Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 

CITY DEVELOPMENT

ITEM NUMBER        

SUBJECT                   Further Report - Draft Parramatta LEP 2008

REFERENCE            F2006/01198 - D01174144

REPORT OF              Acting Manager Land Use and Transport Planning        

 

PURPOSE:

 

This report presents the collated information received from the Ward Councillor Working Parties identifying their changes to the draft LEP as well as an outline of the proposed informal information process to display the draft LEP, as required by Council resolutions of 9 February and 23 February 2009.

 

The report also seeks Council’s adoption of the draft LEP as presented to Council on 15 December 2008, together with any amendments Council wishes to make as a result of the processes described above.

 

RECOMMENDATION

(a)     That Council adopt the recommendations relating to the draft Parramatta LEP (PLEP) as reported to Council 15 December 2008 (Attachment 4) as follows:

 

1       That Council endorse draft Parramatta Local Environmental Plan in Attachments 7 and 8 to the 15 December 2008 report and seek section 65 certification from the Department of Planning to enable the public exhibition of the draft plan.

 

2       That Council be informed of the outcome of the certification process prior to the commencement of the formal exhibition and any significant changes be the subject of a further report.

 

3       That any land reservations required for public transport corridors relating to SREP 18 – Public Transport Corridors be included in draft PLEP prior to exhibition if resolved by the relevant State Government authorities.

 

4       That Council staff continue the process to further develop a voluntary planning agreement (VPA) for the No 2 Morton Street site with the proponent and the draft VPA be reported back to Council for endorsement with the aim of exhibiting the draft VPA concurrently with draft PLEP.

 

5          That Council agree in principle to the amalgamation of the City Centre LEP with the draft PLEP and that a further report on the process of amalgamation be presented to Council.

 

6       That, subject to advice to Council of those changes, should minor errors or anomalies be discovered in the draft PLEP maps or documentation, then those be rectified prior to exhibition of the draft LEP without being referred back to Council.

 

(b)     That the general agreement reached by Councillors at the workshop on 4 February 2008, on the matters identified on the report to Council of 23 February 2008 (Attachment 3), be considered by Council as potential amendments to the draft LEP.

 

(c)     That the outcomes of the discussions of Ward Councillors working groups as outlined in Attachment 1 be tabled for consideration by Council.

 

(d)     That the informal public information process on the draft LEP be carried out generally as outlined in Attachment 2 to this report prior to any formal exhibition of the draft PLEP.

 

(e)     That the informal public information process be undertaken for a 4 week period.

 

(f)      That the draft LEP as adopted be the subject of a further s64 pre submission meeting as required by the Department of Planning (DoP) and Council be advised of the outcome following that meeting as to the subsequent s65 certification process.

 

(g)     Further, that Council invite the owner(s) of land within the industrial precinct at River West Road, Parramatta, to discuss a separate process by which the rezoning of the land to allow a mix of uses including residential, be considered.

 

BACKGROUND

 

1.      The draft Parramatta LEP was reported to Council on 15 December 2008, seeking Council’s endorsement of the plan for submission to the Department of Planning (DoP), seeking a section 65 certificate to enable public exhibition of the plan.  Attachments 7 & 8 to that report were the spiral bound copy of the draft LEP document and the folder of draft LEP maps.

 

2.      Council deferred consideration of the matter to its meeting on 23 February 2009 and held a workshop on 4 February 2009 for Councillors to raise any concerns/issues relating to the draft LEP.

 

3.      On 9 February 2009 Council resolved as follows.

(a)     That Parramatta City Council seek to address the finalisation of the Parramatta Local Environment Plan in a most timely manner, and in order to give due consideration to all matters pertaining to the city’s future character:

(b)     That a report is requested from Council’s Property Section listing all of Council’s properties and promoting a strategy which seeks to ensure that community owned land in Council’s ownership is not disadvantaged, and that scope is provided to maximise the community’s future investments.

(c)     That such land will be identified and categorised so as to allow its inclusion in the LEP, after consultation with Council.

