6. Recommendations

56 6.1 Introduction

Chapter 6 compiles the findings The River Corridor Journey Sub-Areas Recommendations of the report spatially, by way The journey upstream along the Lower Yarra River corridor The journey along the Lower Yarra has been translated as four This chapter focusses on recommendations for the begins within the highly urban environment of Cremorne sub-areas, shown on the map opposite. management of private land, where development is most of four sub-areas along the and South Yarra, and ends among the leafy suburban likely and can potentially have the greatest impact upon the river’s course that have similar neighbourhoods and parkland of Fairfield, Alphington, East For each sub-area, recommendations are based upon an river’s immediate and broader landscape setting. Kew and North Balwyn. understanding of the values, character and key views of the characteristics. river in that location. Further analysis has been undertaken within each sub-area Travelling upstream from the western edge of the study area to inform recommendations for design and development at Punt Road to Bulleen Road the in the east, the river winds Detailed cross-sectional analysis is used to show the typical controls. This includes existing patterns of lot size, site For each sub-area, all of the through landscapes that tell the story of Melbourne’s early experience of the river and its surrounding environment in coverage, permeability, building height and vegetation cover. development, and the important role the Yarra River has each sub-area, exploring the relationship of the river’s natural elements of the river - its played in the city’s evolution over time. landscape elements such as riverbank topography and Design and development controls are provided for the various vegetation, with existing and future built form. River Interface Character Types within each sub-area. values, character and views The inner urban areas of Cremorne, Richmond and Abbotsford are an important part of Melbourne’s industrial The four sub-areas are: The existing suite of statutory controls applying to each part - are considered holistically. heritage. Industrial buildings constructed right at the river’s of the river has been considered, and recommendations This ensures a coordinated edge indicate the way in which the river has been previously are made for additional new controls or review of existing 1. Punt Road to Macrobertson Bridge controls. approach to future management valued as a resource for industry and commerce. The opposite side of the river in South Yarra, Toorak, Hawthorn Includes the industrial areas of Cremorne and the Monash recommendations in each part of and Kew tell a different story; of the river as a place that has Freeway along the river’s northern edge and the inner urban the river corridor. been highly valued for its scenic amenity, with many dwellings residential area of South Yarra on higher ground on the built close to its edge to take advantage of the waterway and southern bank. riverside vegetation.

The large open space of Yarra Bend Park is a major 2. Macrobertson Bridge to Hawthorn Bridge recreational resource for inner Melbourne, as is the network of smaller, linked parklands on both of its banks. The river flows through leafy suburban areas of Toorak and Hawthorn on the southern and eastern banks, and industrial Despite the density of development along river’s edge within and commercial areas of Burnley and Richmond on the the Lower Yarra context, the waterway itself retains a strongly western bank. Large areas of parklands create green links on naturalistic environment in most places, with heavy riverbank both sides of the river. vegetation obscuring or filtering views to buildings and structures. In this regard, the river with its landscape corridor is of immense value to the people of Melbourne, and is a unique 3. Hawthorn Bridge to Dights Falls resource for a major capital city. Densely developed industrial, commercial and now residential areas of Richmond and Abbotsford have left a legacy of high scale buildings close to the river’s edge in some locations. On the opposite bank the leafy suburban areas of Hawthorn and Kew are interspersed among extensive parklands. Here the river has a distinctly different character on either side as a result.

4. Dights Falls to Bulleen

The river makes numerous twists and turns as it meanders through extensive areas of parkland and open space, which are interspersed with residential neighbourhoods set in leafy surrounds. The river has a strongly naturalistic character in this location.

Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 57 57 6.2 Sub-areas

DAREBIN CITY BANYULE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL

NORTH BALWYN BOROONDARA CITY FAIRFIELD 4 COUNCIL

ABBOTSFORD BALWYN

YARRA CITY COUNCIL KEW

1. 3. 3 BOROONDARA CITY COUNCIL MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL RICHMOND

HAWTHORN

CREMORNE BURNLEY 2 TOORAK 1SOUTH YARRA

STONNINGTON CITY COUNCIL

LEGEND Sub Areas LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY Local Government Boundaries 1 Punt Road to Macrobertson Bridge SUB-AREA KEY MAP Yarra River 2 Macrobertson Bridge to Hawthorn Bridge 3 Hawthorn Bridge to Dights Falls 4 Dights Falls to Bulleen

2. 4. kms 2

58 Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 58 6.3 Sub-area 1: Punt Road to Macrobertson Bridge

Values, Character & Pattern of Viewing This western section of the study area comprises the industrial areas of Cremorne on the northern banks of the river and the residential areas of South Yarra on the southern banks. YARRA CITY The industrial areas of Cremorne are set on low-lying COUNCIL RICHMOND

land. In many locations, the gradual transition away from BRID GE ROAD BOROONDARA industrial activity to a greater mix of land uses is leading to the CITY COUNCIL construction of higher scale buildings along the river’s edge. The Monash Freeway has been constructed immediately

along the northern river bank, and in some locations is E

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been developed with impressive homes set in leafy surrounds B

SWA since the early days of Melbourne’s settlement. From the N STREET 1920s it became a popular location for the construction of flats, perched upon the higher ground and overlooking the river. Today, these buildings are protected through the Heritage Overlay. Punt CREMORNE This is the most urbanised landscape of the study area, Road Cremorne, northern river banks, view east from Chapel Macrobertson MELBOURNE CITY K with large scale built form highly visible within the river’s N Bridge LI Street Bridge Y COUNCIL IT environment. Notwithstanding, the riverbank is well vegetated C in many places, due to the network of open spaces along the southern bank, and small areas of planting on the northern

bank. D A TOORAK

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Parklands and Recreation Formal open spaces for River Interface (PPRZ) active and passive recreation STONNINGTON CITY COUNCIL Motorway (C1Z, C2Z, IN1Z, Industrial and commercial IN3Z, SUZ, PUZ, CDZ) areas, some of which are transitioning to residential or mixed use LEGEND Character Types LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY Current & Ex-Industrial, Industrial and commercial Local Government Boundaries Leafy Suburban AREA 1 - PUNT ROAD TO MACROBERTSON BRIDGE Motorway (C1Z, C2Z, IN1Z, areas, some of which are Yarra River Urban Residential IN3Z, SUZ, PUZ, CDZ) transitioning to residential or Recommended Management Areas Parklands and Recreation Current & Ex-Industrial mixed use Motorway Urban Residential (RGZ, Medium and higher density GRZ) residential areas comprising Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra, southern side of river km 1 large houses, walk-up flats and apartment towers

Important viewpoints within this sub-area, described in Chapter 4, are the Main Yarra Trail and Capital City Trail, road and rail bridge crossings and the parkland on the southern river banks.

Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 59 59 Cross-Sectional Analysis Cross-Section Location

Landscape Setting Corridor

The aerial photo opposite and accompanying cross-sections show the river’s setting through Cremorne and South Yarra.

In this sub-area the river flows through low-lying industrial areas on the northern bank and residential areas on higher ground on the southern bank. Setback

Punt Road Minimum Reference Line The topography is flat and expansive on the northern bank, setback & property Municipal Municipal line boundary boundary boundary with long range views to the Melbourne CBD. On the southern bank land rises up steeply to the ridgeline on the horizon which Cremorne is developed with residential apartments and large houses, set existing within well-landscaped surrounds. building 15m

18m 10m 11m 30m setback existing building River Experience Corridor Area affected by South Yarra proposed mandatory Main Yarra Main Yarra Trail The edge of the river on the northern bank is defined by the controls Trail Trail motorway, which is a significant element of urban infrastructure INDUSTRIAL 1 ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE SPECIAL USE ZONE 4 within the river’s landscape. The Capital City Trail also runs along the river’s edge. The river experience corridor is also formed by CARLTON & UNITED BREWERY YARRA RIVER STUDLEY PARK YARRA RIVER ABBOTSFORD CONVENT

buildings close to the river bank, some of which are high in scale CITY OF YARRA CITY OF BOOROONDARA CITY OF YARRA and have cast shadow over the Trail. Convent/Brewery The southern edge of the river is defined by a long stretch of narrow parkland between the river bank and the roadway of Alexandra Avenue. Dwellings set within well planted gardens form the backdrop of views from the river.

In this sub-area, built form and infrastructure are dominant visual elements in the landscape. However, there is also a strong Section 1: South Yarra - Cremorne presence of greenery and tree canopies.

Waterway Corridor Winter Solstice Minimum setback The waterway has been compromised through the construction line Property Municipal Property of the motorway which is cantilevered over the northern river boundary boundary boundary Nylex banks. The motorway (as well as taller structures next to the river) silos overshadow the water in most places. 12m

existing On the southern banks, patches of native vegetation exist and are existing building building existing being rehabilitated through new planting. building

For the waterway itself, strengthening this corridor of indigenous Area affected by proposed mandatory vegetation is the most important objective. controls Motorway Main Yarra Trail Alexandra Trail Avenue

COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE 3 ROAD ZONE 1 PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE ROAD ZONE 1 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE 3

CARLTON & UNITED BREWERY YARRA RIVER RESIDENTIAL

CITY OF YARRA CITY OF STONNINGTON

South Yarra/Cremorne

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BRID GE ROAD

River Corridor Management BOROONDARA Management of land in the river corridor is needed for

E CITY COUNCIL both public and private land. E T

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This is most critical in the Waterway Corridor and River T H

Y Experience Corridor, shown on the map opposite as the R COUNCIL

E U ‘area recommended for management’. In some locations L N

on the southern side of the river, a buffer area extending U into the Landscape Setting Corridor is also recommended B SWA for management, where development on higher ground N STREET could be visible from the river.

The recommended area of management for both public and private land is shown on the map and is also illustrated in the cross-section diagrams. The sections show the setback line for development. No development Punt CREMORNE will be permitted between the river and the setback line. Road 1 Macrobertson 2 3 4 5 MELBOURNE CITY Managing Public Land K N Bridge LI Y COUNCIL IT Strategies for managing public land in this sub-area: 1 C 1 • Support the role of parkland in providing highly valued places for active and passive recreation. 2 • Design buildings and structures that are visible from

D the river and the Main Yarra Trail as distinctive features A TOORAK O 2 T

R E of these spaces that respond to the sensitivity of the T E

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should be provided, where possible. The visual A SOUTH YARRA I

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Managing Private Land

Strategies for managing private land in this sub-area: STONNINGTON CITY COUNCIL

• Ensure that where built form is visible from the river, parklands or the Main Yarra Trail, it is carefully designed to provide a well-considered architectural response. • The presence of visible built form in longer range views from the southern side of the river should LEGEND LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY Road Zone Category 1 (RDZ1) Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) meet detailed design objectives, including: ensuring Local Government Boundaries a high design quality in this visually prominent Road Zone Category 2 (RDZ2) Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) AREA 1 - PUNT ROAD TO MACROBERTSON BRIDGE location; avoiding the appearance of a solid wall of Yarra River Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) development along the river. Recommended Management Areas Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) Mixed Use Zone (MUZ) • Buildings on the northern bank must not overshadow Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z) the waterway, the shared trails or the southern bank. Zones General Residential Zone (GRZ) Special Use Zone (SUZ) Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z) Development outcomes and requirements are detailed for Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) Public Use Zone (PUZ) Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ) each Character Type in the following table. Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) Public Use Zone - Transport (PUZ4) km 1

Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 61 61 Map River Current Planning Controls Desired Outcome Recommended Development Recommended Recommended Planning Controls Ref Interface Requirements & Guidelines Extent of Planning Character Control Area Type & Location 1 Motorway - Yarra New buildings do not overwhelm Discretionary height limit applied with mandatory Adjoins motorway and Yarra adjoining the width and scale of the waterway. requirement that no additional shadow be cast extends up to 280m into the river in • Commercial 1 Zone across the banks or waterway of the river. industrial and commercial • Extend existing DDO1 further north to include sites that may Cremorne • Commercial 2 Zone The waterway, river banks areas, depending on cause overshadowing. and recreational trails are not Minimum setback requirement does not apply as • Comprehensive Development Zone street and site layout. • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO control. Current & Ex- overshadowed. area does not have direct frontage to river’s edge. Industrial - north • Industrial 3 Zone of Motorway • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 New buildings contribute positively Yarra River Environs to the river’s skyline along the northern bank and to avoid the • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 1 appearance of a solid wall of Yarra River Corridor Protection development along the river. • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites and precincts Elements of identified industrial heritage are retained.

