minutes - City of Stirling

MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF COUNCIL
18 SEPTEMBER 2012
Other Policies
Policy 5.4 - Mirrabooka Regional Centre Design Guidelines
The Mirrabooka Regional Centre Design Guidelines divides the whole of the centre into a
series of different precincts, each of which is intended to serve a different role. The following
statement of intent is relevant to the subject lot:-
“The intent of this precinct is to allow for front of development parking through the
creation of a parking "street" environment in the front setback area. In all other
respects development is expected to provide the same high quality street fronted
pedestrian friendly development found in the main street.”
The proposed development is considered to comply with the provisions of the guidelines with
the exception of the requirement to provide a minimum of 75% glazing to the shop front and
a maximum permitted setback of 21m from the street boundary.
Policy 6.7 – Parking
The City’s Parking Policy requires the use of “Shop” to provide parking for a development in
excess of 10,000m 2 at a ratio of 750 bays plus six (6) bays per 100m 2 of gross floor area in
excess of 10,000m 2 .
The site is eligible for a 10% parking concession based on its location within 400m of a high
frequency bus stop/station.
The Policy allows for the provision of cash-in-lieu of parking bays in instances where nonresidential
developments are unable to meet the Scheme parking requirements.
The City’s Parking Policy also contains the following objectives:-
To facilitate the development of adequate parking facilities;
To ensure safe, convenient and efficient access for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists;
To ensure that a major parking problem is unlikely to occur;
To ensure that car parking does not have a detrimental impact on the character and
amenity of a residential area; and
To ensure that an oversupply of parking does not occur that discourages alternative
forms of transport and is detrimental to urban design and Centre character.
The City’s Parking Policy concludes by stating that ‘variations to this policy shall be
determined by Council in accordance with the objectives of this Policy.’
Background
On the 17 March 1998 Council resolved to support a proposal to extend the Mirrabooka
Square Shopping Centre by 4,987m 2 . The development approval was issued on the 9 th of
April 1998. As a result of the approval the shopping centre floorspace increased to 41,157m 2
with a carparking provision of 2,040 car bays equating to 4.96bays per 100m 2 . The
development proposal resulted in a shortfall of 601 car bays. A condition of the approval
required that the applicant submit a contingency plan indicating how the extent of any
possible parking problems resulting from the development could be quantified, and those
problems resolved. A further condition required that the applicant enter into a Legal
Agreement accepting to provide additional parking in accordance with the agreed
contingency plan should the applicant be required to do so by the City.
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