(d)     That each Council Ward will form a ‘Working Party’ of its Councillors to review the proposed future character of each Ward, and that where discussion is required about land adjacent to Ward boundaries, that the Councillors of both Wards will have equal input.

(e)     That each Ward ‘Working Party’ will deliver its outcomes to the responsible officer by 23 February 2009.

(f)      That after the plan is finally adopted by Council and sent to the Department of Planning for a Section 65 Certificate to enable public exhibition:

(g)     That Council undertake an informal exhibition of the plan through each Ward over the pursuing four month period.

(h)     That a report is requested outlining the format and process of such an informal exhibition.

(i)      That for the purpose of exhibition a method of presentation be developed by Council which will allow easy recognition and understanding of the LEP document.

(j)      Further, that the CEO convey Council’s intentions to the Department of Planning.

 

4.      At the Council meeting on 23 February 2009, Council considered a supplementary report on the draft LEP, which outlined the proceedings of the workshop on 4 February for Council to consider. Council resolved as follows:

(a)     That consideration of this matter be deferred for 1 month and in the meantime, those Councillors that have met submit any minutes or details relating to their considerations.

(b)     That Council seek the action requested under Clauses (b) and (e) at the Council Meeting held on 9 February, 2009 namely:-

 

“(b)   That a report is requested from Council’s Property Section listing all of Council’s properties and promoting a strategy which seeks to ensure that community land in Council’s ownership is not disadvantaged and that scope is provided to maximise the community’s future investments.

(e)     That each Ward ‘Working Party’ will deliver its outcomes to the responsible officer by 23 February 2009.”

(c)     Further, that Council seek a legal opinion regarding its obligations under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act should it undertake an informal exhibition.”

 

ISSUES

 

5.      This report addresses the items from the above resolutions where Council has requested more information, namely:

(a)          Compiling the issues submitted by the Councillor working parties

(b) The informal exhibition process, including the legal opinion.

 

6.      A copy of the legal advice has been provided separately to Councillors by memo prior to the Council meeting.

 

7.      A separate report will be prepared by Council’s Strategic Asset Manager regarding item (b) of Council’s resolution of 9 February 2009.

 

8.      It should be noted that Council has not made a decision as to which of the matters raised at the workshop on 4 February and reported to Council on 23 February 2009 it wishes included in the draft LEP. The workshop matters reported to Council on 23 February 2009 are included Attachment 3. It is acknowledged that there may be significant overlap between these matters and those raised by Ward Councillor working groups, but they are included for completeness.  Councillors have previously received a summary table of the workshop proceedings.

 

9.      The list of issues from the Councillor working groups is Attachment 1 to this report.

 

10.    An outline of the informal information display and discussion of process issues related to this is outlined in Attachment 2 to this report.  A meeting was conducted with Council’s legal advisor to discuss the various issues in adopting an informal ‘exhibition’ of the draft LEP immediately prior to a formal exhibition of the instrument.  The discussion at Attachment 2 has been influenced by these discussions and the subsequent legal advice received and provided to Councillors, which discusses the issues that need to be addressed and the caution that needs to be exercised.

 

 

 

 

 

Marcelo Occhiuzzi                                            Sue Stewart

Manager, Land Use                                       Senior Project Officer

and Transport Planning                               Land Use Planning

 

 

Attachments:

1

Outcomes of Ward Councillor Working Group Discussions

7 Pages

 

2

Outline of Informal of Exhibition

4 Pages

 

3

Supplementary Report Considered by Council on 23 February 2009

3 Pages

 

4

Draft Parramatta Local Environmental Plan 2008 Considered by Council on 15 December 2008

52 Pages

 

 

 

REFERENCE MATERIAL

None.


Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 

Attachment 1

 

OUTCOMES OF WARD COUNCILLOR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSIONS

 

 

Item

Amendment Proposed

 

Woodville Ward Councillors

 

1

The neighbourhood block bounded by Blaxcell St, The Avenue, John St, Louis St be amended from R2 Low Density Residential to R4 High Density Residential.

 

 

2

The west side of Blaxcell Street, between Adam Street and Markey Street, which is shown as B4 Mixed Use be replaced by R3 Medium Density Residential, further, that the proposed B4 Mixed Use section of Blaxcell Street, adjacent to Markey Street (grey on the map) be altered to conform with the surrounding residential zoning.

 

 

3

 

 

The proposed R4 High Density Residential in Gordon Avenue and Bounded by Clyde Street become R3 Medium Density Residential.

 

 

4

 

That the east side of Clyde Street between Boronia and Chiswick Road become R2 Low Density Residential, with Council officers to investigate the ability to give bonuses to development sites on the basis that they dedicate land for future road proposals.

 

 

5

 

The frontage to the east side of Woodville Road between William and Clarke Streets be altered to B4 Mixed Use due to its closeness to the TAFE and the existing development on the corner of William Street and recognising the run down nature of existing housing stock.

 

 

6

 

Change the area in Guildford from the rear boundaries of Bolton/Rosebery to Guildford Road to the rear boundaries of Rosebery/Milner to the present line South to R3 Medium Density Residential with a FSR of 0.6:1 and a height of 11m.

 

 

7

 

 

Land south of Guildford Rd between Railway Terrace, Cross St and Swift St to be amended from a height of “L” (11m) to a height of “P” 17 metres (5 storeys).

 

 

Elizabeth Macarthur Ward Councillors

 

8

 

That where dead end streets and cul de sacs occur, such as Teale Place, North Parramatta, Wyuna Place Oatlands - no town house or duplex development occur.

 

 

9

 

Pennant Hills Road, North Parramatta.  No town house or duplex development along the southern side Pennant Hills Road between Belmore street to James Ruse Drive and corner of Cumberland Rd North Parramatta.

 

 

10

 

Rydalmere industrial area – we need to ensure that our zoning does not permit brothels and the area that we as Ward Councillors, if we need to permit brothels, would prefer them to be in the Camellia area, as it is not a residential area, with no schools, places of worship or recreational facilities

 

 

11

 

Parramatta East, area between Macarthur Street, park to the north, Pennant Street, and Victoria Road.  Retain all existing equivalent residential zones (as identified in Parramatta LEP 2001)  with the equivalent FSR. Reduce height from “L” (11m) to “J1/J2” (9.2-9.5m) 

 

 

12

 

Council depot, Morton Street Parramatta as per recommendation Strategic Asset Management Unit.

 

 

13

 

Area proposed as R4 along Thomas Street, between Morton Street and Wandsworth (including R4 on western side of Wandsworth) being downzoned to R3 with height reduced from “L” (11m) to “J” (12m).

 

 

14

 

Block bounded by Pemberton Street, Thomas Street, Morton Street and Victoria Road to be zoned R2 with the exception of lots fronting Victoria Road which may remain R3.  This area to have a height limit of “J” (12m).

 

 

15

 

All corner properties at intersection of Victoria Rd and Macarthur St be altered to have height limit ‘O’ (15m) for height and with the same FSR for all corners ‘T’ (2.0:1) for consistency.

 

 

16

 

Rydalmere Industrial area to the south of Victoria Road and west of waterway - amend Light Industrial zone (IN2) to Mixed Use B4 zone.

 

Height along the southern side of Victoria Road within this zone and along Brodie Street to be amended from “M” (12m) and “J” (12m) to “P1” (18m).   The remaining area west of the waterway to have a height of “O” (15m).

 

 

17

 

Corner of Park Road and Victoria Road, Rydalmere – all the corners to have ‘M’ (12m) for height with an FSR of ‘T’ (2.0:1) for consistency.

 

 

18

 

The proposed draft height limit identified as “J1” (9.2m) to be amended to a height limit of “N” (13m) in the block bounded by Prospect Street, Alfred Street, Virginia Street and the laneway in Rosehill,

 

 

19

 

The height limit identified as “J1” (9.2m) to be amended to a height limit “M” (12m) in the block bounded by Weston, Arthur, Prospect and “The Rydges” hotel, Rosehill.