2 Urban Stonnington Naturalistic landscape setting of river Maximum building height of residential zones Extends approximately Stonnington Residential - and open spaces is strengthened. applied as mandatory control (with 1m provision 200m from property adjoining river in • Residential Growth Zone Schedule 1 for sloping sites): boundary at the river • Apply revised DDO3 to RGZ, GRZ & PUZ that sets mandatory South Yarra • General Residential Zone Schedules 3, 4 & 5 Further encroachment of built form frontage, depending on height controls. into the river corridor is avoided. • GRZ3 and GRZ4 ‘Residential Boulevards & • Public Use Zone street and site layout • Apply new SLO to all land up to the centreline of the Yarra Corridors’ - mandatory 12 metres. River • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 3 Tree canopy is retained and • GRZ5 ‘Residential Boulevards & Corridors’ - Yarra River Skyline Area enhanced as the dominant visual mandatory 9 metres. • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites and element in the landscape. • RGZ1 , ‘Key Boulevards’ - discretionary height precincts Encouraging the re-establishment limit of 13.5 metres. of locally indigenous vegetation and trees. Building height to conform to natural ground level to reduce visual impact.

Minimum setback requirement does not apply as area does not have direct frontage to river’s edge.

Use of reflective materials or bright/bold colours is avoided.

Permit required to remove established trees.

Planting of locally indigenous vegetation encouraged.

62 Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 62 BARK ERS ROAD YARRA CITY

T COUNCIL E RE T S BARKE RS ROAD N BOROONDARA O S YARRA CITY A T M E CITY COUNCIL T E E COUNCIL R

T RICHMOND RE D S T A S O R N E BOROONDARA R BRID O GE R S E O I AD A T OW M R E P CITY COUNCIL R Hawthorn E E

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E T Bridge N R YARRA CITY E YARRA CITY T LE E

S G R T T T E H COUNCIL E COUNCIL S C BUR RE RE WOO T Y R D R T OA S D E U N T S BOROONDARA L O E N S N BOROONDARA CH E A T T O R M S E R E HAWTHORN CITY COUNCIL U A E T T E

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CH Hawthorn BR E ID R GE E R F OAD HAWTHORN I U N Moving east from the Macrobertson Bridge, the river’s OW Bridge R B RIVE RS P D LE ALE ROAD R landscape character becomes more vegetated on both sides, Hawthorn G SWA E N STREET F and its natural elements more evident. BNURWO BURNLEYBridge OD ROAD

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E The topography of the southern banks in Toorak rises up INK T YL R E T IT E BUR S R W steeply and buildings are perched along the ridgeline or, in C RIVERS OOD R T DA OAD H LE RO S AD T some locations, the riverbanks have been excavated to allow C Y E R

Macrobertson E E U T

development closer to the water. R E BURNLEY N CH T E Bridge R HAWTHORN S D U R

B K A T IN In the eastern part of this sub-area in Hawthorn, the H YL S T O C I SWAN S C TRE R Y E T topography flattens out and buildings are nestled among R E E U I L

R heavy riverbank vegetation. MacrobertsonN CH R R HAWTHORN E U RIVE F RSDA B Bridge LE R D OAD The western/northern side of the river in Burnley comprises N SW A A LE O flatter land which has been reserved as parklands and the N STREET BURNLEY G R

E Burnley Campus of Melbourne University. NK I YLI IT R C R

T Here the river corridor becomes more heavily vegetated, E E Macrobertson RIVER F E S ND ALE ROAD with a strong native tree canopy, this vegetation filters views R TOORAK

T Bridge LE D

G A to buildings in many places. The river becomes more of an S D

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E enclosed space, due to the steeper sections of topography O E P I R K Toorak, southern side of river, view south from Main LIN R and thick riverside vegetation along its banks. T Y R HA IT E E C MS C F Yarra E Trail on northern bank

A N I R TOORAK The River Interface Character Types within this sub-area L T LE

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T C MS RGZ, UFZ, C1Z, IN1Z, SUZ) river corridor and open OORAK N RO A AD I spaces L LE L TOO I RA STONNINGTON CITY COUNCIL K ROAD G W TOOR Important viewpoints within this sub-area, described in AK ROAD

Chapter 4, are the Main Yarra Trail and Capital City Trail, road T STONNINGTON CITY COUNCIL E and rail bridge crossings and the parkland on both river banks. E R Character Types TOORAK LEGEND T T LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY OORAK S R D OAD L A

E O Leafy Suburban TOOR Local P Government Boundaries AK ROA R D AREA 2 - MACROBERTSON BRIDGE TO HA Urban Residential YarraC River MS A

I L Character Types LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY LEGEND L Parklands and Recreation Recommended Management Areas I LEGEND Character Types HAWTHORNLOWER YARRA RIVER BRIDGE CORRIDOR STUDY

W CurrentLeafy Suburban & Ex-Industrial Local GovernmentTOO BoundariesRA Local Government Boundaries Leafy Suburban K ROAD AREA 2 - MACROBERTSONAREA 2 - MACROBERTSON BRIDGE TO BRIDGE TO Yarra River STONNINGTONMotorwayUrbanYarra Residential River CITY COUNCIL Urban Residential Parklands and Recreation HAWTHORN BRIDGE Recommended Management Areas ParklandsRecommended and Recreation Management Areas HAWTHORN BRIDGE Current & Ex-Industrial Current & Ex-Industrial Motorway Hawthorn, eastern side of river, view south from Swan Motorway TOOR AK RkmOAD 1 Street Bridge

km 1 LEGEND Character Types LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY km 1 Local Government Boundaries Leafy Suburban AREA 2 - MACROBERTSON BRIDGE TO Yarra River Urban Residential Parklands and Recreation HAWTHORN BRIDGE Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 Recommended Management Areas 63 63 Current & Ex-Industrial

Motorway

km 1 Cross-Sectional Analysis Cross-Section Location

Landscape Setting Corridor

Minimum setback Setback The aerial photo opposite and accompanying cross-sections line Reference Line & property Municipal show the river’s landscape setting as it winds from Toorak to boundary boundary Hawthorn Crest line Hawthorn, around the Burnley Gardens and Kevin Bartlett Reserve.

In this sub-area the topography is undulating, with the river banks 15m rising up steeply to higher ground beyond. Adjoining areas to the

south in Toorak and the east in Hawthorn are developed with Burnley existing 25m building leafy residential neighbourhoods which have a well-vegetated 5m 18m character and strong tree canopy. 30m setback 11m Parklands in Burnley and Hawthorn provide a well-treed and open landscape setting for the river.

