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COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2013DV13.21REVISED PARKING POLICY - REPORT FOR FINAL ADOPTIONPURPOSE OF REPORT:To report to Council the outcomes of advertising revised Parking Policy 5.1 for final adoption.SUMMARY:The Town's Parking Policy for commercial development has been reviewed in response torecommendations of the recently adopted Access and Parking Strategy conducted through theTown Planning Steering Committee. The revised Policy provides guidance and formalises theapproach to deal with future parking and access demands. As commercial areas develop, useof alternative means of transport to the car is becoming increasingly necessary.The draft policy was advertised in accordance with Scheme provisions and one writtensubmission was received. The Policy, as amended, is attached to this report and submitted forfinal adoption.Key changes to the Parking Policy include:-• Reduced parking standards for retail uses (1 bay/15m2 to 1 bay/20m2);• Reductions to parking requirements (concessions up to a total of 20%) where alternativeand more sustainable modes of transport are available and made more attractive;• Cash-in-lieu for up to 25% of parking requirements may be applied ($30,000 per bay forMedical Zone and Floreat Forum, $15,000 per bay for Southport Street Node, CambridgeHigh Street Node and Wembley Town Centre and $5,000 for other commercial areas);• In circumstances where the ability to provide additional parking is constrained, parkingrequirements may be based on the shortfall generated only through a change of use orminor extension, as opposed to the calculation based on the whole development;• The introduction of standards for bicycle parking and end of trip facilities; and• The introduction of requirements for Parking Management Plans.BACKGROUND:At its Meeting held on 27 November 2012, Council endorsed an Access and Parking Strategyas a guiding document for the future control and management of parking and access in theTown (Item DV 12.142). As part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Strategyand following further Town Planning Scheme Review Steering Committee input, the Town'sParking Policy was reviewed and presented to Council at the 27 November 2012 Meeting (ItemDV 12.143).Council decided:That the draft Policy 5.1: Off-Street Parking Policy:-(i) be adopted for the purpose of advertising as specified in accordance with Clause 48 (3) ofthe Town Planning Scheme;(ii) be advertised as follows:-• an advertisement be placed in the local newspaper under the Cambridgenoticeboard;• a notice be included on the Town’s website; andH:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\13 MINUTES\FEBRUARY 2013\B DV.DOCX 111
COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2013• a notice be sent to the Western Australian Planning Commission and local ratepayergroups.This report outlines the outcomes of advertising for Council's consideration whether to adoptthe draft Parking Policy which is contained in Attachment 1 of this Report.DETAILS:The changes to Policy 5.1 - Parking Policy are summarised below. These include changeswhich were made prior to advertising as well as modifications which have been made sinceadvertising which generally clarify the Policy.Revised Parking Bay RequirementsCar parking ratiosThe main change proposed to car parking ratios is to reduce the requirement for retail landuses from one bay per 15sqm to one bay for 20sqm floor space. For mixed use development,car parking requirements for small-scale retail developments are proposed to be calculated asper office parking standards (one bay per 30sqm) so as to encourage tenancies with activefrontages as part of these developments.As part of generally updating the Policy, additional land use categories (e.g. small bar) havealso been added to the parking requirements table. However, these are not common land usesand not considered to have a major bearing on parking requirements across the Town.There have been no other changes to car parking ratios since advertising, although in editingthe Policy, the existing parking calculation for shopping centres with a minimum floor space of1500m2 to be based on shops regardless of the individual uses in the centre, has been reinserted.The rounding of parking calculations has also been clarified slightly so as to avoidinconsistency when applying the policy.It is proposed that the Policy be reviewed in five years time to consider traffic and parkingconditions at the time and whether changes to parking requirements for other land uses mightbe appropriate at this time.Specific parking requirementsSpecific parking bay requirements have been included in the draft Parking Policy including:-• Visitor and customer bays (In particular, 50 per cent of on-site parking is proposed to beallocated to non-staff for consulting rooms);• Parking for motorcycles, scooters, gophers to be provided, at a rate of at least 2% of thecar parking bay requirement.The advertised Policy outlined that the allocation of specific parking bays would need to bespecified on Parking Management Plans and/or as a condition of planning approval. In dealingwith recent applications it is also considered necessary that the location and allocation ofspecific bays such as visitor bays, disabled bays and loading bays be specified on plans toensure the provision of these bays is examined in detail when dealing with the developmentapplication and to ensure that these bays will be provided.H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\13 MINUTES\FEBRUARY 2013\B DV.DOCX 112
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