 

 

20

 

Shops near Telopea Street near Telopea station – amend proposed height limit to ‘P1’ (18m) and FSR as ‘T’ (2.0:1) as per recommendation.

 

 

21

 

That all of Station Street, near Dundas station be amended to a height limit of ‘P1’ (18m) and an FSR of ‘T’ (2.0:1) as per recommendation.

 

 

22

 

Due to the importance of the Camellia Peninsula and its interface with Parramatta and its present rundown appearance, Council supports the inclusion of specialty retail into the objectives of the B5 zone.

 

 

23

 

That Council undertake a Master Plan process for the land bounded by Tramway, Alfred, River Road, James Ruse Drive, Parramatta, for the purpose of creating a more effective land use pattern.

 

 

24

 

Recommend RE2 private recreation zone along river foreshores.

 

 

Carolyn Chisolm Ward Councillors 

 

25

 

Zoning of 201-277 Old Windsor Road to be amended from R2 to R3 with standard height and FSR controls.

 

 

26

 

 

That staff commence work on preparation of amended planning controls as a future amendment to the LEP for the Emma Crescent shops to revitalise the area in consultation with the ward Councillors.

 

 

Lachlan Macquarie Ward Councillors

 

27

 

 

Include previously adopted draft planning controls, for the Epping town centre precinct including the draft heritage conservation area additions as well as draft heritage items.

 

 

Arthur Phillip Ward Councillors (not clear on the level of agreement amongst ward Councillors)

 

28

 

(Map 4) Department of Housing estate, R4 zone site near the intersection of Old Windsor Road and Hart Drive, North Wentworthville/Constitution Hill. Recommend change of zoning to R3, FSR limit of 0.6:1, and retain the height limit of 11 metres.

 

29

 

 

(Map 10) - R2 zone site west of the City Centre LEP for the area bounded by Lansdowne, Inkerman and Dixon Streets, amend the zoning to R4, FSR limit of 0.8:1, and a height limit of 11 metres. (Note by staff: the Landsdowne frontage of this block forms part of a heritage conservation area).

 

Make the balance of that proposed R2 zone west of the City Centre LEP to R3, FSR limit of 0.8:1, and a height limit of 11 metres. (That is, townhouse format with a higher density yield). (Note by staff: this is a heritage conservation area).

 

Also, would like to discuss how to have these proposed zoning changes, but with the incentives for block consolidation such that we have the opportunity to widen streets in order to cope with the increase in population density in terms of traffic.

 

 

30

 

 

(Map 4) - the B4 zone sites on the north and south side of Darcy Road, Westmead, west of Mons Road. Propose that the Mixed Use zone be standardised to (a) FSR of 1.5:1 only, and (b) maximum 3 (not 4) storeys for both Northmead and Westmead.

 

 

31

 

 

In the definitions of land use in the LEP document, please delete "Dual Occupancies" from the R2 zone under the "Permitted with consent" section.

 

 

32

 

 

In the definitions of land use in the LEP document, please delete "Child care centres" from the R1 and R2 zones under the "Permitted with consent" section. (This would render section 6.3 obsolete).

 

 

33

 

 

In the definitions of land use in the LEP document, please delete "Places of public worship" from the R1 and R2 zones under the "Permitted with consent" section. (This means section 6.16 will need to be consequently revised.)

 

 

34

 

In clause 6.12(1) in the LEP document, please change the text to "... maximum period of 28 consecutive calendar days, in any one calendar year."

 

 

35

 

 

Under Schedule 2 of Exempt Development, in the "Advertisements" section, please delete clause "(8) Must not be an "A" frame sign". (Note by staff: Council will need to include the provisions of the Exempt and Complying SEPP as directed by the DoP).

 

 

36

 

 

Under Schedule 1 of Additional Permitted Uses, in page 56, under "Flagpoles", why would we want to restrict the size of an Australian flag and the height of the pole itself? There may be good reasons in commercial/retail/office zones where much bigger flags and taller flagpoles are warranted, if not more desired? Could we therefore delete clauses (1), (2) and (6)?