River Experience Corridor Toorak Area affected by proposed mandatory Trail controls The river experience corridor comprises the Main Yarra Trail Main Yarra which is located alongside the northern and western edge of Trail Trail the river, passing through the parklands in Burnley. Parklands in Hawthorn on the eastern river banks also provide direct access to the water’s edge. COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE APARTMENTS & OFFICES YARRA RIVER YARRA BEND PARK

In this sub-area, the river banks are well vegetated which helps to CITY OF YARRA CITY OF BOOROONDARA create a more enclosed space and naturalistic river environment within this urban setting. Numerous dwellings are located close Trenery to the water’s edge, along the more elevated sections of the river banks and along the crestline are visible from the waterway. In most locations they are well screened by established vegetation Section 2: Toorak - Hawthorn and do not dominate the landscape.

However, in this part of the corridor there are also several

institutional buildings and large scale dwellings in Toorak which Setback Setback Minimum Reference Line Reference Line Minimum are visually dominant due to their close proximity to the water’s setback & property Municipal Municipal & property setback line boundary boundary boundary boundary line edge, their imposing scale and a lack of screening vegetation. 9m

30m setback 9m existing Waterway Corridor building 80m setback

existing Area affected by Main Yarra Main Yarra Area affected by building For the waterway itself, maintenance of a continuous corridor proposed mandatory Trail Trail proposed mandatory controls controls of indigenous vegetation is the most important objective, to strengthen the natural landscape character and screen views to GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE development. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS YARRA RIVER BURNLEY SPORTING PRECINCT YARRA RIVER RESIDENTIAL

CITY OF STONNINGTON CITY OF YARRA CITY OF BOOROONDARA Toorak-Hawthorn

64 Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 64 BOROONDARA River Corridor Management T E E CITY COUNCIL R ST T E Management of land in the river corridor is needed for both public and H C E R private land. UR T H S

C R BR E This is most critical in the Waterway Corridor and River Experience IDGE ROA D OW

P Corridor, shown on the map opposite as the ‘area recommended Hawthorn for management’. In some locations, a buffer area extending into the RICHMOND Bridge Landscape Setting Corridor is also recommended for management, where there is a sensitive interface with the riverside spaces or BUR WOOD RO parkland. YARRA CITY AD 3 The recommended area of management for both public and private land is shown on the map and is also illustrated in the cross-section COUNCIL

T diagrams. E E

S 1 The sections show the setback line for development. No development Y

L will be permitted between the river and the setback line. N R U HAWTHORN B SWA Managing Public Land N STREET

Strategies for managing public land in this sub-area: RIVERSD ALE ROAD • Support the role of parkland in providing highly valued places for BURNLEY active and passive recreation. 3 • Design buildings and structures that are visible from the river 1 Macrobertson K and the Main Yarra Trail as distinctive features of these spaces N LI Bridge Y that respond to the sensitivity of the riverside landscape and IT

C D environment. A O

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Strategies for managing private land in this sub-area: A

I • Ensure that where built form is visible from the river, parklands W STONNINGTON CITY COUNCIL or the Main Yarra Trail, it is carefully designed to provide a well- considered architectural response. • The presence of visible built form in longer range views from the northern/western side of the river should meet detailed design LEGEND LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY objectives, including: ensuring a high design quality in this visually Road Zone Category 1 (RDZ1) Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) prominent location; avoiding the appearance of a solid wall of Local Government Boundaries Road Zone Category 2 (RDZ2) Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) AREA 2 - MACROBERTSON BRIDGE TO development along the river. Yarra River Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) HAWTHORN BRIDGE Development outcomes and requirements are detailed for each Recommended Management Areas Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) Mixed Use Zone (MUZ) Character Type in the following table. Zones Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Special Use Zone (SUZ) Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z)

Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) Public Use Zone (PUZ) Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ)

Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) Public Use Zone - Transport (PUZ4)

km 1

Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 65 65 Map River Current Planning Controls Desired Outcome Recommended Development Recommended Extent of Recommended Planning Controls Ref Interface Requirements & Guidelines Planning Control Area Character Type & Location 1 Leafy Suburban Boroondara Visibility of buildings from the river, adjoining Maximum building height of 9 metres applied Extends up to approximately 160m Boroondara - adjoining river parkland and the opposite bank is minimised. as mandatory control (with 1m provision from property boundary at the river in Hawthorn • Neighbourhood Residential Zone Schedule 3 for sloping sites) to limit the appearance of frontage, depending on street and • Apply updated DDO31 to NRZ, RGZ, MUZ, PUZ, • Residential Growth Zone Schedule 1 Strong landscaped edge to river to screen building scale/mass as seen from the opposite site layout. SUZ & UFZ that sets mandatory height controls views to buildings is maintained. and minimum setback distances from the river. • Mixed Use Zone bank. • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO and apply • Public Use Zone Further encroachment of built form into the Permit required to remove established trees. to all land up to the centreline of the Yarra River. • Special Use Zone river corridor is avoided. Planting of locally indigenous vegetation • Urban Flood Zone Tree canopy is retained and enhanced as the encouraged. • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 31 dominant visual element in the landscape. Yarra River Corridor Protection Minimum building setback of 30-80m from Further disturbance of riverbank topography is the property boundary fronting the river, • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 minimised. responding to topography and location of Yarra River Corridor Protection existing buildings. • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites

2 Leafy Suburban Stonnington Visibility of buildings from the river, adjoining Maximum building height of 9 metres applied Extends approximately 170m from Stonnington - adjoining river parkland and the opposite bank is minimised. as mandatory control (with 1m provision property boundary at the river in Toorak • General Residential Zones 8 & 11 for sloping sites) to limit the appearance of frontage, depending on street and • Extend existing DDO3 to GRZ, PUZ & SUZ that • Public Use Zone Strong landscaped edge to river to screen building scale/mass as seen from the opposite site layout. sets mandatory height controls and minimum views to buildings is maintained. setback distances from the river. • Special Use Zone bank. • Replace existing SLO1 with new SLO to all land • Significant Landscape Overlay Schedule 1 Yarra Further encroachment of built form into the Permit required to remove established trees. up to the centreline of the Yarra River. River and Valley Streamside Environment Area river corridor is avoided. • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites Planting of locally indigenous vegetation Tree canopy is retained and enhanced as the encouraged. dominant visual element in the landscape. Minimum building setback of 30m from Further disturbance of riverbank topography is the property boundary fronting the river, minimised. responding to topography and location of Improved access to the river where possible. existing buildings.

