minutes - City of Stirling

MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL
18 SEPTEMBER 2012
Consultation/Communication Implications
Consultation was not required as part of the assessment of this application.
Applicant’s Justification
"I would like to construct Milk and Paper at 3/80 Scarborough Beach Road,
Scarborough. I plan to provide takeaway coffee, tea, milkshakes, fresh juices and the
sale of fresh bread, newspapers, packaged gourmet jams, olive oils and other shelf
stable items. I do not plan on selling any seafood, ice creams, processed meats or
eggs. The food sold on the premises will be outsourced from WA bakeries. I do not
plan to install a full commercial kitchen because food preparation will not be carried
out. The only processing done on site will be the chopping and storing of fresh fruit and
vegetables for the juices and toasting of sandwiches.
Milk and Paper’s plan is to have customers come inside, buy milk, paper, coffee, a loaf
of bread, browse the gourmet products for sale and leave the premises. I do not plan
to have any dine-in facilities, but there will be 1 or 2 chairs provided for people waiting
for items. I plan to be open seven (7) days a weeks from 6.30am – 4.00pm on
weekdays and 7.00am – 3.00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The car park which is
adjacent to the building is owned by the City of Stirling, all the bays are unallocated
and there are up to 30 car bays approximately. There are also five (5) car bays directly
in front of the shop which are restricted in time but not in allocation. I have personally
researched the usage of the car bays through the week days and weekends, and
during ‘peak hour’ times 8am – 10am and 12pm – 2pm the car park was only ever
30% full (10 cars at most) at any time. The impact of Milk and Paper’s use of these car
bays for the owner, employees and customers will be minimal, and of quick turnover
due to the nature of the venue’s products being takeaway. The restaurant in the
adjacent lot called La Vela is open from 5.00pm, so their car parking requirements in
the adjacent car park won’t affect Milk and Paper since it will close at 4.00pm each day
(3pm on weekends). Furthermore the nature of the venue will be high turnover, so cars
will be coming and going from stays of 5 minutes up to an hour. As I live close by to
the development the majority of the time I will be walking/riding to work."
Comment
The proposal for a Change of Use from ‘Office’ to ‘Fast Food’ is classified as a “P”
(permitted) use under the City’s LPS3. The proposal is considered to fit into the fast food
outlet definition as the idea of the proposal is for food and drink sold on the premises to be
consumed off site.
The proposed change of use requires existing on site car parking provisions to be
reassessed. A car parking shortfall currently exists on site, given there are six (6) parking
bays on site located to the rear of the existing building fronting Scarborough Beach Road. It
has been noted there are approximately five (5) car bays located within the road reserve
fronting the strip commercial centre, these would be available to customers using all the
uses on site. Additionally there is a large car park in the City’s ownership at Lot 5, House
Number 84, Scarborough Beach Road which is used by customers visiting the businesses
located within the strip commercial area between Joyce Street and Scarborough Police
Station. This car park has space for approximately 30 car bays.
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