VicSmart Clause 59.10 – Decision Guidelines

59.10 – Car parking is the clause in local planning schemes that sets out the following for VicSmart planning applications:

• Clause 59.10-1 Information requirements – what you must provide to support your application and repeated in VicSmart Checklist 11: Reduce a car parking requirement.
• Clause 59.10-2 Decision guidelines – the decision guidelines by which the council assess your application.

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59.10 CAR PARKING

59.10-2 Decision guidelines

31/07/2018 VC148
In assessing an application the responsible authority must consider as appropriate:

• Whether the reduction of the car parking requirement is consistent with any relevant local planning policy or incorporated plan.
• The objectives contained in the schedule to the Parking Overlay.
• Whether there is availability of alternative car parking in the locality including:
  • Efficiencies gained from the consolidation of shared car parking spaces.
  • Public car parks intended to serve the land.
  • On street parking in non-residential zones.
  • Streets in residential zones specifically managed for non-residential parking.
• The practicality of providing car parking on the site, particularly for lots of less than 300 square metres.
• Whether there is any car parking deficiency associated with the existing use of the land.
• Whether there is any credit that should be allowed for car parking spaces provided on common land or by a Special Charge Scheme or cash-in-lieu payment.
• Whether fewer car parking spaces will impact local amenity, including pedestrian amenity and the amenity of nearby residential areas.
• Whether there is a need to create safe, functional and attractive parking areas.
• The availability of public transport in the locality of the land.

 Source: Victoria Planning Provisions – VicSmart Clause 59.10 by the Department of Transport and Planning