Minutes of Urban Planning Committee Meeting - 25 July 2012

The Group Manager City Development is recommending the issue of a Notice of Decision to
Grant a Planning Permit for the construction of a four storey building with basements
(containing 30 dwellings) and a reduction in the standard car parking requirement at
50 Victoria Street, East Brunswick in the South Ward.
Cr Connellan moved, Cr Matthews-Ward seconded that -
The Urban Planning Committee resolve:
That a Notice of Decision to Grant a Planning Permit No. MPS/2011/631 be issued for the
construction of a four storey building with basements (containing 30 dwellings) and a
reduction in the standard car parking requirement at 50 Victoria Street, Brunswick East
subject to the following conditions:
1. Amended plans to the satisfaction of the Responsible Authority must be submitted to
and approved by the Responsible Authority. When approved, the plans will be
endorsed and will then form part of the permit. The plans must be drawn to scale with
dimensions and three copies must be provided. The plans must be generally in
accordance with the plans (submitted 26 April 2012) but modified to show:
a) A total of 10 bicycle parking spaces. At least four of these spaces are to be
provided in the level 1 basement.
b) The bedroom window of Dwelling 6 on the ground floor to be treated acoustically
to limit noise from the adjacent ramp and increased to a minimum width of
1.0 metre.
c) The eastern bedroom wall of Dwelling 6 on the ground floor to be treated
acoustically to limit noise from the adjacent lift.
d) 4m3 of storage for each 2-bedroom dwelling and 1-bedroom dwelling with study
and 2m3 of storage for each 1-bedroom dwelling.
e) Three ‘hoop’ or ‘flat-top’ type bike parking racks or similar in the visitor bike (at
the Victoria Street entrance) parking area that accords with the specifications in
Bicycle Victoria’s Bicycle Parking Handbook.
f) Annotations, as necessary, to incorporate the recommendations and
requirements of the Disability Access Report required by condition 7.
g) The northern light well to be open to the sky.
h) Fences a maximum height of 1.5 metres with a minimum 50 per cent
transparency above 1.0 metre.
i) An annotation that single aspect dwellings provided with security doors/or a
mechanically assisted natural ventilation solution that achieves a flow rate of
5L/m2/s
j) Bedroom doors provided with door catches to assist cross-flow ventilation.
k) Any substation incorporated within the building (i.e. not free standing or pole
mounted in the street) to ensure minimal impact on the visual amenity of the
public realm.
l) The water tank annotated as a minimum of 5000 litres.
m) Columns in the car park placed in accordance with the Australian Standard for
Off-Street Parking (AS2890.1), which includes:
i. No portion of the column to be inside the car parking space blocking
pedestrian access to that side of the car; and
ii. Be no closer than 250mm to the access aisle so as not to interfere with
cars turning into the parking space; and
iii. Extend no further from the accessway than 1.25 metres from the aisle to
allow the rear car doors to open.
Minutes of the Urban Planning Committee Meeting held on 25 July 2012 (D12/170169) 6