sydney-city-centre-review-of-environmental-factors

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Land use impacts during operation Land use zoning and development control planning The proposal would: Not impact on the objectives or development controls set for each land use zone, precinct or special character area (refer to section 4.2) Benefit the transport zoning priorities established under the Access Strategy by optimising traffic movement throughout the city centre (refer to section 2.1 and section 6.1). Future land uses and development precincts By introducing additional traffic capacity throughout the city centre the proposal would benefit the future development of the key Access Strategy projects (refer to section 2.1) and the development precincts identified in Table 6-32. Section 6.1.3 details these benefits. Property impacts during operation Roadside property Roadside property (ie property outside the road reserve) would not be affected; however the loss of amenity introduced through reduced footpath widths and kerbside alterations would have an associated socioeconomic effect or benefit as discussed in section 6.4.3. All off-street access would be maintained under the proposal as discussed in section 6.1.3. Road reserve property All public amenities would either be retained or relocated under the proposal. 6.5.4 Safeguards and management measures Table 6-36 lists the land use and property safeguards and management measures that would be implemented to account for the potential impacts identified above in section 6.5.3. Table 6-36 Land use and property safeguards and management measures Impact Environmental safeguard Responsibility Timing Road reserve infrastructure maintenance during construction across the whole proposal footprint Road reserve infrastructure maintenance during construction across the whole proposal Notify residents and businesses prior to any utility service interruption due to required adjustments in Table 3-11 Prepare a utility management plan in parallel with an environmental work method statement (refer to Chapter 7). The plan would form part of the CEMP and as a minimum would include: Construction contractor Roads and Maritime Construction contractor Preconstruction Preconstruction/ Construction Sydney City Centre Capacity Improvement 333 Review of Environmental Factors

Impact Environmental safeguard Responsibility Timing footprint Utility company consultation Emergency road side access during construction across the whole proposal footprint Loss of access to kerbside public amenities during construction Identify maintenance and Emergency access requirements Identify construction staging and programming conflicts. Contact all service providers to determine their emergency access requirements. Include these provisions in the CEMP Provide and display signage displaying the location to the nearest alternative amenity to the affected work site Construction contractor Construction contractor Preconstruction/ Construction Preconstruction/ Construction 6.6 Landscape character and visual impact This section identifies and assesses the proposal’s impact on landscape and streetscape character and sensitive visual receivers. Supplementary information is provided in Appendix I. 6.6.1 Method Study area The assessment considered the predicted changes in landscape character and visual impacts throughout the five precincts shown on Figure 1-1. Regional landscape characteristics were also used to describe the existing environment. Method and assessment criteria The landscape character and visual impact assessment was undertaken in accordance with: The Guidelines for Landscape Character and Visual Impact Assessment (EIA- N04) (Roads and Maritime, 2013) Australian Standard (AS) 4282-1997 Control of the Obtrusive Effects of Outdoor Lighting (Australian Standards, 1997). The assessment: Characterised the existing regional and local landscape and streetscape character Determined regional visual characteristics and the study area’s local visual context and setting Defined the visual envelope, which represents the theoretical limit from where the proposal would be visible Determined the sensitivity of landscape character and visual environment to the changes that would occur as a result of constructing and introducing the proposal into the study area Sydney City Centre Capacity Improvement 334 Review of Environmental Factors

Land use impacts during operation<br />

Land use zoning and development control planning<br />

The proposal would:<br />

Not impact on the objectives or development controls set for each land use<br />

zone, precinct or special character area (refer to section 4.2)<br />

Benefit the transport zoning priorities established under the Access Strategy by<br />

optimising traffic movement throughout the <strong>city</strong> <strong>centre</strong> (refer to section 2.1 and<br />

section 6.1).<br />

Future land uses and development precincts<br />

By introducing additional traffic capa<strong>city</strong> throughout the <strong>city</strong> <strong>centre</strong> the proposal<br />

would benefit the future development <strong>of</strong> the key Access Strategy projects (refer to<br />

section 2.1) and the development precincts identified in Table 6-32. Section 6.1.3<br />

details these benefits.<br />

Property impacts during operation<br />

Roadside property<br />

Roadside property (ie property outside the road reserve) would not be affected;<br />

however the loss <strong>of</strong> amenity introduced through reduced footpath widths and<br />

kerbside alterations would have an associated socioeconomic effect or benefit as<br />

discussed in section 6.4.3. All <strong>of</strong>f-street access would be maintained under the<br />

proposal as discussed in section 6.1.3.<br />

Road reserve property<br />

All public amenities would either be retained or relocated under the proposal.<br />

6.5.4 Safeguards and management measures<br />

Table 6-36 lists the land use and property safeguards and management measures<br />

that would be implemented to account for the potential impacts identified above in<br />

section 6.5.3.<br />

Table 6-36<br />

Land use and property safeguards and management measures<br />

Impact Environmental safeguard Responsibility Timing<br />

Road reserve<br />

infrastructure<br />

maintenance<br />

during<br />

construction<br />

across the<br />

whole proposal<br />

footprint<br />

Road reserve<br />

infrastructure<br />

maintenance<br />

during<br />

construction<br />

across the<br />

whole proposal<br />

Notify residents and businesses<br />

prior to any utility service<br />

interruption due to required<br />

adjustments in Table 3-11<br />

Prepare a utility management plan<br />

in parallel with an <strong>environmental</strong><br />

work method statement (refer to<br />

Chapter 7). The plan would form<br />

part <strong>of</strong> the CEMP and as a<br />

minimum would include:<br />

Construction<br />

contractor<br />

Roads and<br />

Maritime<br />

Construction<br />

contractor<br />

Preconstruction<br />

Preconstruction/<br />

Construction<br />

Sydney City Centre Capa<strong>city</strong> Improvement 333<br />

Review <strong>of</strong> Environmental Factors

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