Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012
DV12.100 PROPOSED SCHEME AMENDMENT FOR ADDITIONAL USE 'CONSULTING
ROOMS GROUP - DENTAL SURGERY' - LOT 353 (NO. 24) FLOREAT
AVENUE, FLOREAT - SCHEME AMENDMENT NO. 23
SUMMARY:
The proposed Scheme Amendment seeks to introduce an additional use 'consulting rooms
group - dental surgery' to allow a dental surgery to operate at Lot 353 (No. 24) Floreat
Avenue, Floreat. Through advertising, the Town received submissions relating to parking
and traffic, loss of the residential nature of the area and that the application could set a
precedent for commercial expansion around Floreat Avenue.
The additional use does not alter the existing residential zoning over the land and is
supported as it is a small-scale operation with a maximum of four consulting rooms and
sufficient parking is to be provided for the use on site. Development controls will be in place
so that the building is in keeping with the residential nature of the area and to prevent
impacts on adjoining properties. For significant changes to commercial activity in the area,
an activity centre plan for Floreat Forum district centre, which would be subject to landowner
consultation, would be required to set the future direction of planning in the area.
BACKGROUND:
The Council, at its meeting held on 20 December 2011 decided:-
That:-
(i)
(ii)
pursuant to Part 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2005, Council resolves to
initiate an Amendment to the Town of Cambridge Planning Scheme No. 1 to introduce
an additional use for "consulting rooms group - dental surgery' for Lot 353 (No. 24)
Floreat Avenue, Floreat to the existing "Residential R12.5" zone;
Schedule 2 in Town Planning Scheme No. 1 be amended to include the following
Development Standards and Conditions for the additional use "consulting rooms group
- dental surgery" at Lot 353 (No.24) Floreat Avenue:-
• the design of the building to be in accordance with the Residential Design Codes
and the Town's Residential Planning Policies, unless specified otherwise;
• provision of open space may be less than 55%. All open space areas shall be
substantially well maintained gardens;
• no car-parking to be located in the primary street setback area;
• car parking areas to be screened from adjacent residential properties and from
the street and noise attenuation measures to be introduced;
• a maximum of four practitioners can operate from the dental surgery at any one
time;
• any signage proposals to satisfy signage policy;
• parking to be provided in accordance with the Town's Planning Scheme parking
requirements.
A copy of the proposed amendment was provided to the Western Australian Planning
Commission.
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