3 Parklands and Yarra Visibility of buildings from the river, adjoining Maximum building height of 9 metres applied Extends between approximately Yarra Recreation parkland and the opposite bank is minimised. as mandatory control (with 1m provision 120m and 190m from property - Melbourne • Public Use Zone 2 for sloping sites) to limit the appearance of boundary at the rivers edge • Extend existing DDO1 to PUZ that sets University, • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 1 Strong landscaped edge to river to screen building scale/mass as seen from the opposite depending on site layout. mandatory height controls and minimum Burnley Yarra River Corridor Protection views to buildings is maintained. bank. setback distances from the river. Campus and • Environment Significance Overlay Schedule 1 • Replace existing SLO1 with new SLO to all land Further encroachment of built form into the Permit required to remove established trees. Melbourne Yarra River Environs river corridor is avoided. up to the centreline of the Yarra River. Girls College • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites Planting of locally indigenous vegetation Tree canopy is retained and enhanced as the encouraged. dominant visual element in the landscape. Minimum building setback of 30m from Further disturbance of riverbank topography is the property boundary fronting the river, minimised. responding to topography and location of Improved access to the river where possible. existing buildings.

66 Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 66 6.5 Sub-area 3: Hawthorn Bridge to Dights Falls

Values, Character & Pattern of Viewing Further north beyond Hawthorn Bridge, the Yarra River passes through a variety of urban environments which have created a distinct contrast in the landscape character on either side of the river.

The western side of the river comprises the historic industrial areas of Richmond and Abbotsford which now form an FAIRFIELD AY intensely urbanised landscape. The topography in this area EW RE AL RN F rises up steeply from the river’s edge to a distinct crestline, EXANDRA PARADE & EASTE beyond which it is generally flat. This area features established Dights Falls industrial, commercial and residential buildings, some of

which are located within close proximity to the Yarra River E

R corridor. There is a mix of building styles, scales and heights. T S JO HNSTON STREET S

The eastern side of the river features expansive areas of N I

R parkland, including the Yarra Bend Park which is a large P ABBOTSFORD open landscape of predominantly native vegetation, as well YARRA CITY as smaller open spaces of Pridmore Park and Creswick COUNCIL ST UD Street Reserve. These are interspersed with WELL-vegetated LE Y P AR K residential neighbourhoods of Hawthorn and Kew which RO AD adjoin the parkland and in some locations have a direct

Abbotsford, western side of river, looking north from E frontage with the river. While many dwellings are visible from E R

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E VICTO ridgeline. Many dwellings are constructed along the sloping RIA STRE ET KEW OW riverbanks or located on the ridgeline. P

BAR Mature trees and understorey planting are located KERS RO COLLINGWOOD AD sporadically along the river banks on the western side. In

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spaces is densely planted with a consistent tree canopy and B thick understorey planting, which is the main visual element in BRID the landscape on this side of the river. GE ROAD Hawthorn The River Interface Character Types within this sub-area Bridge BURWO described in Chapter 3 are: OD ROAD

Parklands and Recreation Formal open spaces for LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY River Interface (PPRZ) active and passive recreation Local Government Boundaries Leafy Suburban 3 Leafy Suburban (NRZ, GRZ, Residential areas adjoining Yarra River Parklands and Recreation Current & Ex-Industrial RGZ, UFZ, C1Z, IN1Z, SUZ) river corridor and open Recommended Management Areas spaces Kew, eastern side of river, looking north from Victoria Current & Ex-Industrial (C1Z, Industrial and commercial Bridge C2Z, IN1Z, IN3Z, MUZ, SUZ, areas, some of which are PUZ, PDZ) transitioning to residential or km 1 mixed use

Important viewpoints within this sub-area, described in Chapter 4, are the Main Yarra Trail, pedestrian, road rail bridge crossings and the parkland on the eastern river banks.

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Landscape Setting Corridor Dights Falls

The aerial photo opposite and accompanying cross-sections on this 3 page and the following pages show the river’s landscape setting as 8 it flows through these urban and suburban landscapes and winds Setback Johnston Street Minimum Reference Line around Yarra Bend Park. setback & property Municipal Setback Property line boundary boundary Reference Line boundary

In the western and southeastern parts of this sub-area the topography Yarra Bend Minimum of wider environment is generally flat. The topography becomes setback Park line steeper and more undulating around Yarra Bend Park on the eastern 7 side of the river.

Parkland areas and residential neighbourhoods are well vegetated with a strong tree canopy. The western parts of the sub-area are 6 10m

18m Kew densely urbanised with little tree cover. 5m existing existing

Richmond building building 11m 25m setback 80m setback 4 8m River Experience Corridor 5 existing building Victoria Street This part of the river is accessed by the Main Yarra Trail, which crosses Area affected by Main Yarra Area affected by from the eastern to western banks in several locations, and parkland proposed mandatory Trail proposed mandatory controls controls adjoining the river.

In this sub-area, built form and infrastructure are dominant visual COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE 3 PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE elements on the western side of the river within the Current & COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS YARRA RIVER KEW RESIDENTIAL Ex-Industrial character type. Many existing buildings are large in

scale and constructed in close proximity to the river’sCITY OF YARRAedge. Future CITY OF BOOROONDARA development must be carefully managed in order to avoid further visual intrusion into the river corridor, or casting shadow on the water Victoria Street and river banks.

Detailed cross-sections have been taken in multiple locations to determine appropriate building heights and setbacks, allowing Section 3: River Street consideration of the relationship of the urban areas on the western bank with the parkland and leafy suburban areas on the eastern bank. Setback Minimum Reference Line setback & property Municipal Property line boundary boundary boundary Waterway Corridor

The waterway has been compromised through modification of the river banks in some locations (on both sides of the river) and the 15m construction of large retaining walls (in Richmond and Abbotsford).

Several taller buildings overshadow the water. 18m 10m existing 11m 30m setback existing building 9m building existing On the western banks, patches of native vegetation exist and should building be rehabilitated through new planting.

