MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2013applicant has submitted amended plans re-locating the garage and studio to the northernboundary in lieu of the southern boundary.• The amended plans show a 7.29 metre long boundary wall on the northern boundary witha height of 6.0 metres to the bottom of the gable end roof above.Applicant's justificationThe applicant has provided written justification for the variations to the acceptable developmentprovisions relating to buildings on the boundary. A copy of the applicant’s justification isavailable for viewing by Elected Members.Neighbour submissionThe applicant notified the owner of the property directly adjoining the northern boundary of thesubject site, being No. 31 Daglish Street. A submission was received objecting to the buildingson the boundary and visual privacy variations.Performance criteria assessmentBuildings on the boundaryGarage and studio setbackfrom the right/northernboundaryPerformance criteria:ProposedNil setback with aboundary wallAcceptable development provision1.2 metre setbackBuildings built up to boundaries other than the street boundary where it is desirable to do so inorder to:• make effective use of space; or• enhance privacy; or• otherwise enhance the amenity of the development;• not have any significant adverse effect on the amenity of the adjoining property; and• ensure that direct sun to major openings to habitable rooms and outdoor living areas of adjoiningproperties is not restricted.The proposed boundary wall will be built up to an existing garage and shed at the rear of theadjoining lot and the first floor studio and roof will project above these structures. Thissignificantly reduces the bulk of the proposed garage and studio and reduces the impact of theparapet wall on the neighbours' amenity. With the garage and shed on the southern side of theneighbours' lot, the major outdoor living area has been situated on the north side of the lot wellaway from the parapet wall. As a result, the parapet wall will have minimal impact on outdoorliving areas and habitable rooms on the adjacent lot to the north in terms of building bulk.The proposed parapet wall is built up to the northern boundary and so will not have any impacton access to direct sun for the adjoining neighbour to the north. In any case, given the existinggarage and shed built up to the common boundary on the neighbours' lot, access to direct sunis not integral as the area is non-habitable and inactive.Given the constraints placed on the applicant in terms of sewer access, the proposedamendment in re-locating the garage and studio to the northern boundary has been done with aview to maintaining satisfaction of the Town's building height requirements and withconsideration for the amenity of the adjoining neighbour to the north. The proposal will haveH:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\13 MINUTES\FEBRUARY 2013\B DV.DOCX 101