A FORMER Wanneroo councillor is behind the move to change the density coding of 15 existing residential blocks along Knoll Rise and Seaside Ave from R10 to R25.
Yanchep News Online can confirm former councillor Frank Cvitan owns one of the blocks in the area subject to proposed Capricorn Coastal Village local structure plan amendment 13.
Although councillors are required to declare financial or proximity interests Mr Cvitan is no longer a councillor.
But when he was a councillor he in fact declared a financial interest and left the chamber on September 17, 2013 when the council voted on some variations on the detailed area plan and R-codes for a house he and his wife had planned to build on Knoll Rise so Yanchep News Online is not implying he has done anything wrong.
The proposed amendment area is bounded by Seaside Ave to the east, Lindsay Beach Blvd to the north and west, Sapphire Lane to the south-west and Seadrift St to the south.
If approved the amendment will allow for 43 grouped-single dwellings in the area.
The City of Wanneroo’s Have your say post on amendment 13 does not mention whether the city will prepare a report considering any submissions for the council’s determination.
All the post said was once consultation on the proposed amendment closed the amendment application would then go to the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) for determination.
Comment on proposed Capricorn Coastal amendment 13 was open from September 19 to November 1.
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) said if a councillor had either a financial or proximity interest in a matter then that needed to be disclosed either in writing before the meeting or at the meeting prior to the matter being considered.
“Under the Local Government Act 1995, proceedings for an offence against section 5.65(1) can be commenced at any time,’’ a spokesman said.
