Minutes of Special City Planning Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special City Planning Committee Meeting

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2/11/2017

Special City Planning Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 2 November 2017 at 5.05 pm in the Lord Mayor's Court Room.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Briscoe (Chairman)

Ruzicka

Burnet

Denison

PRESENT: Alderman J R Briscoe (Chairman), Aldermen E R Ruzicka, H C Burnet, T M Denison, the Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie and Alderman P S Cocker.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Zucco

Sexton

Cocker

Thomas

Reynolds

Harvey

The Deputy Lord Mayor was co-opted to the Committee.

Alderman Burnet left the meeting at 6:02 pm and returned at 6:05 pm.

RUZICKA

That the Deputy Lord Mayor be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

Ruzicka

Burnet

Denison

1. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest

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

Aldermen are requested to indicate where they may have any pecuniary or conflicts 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.

No interest was indicated.

2. Committee Acting as Planning Authority

In accordance with the provisions of Part 2 Regulation 25 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015, the intention of the Committee to act as a planning authority pursuant to the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 is to be noted.

In accordance with Regulation 25, the Committee will act as a planning authority in respect to those matters appearing under this heading on the agenda, inclusive of any supplementary items.

The Committee is reminded that in order to comply with Regulation 25(2), the General Manager is to ensure that the reasons for a decision by a Council or Council Committee acting as a planning authority are recorded in the minutes.

The following representors addressed the Committee in relation to item 2.1.1.

Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Independent Member for Denison, Mr Chris Merridew Ms Austra Maddox, Mr Neil Shepherd together with Mr Don Neil on behalf of Hadleys Orient Hotel and The Woolstore Apartment Hotel, Mr Robert Vincent, Ms Gwenda Sheridan, Mr Alan Taylor, Ms Anna Pafitis, Mr Philip Stigant, Ms Fiona Ringrose, Ms Margaret Taylor, Mr Andrew Edwards, Edwards Property Consultants, Mr Duncan How, Mr Peter Black, Mr Eric Pinkard, Secretary, Council of Hobart Community Association, Ms Barbara Edwards, Ms Anne Harrison, Mr Brian Corr, President, Hobart Not Highrise Inc and Mr Peter McGlone, Director, Tasmanian Conservation Trust Inc.

2.1 Reports

2.1.1 Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015 - Planning Scheme Amendment PSA-17-3 -Central Business Zone Height Standards - Consideration of Representations

File Ref: F17/141776; PSA-17-3

RUZICKA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager Planning Policy & Heritage and the Director City Planning of 27 October 2017, be adopted, including the following amendments to the Desired Future Character Statements within the document titled ‘Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015 – PSA-17-3 Amendments - Modifications to Amendments’, shown as Attachment B to item 2.1.1 of the Special Open City Planning Committee agenda of 2 November 2017:

1. Clause (f) of the Regional Scale and clause (h) of the Precinctual Scale be varied to read as follows:

(i) “Regional Scale:

(f) The unique and nationally significant heritage assets in the city centre will continue to be protected and celebrated as a central and defining feature of the area adding to the economic, social and cultural value of the City as a whole.”

(ii) “Precinctual Scale:

(h) The city centre will develop in a way that protects and enhances the characteristics of the area that contribute to its cultural heritage and economic significance.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Briscoe	Denison
Ruzicka
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. Pursuant to Section 39(2) of the former provisions of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, the Council endorse the report attached to item 2.1.1 of the Special City Planning Committee of 2 November 2017 as the formal statement of its opinion as to the merit of the representations received during the exhibition of the draft PSA-17-3 Amendment.

2. Pursuant to Section 39(2) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, the Council recommend to the Tasmanian Planning Commission that the PSA-17-3 Amendment to the Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015 be modified as shown in Attachment B to the report referenced in clause 1 above inclusive of the following variations:

(a) Clause (f) of the Regional Scale and clause (h) of the Precinctual Scale be varied to read as follows:

(i) Regional Scale:

(ii) Precinctual Scale:

(h) The city centre will develop in a way that protects and enhances the characteristics of the area that contribute to its cultural heritage and economic significance.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 7:24 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
13^th DAY OF november 2017.

CHAIRMAN