For the waterway itself, maintenance and strengthening of a Area affected by proposed mandatory Main Yarra Trail continuous corridor of indigenous vegetation, which in many places controls Trail helps to screen views to buildings, is the most important objective. GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE

APARTMENTS & OFFICES YARRA RIVER HAWTHORN RESIDENTIAL

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Victoria Street Section 5: Carlton & United Brewery - Abbotsford Convent

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Area affected by GENERALproposed RESIDENTIAL mandatory ZONE Main Yarra PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE Main Yarra Trail controls Trail Trail APARTMENTS & OFFICES YARRA RIVER HAWTHORN RESIDENTIAL

CITY OF YARRAINDUSTRIAL 1 ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE CITY OF BOOROONDARA SPECIAL USE ZONE 4

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CITY OF YARRA CITY OF BOOROONDARA Fairfield Section 7: Marine Parade & Harper Street Victoria Crescent West

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GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE

RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS YARRA RIVER BURNLEY SPORTING PRECINCT YARRA RIVER RESIDENTIAL

CITY OF STONNINGTON CITY OF YARRA CITY OF BOOROONDARA Toorak-Hawthorn

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Management of land in the river corridor is needed for both public T

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Corridor, shown on the map opposite as the ‘area recommended for C

management’. In some locations on the southern side of the river, R a buffer area extending into the Landscape Setting Corridor is also P ABBOTSFORD recommended for management, where development on higher YARRA CITY ground could be visible from the river. COUNCIL ST The recommended area of management for both public and private 1 UD LE Y P land is shown on the map and is also illustrated in the cross-section AR K diagrams. The sections show the setback line for development. No RO AD development will be permitted between the river and the setback

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CITY COUNCIL E 3 R • Support the role of parkland in providing highly valued places for T S

active and passive recreation. R E VICTO RIA STRE • Design buildings and structures that are visible from the river ET KEW OW 2 P and the Main Yarra Trail as distinctive features of these spaces that respond to the sensitivity of the riverside landscape and environment. BARK ERS ROAD • Opportunities for planting of indigenous riparian vegetation COLLINGWOOD

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Strategies for managing private land in this sub-area: BRID GE ROAD • Ensure that where built form is visible from the river, parklands Hawthorn or the Main Yarra Trail, it is carefully designed to provide a well- Bridge considered architectural response. BUR WOOD R • Higher scale built form in strategic development areas on the OAD western side of the river should meet detailed design objectives, including: ensuring a high design quality in this sensitive LEGEND LOWER YARRA RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY environment and avoiding overshadowing of the waterway, the Road Zone Category 1 (RDZ1) Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) Local Government Boundaries shared trails or the opposite bank. Road Zone Category 2 (RDZ2) Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) AREA 3 - HAWTHORN BRIDGE TO DIGHTS FALLS Development outcomes and requirements are detailed for each Yarra River Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) Character Type in the following table. Recommended Management Areas Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) Mixed Use Zone (MUZ)

Zones Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Special Use Zone (SUZ) Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z)

Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) Public Use Zone (PUZ) Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ)

Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) Public Use Zone - Transport (PUZ4) km 1

72 Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 72 Map River Current Planning Controls Desired Outcome Recommended Development Recommended Extent of Recommended Planning Controls Ref Interface Requirements & Guidelines Planning Control Area Character Type & Location 1 Current & Yarra Elements of identified industrial heritage are Maximum building height of between 11m Extends up to approximately 160m Yarra Ex-Industrial retained. and 25m and upper level setbacks of 5-15m from property boundary at the river - adjoining • Commercial 1 & 2 Zones applied as mandatory controls to respond to frontage, depending on street and • Update building height and setback the river in • Industrial 1 & 3 Zones New buildings do not overwhelm the width and local context and avoid overshadowing. site layout. requirements of existing DDO1 to reduce scale of the waterway. potential for overshadowing and visibility of Richmond and • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 Permit required to remove established trees. built form from river. Abbotsford: Yarra River Environs Natural topography of the river banks is retained. • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO control. • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 1 Planting of locally indigenous vegetation River Street Further encroachment of built form into the river Yarra River Corridor Protection encouraged. Victoria Cres corridor is avoided. • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites and Minimum building setback of 30m from Marine Pde & precincts Strong landscaped edge to river and adjoining the property boundary fronting the river, Harper St open spaces to screen views to buildings is responding to topography and location of maintained and strengthened. existing buildings. Trenerry Cres Tree canopy is retained and enhanced as the dominant visual element along the skyline.

The waterway, river banks, riverside parkland and recreational trails are not overshadowed. 2 Current & Yarra As above. Maximum building height of 18m applied as Extends up to approximately 160m Yarra Ex-Industrial a discretionary control to respond to local from property boundary at the river - adjoining • Commercial 1 Zone context and avoid overshadowing. frontage, depending on street and • Update building height and setback the river in • Industrial 1 Zone site layout. requirements of existing DDO1 to reduce Upper level setbacks of 5-10m. potential for overshadowing and visibility of Richmond: • Priority Development Zone built form from river. • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 Permit required to remove established trees. Victoria Street • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO control. Yarra River Environs Carlton Planting of locally indigenous vegetation • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 1 encouraged. & United Yarra River Corridor Protection Breweries site • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites and Minimum building setback of 25-30m from precincts the property boundary fronting the river, responding to topography and location of existing buildings. 3 Leafy Suburban Boroondara Visibility of buildings from the river, adjoining Maximum building height of between Extends up to approximately 160m Boroondara - adjoining river parkland and the opposite bank is minimised. 8-9m applied as mandatory controls, from property boundary at the river in Hawthorn & • Neighbourhood Residential Zone 3 consistent with height requirements of frontage, depending on street and • Apply updated DDO31 to NRZ, GRZ & UFZ Kew • General Residential Zone 1 & 3 Strong landscaped edge to river to screen views existing residential zones (with 1m provision site layout. that sets mandatory height controls and to buildings is maintained. minimum setback distances from the river. • Urban Flood Zone for sloping sites), to limit the appearance • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO and • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 Further encroachment of built form into the river of building scale/mass as seen from the apply to all land up to the centreline of the Yarra River Corridor Protection corridor is avoided. opposite bank. Yarra River. • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 31 Tree canopy is retained and enhanced as the Permit required to remove established trees. Yarra River Corridor Protection dominant visual element in the landscape. Planting of locally indigenous vegetation • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites Further disturbance of riverbank topography is encouraged.

minimised. Minimum building setback of 30-80m from the property boundary fronting the river, responding to topography and location of existing buildings.

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Values, Character & Pattern of Viewing Upstream of Dights Falls, the low density residential areas of Alphington, Fairfield and Kew are set among the extensive MANNINGHAM Yarra Bend Park and have a distinctly leafy, well vegetated CITY COUNCIL suburban character. DAREBIN CITY Middle Yarra River COUNCIL Corridor Strategy At Dights Falls the topography rises up relatively steeply Study Area from the river banks on both sides, to a gently undulating BANYULE CITY hinterland. Moving towards the floodplains of Bulleen, the COUNCIL topography becomes lower-lying and flatter.

