RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR COMMITTEE

Item 16
At Committee
24 March 2015
RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR COMMITTEE
FILE:
D/2014/1637
DATE: 23 March 2015
TO:
Lord Mayor and Councillors
FROM:
Graham Jahn, Director City Planning Development and Transport
SUBJECT:
Information Relevant To Item 16 – Development Application: 49 – 53
Wentworth Avenue, Sydney - At Committee - 24 March 2015
Alternative Recommendation
That the recommendation contained in the officer’s report to the Planning and Development
Committee on 24 March 2015 be adopted, subject to the deletion of Deferred
Commencement Condition (5) as follows and the substitution of the following new Deferred
Commencement Condition (5):
PART A – DEFERRED COMMENCEMENT CONDITIONS (CONDITIONS TO BE
SATISFIED PRIOR TO CONSENT OPERATING)
(5)
FLOOD REPORT & PLANNING
A flood report must be prepared by a suitably qualified flood engineer/consultant. The
report should assess the impact of flooding in the area and set up flood planning
levels for the proposed development in accordance with The City of Sydney Interim
Floodplain
Management
Policy
(http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/_data/assets/pdf_file/0004/157252/Interim_Flood
plain_Management_Policy.pdf).
The report must include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a)
(b)
Recommend Finished Floor Levels in accordance with Section 5 – Flood
Planning Levels of the City’s Interim Flood Policy;
The Engineers/Consultant certification
No building levels, including the building height, can be approved or determined as
part of the consent until the report is finalised. If amended plans are required as a
result of the findings of the report, these must be submitted to and approved by
Council’s Director City Planning, Development and Transport.
(5)
AMENDED GROUND FLOOR LEVELS
An amended ground floor plan must be submitted to Council addressing the
recommendations set out in the Flood Assessment Report prepared by BMT
WBM Ref. L.S20137_Wentworth Av.001 dated 26/02/2015. The plans must
include, but not be limited to, floor levels at all pedestrian entry points, lift
lobbies, basement entries and commercial areas.
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Background
A Flood Assessment Report was submitted to Council on 26 February 2015. The Flood
Assessment Report includes recommendations for protection of the basement. The
recommendations include:
•
An increase of the existing ground floor level of 18.15mAHD to 18.65mAHD
(approximately 500mm); and
•
An increase of the existing ground floor level near the southern lobby stairs from
17.17mAHD to 17.30mAHD (approximately 130mm).
On 16 March 2015, Council’s Public Domain Unit reviewed the Flood Assessment Report
and concurred with the report recommendations. Accordingly, it is recommended that the
deferred commencement condition titled ‘Flood Report and Planning’ is deleted and
replaced with ‘Amended Ground Floor Levels’.
Prepared by:
Michaela Briggs, Planner
TRIM Document Number:
2015/118482
Approved
Graham Jahn, Director City Planning
Development and Transport