Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012• The site has a slope up from front to rear of approximately 2.5 metres, and an angled rearboundary.• The plans show two, side by side dwellings, with similar but mirrored floor plans. Thewest side dwelling is set back further from the street than the east side dwelling, so bothdwellings can achieve views to Lake Monger across the road.• The dwellings comprise:o Ground floor: front double garage, laundry and main living areas opening to a rearalfresco. Note: the rear of the property has been significantly cut so that the groundfloor sits on one main level.o First floor: three bedrooms, a study, two bathrooms and a front balcony.o Loft floor: guest bedroom, bathroom and utility room.Applicant's justificationThe applicant has provided written justification for the variations to the acceptable developmentprovisions relating to garage doors, buildings on the boundary and buildings setback from theboundary, wall height, and landscaping in the front setback area.Neighbour submissionThe Town notified the owners of the properties on either side of the subject site, being No. 5Lake Monger Drive to the east and No. 9 Lake Monger Drive to the west, and to the rear of thesubject site, being Nos. 430 and 432 Vincent Street West. Two submissions were received,from the owners of No. 5 Lake Monger Drive and No. 9 Lake Monger Drive, objecting tobuilding height, boundary setbacks, and loss of views to the lake.The objections related to the original plans submitted, which were amended to address some ofthe issues raised. The owners of Nos. 5 and 9 Lake Monger Drive have viewed the amendedplans and provided additional comment.Performance criteria assessmentGarage doorsProposedAcceptable development provisionGarage door width 81% Max 60%Performance criteria:The extent of frontage and building façade occupied by garages assessed against the need tomaintain a desired streetscape not dominated by garage doors.The plans submitted show triangular shaped balconies over the garage doors which will assistin reducing the negative impact of the garage doors on the streetscape. Furthermore, thegarages are set back considerably more than the minimum front setback acceptabledevelopment requirement (6 metres and 8 metres in lieu of 4.0 metres) and the driveways havebeen designed to maximise the landscaping areas, which will also contribute to thestreetscape. The staggered siting of the proposed dwellings will also break up the massing andadd interest to the development as a whole.H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\12 MINUTES\JUNE 2012\B DV.DOCX 18