MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2013• A double crossover is proposed to the double garage with the third garage not requiring acrossover and mainly used for storage purposes.Applicant's justificationThe applicant has provided written justification for the variations to the acceptable developmentprovisions relating to the setback variations.Neighbour submissionThe Town notified the owners of the two properties directly adjoining the boundaries of thesubject site, being Nos. 22a Yaltara Road and No. 40 Dilkara Way. In addition, the commentsof other possibly affected owners on Dilkara Way were sought being No. 39, 41, and 43 DilkaraWay. One submissions were received from the owners of No. 40 Dilkara Way objecting to thesecondary street setback variation.Performance criteria assessmentSetbacks of buildings generallyPrimary StreetSecondary StreetPerformance criteria:Proposed5.0 metres (garageintegral with dwelling)1.5 metresAcceptable development provision7.5 metres (6.5 metres if garage isintegral with development)(R Codes for R20 requires 6.0metres)3.75 metres(R Codes for R20 requires 1.5metres)Buildings setback from street boundaries an appropriate distance to ensure they:• contribute to the desired streetscape• provide adequate privacy and open space for dwellings; and• allow safety clearances for easements for essential service corridors.The proposed dwelling will have a setback similar to that of the existing dwelling on the subjectland (which is set back 4.6 metres on the western side) and the adjoining survey strata dwellingalso has a similar setback. In addition, the properties at No. 24 and 24a Yaltara, as well asNo.s 26 and 28 Yaltara Road, have reduced front setbacks with many having garages andcarports forward of dwellings. The proposed dwelling will therefore maintain an existing setbackpattern along Yaltara Road.The setback to the secondary street, Dilkara Way, is proposed to be 1.5 metres for the groundfloor and 1.9 metres for the upper storey in lieu of 3.75 metres. It is noted that a 1.5 metresetback is the usual secondary street setback for R20 coded properties but that City Beachrequires a greater setback requirement. This part of Dilara Way is on a slight bend so that theremainder of the larger setbacks on Dilkara Way are not visible. The adjoining property at No.40 Dilkara Way also has the swimming pool in its front yard with a solid fence and gazebo inthe front setback area so that the reduced setback to the subject site is not so significant. Theproposed setback is sufficient to enable views for vehicular traffic given the truncation providedand the large road reserve adjacent to the subject site.H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\13 MINUTES\FEBRUARY 2013\B DV.DOCX 78