Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011
Amendment
Moved by Cr Grinceri, seconded by Cr MacRae
That a further clause be added to the motion as follows:-
(l)
public art up to a value of one percent of the cost of the development be
incorporated in the development, or, in lieu of the applicant being unable to provide
this to the satisfaction of the Town, a contribution of one percent of the cost of the
development be made to the Town, prior to the occupation of the building, for
expenditure on public art in the near vicinity of the development.
Amendment carried 8/0
Moved by Cr MacRae, seconded by Cr Langer
That further clauses be added to the motion as follows:-
(b)
(n)
(ii)
(iii)
the access point on Cambridge Street being altered to allow vehicles to exit (left
turn out only) as well as enter from both directions. Suitable signs are to be
provided to direct vehicle movements accordingly and a 2.5 metre deep by 2 metre
wide truncation be provided on the tenancy adjacent to the driveway of the street
boundary.
the solid wall to be built on the northern boundary to be reduced to no higher than
0.75 metres for a distance of 3 metres from the Jersey Street property boundary.
Any infill panels above this section of wall can be nothing more than metal palings
which allow a clear view through to the footpath on Jersey Street.
further to the above approval, the applicant be advised that, at Building Licence
stage, Council is prepared to assess the ground floor café/restaurant and retail
tenancies at a rate of 1 bay per 30 square metres of floor area if the 17 bays on the
second floor along the frontage onto Cambridge Street are converted to office
space;
in relation to (ii) above, Council delegates authority to the Chief Executive Officer to
approve amended plans which satisfy those requirements.
Amendment carried 8/0
COUNCIL DECISION:
That:-
(i) in accordance with Part 4 of the Town of Cambridge Town Planning Scheme No. 1,
Council APPROVES the application for a five storey mixed use development as
submitted by Fringe Architects at Lots 70, 71 and 72 (No. 334-336) Cambridge
Street, Wembley as shown on the amended plans dated 22 September 2011 subject
to the following conditions:-
(a)
(b)
the amalgamation of the lots prior to the issue of a building licence;
the access point on Cambridge Street being altered to allow vehicles to exit
(left turn out only) as well as enter from both directions. Suitable signs are to
be provided to direct vehicle movements accordingly and a 2.5 metre deep by
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