MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2012
The revised Policy includes specific provisions for cash-in-lieu for parking based on the rates
below. These rates represent discounts from the requirements which have been calculated
under a proposed formula in the Access and Parking Strategy yet still provide a consistent
approach to the application of cash in lieu. The discounted figures also reflect that the public
parking, once constructed, is an asset which the Council may generate an income in the
form of parking fees, parking fines and through the development of air space or portions of
the land. It is recognised, however, that the proposed rates will not necessarily provide for a
full replacement of reduced on-site parking.
Proposed Cash-in-lieu requirements include:-
• $30,000 per bay in the following areas - Medical Zone (Precinct) and Floreat Forum;
• $15,000 per bay in the following areas - Southport Street Node, Cambridge High
Street Node and Wembley Town Centre and;
• $ 5,000 per bay in all other commercial areas.
The cash-in-lieu rates are set higher in Floreat Forum and Medical Zone as an incentive to
provide car parking on site in these locations given the limited opportunity for public parking
in these locations. The cash-in-lieu rates are lower for the smaller commercial centres given
the greater likelihood of smaller developments in these areas and the greater imposition of
high cash-in-lieu requirements on development. The variety of options for expenditure of
cash-in-lieu funds also provides more scope to spend funds collected as opposed to waiting
until large quantities of funding are accrued.
As an outcome of discussions among Town Planning Steering Committee members, the
total amount of bays which can be substituted with cash-in-lieu of parking is proposed to be
no greater than 20 per cent of the total parking requirement to ensure sufficient amounts of
parking bays are still provided.
It is noted that the inclusion of the cash in lieu provisions into the Parking Policy is an interim
measure preceding a proposed amendment to the Town Planning Scheme to include this as
a scheme provision to reinforce and strengthen the obligation of cash in lieu of parking.
Design and Location
Minor modifications have been made to the parking design and location criteria to improve
clarity and relevance of the provisions. Bicycle parking design and location criteria have
been added to complement the bicycle parking standards. To assist with the planning and
design of bicycle parking, a bicycle parking information sheet has also been prepared.
Parking Management Plan
The requirement for a parking management plan is introduced and is proposed to
accompany all non-residential applications that propose ten or more parking spaces or
where a car parking concession is being sought. A parking management plan is a strategy
for developers, property owners or business proprietors to commit to, prior to establishing a
parking facility or commencing a change of use. It is a tool to help manage parking demand
by identifying future users of a parking area and planning for their respective needs to
compel property developers to think more carefully about how their proposal will function.
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