Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012
The formatting changes have resulted in additional tables, figures and diagrams in place of
wording making the document more 'user friendly' and allowing for greater ease of retrieving
information. The layout of information in the Policy has remained unchanged and is based
on development standard subheadings (e.g. plot ratio, building height, parking etc.). This
avoids repetition of development standards throughout the text.
The more substantive development provision changes are outlined below under the subheadings
applicable to the Policy.
Indicative Development Plans
It was considered helpful to provide some background information and to further clarify the
role of Indicative Development Plans; as such the following two clauses were added.
• Indicative Development Plans were prepared as part of the West Leederville Planning
and Urban Design Study. They provide an illustration of how future development of the
area could occur to meet the desired planning outcomes and form the basis of several
development standards in this Policy. Reference will be made to these plans when
assessing individual development proposals.
• The Indicative Development Plans reflect circumstances as they were at the time they
were prepared and it is noted that over time development opportunities may change.
Notwithstanding the above comments the Indicative Development Plans have been revised
in some respects to reflect current planning objectives.
Building height
Editing was required to clarify the relationship between plot ratio, building height and
setbacks. In this regard the following development provisions were included in the building
height section.
• Height limits apply.
• Building height is restricted by plot ratio allowances regardless of maximum height
limits.
• Street and boundary setbacks are relative to building height. Building height above
three storeys is subject to additional setbacks.
Maximum and minimum building height limits are now provided in table format rather than in
text.
Street and Right of Way Setbacks
The street setbacks for each storey of a building were previously expressed in text form.
These provisions are now expressed in diagrams and tables as outlined in the attached
Policy. No wording changes have occurred.
H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\12 MINUTES\AUGUST 2012\B DV.DOCX 68