 

 

 


Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 

Outline of Informal Public Information Process

 

At Council’s regulatory meeting of the 9 February 2009, the following resolutions were made with respect to draft Parramatta LEP 2008 (Draft LEP):

 

That after the plan is finally adopted by Council and sent to the Department of Planning (DoP) for a Section 65 Certificate to enable public exhibition:

 

        That Council undertake an informal exhibition of the plan through each Ward over the pursuing four month period.

        That a report is requested outlining the format and process of such an informal exhibition.

        That for the purpose of exhibition a method of presentation be developed by Council which will allow easy recognition and understanding of the LEP document.

 

A meeting was held with Council’s legal advisor at which it was verbally expressed that Council would need to manage this process well to avoid possible confusion with the formal exhibition.  The written opinion has also been received and has been referred to Councillors prior to the Council meeting.

 

The DoP has advised that it intends to issue a s65 certificate within 6 – 8 weeks of Council’s request and that the process for the informal exhibition should be completed before the s65 certificate certification is granted.  Therefore, this report recommends a 4 week informal exhibition, rather than a 4 month process as outlined in Council’s resolution.

 

Council will need to clearly express that the informal information process is not a DoP endorsed public exhibition. Whilst the public is free to make submissions to Council about the information that will be on display, formal submissions will need to be made at the time of the formal exhibition.

 

Process for submission of draft LEP to the DoP

 

Council must follow a series of legislative steps to be able to submit its draft LEP. These steps are outlined below:

 

        Consider section 62 submissions from government agencies. In preparing a draft LEP, Council is obliged to consult with government authorities and public agencies. Council has undertaken this step, however if significant changes are made to the draft LEP, Council may need to revisit the submissions. Guidance will be sought from the DoP on this matter.

 

        Conduct a pre-Section 64 meeting between Council and DoP staff. The purpose of the meeting is for the DoP to identify issues it may have with the draft LEP. Council cannot submit its draft plan until it has addressed issues that arise from the pre-section 64 meeting. After the pre-section 64 meeting, Council staff may need to report to Council to advise of matters that the DoP has raised.

 

        Prepare certain information required by the DoP to accompany the draft LEP (s64 submission). This includes:

 

     revised maps, reflecting the changes adopted by Council

     statements of compliance with section 117 directions as to whether Council’s draft plan is consistent with State Government directions including justifications for any variations 

     changes to exempt and complying development schedules (as directed by recent planning direction No. 09-006), and

     an update on Council’s housing targets.

 

Informal Public Information Process

 

The principles for the informal information process are outlined below:

 

     That clear statements be made on all documents to indicate that the s65 certificate has not been issued and the documents and maps should not be relied upon for the purpose of making any decisions regarding property.

   That it is clear that the informal information process does not represent a statutory exhibition under Section 66 of the EP&A Act.

   That the exhibition material is presented in plain English with user friendly maps.

   That property owners are notified in writing.

   That Council support the process with information on its web site.

   That travelling displays with “drop in” information centres be arranged for each Ward.

 

Timeline

In order to incorporate an informal exhibition process and continue the progress of the draft LEP in a timely manner, it will be necessary for there to be some overlap in the process of preparing and undertaking the informal information process and the preparatory stages of the s 65 submission. Table 1 below indicates approximate times for these processes. This will impose a heavy demand on staff resources, especially in the Land Use Planning Team and the GIS mapping team in Council’s IT section and may impact on the delivery of other projects. This is due to the concurrent preparation of both the informal information process and the statutory submission to the DoP.

 

As the Department has indicated that consideration and determination of Council’s Section 64 submission could be done in 6-8 weeks it is recommended that the informal exhibition be conducted over a shorter period of 4 weeks. This will avoid receiving s65 certification from the DoP during the informal information process that, depending on the DoP’s response, may conflict with the information on display.

