The Chief Executive of the Attorney-General’s Department, Caroline Mealor has called on South Australians to have a say on the Riverbank Precinct Code Amendment.
Ms Mealor said planning changes aimed at supporting a world-class health, sporting, educational and biomedical Riverbank Precinct opened for public consultation last week (15 September) and would close at 5pm on Wednesday 27 October.
She said key features of the proposed Amendment included:
* Rezoning land west of the Royal Adelaide Hospital from the Adelaide Park Lands Zone to City Riverbank Zone (Health Subzone) to support the development of the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital;
* Rezoning land west of Montefiore Rd from Adelaide Park Lands Zone to City Riverbank Zone (Entertainment Subzone) and a portion of land already in City Riverbank Zone from Health Subzone to Entertainment Subzone to support the development of entertainment-related uses, such as an arena;
* Rezoning land near and on which the Adelaide Botanic High School currently sits, from Adelaide Park Lands Zone to City Riverbank Zone (Innovation Subzone), to better reflect current use; and
* Applying a new Riverbank Subzone in the Adelaide Park Lands Zone near the River Torrens between Kintore Avenue and the Torrens Weir to accommodate small-scale development such as cafes and shops.
Minister for Planning and Local Government, Vickie Chapman invited the community to have its say on the proposed changes, which would ensure all future development in the precinct was well managed, considered and supported.
The 88-page draft Amendment, including how to have a say, can be accessed at this PS News link.
