Operating procedure: bluestone in Melbourne’s streets and lanes City of Melbourne January 2017 1 Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Background ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Scope ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 4. Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 5. Vision ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 6. Development of this document ......................................................................................................................... 7 7. Legislative and policy context ........................................................................................................................... 8 7.1 Works on roads ......................................................................................................................................... 8 7.1.1 Local Government Act 1989 .............................................................................................................. 8 7.1.2 Road Management Act 2004 ............................................................................................................. 8 7.1.3 Annual Council Works Program ........................................................................................................ 8 7.1.4 Civil Infrastructure Services contract ................................................................................................. 8 7.1.5 Streetscape Framework .................................................................................................................... 8 7.1.6 Asset Management Strategy 2015-25 ............................................................................................... 8 7.1.7 Design standards and standard drawings ......................................................................................... 9 7.1.8 Parking Levy ...................................................................................................................................... 9 7.2 Heritage and planning considerations ....................................................................................................... 9 7.2.1 Melbourne Planning Scheme and Heritage Victoria controls ............................................................ 9 7.2.2 Heritage Policy Review and Local Heritage Significance ................................................................. 9 7.2.3 The City of Melbourne’s Heritage Strategy ..................................................................................... 10 7.2.4 Urban Renewal Areas ..................................................................................................................... 10 7.2.5 Non-City of Melbourne works in the public domain ......................................................................... 10 7.3 Accessibility requirements ....................................................................................................................... 10 7.3.1 Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ................................................................................................... 10 7.4 Environmental considerations ................................................................................................................. 10 7.4.1 City of Melbourne’s Total Watermark – City as a Catchment ......................................................... 11 7.4.2 City of Melbourne’s Urban Forest Strategy ..................................................................................... 11 8. Operating Principles ....................................................................................................................................... 11 8.1 Safe access for all ................................................................................................................................... 11 8.2 Conservation of heritage values .............................................................................................................. 11 8.3 Melbourne’s distinctive character ............................................................................................................ 11 8.4 Environmental sustainability .................................................................................................................... 12 9. Procedures ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 9.1 Original bluestone pitcher laneways ........................................................................................................ 12 9.1.1 Where heritage controls apply......................................................................................................... 12 9.1.2 Where heritage controls do not apply ............................................................................................. 12 9.2 Bluestone laneways which have been covered in asphalt ...................................................................... 13 9.2.1 Where heritage controls apply......................................................................................................... 13 2 9.2.2 Where heritage controls do not apply ............................................................................................. 13 9.3 Kerb and channel .................................................................................................................................... 13 9.3.1 Central city ....................................................................................................................................... 13 9.3.2 All other areas ................................................................................................................................. 13 9.3.3 Radials ............................................................................................................................................. 14 9.3.4 On-road bicycle lanes ...................................................................................................................... 14 9.3.5 Royal Exhibition Building and the Carlton Gardens World Heritage Area ...................................... 14 9.4 Medians and tree islands......................................................................................................................... 14 9.4.1 Central city ....................................................................................................................................... 14 9.4.2 Other areas...................................................................................................................................... 14 9.5 Crossings ................................................................................................................................................. 15 9.5.1 Threshold crossings ........................................................................................................................ 15 9.5.2 Crossings into private properties ..................................................................................................... 15 9.6 Sawn bluestone footpaths ....................................................................................................................... 15 9.6.1 Central city ....................................................................................................................................... 15 9.6.2 Urban renewal areas ....................................................................................................................... 18 9.6.3 Other areas...................................................................................................................................... 20 9.7 Non-City of Melbourne works in the public domain ................................................................................. 20 10. Emerging ideas and issues .......................................................................................................................... 20 10.1 Lifting bluestone pitchers, cutting them flat and re-laying them ............................................................ 20 10.2 Permeability ........................................................................................................................................... 21 11. Ongoing monitoring and review .................................................................................................................... 21 12. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................... 21 13. References ................................................................................................................................................... 21 14. Appendix: Scenarios of how operating principles may be applied in practice.............................................. 22 Operating Procedure: Bluestone in Melbourne’s streets