Late Agenda
Ordinary Council Meeting
2 March 2009
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Dear Councillors
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Lane Cove on Monday 2
March 2009 commencing at 7:00pm. The business to be
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Peter Brown
General Manager
Council
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Ordinary
Council Meeting 2 March
2009
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Report Of
Committees No. 1
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Reference: Report Of
Committees No. 1
Subject: Report on Inspection
Committee for 4 Church Street
Record No: SU1863 - 6239/09
Author(s): Michael
Mason
Present: Clr Ian Longbottom (Mayor), Clr A
Smith (Deputy Mayor), Clr D Brooks-Horn, Clr R Tudge, Clr P Palmer, Clr S
Forrest, Clr S Bennison, Michael Mason, Executive Manager, Environmental
Services, owners and/or residents and their advisors.
Apologies: Clr K Mcilroy, Clr W Gaffney
1. Environmental Services Division Report No. 3 – 4 Church Street, Greenwich
The Mayor, Clr
Longbottom, welcomed people in attendance and requested an overview of relevant
issues prior to opening the meeting to the applicant’s Architect to address
issues raised in the report.
Councillors heard
from the owner’s advisors and the owner, together with a number of adjoining
and nearby residents and their advisors.
Councillors visited the adjoining sites of 2 Church Street and 9 Roberts Street to gain an understanding
of potential view loss impacts.
A letter was handed
to the Mayor and read by Mr Mason from the owners of 11 Roberts Street, Mr and Mrs Colin Ayres
(copy attached AT1).
Issues raised during
the site inspection included:
1. Degree
of view loss to No. 2 Church
Street and No. 9 Roberts Street, Greenwich.
2. Non-compliance
with Council’s Building Code. In
particular partial side building setback, front setback, maximum internal
ceiling heights, roof top terrace, balcony width, ground level of building and
garage and the extent of cut to the rear of the land.
3. Councillors enquired as
to the number of trees proposed for removal (2, a Jacaranda and a Gum tree) and
the appropriateness of proposed landscaping to the rear of the property.
4. Councillors discussed
the process relating to the issue of a deferred commencement approval and the
need/desire for certainty of outcome.
Comment
5. The applicant expressed
the view that if the building was lowered at the foundation level that such
would adversely impact on drainage and vehicular access from the site.
6. The Mayor requested
photographs taken by Mr Mills be made available to Council should mediation
occur.
7. Councillors discussed
the possibility of the matter being referred to mediation with the view to
enabling those affected, the opportunity to participate in the development
process.
The Mayor thanked all
who participated in the site inspection and invited all to the Council meeting
on 2 March 2009.
The meeting concluded at approximately 10am.
Resolved by Clr Smith and Clr Tudge.
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RECOMMENDATION
That the report be received and noted.
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Michael Mason
Executive Manager
Environmental Services Division
ATTACHMENTS:
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AT‑1 View
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Letter from Mr and Mrs
Ayres
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