Drysdale / Clifton Springs Jetty Road Stage 1 Contributions Plan

The City of Greater Geelong has on its agenda for tomorrow night to consider amendment C230 to implement the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area Development Contributions Plan (June 2010) (DCP).
The DCP has been developed to provide for the funding of infrastructure in Stage 1 of the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area. Currently the funding of infrastructure for Stage 1 of the growth area is addressed by a Section 173 Agreement between Council and the Stage 1 landowners/developers.
The S173 agreement ensures that despite there not being an approved DCP in the Planning Scheme at the time the Stage 1 land was rezoned, the development of the land can still proceed as the Stage 1 land owners will nevertheless make or pay infrastructure contributions to Council for the purpose of augmenting infrastructure on or in the vicinity of the Stage 1 Land under the Agreement.
AMENDMENT C230 – JETTY ROAD URBAN GROWTH AREA STAGE 1 DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN

Portfolio: Planning – Cr Katos

Source: Economic Development, Planning & Tourism – Strategic

Implementation

General Manager: Peter Bettess

Index Reference: Project: Amendment C230

Subject: Council Reports 2010
Summary

• The purpose of this report is to seek Council support for the preparation of amendment C230 to implement the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area Development Contributions Plan (June 2010) (DCP).
• The amendment seeks to include the DCP as an incorporated document in the Planning Scheme and apply a Development Contributions Plan Overlay to Stage 1 of the Jetty Road urban growth area to give effect to the DCP (See Appendix 1-1 for location of Stage 1).

• In addition to the DCP, the amendment seeks to apply a Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO) over the land required for part of the new primary road network, between Portarlington Road and the Bellarine Rail Trail (See Appendix 1-2 for location of PAO).

• The Amendment has been initiated by Council.
• The DCP has been developed to provide for the funding of infrastructure in Stage 1 of the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area. Currently the funding of infrastructure for Stage 1 of the growth area is addressed by a Section 173 Agreement between Council and the Stage 1 landowners/developers.
• The Section 173 Agreement includes the obligation that Council will use its best endeavours to introduce a DCP into the Planning Scheme in a timely manner. It is therefore incumbent on Council to undertake this amendment.
• The DCP will replace the S173 Agreement as far as developer contributions are concerned once this amendment has been approved by the Minister for Planning.
• It is therefore recommended that Council resolve to adopt the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area Development Contributions Plan (City of Greater Geelong, June 2010) and support this amendment and place it on exhibition, subject to Ministerial Authorisation being received.
• It is expected that exhibition of this amendment will result in submissions from the Stage 1 developers. It is therefore also recommended that Council resolve to request a ‘pre-set’ Panel so as to avoid undue delays in the amendment process.

Recommendation
That Council resolve to:
1) adopt the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area Development Contributions Plan (City of Greater Geelong, June 2010);
2) support amendment C230 to the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme and place it on exhibition, subject to Ministerial Authorisation being received; and
3) request that Planning Panels Victoria preset a Panel date to hear submissions to this amendment.
More information is available in the Geelong Council's Meeting Agenda for Tuesday 10 August 2010 (pdf format - 4349kb)