Unley Central DPA Minutes
The Unley Central DPA was finally
debated and determined by Unley Council on Thursday 30 March 2017.
The minutes record the outcome of
each motion and amendment and how individual Councillors voted.
It makes interesting reading.
Here’s a link to the minutes followed
by a copy of the minutes.
Minutes of the Corporation of the City of Unley Council Meeting
Held Thursday 30 March 2017 at 7.00 pm
Council Chambers
181 Unley Road Unley
PRESENT
Mayor Lachlan Clyne – Presiding Member
Deputy Mayor, Don Palmer
Councillors M Rabbitt R Sangster
A Lapidge P Hughes
J Koumi M Hudson
B Schnell L Smolucha
J Boisvert
OFFICERS PRESENT
Chief Executive Officer, Mr P Tsokas
General Manager City Services, Ms M Berghuis
General Manager City Development, Mr J Devine
General Manager Business & Service Improvement,
Ms N Tinning
Executive Assistant to CEO & Mayor, Ms C
Gowland
Principal Policy Planner, Mr D Brown
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Presiding Member opened the meeting with the
Kaurna acknowledgement.
**Denotes Change
WELCOME
The Presiding Member welcomed Members of Council,
Senior Staff, Media and
members of the gallery to the 30 March 2017,
meeting of the Unley City Council.
APOLOGIES
Councillor M Hewitson
Councillor R Salaman
ITEM 819
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Councillor Boisvert advised she had a perceived
conflict of interest in Item 5 of the
City Strategy and Development Policy Minutes, as
she had made strong statements
on her blog about the DPA.
She advised that she did not see this as
influencing her vote and would remain in the
Chambers to participate in the debate.
Mayor Clyne advised that he had a perceived
conflict of interest in Item 5 of the City
Strategy and Development Policy Minutes, as he had
also made comments in
relation to this item. He also advised that he has
been endorsed as the candidate for
the State seat of Badcoe.
He advised that he would remain in the Chambers and
would be able to make a
decision if he was expected to cast a deciding
vote.
**Denotes Change
ITEM 820
DEFERRED ITEM 797
MINUTES OF THE CITY STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
MEETING – 14 MARCH 2017
MOVED Councillor Rabbitt
SECONDED Councillor Hughes
That:
1. The minutes of the City Strategy and Development
Policy Committee meeting
held on Tuesday 14 March 2017, be received.
2. The recommendations listed under:
Item 6
Residential Growth and Character Development Plan
Amendment –
Ministerial Approval Alternations
be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ITEM 5 **
UNLEY CENTRAL PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT –
POST
CONSULTATION REVIEW AND AMENDMENTS
MOVED Councillor Rabbitt
SECONDED Councillor Hughes
That:
1. The report be received.
2. The Unley Central Precinct DPA Summary of
Consultation and Proposed
Amendments Report be received.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOVED Councillor Boisvert
SECONDED Councillor Lapidge
3. The amendments to the Unley Central Precinct DPA
outlined in the Unley
Central Precinct DPA Summary of Consultation and
Amendments Report be
endorsed, incorporating the following options:
a) The maximum building heights for Unley Road and
the area to the west
as discussed in Key Issue 2.2.6 be revised in
accord with the following:
**Denotes Change
(i) the area adjacent to Thomas Street be limited
to 18.5 metres (5
storey);
MOVED Councillor Schnell as an AMENDMENT, SECONDED
Councillor Sangster,
that:
3. The amendments to the Unley Central Precinct DPA
outlined in the Unley
Central Precinct DPA Summary of Consultation and
Amendments Report be
endorsed, incorporating the following options:
a) The maximum building heights for Unley Road and
the area to the
west as discussed in Key Issue 2.2.6 be revised in
accord with the
following:
(i) the area adjacent to Thomas Street be limited
to 11.5 metres (3
storey);
The AMENDMENT was put and LOST
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell, Smolucha, Hudson and Sangster.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Palmer, Boisvert, Koumi, Hughes,
Lapidge and Rabbitt.
The MOTION was declared LOST
The original MOTION was put and CARRIED
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Smolucha, Palmer, Boisvert, Koumi,
Hughes, Lapidge, and Rabbitt.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Schnell, Hudson and Sangster.
The original MOTION was declared CARRIED
**Denotes Change
QUESTION FROM THE GALLERY
A member of the gallery asked a question from the
floor.
The Mayor advised that normally he would not take
questions from the floor during
Council meetings, but on this occasion he would
take the question as members of
the gallery appeared to have concerns regarding the
removal of trees in Mornington
Road area.
The Mayor advised that the DPA policy does not
identify any trees for removal. If a
tree is regulated or significant the owner of the
property would need to make
application for removal of any such trees.
The Mayor then asked that the members of the
gallery to please refrain from asking
questions or calling out while the Council tried to
continue debate on these items.
MOVED Councillor Rabbitt
SECONDED Councillor Koumi
(ii) the remaining area west of Unley Road south of
Arthur Street be
limited to:
(ii) 32.5 metres (9 storey);
MOVED Councillor Schnell as an AMENDMENT, SECONDED
Mayor Clyne, that
(ii) the remaining area west of Unley Road south of
Arthur Street be
limited to:
(ii) 25.5 metres (7 storey);
The AMENDMENT was put and CARRIED
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell, Smolucha, Palmer, Boisvert,
Hudson, Lapidge and
Sangster.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Koumi, Hughes and Rabbitt.
The AMENDMENT became the MOTION and was CARRIED
**Denotes Change
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell, Smolucha, Palmer, Boisvert, Hudson,
Lapidge and
Sangster.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Koumi, Hughes and Rabbitt.
The MOTION was CARRIED
INTERRUPTION FROM THE GALLERY
The Mayor asked Ms Mary Kolusniewski to please
refrain from interrupting the
meeting.
MOVED Councillor Koumi
SECONDED Councillor Rabbitt
(iii) the area west of Unley Road north of Arthur
Street be limited to:
(i) 32.5 metres (9 storey);
MOVED Councillor Schnell as an AMENDEMENT, SECONDED
Councillor Hudson
that:
(iii) the area west of Unley Road north of Arthur
Street be limited to:
(i) 18.5 metres (5 storey);
The AMENDMENT was put and LOST
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Smolucha, Palmer, Boisvert, Koumi,
Hughes, Lapidge, Sangster
and Rabbitt.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Schnell and Hudson.
The original MOTION was put and CARRIED
**Denotes Change
EXTENSION TO DEBATING TIME
Councillor Koumi requested an extension to debating
time, for up to 5 minutes.
This was agreed with a two thirds majority.
INTERRUPTION FROM THE GALLERY
Ms Mary Kolusniewski made some comments regarding
Councillor Koumi while he
was debating and the Mayor asked Ms Kolusniewski to
make an apology to
Councillor Koumi.
This did not occur.
APOLOGY
The Presiding Member asked Councillor Koumi to make
an apology to Councillor
Schnell, after he had made a couple of disparaging
remarks regarding Councillor
Schnell in his closing debate.
MOVED Councillor Palmer
SECONDED Councillor Smolucha
(iv) the area on the east side of Unley Road north
of Oxford Terrace
be limited to:
(i) 18.5 metres (5 storey);
MOVED Councillor Schnell as an AMENDMENT, SECONDED
Councillor Hudson
that
(iv) the area on the east side of Unley Road north
of Oxford Terrace
be limited to:
(i) 11.5 metres (3 storey);
The AMENDMENT was put and LOST
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell and Hudson.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Smolucha, Palmer, Boisvert, Koumi,
Hughes, Lapidge, Sangster
and Rabbitt.
**Denotes Change
The original MOTION was put and CARRIED
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell and Hudson.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Smolucha, Palmer, Boisvert, Koumi,
Hughes, Lapidge, Sangster
and Rabbitt.
The MOTION was declared CARRIED
INTERRUPTION FROM THE GALLERY
The Mayor again asked Ms Mary Kolusniewski to
please refrain from getting involved
in the discussions.
MOVED Councillor Palmer
SECONDED Councillor
3. b) The road and open-space setbacks policy be
revised in accord with:
(i) Key Issue 2.3.6 Option 1 amended prescriptive
setbacks table;
The MOTION LAPSED for want of a seconder
MOVED Councillor Schnell
SECONDED Councillor Lapidge
3. b) The road and open-space setbacks policy be
revised in accord with:
(i) Key issue 2.3.6 Option 2 replacement flexible
envelope principles.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
INTERRUPTION FROM THE GALLERY
The Mayor asked that members of the gallery please
refrain from interrupting the
meeting and show some respect to the Members while
they are debating the item.
**Denotes Change
MOVED Councillor Boisvert
SECONDED Mayor Clyne
3. c) The development policy approach and maximum
building heights in the
Community Area to the east of Unley Road and south
of Oxford
Terrace be revised in accord with:
(i) Key Issue 2.4.6 Policy Approach:
Prescriptive (Option 2 A/B) with designated Village
Green and
specifically defined building heights;
CARRIED
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell, Smolucha, Palmer, Boisvert,
Hudson, Hughes, Lapidge,
Sangster and Rabbitt.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillor Koumi.
The MOTION was declared CARRIED
MOVED Councillor Schnell
SECONDED Councillor Palmer
(ii) Key Issue 2.4.6 maximum building height:
1. 11.5 metres (3 Storey) (to Council civic
facilities with 1 storey
to Edmund Avenue, Rugby Street and eastern end of
Oxford
Terrace and a designated Village Green if
Prescriptive
approach adopted);
CARRIED
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell, Palmer, Boisvert, Hudson,
Hughes, Lapidge, Sangster
and Rabbitt.
Those voting in the negative:
**Denotes Change
Councillors Smolucha, and Koumi
The MOTION was declared CARRIED
Councillor Sangster left the meeting at 7.49pm
returning at 7.51 pm during
discussion on the above Item.
INTERRUPTION FROM THE GALLERY
The Mayor again asked Ms Mary Kolusniewski to
please refrain from interrupting the
meeting.
MOVED Councillor Schnell
SECONDED Councillor Palmer
(iii) Exclude residential development from the
Community Area east of
Unley Road to the south of Oxford Terrace
(by altering Principle 4 Community Key Area and
Concept Plan Map
Connections and Key Areas legend for the Community
Area, after ‘with
residential above’ and ‘residential’ respectively,
to add ‘except south of
Oxford Terrace’).
TIED VOTE
The Mayor used his deciding vote and voted in
favour of the MOTION
CARRIED
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell, Palmer, Boisvert, Hudson,
Sangster and Mayor Clyne.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Smolucha, Koumi, Hughes, Lapidge and
Rabbitt
The MOTION was declared CARRIED
**Denotes Change
MOVED Councillor Schnell
SECONDED Councillor Boisvert
(iv) Key Issue 2.4.6 maximum building height to the
north of Oxford
Terrace:
(i) 11.5 metres (3 storey);
CARRIED
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Schnell, Smolucha, Palmer, Boisvert,
Hudson, Hughes, Lapidge,
Sangster and Rabbitt.
Those voting in the negative:
Councillor Koumi.
The MOTION was declared CARRIED
MOVED Councillor Rabbitt
SECONDED Councillor Sangster
4. The Unley Central Precinct DPA and Summary of
Consultation and Proposed
Amendments Report, correspondingly amended in
accord with the above, be
forwarded to the Minister for Planning with a
request for final approval.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Councillor Palmer MOVED a MOTION, SECONDED
Councillor Boisvert, that:
5. Any future redevelopment in the Unley Civic
Centre site under Council’s
ownership to the east of Unley Road, only be
undertaken after a full and
inclusive community consultation including what
services or facilities are
provided and the built form of any such
redevelopment.
The MOTION was put and LOST
DIVISION
A Division was called and the previous decision set
aside.
Those voting in the affirmative:
Councillors Palmer and Boisvert.
**Denotes Change
Those voting in the negative:
Councillors Schnell, Smolucha, Hudson, Koumi,
Hughes, Lapidge, Sangster
and Rabbitt.
The MOTION was declared LOST
NEXT MEETING
Monday 10 April 2017 – 7.00pm
CLOSURE
The Presiding Member closed the meeting at 8.47pm.
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