There are a number of golf courses within the flooodplain area parklands. As a result, this part of the study area has a largely undeveloped and naturalistic setting.

The River Interface Character Types within this sub-area described in Chapter 3 are:

Parklands and Formal open spaces for active and BALYWN NORTH Recreation River passive recreation YARRA CITY Interface (PPRZ) COUNCIL Leafy Suburban (NRZ, Residential areas adjoining river GRZ, UFZ, SUZ) corridor and open spaces KEW EAST

FAIRFIELD Important viewpoints within this sub-area, described in Chapter 4, are the Main Yarra Trails, riverside parklands and Dights Falls KEW golf courses and the bridge crossings at Chandler Highway, BOROONDARA Burke Road and Bulleen Road. CITY COUNCIL

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LEGEND Character Types Local Government Boundaries Leafy Suburban km 1 Yarra River Parklands and Recreation Recommended Management Areas Current & Ex-Industrial

Alphington, residential area northern side of river

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Landscape Setting Corridor Bulleen The aerial photo opposite and accompanying cross-sections show the river’s landscape setting as it winds from Dights Falls to Bulleen, around the extensive parklands and open spaces.

In this sub-area the topography of wider environment is undulating near Dights Falls, and the river banks rise up relatively steeply to higher ground beyond. Further east the land becomes flat and features wetlands and pockets of dense bush.

Interspersed among the parklands are pockets of leafy residential Alphington neighbourhoods which have a well-vegetated character and North Balwyn strong tree canopy.

For lots adjoining the river, the siting and design of new buildings, Yarra Bend retention of the tree canopy and protection of the riverbank Park environment is of particular importance. On other sites located further away from the river, retention of the tree canopy will reduce the visibility of buildings from the river corridor and surrounding parkland areas.

River Experience Corridor

The river experience corridor comprises the Main Yarra Trail which winds its way through the parkland on both sides of the river. Parklands along the river banks also provide direct access to Section 8: Fairfield & Kew the water’s edge.

In this sub-area, the river banks are very well vegetated which creates an enclosed corridor space and strongly naturalistic river environment in many locations. Occasional dwellings located close to the water’s edge can be seen through the vegetation. Setback Minimum Reference Line Municipal setback & property boundary In this part of the corridor the former AMCOR site has presented line boundary an industrial use to the river’s edge; this will be redeveloped for

residential use. existing building 8m Waterway Corridor existing building For the waterway itself, maintenance of a continuous corridor of indigenous vegetation is the most important objective, to 40m setback strengthen the natural landscape character and screen views 15mto development.

Area affected by proposed mandatory controls

GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE

RESIDENTIAL YARRA RIVER YARRA BEND PARK

CITY OF YARRA CITY OF BOOROONDARA

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Setback Minimum Reference Line setback & property Municipal line boundary boundary

15m 11m 8m existing existing 30m setback building building

Area affected by proposed mandatory controls

Main Yarra Trail Trail

iNDUSTRIAL 1 ZONE PUBLIC PARK & RECREATION ZONE

APARTMENTS & OFFICES YARRA RIVER STUDLEY PARK

CITY OF YARRA CITY OF BOOROONDARA

Victoria Crescent North River Corridor Management Management of land in the river corridor is needed for both public and private land.

This is most critical in the Waterway Corridor and River Experience Corridor, shown on the map opposite as the ‘area recommended DAREBIN CITY Middle Yarra River for management’. In some locations, a buffer area extending into the MANNINGHAM Landscape Setting Corridor is also recommended for management, COUNCIL BANYULE CITY Corridor Strategy CITY COUNCIL where there is a sensitive interface with the riverside spaces or COUNCIL Study Area parkland.

The recommended area of management for both public and private

land is shown on the map and is also illustrated in the cross-section 2 diagrams.

The sections show the setback line for development. No development will be permitted between the river and the setback line. 2 3 1 BALYWN NORTH Managing Public Land YARRA CITY 2 COUNCIL Strategies for managing public land in this sub-area: 2

• Support the role of parkland in providing highly valued places for active and passive recreation. DON KEW EAST CASTE • Design buildings and structures that are visible from the river R ROAD and the Main Yarra Trail as distinctive features of these spaces AY that respond to the sensitivity of the riverside landscape and EEW RN FR EASTE Dights KEW environment. FAIRFIELD T EE Falls TR S • Opportunities for planting of indigenous riparian vegetation and BOROONDARA GH HI T

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ST UD Strategies for managing private land in this sub-area: LE Y P AR K R • Ensure that where built form is visible from the river, parklands OAD or the Main Yarra Trail, it is carefully designed to provide a well-

considered architectural response. COTHA M ROAD • The presence of visible built form in longer range views from the northern/western side of the river should meet detailed design objectives, including: ensuring a high design quality in this visually LEGEND Road Zone Category 1 (RDZ1) Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) prominent location; avoiding the appearance of a solid wall of Local Government Boundaries development along the river. Road Zone Category 2 (RDZ2) Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) Yarra River Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z)

Development outcomes and requirements are detailed for each Recommended Management Areas Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) Mixed Use Zone (MUZ)

Character Type in the following table. Zones Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z) General Residential Zone (GRZ) Special Use Zone (SUZ) Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z)

Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) Public Use Zone (PUZ) Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ)

Residential Growth Zone (RGZ) Public Use Zone - Transport (PUZ4) km 1

76 Lower Yarra River Corridor Study Recommendations Report November 2016 76 Map River Current Planning Controls Desired Outcome Recommended Development Recommended Extent of Recommended Planning Controls Ref Interface Requirements & Guidelines Planning Control Area Character Type & Location 1 Leafy Suburban Yarra Visibility of buildings from the river, adjoining Maximum building height of 8-9 metres Extends up to approximately 120m Yarra - adjoining river parkland and the opposite bank is minimised. applied as a mandatory control, consistent from property boundary at the river in Alphington & • Neighbourhood Residential Zone 2 with height requirements of existing residential frontage, depending on street and • Apply updated DDO1 to NRZ that sets Kew • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 Strong landscaped edge to river to screen zones (with 1m provision for sloping sites), to site layout. mandatory height controls and minimum Yarra River Environs views to buildings is maintained. limit the appearance of building scale/mass as setback distances from the river. • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 1 Further encroachment of built form into the seen from the opposite bank. • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO and apply Yarra River Corridor Protection river corridor is avoided. to all land up to the centreline of the Yarra Permit required to remove established trees. River. • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites Tree canopy is retained and enhanced as the Planting of locally indigenous vegetation Boroondara Boroondara dominant visual element in the landscape. encouraged. • Apply updated DDO31 to GRZ that sets • General Residential Zone 1 Further disturbance of riverbank topography is Minimum building setback of 40m from minimised. mandatory height controls and minimum • Urban Floodway Zone the property boundary fronting the river, setback distances from the river. responding to topography and location of • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO and apply existing buildings. Yarra River Corridor Protection to all land up to the centreline of the Yarra • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 31 River. Yarra River Corridor Protection • Heritage Overlay applied to individual sites

