MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2013lunches, uni students needing a place to study, athletes and people exercising around LakeMonger looking for a before or after caffeine hit, retirees coming out for lunch and to remainsocial, locals on their way to work coming in to get a good start to the day.As the café is located in a highly medical area, the need for people, staff and patients to just getaway from the hospitalised environment is very healthy for their soul.Solstice café will open from 8am to 6pm daily. Our food will be seasonal and exciting.We will be giving the local community an alternative to the hustle and bustle and Subiaco. Wewill give the businesses near us a profile boost. We are avid supporters of community basedcharities and events. We are all about supporting the community and in turn the communitysupporting us.CommentCar parking• 7 marked bays currently available across the two lots (4 on subject lot).• Submitted plans show tandem arrangement, yielding 14 bays (6 on subject site).• 5 bike racks are provided.No. 224 Cambridge StreetApplying carparking ratios to this proposal results in an increased requirement of two bays overthe requirement for the original strip shops.Original Retail floor space of 256 square metres @1/15 square metres = 17 car bays.Proposed:Retail: 118 square metres @ 1/15 square metres = 8 car bays.Café: 50 square metres seating area @1/4.5 square metres = 11 bays.Total: 19 car bays required.On this basis, the new proposal results in a two car bay shortfall. Based on the proposed newCar Parking Policy currently under consideration by the Town, a cash-in-lieu contribution of$5000 per bay is proposed. Therefore a $10,000 contribution towards providing parking in thelocality could be requested.With regard to the cash-in-lieu contribution, it is considered that it could be spent as part of theprovision of ninety degree bays within the road reserve on Gregory Street and adjacent to thesite, similar to the bays provided on Nanson Street when the small bar was approved.It is apparent that the two adjoining lots have always functioned as one property; with existingparking straddling the boundary and the properties in common ownership.The property fronting Gregory Street has available space for car parking and as an office(although vacant at the present) parking will be available on weekends and after hours (shouldthe applicant consider extending trading hours to the evening).In approving this application, the applicant should be required to submit a parking managementplan which outlines how to achieve maximum benefit from the available space on site. Thisshould include details on accessibility by both staff and customers and an undertakingregarding reciprocal use of the adjoining space at No. 10 Gregory Street.H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\13 MINUTES\FEBRUARY 2013\B DV.DOCX 27