DETERMINATION
That the Local Planning Panel recommend to Council:
(a) That Council notes
the submissions made during the public exhibition of the Planning Proposal,
draft site-specific Development Control Plan and draft Planning Agreement at
33-43 Marion Street, Parramatta, a summary of which is provided at Attachment
1.
(b) That Council endorse
for finalisation the Planning Proposal for land at 33-43 Marion Street
(provided at Attachment 2) which seeks to amend Parramatta Local
Environmental Plan 2011 by way of:
i. Increasing the height of buildings control from 12 metres
to 80 metres;
ii. Increasing the floor-space ratio (FSR) control from 2:1
to 6:1 (6.9:1 with design excellence bonus);
iii. De-listing the heritage item at 37 Marion Street,
Parramatta;
iv. Including a site-specific provision which allows for an
additional 5 percent FSR bonus where the development achieves certain high
performing building criteria; and
v. Including a site-specific provision to require
satisfactory arrangements for the provision of state infrastructure, as
required by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
subject to the Planning Proposal being
amended to apply maximum car parking rates in accordance with the Parramatta
CBD Strategic Transport Study.
(c) That Council forward
the Planning Proposal to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
for finalisation and request that the final
notification only be undertaken once Council confirms that the Planning
Agreement has been signed and entered into.
(d) That Council endorse
for finalisation the site-specific Development Control Plan contained at Attachment
3 for insertion in Section 4.3.3 – Parramatta City Centre of
Parramatta Development Control Plan 2011, noting amendments included in the
attached Draft DCP relating to design controls for the through-site link
following public exhibition.
(e) That Council delegate
authority to the Chief Executive Officer to finalise the draft Planning
Agreement after considering the amendments requested by the applicant but
seeking to ensure that the final Planning Agreement satisfies the following
principles:
i. That the
Planning Agreement be substantially the same as the exhibited version (at Attachment
4)
ii. That Community Infrastructure be levied against all
residential uplift that has been facilitated by the Planning Proposal
iii. That if the development proposes a primarily residential
development and any ancillary commercial development on this site is less
than the current 2:1 base FSR then the commercial floor space provided should
have no impact on the calculation of the community infrastructure payable.
iv. If the development proposed is a mixed-use development
and the development provides commercial floor space greater than the 2:1 base
FSR or entirely commercial development then no community infrastructure
should be charged for any commercial floor space exceeding the 2:1 base FSR
on this site. (Note community infrastructure is not applied to any base FSR
regardless of the use of this floor space).
v. That Community Infrastructure not be levied against any
bonuses achieved under the Parramatta LEP 2011 (such as design excellence and
high performing buildings) or another Environmental Planning Instruments
(such as Affordable Rental Housing or Seniors Housing SEPP).
(f) That the Chief Executive
Officer be authorised to sign the Planning Agreement on Council’s
behalf.
(g) Further, that Council
authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any minor amendments and
corrections of a non-policy and administrative nature that may arise during
the plan amendment process, relating to the Planning Proposal, Development
Control Plan and Planning Agreement.
The decision of the Panel was unanimous.
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