minutes - City of Stirling

MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL
18 SEPTEMBER 2012
Comment
1. Dianella Centre Plan Adoption
The Dianella Centre Plan report recommends several changes to the City’s Local
Planning Scheme No.3 (LPS3) to encourage and guide development of the Centre. As
previously mentioned, the Draft Centre Plan was adopted by Council on 21 August
2012 (Council Resolution Number 0812/043). The Scheme amendment forms part of
the implementation process.
2. Zoning Changes
It is proposed that a special control area be created over the whole Dianella Centre
Plan area to enable specific objectives and development standards.
There are also several specific zoning changes required, to accommodate
implementation of the Dianella Centre Plan.
Key zoning changes required affect two particular sites, each of which have significant
and immediate development potential for the Centre area. These sites are:-
the former 'Alexander Hotel' corner Alexander Drive and Waverley Street -
proposed to change from ‘Hotel’ to ‘District Centre’; and
the former 'Coles' shopping centre site between Chester Avenue and Waverley
Street - proposed to change from ‘District Centre’ to ‘Residential’ with a coding of
‘R-AC2’. The R-AC code is a residential ‘Activity Centre’ standard identifying
maximum density permitted in either non-residential or residential zones. The
R-AC code is discussed in detail below.
There are three (3) City owned sites proposed to be rezoned:-
the library is proposed to change from ‘Civic’ to ‘District Centre’;
the Dianella Community Centre site Lot 49, Kerry Street, is proposed to change
from ‘Civic’ to ‘Residential’; and
Lot 48, Kerry Street, abutting the community centre is proposed to change from
‘R30’ to ‘R-AC3’.
There are also a variety of privately owned sites proposed to be re-coded or rezoned
as follows:-
Existing residential zoned sites in Kerry Street, Waverley Street, Chester Avenue
and Grand Promenade are proposed to change from ‘R30’ to ‘R-AC3’ code;
Service Station site on Grand Promenade is proposed to change from ‘Service
Station’ to ‘District Centre’; and
Our Lady’s Assumption Primary School site between Grand Promenade and
Chester Avenue is proposed to change from ‘Private Institution’ to ‘District
Centre’.
The zoning and coding changes are necessary to facilitate a consolidated
development form and to apply consistent development standards across the Centre.
There are two (2) zones ‘District Centre’, and ‘Residential’. There are two (2) code
types proposed, ‘R-AC2’ and ‘R-AC3’ as identified in the Western Australian Planning
Commission Statement of Planning Policy 3.1, ‘Residential Design Codes’. The R-AC
codes are discussed in detail below.
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