Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)        Council note the requirements of the Gateway Determination issued by the Department of Planning and Environment to amend the contents of Planning Proposal: Enterprise Area Review, prior to public exhibition, as shown at Attachment C to the subject report;

(B)        Council note the matters raised in response to the public exhibition of Planning Proposal: Enterprise Area Review and draft Sydney Development Control Plan 2012: Southern Enterprise Area Amendment, as described in this report and shown at Attachment D to the subject report;

(C)       Council approve the Planning Proposal: Enterprise Area Review, with amendments in response to submissions, as shown at Attachment A to the subject report, to be sent to the Department of Planning and Environment to be made as a local environmental plan under Section 3.36 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 subject to the following amendments:

(i)          amendment of the 'Height of buildings map' in Part 6 of the Planning Proposal: Enterprise Area Review to show a height of building control of 22 metres at 112-122B McEvoy Street and 20 Stokes Avenue Alexandria; and

(ii)         amendment of Figure 16: 'Proposed height of building controls' in the Planning Proposal: Enterprise Area Review to show a height of building control of 22 metres at 112-122B McEvoy Street and 20 Stokes Avenue Alexandria;

(D)       Council approve Sydney Development Control Plan 2012: Southern Enterprise Area Amendment, with amendments in response to submissions, as shown at Attachment B to the subject report, noting that it will come into effect on the date of publication of the subject local environmental plan, in accordance with Clause 21 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 subject to the following amendments:

(i)          amendment of the 'Height in storeys map' in the draft Sydney Development Control Plan 2012: Southern Enterprise Area Amendment to show five storeys at 112-122B McEvoy Street and 20 Stokes Avenue Alexandria and four storeys along the frontage of current and proposed streets for these sites;

(ii)         amendment of the 'Building setback and alignment map' in the draft Sydney Development Control Plan 2012: Southern Enterprise Area Amendment to show a three metre upper level setback, fronting the current and proposed streets at 112-122B McEvoy Street and 20 Stokes Avenue Alexandria;

(iii)        amendment of the 'Building street frontage height in storeys map' in the draft Sydney Development Control Plan 2012: Southern Enterprise Area Amendment to show a four storey street wall height, fronting the current and proposed streets at 112-122B McEvoy Street and 20 Stokes Avenue Alexandria; and

(iv)       amendment of figure 5.184: 'North Alexandria Public Domain Dedications and Easements' in the draft Sydney Development Control Plan 2012: Southern Enterprise Area Amendment to annotate the width of the Stokes Avenue extension as 20 metres measured from the western boundary of 12-18 Stokes Avenue;

(E)        authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to make minor amendments to Planning Proposal: Enterprise Area Review and Sydney Development Control Plan 2012: Southern Enterprise Area Amendment to correct any minor errors or omissions prior to finalisation; and

(F)        Council note the City of Sydney Employment Lands Strategy 2014-2019 will continue to guide development in the City's enterprise areas until an updated strategy is prepared, publicly exhibited and adopted.

Carried unanimously.

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