The 2nd Service Station for Weston Creek and Molonglo was approved on 7 December 2017 with a number of conditions. These conditions need to be accepted by the applicants before development can be commenced.
It was subject to a number of conditions:
- Subdivision of the block to create two parcels with an access easement
- A service station and a take away food shop building, and
- A McDonald’s restaurant
- Re-design the Oporto drive through
- Relocate the fuel canopy and bowsers to achieve safer and convenient movement of larger truck/fuel trucks
- Relocate water tanks to allow unobstructed pedestrian access from the car park to the restaurant
- A direct pedestrian access connection between buildings
- The Caltex/Oporto sign to be lowered to a maximum of 4 metres and to be non-illuminated
- The McDonald’s Pylon sign is to be deleted and the sign included as part of the Caltex/Oporto Pylon sign
- McDonald’s Flag Pole height be reduced to a maximum of 6 metres
- Plantings along the Cotter road [the east boundary] are to be of advanced stock
- Revised parking plans are required to include an additional accessible parking space for the McDonald’s restaurant
- Lighting on the site to ensure that it does not have an adverse effect on adjacent residential developments or Mt Stromlo observatory
The full decision follows: