Page 2525 - Week 09 - Tuesday, 7 August 1990
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . .
2.
(4) The ITPA granted Design and Siting approval to the aged
persons units after consideration of a number of issues relating
to the overall layout of the development, including the location
of access points to the site and the specific needs of garbage
collection vehicles.
The process of granting Design and Siting approval also includes the circulation of plans for comment by other areas of the ACT Government Service. That process was followed in this case and the plans were returned to the ITPA without objection from Traffic Section.
(5) The ITPA has been advised by the ACT Government Solicitors office that it does not have the power to revoke or compulsorily amend approvals given under the Design and Siting Act.
However, in an effort to mitigate any perceived adverse traffic safety effects which the provision of access from this development to La Perouse Street may cause, extensive discussions have been held between the ITPA, the Traffic Section and the developers.
It has been agreed that sectipns of concrete median will be constructed in La Perouse Street adjacent to the access in order to prevent vehicles from overtaking in this location. This will ensure that any potential obstruction to the flow of traffic on La Perouse Street caused by vehicles entering or leaving the access will not result in vehicles overtaking, which would be an undesirable action in this location.
The Traffic Section has programmed this work to proceed early in the new financial year, and construction will be completed before the aged persons units are planned to be occupied
.
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . .