3.0 Statutory Consideration
The term statutory consideration refers to the legal consideration which ought to be taken into consideration when carrying out urban planning. They are the rules and regulations which regulate or determine how to carry out city planning. The following are some of the areas where the statutory consideration may apply.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT;
Planning Consideration.
Partnerships; essential collaboration between the public transport authority, developers and the local government
Network provision; provision of frequent services which meets the travel demand and to connect to major destinations are considered.
Waiting areas; considering high quality stops and interchange facilities in order to create a positive perception of the public transport.
Interchange; consider convenient and safe interchange to integration between different modes of transport.
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT AND AMENITIES.
Planning consideration
Desire lines; it is prudent that while constructing roads along the city, pedestrian movement and amenities be taken into consideration.
Network provision; consider pedestrians over traffic centres
Legibility; it is prudent to consider a legible layout.
PARKING
Planning consideration
Short stay; the structure plans should consider priority to the provision of short-stay parking which serves the centre as a whole.
Design; parking should be well-integrated with the urban form and not one which detract walk able catchments.
3.1 Existing Zoning
The term zoning refers to the process of dividing a town of a given piece of land into various areas subject to a particular planning restriction. This part of the paper shall look at some of the existing zoning in the city of Joondalup.
- Residential
- Mixed use
- Business
- Commercial use
- Civic and cultural
- Industrial Services
- Urban development
- Rural
- Special use.
- Private clubs
- Centre
- Special residential
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3.2 Existing Plans
The following are the existing plans for the city of Joondalup.
- Plan to increase housing supply in as a result of population change.
- Plan to promote and increase the housing diversity, affordability, adaptability and choice.
- Plan to promote higher densities in Greenfield development.
- Plan to protect the access to productive natural resources together with agricultural land use.
- Plan to develop, promote and to support tourism opportunities.
- Plan to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public transport within the city.
3.3 Existing Policies/ Strategies
The following are some of the existing policies of the Joondolup city:
Existing strategies
- Environment; aims at protecting and enhancing key natural and cultural assets of the state based on sound and sustainable environmental practices.
- Community; to respond to the social changes in the community and also to facilitate the creation of a vibrant and self –reliant community.
- Economy; to assist is boosting the economic development of the city through the development of new industries.
- Infrastructure; to facilitate the development through provision of equitable transport and public utilities.
References
Strijk J.A. 2010. State Planning Policy 4.2. Western Australia.P.D.F
Structural Elements P.D.F.
