At the Geelong Council meeting on Tuesday 22 April 2014 the Council will consider the planning permit for McHarrys Buslines in Murradoc Road and an amendment for the Drysdale Urban Design Framework to enable the planning permit to be considered. As there are objections to the permit, Council will be referring this to an independent panel to resolve.
Council believes adopting the Drysdale Urban Design Framework provides a strong policy basis for the rezoning of the land along Murradoc Road, up to the Drysdale Bypass route, to Commercial 2 zone. This affects both sides of Murradoc Road including on the south side two small rural holdings either side of Clarendon Road.
Below is the summary from the Council's agenda document which is in pdf format still and over 13mb in size.
Portfolio: Planning - Cr Heagney
Source Strategic Implementation
General Manager: Peter Bettess
Index Reference Subject – Council Reports 2014 - Application C283
The purpose of this report is to enable Council to consider submissions to combined Planning Scheme Amendment C283 Drysdale Urban Design Framework and Planning Permit Application1060/2013 for McHarrys Buslines, 97-105 Murradoc Rd, Drysdale.
That Council having considered all submissions to Amendment C283 to the
Greater Geelong Planning Scheme resolves to:
1) Request the Minister for Planning appoint an Independent Panel under part 8 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
2) Refer all submissions to the Panel; and
3) Submit to the Panel its response to the submissions generally as outlined in this report.
City of Greater Geelong is considering a a permit to have a new Milemaker service station located at the Jetty/Grubb Road roundabout in Drysdale.
The first I heard about it was reading it in the Bellarine Times 6th February edition on Saturday. The closing date for submissions was the 7th February - the day before. Trying to find information about this on the Geelong Council website proved fruitless. Or maybe I was looking in the wrong place?
Below I have included a list of articles I found online about the proposal - including a map from the Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association which I have linked to below.
I have posted on the Geelong Mayor - Darryn Lyon's Facebook page tonight asking him to investigate the proposal. He has undertaken to get back to me tomorrow.
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN, The Bellarine Independent, 6 February 2014
AN APPLICATION for a third Drysdale service station indicates Vicroads proposes to replace the town's congested Jetty-Grubb-Portarlington roads roundabout with traffic lights. But Vicroads said it was only investigating and had no plans to upgrade the intersection. A Caltex service station with six double car fuel pumps and
The Bellarine Times, James Taylor February 6, 2014
The City of Greater Geelong (COGG) is seeking feedback on a plan to build another service station in Drysdale, but the Drysdale and Clifton Springs Community Association has challenged the council's handling of the application process and the proposal's explanation of how it complies with planning laws.
Milemaker Petroleum has applied for a permit to build a service station at 331 Jetty Road, Drysdale, on the wedge of land between Jetty Road to the west and Geelong-Portarlington Road to the east.
The site – which is just over 2,996 square metres in size – will include a car refuelling area with six double-sided pumps, a truck refuelling area with two pumps, a 400-square-metre service station building and seven car parks.
by Stephanie Drysdale & Clifton Springs Voice, February 2014.
"The Drysdale and Clifton Springs Community Association is objecting to a proposed industrial scale project. A six double-pump service station has been proposed on the land running between the southern ends of Jetty Road and Portarlington Rd in Drysdale.
The application made to the City of Greater Geelong by Caltex franchisee Milkemaker Petroleum has the community group up in arms, believing the application has been made inept for public comment as well as transgressing and contradicting many planning policies..."
Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association, Wednesday, January 29, 2014.
Caltex franchisee Milemaker Petroleum has applied to the City of Greater Geelong (CoGG) to build a service station with 6 double-pumps on the land between the southern ends of Jetty Road and Portarlington Road.
CoGG has invited public comments on the proposal during the period 21 January to 7 February 2014. A plan of the proposal is shown above. The red triangle shows the property affected; the blue arrow on the right points to the location of the proposed service station; and the proposal includes plans for a road connecting Jetty Road and Portarlington Road across the property, but this isn't shown.Details of the proposal are allegedly available from CoGG's web site, but today, at least, they weren't! ..."
Construction Works - Murradoc Road between Mortimer Street and Becks Road, Drysdale
VicRoads wishes to advise you that construction works on Murradoc Road between Mortimer Street and Becks Road, Drysdale will commence on Monday 6 May 2013.
Works will include construction of a sealed shoulder and road safety improvements in both directions of Murradoc Road.
Works will be carried out within the hours of 7am and 5pm Monday to Sunday, subject to weather and are expected to be completed by end June 2013.Finally the shoulders will be sealed and it will be safer for cyclists. This is a great win for everyone!
At tonight's meeting of the City of Greater Geelong Council, councillors will vote on truncating Coriyule Road at its eastern end and in the process, creating a new road called Appleby Street. In effect Coriyule Road will cease to be a through road between Hermsley Road and Jetty Road.
If you live on the western side of the truncation you will either have to go all the way up to Hermsley Road and then down the Port road to get to Drysdale - or looking at the map you could weave your way around all the back streets (once they are all made) in the new estate and come out on Jetty Road - probably opposite Windham Street.
Council proposes that there will be a north south road to take the western traffic onto the Port Road - however, I can't see that happening in the near future - that could be years away. Not only that trying to dodge the traffic when turning right from Hermsley road onto the Port Road towards Geelong during peak times without getting run over the top of is a challenge in itself.
One also questions the ability for people to quickly exit the area east if the farming land is on fire and moving east with a westerly behind it - Coriyule road will be truncated - no north south road - where does one go?
Nothing like making it difficult for people to get where they need to go easily - why go in a straight line when you can enjoy creating traffic for others in normally quiet suburban streets.
Below is the extract from tonight's agenda enabling this truncation and road renaming to occur.
ROAD RENAMING - EASTERN SECTION CORIYULE ROAD TO APPLEBY STREET, CURLEWIS
Portfolio: Governance – Cr Fagg - Mayor
Source: Corporate Services - Financial Services
General Manager: Jeff Wall
Index Reference: Subject/Financial Management-Reporting
Subject/Roads, Footpaths & Streets
That Council approves the renaming of the eastern section of Coriyule Road, Curlewis to "Appleby Street", Curlewis.
New subdivisional development is occurring west of Jetty Road, Drysdale. This new development splits Coriyule Road, Curlewis into two separate roads (refer Attachment 1). It is proposed to rename the eastern section of Coriyule Road between Jetty Road and the truncation.
The applicable section of Coriyule Road exists in the locality known as Drysdale, however this part of the Drysdale locality is currently being renamed to Curlewis, as resolved by Council at its meeting of 13 November 2012. The majority of properties being accessed from this section of roadway are currently vacant land and therefore the renaming will not create a major impact / inconvenience to property owners.
The Heritage Victoria registered Coriyule Homestead is located on the section of roadway that retains the name "Coriyule Road". The name "Appleby Street" has been selected from the recently compiled ANZAC register of suitable road names. Mr Appleby served in the 2nd Pioneer Battalion and was born in Drysdale.
As part of the functional road hierarchy planning for this subdivision, Coriyule Road has been truncated to lessen the importance and subsequent traffic volume of this road. Residents to the east of the truncation will be encouraged to use Jetty Road to access the main arterial road, namely the Geelong - Portarlington Road. Residents to the west of the truncation will have access to a proposed new north-south road that will provide access to the Geelong - Portarlington Road.
Renaming the section between Jetty Road and the truncation on Coriyule Road will eliminate any impression that there is a direct road link between Jetty Road and the future north-south road and Hermsley Road.
Renaming the eastern section of Coriyule Road will ensure compliance with the Guidelines for Geographic Names 2010. The Guidelines require a disjointed road to have separate names for each section of the roadway.
The suggested naming meets the requirements of the Geographic Place Names Act 1998 and the Guidelines for Geographic Names 2010.
The proposed renaming was advertised in The Independent newspaper on 3 August 2012 and the Geelong Advertiser newspaper on 4 August 2012 and all abutting land owners were notified at this time. Council received two submissions regarding this renaming.
One submission was against the proposed name and suggested two other names that are not suitable since they would cause a name duplication and do not comply with the Guidelines for Geographic Names 2010.
There are no environmental issues arising from this report.
Council is responsible for street signage.
The Local Government Act 1989, Geographic Place Names Act 1998 and The Guidelines for Geographic Names 2010 have been followed and met. The proposal was advertised in The Independent newspaper on 3 August 2012 and the Geelong Advertiser Newspaper on 4 August 2012 with two submissions being received.
There is no Council Officer direct or indirect interest involved in this report.
Should an emergency situation occur within this roadway, Council's proposal to rename this section will minimise the risk of emergency services not being able to locate the situation.
The renaming of this section of roadway will allow for easy identification to the public and utility services in case of an emergency.
The proposed renaming of this roadway was advertised in The Independent newspaper on 3 August 2012 and the Geelong Advertiser newspaper on 4 August 2012.
Subject to Council and The Registrar of Geographic Names approval, the relevant authorities and abutting owners will be notified of the official registration of this road renaming.
Confirmation of the intention to rename was advertised in the Geelong Advertiser on 5 January 2013.
Below is an extract from the City of Greater Geelong's Agenda which will be voted on tonight (12 March 2013) to change the boundary between Drysdale and Clifton Springs known as Area 1.
PROPOSED BOUNDARY REALIGNMENT – DRYSDALE / CLIFTON SPRINGS (WEST OF THE GEELONG – PORTARLINGTON ROAD)
Portfolio: Governance – Cr Fagg, Mayor
Source: Corporate Services – Financial Services
General Manager: Jeff Wall
Index Reference: Subject/Roads, Footpaths & Streets
That Council approves the amended boundary realignment for Area 1 as follows:
To extend the existing Clifton Springs boundary from the rear of the property known as 52 Delungra Avenue in an easterly direction to the south east corner of the property known as 54A Delungra Avenue, then continue the Clifton Springs boundary north to intersect with the existing boundary at the rear of the properties known as 7 Wintersun Court and 12 Waterford Place (refer Appendix A).
Council is responsible for allocating geographic locality boundaries. Council received advice dated 16 February 2012 from the Registrar of Geographic Names requesting that in the interests of public safety Council proceed with a boundary realignment between Drysdale and Clifton Springs, west of the Geelong-Portarlington Road. Principal 3(A) of the Guidelines for Geographic Names 2010 stipulates that locality boundary should align with the cadastral fabric, road centre lines or easily distinguishable topographical features. In accordance with Section 3.2.1 of the guidelines, the Registrar may request Council to amend a locality boundary in the interests of public safety.
The locality boundary between Clifton Springs and Drysdale, west of the Geelong-Portarlington Road, passes through numerous residential properties in Wintersun Court and Narawi Avenue which is creating particular confusion for emergency and communication services. Ambulance Victoria has emphasised the need for correct locality to avoid confusion in an emergency response situation. In this case, the locality boundary does not comply with Principal the Guidelines.
Council resolved on 8 May 2012 to commence a process of investigation and consultation to realign the locality boundaries between Drysdale and Clifton Springs. Following the community consultation process, including public meetings held on 8 and 15 August 2012, it was determined as part of the communities request to amend the Area 1 proposal.
A further report was tabled at the Council meeting of 13 November 2012, with a revised proposal for Area 1 agreed.
This proposal was advertised in the City News section of the Geelong Independent on 23 November 2012 and the Geelong Advertiser on 24 November 2012. Letters were sent to all affected property owners / residents at this time advising them of the amended proposal. No submissions were received against the proposal and two submissions were received in favour of the amended proposal thanking Council for listening to resident concerns.
The above proposal meets the requirements of the Guidelines for Geographic Names 2010.
There are no environmental issues arising from this report.
Council offers a standard assistance package to residents when their property address is altered. This assistance package consists of 10 postage paid envelopes and 10 Change of Address forms. Other assistance may be offered on a case by case basis.
The Geographic Place Names Act 1998, the Guidelines for Geographic Names 2010 and Council Policy have been followed and met.
There is no officer direct or indirect interest in this report.
Council's proposal to realign this boundary will minimise the risk of emergency services not being able to locate properties.
The realignment of this boundary will allow for easier identification to the public and utility services in case of an emergency.
The proposed realignment was advertised in the Geelong Independent newspaper on 23 November 2012 and the Geelong Advertiser newspaper on 24 November 2012.
Letters were also sent to the affected owners in Area 1 advising of the proposed realignment.
Subject to Council and the Registrar of Geographic Names approval, the relevant authorities and affected owners will be notified of the official Registration of the new alignment.
