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Bayside Open Space Strategy April 2012 openspacestrategy openspacestrategy Acknowledgements and recognition The Bayside Open Space Strategy The Bayside Open Space Strategy was adopted by Bayside City Council at its Ordinary Meeting of 10 April 2012. Development of the Bayside Open Space Strategy is the product of a substantial body of research and community engagement. Council wishes to acknowledge and sincerely thank the Open Space Strategy Reference Group for the important role and generous contributions that have been made by each representative: Cr Clifford Hayes Rod Binnington Nick McDonald Cr Michael Norris Norma Shattock Greg Wallace Cr Felicity Frederico Zoe Stewart Geoffrey Goode Mike Halstead-Lyons Robert Kipp Chad Davis Rachel Golonka Patricia Carden Ashleigh Lynch Pauline Reynolds Noel Pullen Council also wishes to acknowledge and thank the broader Bayside community for their participation and the relevant departments of Council for their significant contributions to the Strategy. This project has been managed by Matt Kelleher, Manager Urban Strategy and Brooke Templeton, Strategic Planner for the City of Bayside and by Cazz Redding, Principal of red ink planning. Council would also like to thank the following for their contribution to the finalisation of the Bayside Open Space Strategy: Urbis, for the development of open space mapping @ Leisure, for providing peer review and workshop facilitiation Civic Ways, for providing peer review An Open Space audit was undertaken as part of the development of the Bayside Open Space Strategy: Suburb Analysis and Action Plan. The audit identified minor inconsistencies in mapping and area calculations related to a number of open spaces throughout Bayside. The audit findings have been incorporated into the Bayside Open Space Strategy: Suburb Analysis and Action Plan (August 2012) and the outcomes of the audit have also informed a policy neutral revision of the Bayside Open Space Strategy (April 2012). The Draft Bayside Open Space Strategy The development of the Draft Bayside Open Space Strategy (March 2011) was completed with the assistance of Penny Wilkinson at CPG Australia, the Bayside Open Space Reference Group and Matt Kelleher, Manager Urban Strategy. Bayside Open Space Strategy | 1 openspacestrategy Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 7 Acronyms ............................................................................................................................ 14 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 16 1.1 Purpose of this strategy ...................................................................................... 16 1.2 What is open space? ........................................................................................... 17 1.3 Definition of open space for the Bayside Open Space Strategy .......................... 19 1.4 Methodology ....................................................................................................... 20 1.5 Community engagement ..................................................................................... 22 1.6 Expected outcomes from this plan ...................................................................... 23 1.7 How to use the Open Space Strategy ................................................................. 24 2. Influences on Open Space in Bayside ................................................................. 25 2.1 Physical .............................................................................................................. 25 2.2 Community .......................................................................................................... 30 2.3 Heritage .............................................................................................................. 36 2.4 State and Federal Policy ..................................................................................... 38 2.5 Local Policy ......................................................................................................... 43 3. Vision, Principles and Definitions of Open Space ................................................ 47 3.1 Vision .................................................................................................................. 47 3.2 Principles ............................................................................................................ 47 3.3 Definitions of Open Space ................................................................................... 51 4. The Existing Open Space Network ...................................................................... 55 4.1 Overview ............................................................................................................. 55 4.2 Social Family Recreation Parks........................................................................... 62 4.3 Sportsgrounds ..................................................................................................... 65 4.4 Relaxation Parks ................................................................................................. 68 4.5 Formal Gardens .................................................................................................. 71 4.6 Recreation Facilities ............................................................................................ 73 4.7 Conservation Reserves ....................................................................................... 75 4.8 Beaches .............................................................................................................. 78 Bayside Open Space Strategy | 2 openspacestrategy 4.9 Allocated School Sportsgrounds ......................................................................... 80 4.10 Cemeteries ......................................................................................................... 80 4.11 Foreshore ........................................................................................................... 81 5. Municipal wide recommendations ....................................................................... 84 Principle One – Accessibility ........................................................................................ 84 5.1 Distribution and diversity of spaces ..................................................................... 84 5.2 No net loss of open space ................................................................................... 89 5.3 Sharing space with other organisations ............................................................... 92 Principle Two – Appropriateness .................................................................................. 93 5.4 Planning and management approach .................................................................. 94 5.5 Management Plans ............................................................................................. 94 5.6 Master Plans ....................................................................................................... 97 5.7 Land Use Zoning in the Bayside Planning Scheme ............................................. 98 5.8 Balancing interests in open space ..................................................................... 105 5.9 Commercial uses in open space ....................................................................... 112 Principle Three – Affordability ..................................................................................... 117 5.10 Asset management planning for open space..................................................... 118 5.11 Available funding sources ................................................................................. 120 5.12 Establishing a public open space contribution rate ............................................ 123 5.13 Operational expenditure on open space ............................................................ 130 Principle Four – Sustainability .................................................................................... 134 5.14 Protection of biodiversity values ........................................................................ 134 5.15 Mitigating the impacts of climate change ........................................................... 138 5.16 Community gardens and harvesting .................................................................. 139 Principle Five – Connections ...................................................................................... 140 5.17 Why connections are important ......................................................................... 140 5.18 The existing trail network................................................................................... 141 5.19 Opportunities for improvements to the trail network ........................................... 143 Principle Six – Communication ................................................................................... 147 5.20 Working with stakeholders ................................................................................ 147 5.21 Encouraging awareness and multi-use of spaces ............................................. 148 Bayside Open Space Strategy | 3 openspacestrategy 5.22 Community consultation .................................................................................... 149 6. Implementation of the Open Space Strategy ....................................................