 


Table 1

 

Council adopts draft Parramatta LEP 2008

 

 

Organise and conduct informal public information process

 

 

 

Prepare information material (i.e. – website, letter to property owners, user friendly maps, venues and displays etc

 

Conduct informal public information process LEP

 

 

Approx time

6 - 8  weeks

4 weeks

 

 

 

Prepare and submit draft LEP to the Department of Planning, seeking section 65 certificate

 

 

Prepare and revise draft LEP

 

Revise maps to reflect adopted LEP, prepare Section 64 submission to justify LEP, revise dwelling targets if necessary

 

 

Pre-Section 64 meeting with DoP. Advise Council of any changes DoP request to the draft LEP.

 

 

Submit draft LEP to Department of Planning requesting authority to exhibit (s64 submission)

 

Department of Planning consideration and issue of section 65 certificate

Approx time

6 - 8   weeks

4 weeks

   6 - 8 weeks

 

Costs

 

The approximate costs involved in undertaking the task of preparing the draft LEP to submit to DoP and an informal information process are outlined below:

 

     In-kind labour costs of land use planning staff $75,000. GIS staff time would be additional to this.

     Possible creation of dedicated Council website for the information display $10,000-$15,000.

     Preparation of information documents, maps etc for display $5,000.

     Hire of premises if required $1,000.

     Letter to land owners with an information brochure (includes printing, posting) $40,000 - $50,000.

 

Legal Advice

 

Councillors have been provided with a copy of the legal advice prior to the Council meeting. The legal advice indicates that Council is able to carry out an informal public exhibition, but must manage this process very carefully so that it is not construed as a formal, statutory exhibition. The advice suggests the exercise is not branded as a ‘public exhibition’, and an alternative title be used. As the minimum period for a formal exhibition is 28 days, concern is raised about the proposed 4 month period and the advice recommends a period of 4 weeks for the informal information process.

 

The legal advice cautions that an informal exhibition has the potential to create confusion, uncertainty and misunderstanding amongst some members of the community; and further that the Minister may form the opinion that the performance of Council in dealing with the draft LEP is unsatisfactory and could appoint another body to exercise Council’s powers to prepare, exhibit and consider the draft plan.

 

The strong advice is that any informal information process must be completed before the commencement of the formal exhibition to avoid potential legal challenge to the validity of the public exhibition process. Further, the advice is that Council should start the informal exhibition before the draft LEP is submitted to the Department of Planning under s64.

 


Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 

CITY DEVELOPMENT

ITEM NUMBER         8.3

SUBJECT                   Draft LEP Supplementary Report

REFERENCE            F2006/01198 - D01135593

REPORT OF              Manager Land Use and Transport Planning       

 


 

PURPOSE:

 

This report follows a Councillor workshop on 4 February 2008 on the draft LEP and outlines the proceedings of that workshop as it relates to potential amendments to the draft LEP as reported by staff on 15 December 2008.

 

 


 

RECOMMENDATION

(a)     That Council adopt the recommendation as contained in Manager Land Use and Transport Planning Report as appended as Attachment 1 as previously considered by Council at its meeting held on 15 December 2009 and subsequently deferred to this meeting.

 

(b)       That the general agreement reached by Councillors at the workshop on 4 February 2008, on the following matters be considered by Council as potential amendments to the draft LEP.

 

1     The proposed Mixed Use B4 zone on Blaxcell Street, South Granville, be replaced by a Medium Density Residential R3 zone.

 

2     Consultation with the Department of Housing relating to the proposed zoning regime for its land holdings in Telopea and its relationship to its redevelopment plans to ensure a mix of public and private housing and good urban design outcomes.

 

3     Consideration of replacing the proposed Low Density R2 zone between Victoria Street, Good Street and the M4 Motorway, to a Medium Density R3 zone.

 

4     The proposed Low Density R2 zone between John, Louis and Blaxcell Streets and The Avenue in Granville, being replaced by a High Density R4 zone.

 

5.    The proposed General Industrial Zone IN1 on the corners of Wellington and Clyde Roads and Rawson Road and Ferndell Street, South Granville, being replaced by a Neighbourhood Centre B1 zone.

 

6     The land between Railway Terrace, Cross Street and Swift Street, Guildford being increased in height to 14 metres.

 

7  The land on the western side of James Ruse Drive, between Weston and Hope Streets (the eastern side of the block) being increased in height to 23  metres.

