MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2013• an invitation to comment sent to all local ratepayer groups; and• an invitation to comment sent to attendees of a stakeholder forum on Access and Parkingfor Commercial Areas held in July 2011 and run by Luxmoore Parking Consultants.At the close of advertising, one written submission was received, raising concern over thesuitability of the one bay per three licensed beds ratio for hospitals, given that visiting hours areregulated and this allows only one place for visitors for every three patients. The revised Policydid not introduce any changes to parking standards for hospital rooms and the comments madein the submission relate to the existing standard. Parking management in the Medical Precinctwas a major focus of the Access and Parking Strategy and a range of recommendations to dealwith parking supply were outlined in the Study including changes to parking restrictions,prioritising parking for visitors, encouraging more shared parking and improving the availabilityof parking information. In addition, the draft Policy proposes greater regulation over visitorparking, such that on-site parking spaces for visitors are to be specified on plans.No comment was received from the Western Australian Planning Commission.POLICY/STATUTORY IMPLICATIONS:The changes proposed will amend the Policy Manual adopted under Town Planning Schemeby revising Policy 5.1: Off-Street Parking PolicyFINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:The cost of advertising Council's decision on the draft Policy in the local paper is covered in theTown's budget.STRATEGIC DIRECTION:The proposed draft Policy 5.1: Off-Street Parking Policy would contribute towards achieving thegoal of 'Promote an integrated transport system' in particular to align parking strategies to landuse.COMMUNITY CONSULTATION:The revised Policy 5.1 Parking Policy was advertised in accordance with clause 48 (3) of theScheme and at the close of advertising one written submissions was received.In accordance with clause 48 (4), the Council is to:-(a)(b)review the draft Planning Policy having regard to any written submissions; anddetermine, by resolution, to adopt the draft Planning Policy, with or without amendment,or not to proceed with it.Following Council's decision on the draft Policy, clause 48 (5) requires details of the decision:-(a)(b)(c)to be advertised once in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme Area;where practicable, to be given to those persons directly affected by the Planning Policy;andto be given to the Western Australian Planning Commission together with, where theCouncil has resolved to adopt the Planning Policy with one or more amendments, a copyof the amended Planning Policy, in the case of policies which have previously beensubmitted to the Commission for its consideration under subclause (3) (c).H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\13 MINUTES\FEBRUARY 2013\B DV.DOCX 115