Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council note the matters raised in response to the public exhibition of the draft Development Control Plan – Entertainment Sound Management as shown in Attachment A to the subject report;

(B)      Council approve the draft Development Control Plan – Entertainment Sound Management and maps as shown in Attachment B to the subject report;

(C)      authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to make minor amendments to draft Development Control Plan – Entertainment Sound Management and maps to correct any minor errors or omissions prior to finalisation;

(D)      Council note the matter raised in response to the public exhibition of the Special Entertainment Precincts Discussion Paper as described in Attachment C to the subject report;

(E)      Council endorse the establishment of Special Entertainment Precincts in late-night trading areas identified in Attachment D to the subject report;

(F)      the Chief Executive Officer be requested to investigate and where suitable prepare draft planning controls for consideration by Council that upgrade the late-night trading tier of:

(i)         Oxford Street, Darlinghurst between Flinders Street and 215 Oxford Street (inclusive);

(ii)        King Street, Newtown between Forbes Street, Newtown and Concord Street, Erskineville (in consultation with Inner West Council);

(iii)      the part of The Rocks identified as local centre late-night trading area in the current Sydney Development Control Plan 2012;

(iv)      William Street, Darlinghurst between College Street and Darlinghurst Road,

(v)       Regent Street, Redfern and Botany Road, Waterloo between Wells Street, Redfern and Wellington Street, Waterloo; and

(vi)      the part of Flinders Street, Darlinghurst identified as local centre late-night trading area in the current Sydney Development Control Plan 2021; and

(G)      the Chief Executive Officer be requested to:

(i)         prepare and report to Council a draft monitoring and evaluation framework for the trial of the Special Entertainment Precincts for exhibition with the Planning Proposal and Draft Precinct Management Plan; and

(ii)        monitor and evaluate the Special Entertainment Precincts within 12 to 18 months of their implementation and report back to Council on the outcome of the Special Entertainment Precincts trial in line with the NSW Special Entertainment Precincts Guidelines.

The motion, as varied by consent, was carried unanimously.

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