2 Parkland - golf Yarra Visibility of buildings from the river, adjoining Maximum building height of 8 metres applied Extends up to approximately 500m Yarra courses & parkland and the opposite bank is minimised. as a mandatory control, reflecting height from property boundary at the river undeveloped • Special Use Zone requirements of existing residential zones and frontage, depending on street and • Apply updated DDO1 to SUZ & UFZ that sets floodprone • Urban Floodway Zone Strong landscaped edge to river to screen undeveloped nature of these sites, to limit the site layout. mandatory height controls and minimum views to buildings is maintained. setback distances from the river. land • Public Use Zone appearance of building scale/mass as seen • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO and apply • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 Encroachment of built form into the river from the opposite bank. to all land up to the centreline of the Yarra Yarra River Environs corridor is avoided. Permit required to remove established trees. River. • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 1 Tree canopy is retained and enhanced as the Yarra River Corridor Protection Planting of locally indigenous vegetation Boroondara dominant visual element in the landscape. encouraged. Boroondara • Apply updated DDO31 to SUZ & UFZ that sets Disturbance of riverbank topography is Minimum building setback of 100m from minimised. mandatory height controls and minimum • Special Use Zone the property boundary fronting the river, setback distances from the river. responding to topography and location of • Urban Floodway Zone • Replace existing ESO1 with new SLO and apply existing buildings. • Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 to all land up to the centreline of the Yarra Yarra River Corridor Protection River. • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 31 Yarra River Corridor Protection • Significant Landscape Overlay 2

3 Leafy Suburban Boroondara Tree canopy is retained and enhanced as the Maximum building height of two storeys (as Extends up to approximately 1500m Boroondara - adjoining dominant visual element in the landscape as per existing Neighbourhood Residential Zone). from property boundary at the river parkland, • Neighbourhood Residential Zone 3 viewed from the river. frontage, depending on street and • Remove existing DDO31 from NRZ sites south without • Design and Development Overlay Schedule 31 Permit required to remove established trees. site layout, to capture ridgeline. of Eastern Freeway. frontage to Yarra River Corridor Protection Planting of locally indigenous vegetation • Replace existing ESO1 and SLO2 with new SLO river • Significant Landscape Overlay 2 Yarra Valley encouraged. and apply to all land up to the centreline of the Significant Landscape Area Yarra River.

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Overview Protecting Environmental Significance Available studies are archaeologically based, focussing only on tangible heritage elements, and now some 30 years old. Through the development of this study a number of other This study has utilised regional scale Ecological Vegetation Their coverage is also limited to small segments of the river. initiatives to enhance, protect and manage the Lower Yarra Class mapping to assist in gaining an understanding of the Significant sites of the post-settlement history of the river are study area have become evident. They have been suggested landscape. In undertaking this study it has been clear that generally well represented through the application of the by the project team, Council representatives and the understanding local environmental matters is critical to Heritage Overlay. However, there are numerous stories of community. ensuring protection of existing habitat and riparian vegetation. how the river has shaped the formation of Melbourne and the These initiatives lie outside of the built form Ideally, the application of a future Environmental Significance suburbs through which it flows, which could be expressed in recommendations that will be implemented through the Overlay (ESO) within the Yarra River corridor should be the river’s landscape and spaces. planning scheme. They could be pursued through further progressed based on a scientific assessment of environmental Developing an in-depth understanding of both the tangible strategic work or a range of non-statutory actions. values, such as the location and type of remnant riparian and and intangible cultural heritage values of the river is an other indigenous vegetation, biodiversity and habitat. The important part of its protection. A holistic study of the river’s ESO should be strategically applied to capture an appropriate Public Access cultural heritage, Aboriginal and post-contact, is required to area where environmental values exist and require ongoing ensure that all aspects of the river’s diverse heritage can be Further work should review existing gaps in public access to protection. the Yarra River in a number of locations through the study appreciated. area. For example, the continuation of the Main Yarra Trail It is suggested that Melbourne Water in their capacity as A cultural heritage assessment of the river should identify through Richmond where it is disrupted by development at manager of waterway health for the Yarra River could significant sites or areas along its course where there are the river’s an opportunity for investigation. progress such a study. There is potential for such a process to opportunities for heritage interpretation and expression of consider the current Banyule ESO1 ‘Yarra River, Plenty River & cultural values. This could be achieved through a range This investigation should consider the options for public Darebin Creek’ or the proposed Nillumbik ESO4 ‘Waterways’ of means including place naming, display information, ownership or control to ensure path access and landscape (Amendment C101) as guides to implementing a more landscape design and planting selection, sound or visual art improvements. These include the Public Acquisition Overlay defined ESO control for the Yarra River. (PAO) and / or open space land contribution under Clause installations, or the use of spaces for particular cultural events, 52.01 of the Planning Scheme. The strategic justification and for example. funding for creating these links should be part of future open Cultural Heritage Values space planning by local and State agencies. The landscape of the study area tells the story of human Open Space & Landscaping interaction with the river over time. It is important that the history of the river is shared and celebrated and, where A coordinated approach to the ongoing management and appropriate, reflected in its landscape today. design of public open space within the Yarra River corridor is The Wurundjeri people have a strong spiritual connection an important consideration. with the river, which they know as ‘Birrarung’, through both While there is a distinct range of public spaces within the tangible and intangible cultural values of the river’s landscape. Lower Yarra study area, each with different functions and There is currently very little information and data contained management, a consistent approach should nonetheless be within the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register about taken to protection of landscape and environmental values Aboriginal heritage sites along the Yarra River. across public space. This study recommends that Councils consider the application of the DPO to open spaces, so that masterplanned approach can be taken to their future design and development.

In addition, a corridor-wide strategic landscape framework is required to set criteria and guidelines for planting and design within each section of the river, to appropriately reflect the desired landscape character. These would provide a basis for coordinated action by relevant authorities and land owners, for both public and private land, to ensure a consistent landscape theme is achieved along the corridor.

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