Jetty Road Urban Growth Area moves to the next stage - Tuesday, 10 August 2010 9:09 AM
The City of Greater Geelong has resolved to prepare an amendment (Amendment C230) to implement the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area Development Contributions Plan, to fund the provision of infrastructure in Stage 1 of the Jetty Road Growth Area at Drysdale/Clifton Springs.
Currently the funding for the Stage 1 infrastructure is addressed by a Section 173 Agreement between Council and the landowners and developers.
Cr Andrew Katos, who holds Council’s portfolio for planning, said Amendment C230 would incorporate the Development Contributions Plan into the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme and apply the Development Contributions Plan Overlay to the Stage 1 land.
He said this meant the DCP would replace the Section 173 Agreement in terms of the developers’ contributions, once Amendment C230 was approved by the Minister for Planning.
Cr Katos said the Development Contributions Plan was based on the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area Infrastructure Plan which has identified a range of development and community infrastructure required for the area’s development.
He said that not all of the infrastructure identified by the Infrastructure Plan will be funded through the DCP but that the infrastructure was to be provided through a number of mechanisms, including:
* development contributions (community infrastructure levy and development infrastructure levy)
* subdivision construction works by developers
* utility service provider contributions, and
* capital works projects by Council, State government agencies and community groups.
Cr Katos said that part of the primary road network, located between Portarlington Road and Bellarine Rail Trail, will be required to service Stage 1 of the growth area, prior to the development of Stage 2.
He said that Council will apply a Public Acquisition Overlay to the land required for this part of the primary road network to ensure that this vital link can be delivered in a timely manner.
“This road will ultimately service the whole of the Growth Area”, he said.
“The Stage 1 developers have submitted a development plan to Council for approval,” Cr Katos said.
“Providing this plan is approved by Council, the physical development of Stage 1 of the project should begin later this year,” he said.
Currently the funding for the Stage 1 infrastructure is addressed by a Section 173 Agreement between Council and the landowners and developers.
Cr Andrew Katos, who holds Council’s portfolio for planning, said Amendment C230 would incorporate the Development Contributions Plan into the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme and apply the Development Contributions Plan Overlay to the Stage 1 land.
He said this meant the DCP would replace the Section 173 Agreement in terms of the developers’ contributions, once Amendment C230 was approved by the Minister for Planning.
Cr Katos said the Development Contributions Plan was based on the Jetty Road Urban Growth Area Infrastructure Plan which has identified a range of development and community infrastructure required for the area’s development.
He said that not all of the infrastructure identified by the Infrastructure Plan will be funded through the DCP but that the infrastructure was to be provided through a number of mechanisms, including:
* development contributions (community infrastructure levy and development infrastructure levy)
* subdivision construction works by developers
* utility service provider contributions, and
* capital works projects by Council, State government agencies and community groups.
Cr Katos said that part of the primary road network, located between Portarlington Road and Bellarine Rail Trail, will be required to service Stage 1 of the growth area, prior to the development of Stage 2.
He said that Council will apply a Public Acquisition Overlay to the land required for this part of the primary road network to ensure that this vital link can be delivered in a timely manner.
“This road will ultimately service the whole of the Growth Area”, he said.
“The Stage 1 developers have submitted a development plan to Council for approval,” Cr Katos said.
“Providing this plan is approved by Council, the physical development of Stage 1 of the project should begin later this year,” he said.
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