Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011
The café is located on the ground floor near the Railway Parade frontage, providing
activation along the street and pedestrian access way.
1.2 Undercroft carpark yielding a minimum carparking provision of 162 car bays
Council supported the provision of 162 car bays (being a shortfall of 41 bays as required
under the Scheme) subject to the following measures being put in place to facilitate and
encourage alternate transport modes:-
Provision of end of trip bicycle facilities (bicycle parking, lockers and showers and
associated change room facilities); and
Preparation of a transport management plan for staff and visitors to the building.
In absence of these above measures being put in place or if less than 162 bays are
provided, cash-in-lieu for parking is required at a rate of $7,500 per bay.
The development provides for 157 bays over two basement levels and an additional 5
bays at-grade to the rear, providing a total of 162 bays. It is noted that out of the bays
provided, 37 (23%) bays are marked for 'small cars only'. The Australian Standard allows
for the provision of small car bays (2.3 metres by 5 metres) and as such these bays can
be supported. The development also provides for 5 disabled parking bays.
No parking bays, at this stage, have been set aside (and marked as such) for the use of
service and delivery vehicles. Prior to the building occupation, provision of service and
delivery vehicle parking should be included as part of the preparation of the transport
management plan (which is discussed further below).
To encourage alternative transport modes, bicycle end of trip facilities are provided in the
upper basement level. The facilities provided are considered adequate for the size of the
building and include 12 enclosed bicycle lockers, a number of open bicycle racks, six
showers with associated change rooms (male and female) and secure clothing lockers.
Also, the design of access ways to the end of trip facilities allow sufficient manoeuvring for
people with bicycles.
In regards to the preparation of the transport management plan, the applicant has
provided an undertaking to comply with this condition. Some initiatives raised in the traffic
impact assessment report (which accompanied the application) include public transport
information boards, the provision of end of trip facilities and the operation of a car pooling
scheme with parking spaces reserved for this purpose.
It is considered appropriate to maintain as a condition of approval the preparation of (and
subsequent adherence to) a transport management plan for staff and visitors to the
building to the satisfaction of the Town. The transport management plan should be
lodged with the Town prior to occupation of the building. This will allow future tenants to
be party to the preparation of the plan. The transport management plan should also
include service and delivery vehicle needs, the marking and management of the small car
parking bays and maintenance of the bicycle end of trip facilities.
1.3 Building height is to be of no more than seven storeys above existing ground level
The plans show a five storey building, however it is noted that there is a slight step up
from Railway Parade (approximately 0.7 metres) and the ground floor has a ceiling height
of 4.8 metres.
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