minutes - City of Stirling

MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL
18 SEPTEMBER 2012
3. The use is incompatible with the residential zone and would have a detrimental impact
of the amenity of the area due to additional signage and additional traffic.
"Prior to renting this property there were 5 male tenants living at 323 West Coast
Drive, each with a car. None of these tenants had full time jobs and thus there was
much more traffic from just the tenants coming and going than would ever be with our
proposed business. If anything the neighbours would notice less traffic than there was
3 months prior. My partner is also working full time and thus only my car would be in
the garage, leaving the other bay free for our one client per hour. There would never
be patient cross over at the same time thus no additional traffic."
4. It is not appropriate to allow a home business on West Coast Drive which results in
additional vehicles reversing onto this busy road, as well as causing damage to the
road reserve due to manouevring.
"Like mentioned above, this business would not lead to any more traffic than a
residential property. The amount of traffic reversing onto west coast drive would not be
more than any other residential traffic. For example there are houses on west coast
drive with multiple tenants and cars, with friends and family visiting. Thus. An
additional few cars a day coming from a property with only 1 full time tenant will not
make an impact on the traffic or road reserves."
Comment
The application has been assessed in accordance with the City’s Home Office, Home
Occupation and Home Business Policy and is considered to generally comply with the
provisions of the Policy.
The proposed home business is considered to facilitate the objectives of the Residential
zone in that it will “provide for a range of non-residential uses, which are compatible with and
complementary to residential development.”
The main theme of the neighbours comments received is the potential for the proposed
home business to have an adverse impact upon the residential amenity of the locality, by
way of additional noise and traffic. As previously stated the proposed home business meets
the parking requirements of the policy, and with the appropriate conditions applied all
customer vehicles will be parked within the applicant’s property. As a District Distributor
road, West Coast Drive carries a high volume of vehicles, so the additional vehicles attracted
to the locality as a result of the proposed development is not expected to be evident. Given
the nature of the home business (being chiropractic services provided by a medical
professional on a part time basis only) and the fact that customer’s vehicles will not be
parked on the verge or the street, the proposal is not considered to have the potential to
detract from the amenity of the locality.
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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