MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge
MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge
MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
<strong>COUNCIL</strong> MINUTES<br />
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012<br />
DETAILS:<br />
Development description<br />
• The subject site is on the corner <strong>of</strong> Railway Parade and Southport Street. Currently<br />
situated on the site is a single storey commercial building (previously owned and<br />
occupied by Odgaard Jewellers). A small parking area is located in front <strong>of</strong> the<br />
building facing Railway Parade.<br />
• The site slopes down approximately 2.8 metres from the south-western corner<br />
(Railway Parade) to the north-eastern corner (Southport Street).<br />
• The proposed development comprises:-<br />
o Undercr<strong>of</strong>t: seven car parking bays accessed from the existing (but widened)<br />
crossover <strong>of</strong>f Southport Street.<br />
o Ground floor: one tenancy (proposed café) fronting Railway Parade with alfresco<br />
dining in the Railway Parade street frontage, and the main car parking area (13<br />
car parking bays and bicycle racks), accessed from a new driveway <strong>of</strong>f Southport<br />
Street.<br />
o First floor: two <strong>of</strong>fice tenancies (157m 2 and 309 m 2 ).<br />
o Second floor: two <strong>of</strong>fice tenancies (157m 2 and 309 m 2 ).<br />
• There is a total <strong>of</strong> 1008 m 2 <strong>of</strong> commercial net floor area, which equates to a plot ratio<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1.4:1 for the site.<br />
• 20 car parking bays are proposed. <strong>Cambridge</strong>’s parking policy requires a total <strong>of</strong> 58<br />
car bays. Shortfall is 65%.<br />
Applicant’s submission<br />
The applicant has provided the following submission in relation to the amended plans, in<br />
particular the cash in lieu payment:<br />
In reference to our current development application approval for the above<br />
mentioned property. Following on from our letter dated 1 October 2012 outlining how<br />
we were unable to obtain the legal right from the adjoining owner <strong>of</strong> 7-9 Southport<br />
Street to use the easement for access to our car bays. This has meant a redesign<br />
and a reduction in the car bays we were able to achieve.<br />
We now ask for compassion and leniency from the Council in relation to the cash in<br />
lieu payment required for the shortfall <strong>of</strong> the car bays. If our neighbour has agreed to<br />
our original design we would have paid the Council $50,000 cash in lieu. Now our<br />
redesign has our cash in lieu amount at $87,500. On top <strong>of</strong> this additional cost we<br />
have spent six months <strong>of</strong> extra holding costs, considerable legal fees and<br />
redesigning fees from all the consultants.<br />
We ask if the council would consider keeping our cash in lieu payment as close to the<br />
original $50,000 as possible.<br />
H:\CEO\GOV\<strong>COUNCIL</strong> MINUTES\12 MINUTES\NOVEMBER 2012\B DV.DOCX 9