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Special City Planning Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held Monday, 15 April 2019 at 4:15 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet (Chairman)

Briscoe

Denison

Harvey

Behrakis

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Zucco

Sexton

Thomas

Dutta

Ewin

Sherlock

Apologies:

Leave of Absence: Nil.

1. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest

Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(7) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

Elected Members are requested to indicate where they may have any pecuniary or conflict of interest in respect to any matter appearing on the agenda, or any supplementary item to the agenda, which the Committee has resolved to deal with.

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2.1 Applications under the Sullivans Cove Planning Scheme 1997

2.1.1 9-11 Murray Street Hobart - Extension to Approved Operating Hours

PLN-19-115 - FILE REF: F19/39752

Address: 9-11 Murray Street, Hobart

Proposal: Extension to Approved Operating Hours

Expiry Date: 16 April 2019

Extension of Time: Not applicable

Author: Liz Wilson

REcommendation

That pursuant to the Sullivans Cove Planning Scheme 1997, the Council approve the application for extension to approved operating hours at 911 Murray Street HOBART for the reasons outlined in the officer’s report and a permit containing the following conditions be issued:

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The use and/or development must be substantially in accordance with the documents and drawings that comprise PLN19115 911 MURRAY STREET HOBART TAS 7000 Final Planning Documents except where modified below.

Reason for condition

To clarify the scope of the permit.

PLN 14

The noise generated by the use must not cause an environmental nuisance.

Reason for the condition

To ensure noise emissions do not cause environmental harm and do not have an unreasonable impact on the amenity of residential or visitor accommodation uses in the area.

PLN 6

The use must not be open to the public outside of the following hours:

· Monday 12 noon to 1am (inside) and 6pm to 1am (outside)

· Tuesday 12 noon to 1am (inside) and 6pm to 1am (outside)

· Wednesday 12 noon to 3am (inside) and 6pm to 3am (outside)

· Thursday 12 noon to 1am (inside) and 6pm to 1am (outside)

· Friday 12 noon to 5am (inside) and 6pm to 5am (outside)

· Saturday 12 noon to 5am (inside) and 6pm to 5am (outside)

· Sunday 12 noon to 1am (inside) and 6pm to 1am (outside)

Music must not be played outside after 10pm Monday to Sunday.

Reason for condition

To ensure that nonresidential use does not unreasonably impact on residential amenity

PLN 7

The serving of alcohol outside is not approved.

Reason for condition

To reduce the likelihood of any unreasonable impact upon the amenity of the adjacent residential or visitor accommodation properties through noise emissions.

Attachment a: PLN-19-115 - 9-11 MURRAY STREET HOBART TAS 7000 - Planning Committee or Delegated Report ⇩

Attachment b: PLN-19-115 - 9-11 MURRAY STREET HOBART TAS 7000 - CPC Agenda Documents ⇩

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Memorandum: City Planning Committee

Proposed Central Hobart Precinct Plan

Purpose

The purpose of this memo is to seek Council’s endorsement to develop a scope of work for a Central Hobart Precinct Plan (Precinct Plan) in conjunction with the State Government. The scope of work would include terms of reference, work plan and estimated budget.

Precinct Plans, used in cities across Australia, are specifically provided for in the Hobart City Deal. The Central Hobart Precinct Plan would provide the opportunity to address a numbers of issues currently impacting on the city, including building form and height, the UTAS relocation, traffic and movement, and housing, in a single holistic plan. Such a plan would also allow the City and the State Government to set out a vision for the inner city area that factors in likely population, social and economic trends over the next few decades.

Background

The Council will recall that it embarked on considering the introduction of maximum building heights within the Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015 for its CBD and surrounds. In considering the Leigh Woolley review of Building Height Limits and the Officers response to them, the Council sought to obtain further information on the social, environmental and economic impacts of these limits. This matter was deferred by the Council at its meeting of 4March 2019 in response to correspondence from the Minister of Planning received on the day.

Concurrently the Council sought further information on possible inclusionary zoning measures to encourage greater affordable housing opportunities to address the residential shortfall currently being experience within the south of the State and particularly within the CBD and immediate surrounds. This information was provided to the City Planning Committee meeting of 25March 2019 and further consideration of it was subsequently deferred to allow the Council to meet with the Minister for Planning.

