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Mount Druitt Commuter Car ParkReview of Environmental FactorsSignage would match the ‗look and feel‘ of existing public transport signage with aconsistency of pictograms, colours, fonts and directional language. Signage would beminimal to reduce visual clutter. Signage would be placed so commuters can makedecisions at appropriate points while continuing to move through the car park withoutmilling for excessive periods. Thus, the potential impacts associated with signage areexpected to be minimal.Integration with land useThe proposed commuter car park would be of a similar height and scale as thesurrounding buildings and would demonstrate a high level of compatibility with existingland uses. Furthermore, the Proposal is permissible under Council zoning for the site.FlexibilityThe Proposal allows for two additional levels of parking to be constructed in the futureshould future demand warrant it beneficial.Building formThe form of the car park structure as presented in the concept design and described inSection 3.2.1 is not expected to result in a negative impact on the building form andurban design of the area.6.3. Landscape and visual amenity6.3.1. Existing environmentSite contextThe proposed site is located on the eastern edge of Mount Druitt Town Centre. Thisarea of Mount Druitt is a mix of government services, community and recreationalfacilities, retail and commercial facilities and educational centres. Mount Druitt TownCentre to the north west of the site consists of single and double storey buildings withlarge open car parks.North Parade runs parallel to the rail corridor on the southern side of the site. Thefootpath along the northern side of North Parade, between Mount Druitt RailwayStation and the site, is well used by pedestrians accessing Mount Druitt RailwayStation from the east.Proposed siteThe proposed car park site is relatively flat with a modest north to south gradient of 1in 20. It is dominated by a partially demolished concrete building and a chain linkmetal fence around the boundary. The Mount Druitt Court House on the westernboundary provides a hard edge as does the Centrelink office on the northern boundary.Mount Druitt TAFE is located to the east of the site across Mount Street. South of thesite is North Parade and the rail corridor.The existing partially demolished building is a visually prominent element of the siteand is highly visible from North Parade and Mount Street.Two small sections in the south-east corner of the site contain some grasses (turf) andweeds and three small eucalypts. Three large mature eucalypts are present on theMount Street boundary of the site. Additional vegetation is present along the MountStreet median, which also contains mature eucalypts. No street trees are presentalong North Parade, however low level landscaped shrubs occur along the medianstrip.KMH-2010123a REF Rev 4 doc Page 53 of 116Status: Final