301, House Number 32, Powell
Street, Joondanna (DA11/0872 refers) was submitted to the City on 24 April 2012. Following
an initial assessment, the applicant was advised that the initial design did not meet the
acceptable development standards in relation to vehicular access, building height, buildings
setback from the boundary, buildings on boundary, and excavation and fill. The application
was advertised for public comment and a number of objections were received.
The applicant made several design changes following the initial round of consultation,
including a reduction to the building wall height and the removal of the rear retaining wall.
Certain variations remained despite these amendments, including variations to building
height, buildings setback from the boundary, buildings on boundary, sight lines at vehicle
access points, and total open space.
The development application was subsequently readvertised with one (1) objection being
received. Accordingly, the development application requires Council determination for
building height, building setback from the boundary, buildings on boundary, sight lines at
vehicle access points, and total open space.
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