The Hobart City Deal has recently been signed with two areas of significant focus of particular relevance to the CBD and the development of precinct plans. They being:

Affordable Housing Supply

The Australian Government will provide $30 million for projects in partnership with community housing providers to deliver new dwellings. This will be supported by a package of measures to drive urban renewal, including commencing a program of precinct planning for priority areas to speed up the delivery of housing.

Reducing Congestion

The Australian Government is committing $25 million and the Tasmanian Government is committing $105.5 million to reduce congestion and improve transport across Greater Hobart.

Finally the University of Tasmania has made a strategic decision to move the majority of its teaching and research facilities into the CBD over the next 10-15 years along with an increase in student accommodation facilities. This will see a further $600 million invested directly by the University into the city centre and with it will come a significant increase in both daytime and residential population.

As outlined above, the Minister for Planning the Hon Roger Jaensch wrote to the Council on 4 March 2019 (Attachment A) to offer a pathway forward on both the issue of building heights within Hobart and progressing the City Deal strategic approach to urban growth through the development of comprehensive precinct plans.

The Minister subsequently followed this offer up with a discussion with elected members on 8April 2019, where he tabled an indicative scoping document (Attachment B) developed between officers of the Council and the State Government.

The scoping document outlines the proposed approach to the development of a Central Hobart Precincts Plan that:

· sets out a suite of precincts within the study area where growth and change is envisaged;

· determines the optimal built form and building controls within each precinct to meet Hobart’s future as the centre of commerce and administration, and its housing and development needs; and

· informs the preparation of the new planning standards for medium density, infill and precinct planning for activity centres across the Greater Hobart area to support the Hobart City Deal.

In addition to the above, the issue of people movement within and through the CBD and immediate surrounds is central to developing a precinct plan, and the Department of State Growth have expressed a willingness to partner with the City in assisting with this component of the plan.

The Minister has proposed that if the Council agrees to this approach that it work with the State Government to prepare a Terms of Reference and detail work breakdown including an agreement on allocation of tasks, funding and in-kind contributions.

Financial Implications

The Minister, at the discussion with elected members on 8 April 2019, indicated that he is prepared to contribute half of the cost of the plan. The financial implication in developing the Terms of Reference and work plan are limited to officer time. The overall cost to the Council will ultimately depend on the work plan that the Council agrees to but is likely to be in the order of $100K-$150K.

There is the opportunity to include this amount in the Council’s draft 2019-20 budget which will be considered by the Finance and Governance Committee and Council in June.

Summary

Clearly the City centre is facing an unprecedented period of growth particularly with the move of the University of Tasmania to relocate the majority of its teaching and research facilities into the CBD and the opportunity to provide residential opportunities in close proximity to work, education and entertainment facilities located within the CBD. The later inner city residential growth opportunity is fundamental to reducing the unsustainable costs that go with providing housing on the suburban fringe with the need for new social services and to duplicate and expand road networks. The development of a precinct plan for the city centre is considered an integrated planning and infrastructure solution to the challenges that it faces over this period.

While the issue of building height is of critical importance to the wider community, it will be addressed in the wider context of the social, economic and environmental outcomes that will form the basis for the precinct plan. Furthermore, the Woolley recommendations for maximum building heights will represent key inputs to the final plan. Importantly the issue of inclusionary zoning provisions for affordable housing can also be addressed in partnership with the State Government as part of this collaboration and be built into the planning provisions jointly developed.

REcommendation

That:

1. The information be received and noted.

2. The Council agrees to work with the State Government to prepare a Terms of Reference and detailed work breakdown including a proposed allocation of tasks, funding and in-kind contribution for a Hobart Precinct Plan for the area of the city as outlined in Attachment B.

3. That the draft Terms of Reference and work plan developed with the State Government be the subject of a subsequent report for consideration by the Council.

As signatory to this report, I certify that, pursuant to Section 55(1) of the Local Government Act 1993, I hold no interest, as referred to in Section 49 of the Local Government Act 1993, in matters contained in this report.

Neil Noye Signature

Neil Noye

Director City Planning

Date: 12 April 2019

File Reference: F19/41012

Attachment a: Building Heights - Strategic Planning response - Hon Roger Jaensch - Minister for Planning - State Government ⇩

Attachment b: Central Hobart Precinct Plan Project Outline 5 April 2019 ⇩

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