Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012
The scheme amendment application is accompanied by plans for a proposed two-storey
development (see Attachment 2) which has been designed largely in keeping with the
residential built form standards of the Town's Planning Scheme Policy Manual and
Residential Design Codes of Western Australia. These plans are intended to be submitted
should the scheme amendment be approved and were presented as part of the advertising
material to illustrate the likely development outcome, but do not form part of the formal
amendment documentation.
The site is considered suitable for the introduction of a small scale commercial use such as a
dental surgery as it is located directly opposite Floreat Forum district centre. With regard to
concerns that the additional use would set a precedent for the expansion of commercial
activity in the area, in accordance with State Planning Policy 4.2 - Activity Centres for Perth
and Peel, prior to major changes to commercial floor space around Floreat Forum an activity
centre plan will need to be prepared. Given the modest scale of the proposal, it also
presents few restrictions on future development options for the area into the future.
Parking and Traffic
With regard to concerns relating to parking as raised through objections to the amendment, it
is considered that the requirement for 16 parking bays in accordance with the Town's Offstreet
parking policy requirements for consulting rooms (4 bays per consulting room) will be
adequate. As the nature of the use is by appointment, it is not expected that demand for
parking will often exceed 16 bays. Broader parking and access considerations raised
through submissions, which are not directly related to the subject site, would be explored as
part of future centre planning for Floreat Forum district centre.
There are limited opportunities for on street parking along this section of Floreat Avenue
given the two bends in the road the location of the shopping centre car park crossover and
the street signs and power poles on the verge and therefore it is not expected that the street
would be used for on-street parking for the dental surgery. Should any parking problems
emerge when the dental surgery is in operation the Town could review parking on Floreat
Avenue at this time.
There would be no significant increase to traffic volumes on Floreat Avenue and local streets
as a result of the additional dental use. Additionally, no safety concerns have been identified
with the installation of a crossover on Floreat Avenue and its proximity to the shopping
centre entry, provided that the standard provision that crossovers are at least 7.5 metres
from a corner is also met.
Development Standards
Additional use provisions in the Town Planning Scheme allow for specific design standards
based on the concept plans which have been incorporated into the proposed amendment.
These standards will ensure that the development generally appears residential in nature,
require screening and noise attenuation measures to reduce impacts of parking areas on
neighbouring properties and the streetscape and require landscaped setback areas.
The requirements listed below are proposed to be included in the scheme amendment for
future development on the site, which aim to address comments raised through advertising.
In particular, the requirements serve to further limit the impact of the dental surgery building
on adjoining properties. The applicant is aware of the inclusion of additional requirements.
• Signage to be limited to one sign identifying the name of the building, maximum size of
0.2m2, which is consistent with signage provisions for residential land use;
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