Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)        Council note the Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code will come into effect on 1 July 2020;

(B)        Council note the City will:

(i)          urgently consult with residents in the R2 zone in Rosebery to advise them of the commencement of the Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code as well as the impact it will have on their neighbourhood; and

(ii)         present a range of options to the community, and should there be support for any options, bring back to Council these options for consideration as soon as possible;

(C)       Council note that with the support of LGNSW, the City successfully sought the following exemptions from the code:

(i)          from the commencement of the code until 1 July 2019;

(ii)         from 1 July 2019 until 31 October 2019; and

(iii)        from 31 October 2019 until 1 July 2020; and

(D)       the Lord Mayor be requested to again write to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, requesting the Rosebery Special Character Area identified in Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 be exempted from the Low Rise Medium Density Housing Code.

Carried unanimously.

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