 

8     The High Density R4 zone in the precinct between Pennant Street, Macarthur Street Victoria Road and the park to the north, being replaced by a Medium Density R3 zone with corresponding height and FSR.

 

9     Consideration being given to reinserting the zoning, height and FSR controls for the Epping precinct as previously endorsed by Council.

 

(c)       Further, that Council invite the owner(s) of land within the industrial precinct at River West Road, Parramatta, to discuss a process by which the rezoning of the land to allow a mix of uses including residential, be considered.

 

 

 


BACKGROUND

 

Council considered a report on the finalisation and adoption of the comprehensive Parramatta draft LEP at its meeting on 15 December 2008. At that meeting, Council resolved:

 

(a)      That  consideration of this matter be deferred to the Council Meeting to be held on 23 February 2009 and the application for rezoning submitted by Granville RSL be considered in the meantime.

(b)       That a further workshop be held on this issue as early as possible in February so that Councillors who wish to raise matters have the opportunity to do so.

(c)        That Councillors raise any concerns/issues prior to the workshop being held.

(d)       Further, that in relation to the land on the eastern side of James Ruse Drive presently shown as B5, that a report be brought forward commenting on the submission which has been received by Council resulting out of the internal discussions which have been held between council staff, the Department of Planning and the applicant.

 

The report previously included on the agenda and deferred, is at attachment 1.

 

The workshop was held on 4 February 2009 and various issues were discussed.  It is noted that a workshop is not a decision making forum and neither were all Councillors present at that workshop.  The matters that were discussed at that workshop are now forwarded for Council’s formal consideration.  Other matters, including the potential rezoning of land in the South Granville precinct, were discussed with further discussion to occur amongst ward Councillors.  Of note, there was discussion about the potential for the creation of road system adjacent to the Duck River to make that part of the South Granville precinct more accessible. This work was not completed at the time of writing.

 

Since that workshop, Council resolved the following at it meeting on 9 February 2009:

 

(a)          That Parramatta City Council seek to address the finalisation of the Parramatta Local Environment Plan in a most timely manner, and in order to give due consideration to all matters pertaining to the city’s future character:

(b)          That a report is requested from Council’s Property Section listing all of Council’s properties and promoting a strategy which seeks to ensure that community owned land in Council’s ownership is not disadvantaged, and that scope is provided to maximise the community’s future investments.

(c)          That such land will be identified and categorised so as to allow its inclusion in the LEP, after consultation with Council.

(d)          That each Council Ward will form a ‘Working Party’ of its Councillors to review the proposed future character of each Ward, and that where discussion is required about land adjacent to Ward boundaries, that the Councillors of both Wards will have equal input.

(e)          That each Ward ‘Working Party’ will deliver its outcomes to the responsible officer by 23 February 2009.

(f)           That after the plan is finally adopted by Council and sent to the Department of Planning for a Section 65 Certificate to enable public exhibition:

(g)          That Council undertake an informal exhibition of the plan through each Ward over the pursuing four month period.

(h)          That a report is requested outlining the format and process of such an informal exhibition.

(i)           That for the purpose of exhibition a method of presentation be developed by Council which will allow easy recognition and understanding of the LEP document.

(j)           Further, that the CEO convey Council’s intentions to the Department of Planning.

 

Given the time lines for the preparation of reports for the Council agenda, it has not been possible to include the further feedback sought in part (e) of Council’s most recent resolution as described above.  It is also understood that a report from Council’s Strategic Asset Management Unit addressing part (b) of the above resolution, will be prepared shortly for the Council’s consideration.

 

 

Marcelo Occhiuzzi

Manager Land Use and Transport Planning

 


Attachments:

1

Draft LEP report considered on 15 Dec 2008

19 Pages

 

 

 


Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 

REFERENCE MATERIAL

 

 


Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 






















Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 




Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 


Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009

 


























Item 7.1 - Attachment 1

Copy of the Previous Report considered by Council on 23 March 2009