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COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN / Community Infrastructure Hierarchy and Provision Standards
are provided with the poten al for oor area solu ons to be included across a broad spectrum of infrastructure provision. While the lot area provides a guide to the size required, delivery of a facility could occur on larger or smaller lot sizes depending on the built form of the facility.
RATE OF PROVISION TABLE 2
Community Infrastructure Type
Design Standard (Land Area / Gross Floor Area)
Local Level
District Level
Community centres and halls
1,000m2/300m2
Facili es for young people and for older people
Youth Centres*
1,000m2/300m2
Seniors Centres*
1,000m2/300m2**
Council Health and recrea on facili es
-
Libraries
-
Entertainment and cultural facili es
-
Other Community Facili es for public use
2,000m2/600m2 2,000m2/600m
-
7,000m2/3,500m2
-50m pool
-3 x Indoor Mul use Courts 3,000m2/1,750m2 3,000m2/1,500m2
As needs - considered on case by case basis
*Should aim to be provided within or co-located with community centres if capacity exists and design allows.
** The rate of provision may vary depend on the services o ered (i.e. a ‘care’ based seniors centre or ‘ac ve seniors centre’)
ACCESSIBILITY, DESIGN AND FUNCTION
Although historically some community infrastructure has been located within the residen al areas of older Palmerston Suburbs, best prac ce trends across Australia suggest there is a shi away from building stand-alone facili es amongst residen al neighbourhoods and streets which in cases can be hard to access and can result in reduced u lisa on. Across Australia, well u lised community infrastructure tend to be located in places that are readily accessible by public transport, pedestrian and cycle pathways and where people already congregate, such as a local or ac vity centre.
A local or ac vity centre provides a high mix of di erent but compa ble uses within a compact form. These centres can occur on a number of di erent scales but generally are de ned by their concentra on of retail, o ce, employment, residen al and community land uses. By loca ng community infrastructure adjacent to and within mixed use centres, this allows people to combine trips to the facility with other ac vi es.
These loca ons also enhance visibility, safety and convenient access. The following table outlines the hierarchy of community facili es and accessibility standard in Palmerston.
The design and construc on of new, upgraded and refurbished facili es should make provision for the variety of community based groups likely to use a facility. Spaces should be adaptable and the needs of the community considered in the design of all facili es. E ec ve Community Infrastructure design and func on should seek to maximise opportuni es to co-locate appropriate Infrastructure and consider contemporary delivery models in the provision of Community Infrastructure. Mul use facili es are bene cial to users and the nature and u lisa on me of facili es can be managed to accommodate all users. An example is the shared use of a community hall, youth centre and seniors centre within the one facility provided adequate space and adap ve design occurs.
8 WEBB&PULLE(2002)PUBLICPRIVATEPARTNERSHIPS: AN INTRODUCTION.
9 PARTRIDGE(2008)COMMUNITYFACILITIES: FACT SHEET
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