Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012Applicant's justificationThe applicant has provided written justification for the variations to the acceptable developmentprovisions relating to the wall height variation.Neighbour submissionThe Town notified the owners of the properties surrounding the subject site, being Nos. 7 and 9Dilkara Way to the rear and No.s 23, 25 and 37 Dilkara Way to the sides. One submission wasreceived from the owners of No. 23 Dilkara Way objecting to the height of the dwelling.Performance criteria assessmentBuilding heightProposedAcceptable development provisionWall height (pitched roof) • 8.229 metres • 6.5 metresWall height (flat roof) • 7.77 metres • 7.5 metresPerformance criteria:Building height consistent with the desired height of buildings in the locality, and to recognisethe need to protect the amenities of adjoining properties, including, where appropriate:• adequate direct sun to buildings and appurtenant open spaces;• adequate daylight to major openings to habitable rooms; and• access to views of significance.The proposed addition will give the appearance of a two storey dwelling with undercroft area asviewed from the street which is consistent with the height of buildings in the immediate locality.In terms of the overheight section of building, it is noted that the natural ground level has beendetermined as the 'cut' level of the driveway to the undercroft garage being 15.744 metreswhich exacerbates the wall height at this portion of the dwelling. The 'pre-cut' level isapproximately 16.5 metres. It is noted that the left hand side of the proposed upper storey hasa wall height of 5.84 metres as this side of the dwelling is at natural ground level.There is a blade wall/architectural feature at the front of the dwelling which has a buildingheight variation of 7.77 metres in lieu of 7.5 metres. This is a minor variation which does notimpact on access to direct sun or views.Across the rear of the dwelling, the wall height meets the acceptable development provisionswith a range from 5.784 metres to 6.2 metres. The overall top of roof pitch is 7.5 metres and iswell under the acceptable development provisions which in this case could be 9.5 metres giventhe length of the ridge. As the dwellings to the rear are of a higher level, views will bemaintained from their upper storeys across the roof line of the proposed addition. Theapplicant has provided line of sight drawings to demonstrate this which are available to view atthe Council meeting.It is acknowledged, however, that some views from the neighbour to the north/east objecting tothe proposal will be lost as only a small strip of ocean is visible currently. It is noted, however,that the overall roof height complies and that, as the addition does not stretch across the entirewidth of the existing dwelling, some views will be maintained.H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\12 MINUTES\JUNE 2012\B DV.DOCX 44