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(3) The removal of the plant box increased the possible length of the area for an outdoor cafe at My Cafe by 0.7m. The removal of the empty tree space was necessary to restore the pavement for pedestrian safety and aesthetic reasons, and increased the length of the available space by 1.3m. The width for the

_ outdoor cafe use adjacent to the kerbside is 2.3m. Thus the additional area

available for My Cafe due to these works is 4.6M which attracts an annual fee

of $39.10. To date no other applications have been lodged for permission to

occupy the other additional area referred to in the question.

(4) The cost of the removal of the boxes was $3,209. The removal required 92

hours of labour.

(5) Yes. The costs are to be equally shared between my Department, the Department of the Environment, Land and Planning and the proprietor of My Cafe.

(6) No, there are no plans to replace the flower boxes with anything else. The

boxes were considered inappropriate as street furniture given the current use of

the path area. The boxes were designed and located before outdoor seating

became popular and caused considerable congestion. The area is now paved

and any future development is dependent on any major redevelopment of the

area.

(7) I refer you to my answer of part 6 above.

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