ST. KILDA Council seeks DAY
comment on planning
St Kilda City Council will extend until the end of October the period for residents and other interested persons to comment on recently released reports relating to future planning for St Kilda Rd., St Kilda, (formerly High St). The reports are combined into one volume and contain the findings of the councils planning consultants, Loderand Bayly, plus a section dealing with the council attitude to the findings and some comments by the then Mayor of St Kilda, Cr Brian Zouch, relating the reports to the content Of proposed Amendment 45. The council agreed to move the date for comments to the end of October because of delays in the publication of the reports. Copies of the reports, in one volume, are available for purchase at the town hall at $5 or can be viewed at the St Kilda Public Library. Objections to the proposed amendment 45 to the Metropolitan Planning Scheme, are not now expected to be heard by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works until the new year. It is expected that a number of the objections to the original amendment proposals will have been overcome by the new planning exercise. The Loder and Bayley report should be read in conjunction with the council report and the original amendment 45.
The other is a detailed block-by-block guide which will establish in more detail the exact mix of uses the council seeks in specific areas. This guide will also incorporate such details as block-by-block height limits and other matters of specific but important detail. Although the Loder and Bayly and council reports on the subject have been available for some weeks, little interest has so far been shown in them.
Vol.2. No. 1.
O F F I C I A L J O U R N A L OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. K I L D A .
OCTOBER, 1975
It's a great place for children 1 at play One of the more important functions of Local Government is to provide recreational facilities for all sections of the community.
The council is anxious to receive comments from all those interested no later than the end of October. Publication of the planning reports are the culmination of a lengthy planning process which has involved property owners and the public in a participatory role. Council has displayed various planning alternatives and has listened closely to the advice of owners, residents and community groups.
• Pictures show the happy, healthy youngsters making iull use of the municipal facilities provided
One section of the community is doing particularly well in St Kilda in this regard. Pictured are local children making use of playground equipment at three locations throughout the municipality. Picture at left shows children playing on modern pine log equipment at the playground on the foreshore area close to Elwood Beach. A recent addition to the equipment there is a log "ship" which attracts the attention of many an aspiring "tar". Pictured lower left, is another group of local
youngsters using equipment in the recently established playground off Bath Street, close to the area earmarked for a new childminding centre. Picture below shows more children playing on the smart new fibre glass equipment, installed at the end of August, in Catani Gardens, West St Kilda. The Catani Gardens equipment is the newest available and St Kilda was the first municipality in Australia to make use of it. The picture is evidence of the seal of approval given by local youngsters.
locations throughout St Kilda.
Mixture The council c o m m e n t s represent areas where the council at this stage, disagrees with the consultants or feels that further comment is warranted. The revised proposals confirm the desire of the council to ensure that eventual redevelopment of St Kilda Road contains a mix of uses rather than a predominance of any single use. It is intended that commercial, residential and service uses should combine to achieve an end result of most benefit to St Kilda. The revision includes a reduction in maximum possible plot ratios and, therefore, in total building heights and densities.
Protection Many other changes are suggested which clarify or alter the original proposed amendment 45. The revised proposals do however, retain the original intent to encourage the amalgamation of small, uneconomic sites, for more comprehensive overall redevelopment of larger areas. It is stressed that in practice, the rights of owners to redevelop or retain smaller sites and uses are fully protected. The next steps in the process of planning for the area are the finalising of two important documents. One is a detailed control code through which the principles embodied in the reports will be enforced.
This newspaper has been published by the St Kilaa City Council to bring important information to the people of St Kilda. It is hoped it will help residents become more aware of what is happening in their city.