NOTICE OF Extraordinary Council  MEETING

PUBLIC AGENDA

An  Extraordinary Council Meeting of City of Parramatta Council will be held in the Wentworth Point Library, 10 Footbridge Boulevard, Wentworth Point on Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 6:30pm.

Brett Newman

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

Governance Manager		Lord Mayor Clr Bob Dwyer	Chief Executive Officer
	Minute Clerk
Clr Phil Bradley				Clr Lorraine Wearne	Sound
Clr Sameer Pandey				Clr Andrew Wilson
				Clr Andrew Jefferies
Clr Dr Patricia Prociv				Clr Bill Tyrrell	IT
Clr Pierre Esber				Clr Benjamin Barrak
Clr Donna Davis				Clr Martin Zaiter
Clr Michelle Garrard, Deputy Lord Mayor				Clr Steven Issa

Executive Director City Engagement & Experience

Executive Director Community Services

Executive Director City Planning & Design

Group Manager City Strategy

Executive Director City Assets & Operations

Executive Director Corporate Services

Executive Director Property and Place

	Press	Press
Public Gallery

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM                                                         SUBJECT                                               PAGE NO

1       OPENING MEETING

2       ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE TRADITIONAL LAND OWNERS

3       WEBCASTING ANNOUNCEMENT

4       OTHER RECORDING OF MEETING ANOUNCEMENT

5       APOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

6       DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

7 Rescission Motions

7.1             RESCISSION MOTION: Item 17.5 - Post Exhibition - Finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal following consideration of submissions received during the exhibition period..................................................... 5

8       CONCLUSION OF MEETING

Rescission Motions

23 June 2021

7.1              RESCISSION MOTION: Item 17.5 - Post Exhibition - Finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal following consideration of submissions received during the exhibition period................................................................................................. 5

Extraordinary Council 23 June 2021                                                                                    Item 7.1

RESCISSION MOTION

ITEM NUMBER         7.1

SUBJECT                  RESCISSION MOTION: Item 17.5 - Post Exhibition - Finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal following consideration of submissions received during the exhibition period

REFERENCE            F2021/00521 - D08102416

REPORT OF Councillor Bradley

To be Moved by Councillor Bradley and seconded by Councillors Davis and Prociv as per Rescission Motion form signed and submitted on 15 June 2021 after the close of the meeting.

RECOMMENDATION

That the resolution of the Council held on 15 June 2021 in relation to Item 17.5 – Post Exhibition – Finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal following consideration of submissions received during the exhibition period, namely:

(a)     That Council note:

(i)      The submissions made in response to the public exhibition of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal (CBD PP), summarised at Attachments 12 to 15 of the Local Planning Panel (LPP) Report;

(ii)     The LPP Report at Attachment 2 to this report.

(b)     That Council:

(i)      Approve the requested changes to the CBD PP set out in Table 1 of Attachment 1 (‘Changes that are supported (via Decision Pathway 1 - Green)’);

(ii)     Note not making any of the requested changes to the CBD PP summarised in Table 2 of Attachment 1 (‘Changes that are not supported (via Decision Pathway 2 - Red)’);

(iii)    Approve further investigation of the requested changes to the CBD PP set out in Table 3 of Attachment 1 (‘Changes that have merit for further investigation (via Decision Pathway 3 - Orange)’).

(b1)   That Council approve the inclusion in Table 3 of Attachment 1 (‘Changes that have merit for further investigation (via Decision Pathway 3 - Orange)’) consideration of an additional subclause in Clause 7.3 (parking) requiring the provision of parking spaces for car share vehicles in each new development.

(b2)   That despite parts (b) and (d) of this resolution, that Council  approve the following amendments to Tables 1, 2 and 3 to Attachment 1 and changes to the CBD PP to be submitted to DPIE accordingly:

(i)      Not progress with the proposed “Phillip Street Block Street Study” and instead reinstate the draft controls for this block as per the exhibition version of the CBD PP when sending to the DPIE for finalisation (and make necessary updates to the CBD PP documentation accordingly).

(ii)     For 60 Phillip Street, undertake further urban design investigations under Decision Pathway 3 – Orange to determine if additional bonus FSR (under the high performing buildings, unlimited commercial floor space and Opportunity Sites clauses) can potentially be achieved within the height established under the exhibition version of the CBD PP, despite its size of approximately 1,580sqm (i.e. less than the 1,800sqm normally required to meet these FSR bonuses), given this site’s unique circumstances as an isolated site bound by three public roads and the river foreshore.

(iii)     That as part of the preparation of the Draft Parramatta CBD Development Control Plan that controls be investigated to ensure that there are separations between buildings for the Phillips Street block (referred to in (i) above) from ground level upwards and including the tower elements to maintain visual and physical connectivity between the river and the broader CBD to the south.

(iv)    Reinstate the exhibited draft height control for the Roxy Theatre (69 George Street) of 18m when sending the CBD PP to DPIE for finalisation and undertake further investigations at a later stage (under Decision Pathway 3 – Orange), including heritage investigations, to determine if this height could potentially be increased to respond to strategic planning work for Civic Link and Sydney Metro, and also to allow possible transition of the building to a larger, modern theatre venue.

(c)     That Council note that on 27 April 2015 and on 25 November 2019, Council approved further investigation on a number of “Planning Investigation Areas” (PIAs) to consider amendment of the planning controls in those areas and known respectively as the Northern, North – East, Eastern and Southern PIAs (see Figure 3 in paragraph 33 of this report) and that no change is required to the PIAs in response to submissions received on the CBP PP.

(d)     That Council approve:

(i)      The revised CBD PP (in Attachments 1 to 9 of the LPP Report); and

(ii)     Forwarding the CBD PP to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) for finalisation.

(e)     That Council note the application to DPIE, will also request the CBD PP amend Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2011 (PLEP 2011), in accordance with section 3.36 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

(f)      That Council writes to the Secretary of DPIE seeking an exemption from the State Environmental Planning Policy Amendment (Build-to-rent Housing) 2021 in the B3 Commercial Core zone as this is inconsistent with the employment objectives of the commercial core in the Parramatta CBD and also noting that there is adequate B4 Mixed Use zoned land in the Parramatta CBD to allow for build-to-rent housing and subdividable residential mixed use development.

(g)     That Council:

(i)      Approve the preparation of a new Section 7.12 development contributions plan for the Parramatta CBD within 12 months; and

(ii)     Note the plan will include a new contributions levy rate set higher than the current 3% rate, subject to feasibility testing of the levy rate.

(h)     That Council request DPIE not finalise the amendments to PLEP 2011 until:

(i)      Council has exhibited and endorsed a new Section 7.12 development contributions plan for the Parramatta CBD; and

(ii)     DPIE has amended clause 25K of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 to allow the higher Section 7.12 development contributions rate.

(i)      Further, that Council delegate authority to 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 Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal (and supporting documentation), Draft PLEP 2011 Amendment Instrument and Draft PLEP 2011 Amendment Maps.

be and is hereby rescinded.

Attachments:

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Item 17.5 - Post Exhibition - Finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal following consideration of submissions received during the public exhibition period (Deferred Item)

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Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Item 17.5 - Post Exhibition - Finalisation of the Parramatta CBD Planning Proposal following consideration of submissions received during the public exhibition period (Deferred Item)