THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen not to halt the move to rezone lots in Viveash for residential development.
The amendment seeks to rezone various lots in Viveash from general industrial zoning to residential development zoning.
The EPA outlined social surroundings, air quality, flora and vegetation, terrestrial fauna, inland waters and terrestrial environmental quality as preliminary factors to consider.
The potential significant effects of implementing the amendment include impacts to future sensitive land uses from existing and nearby industrial land uses, from noise, dust and odour emissions and reduced air quality.
Vegetation clearing, local hydrology from future water run-off and Aboriginal heritage are also listed as being potentially impacted.
City of Swan staff said the amendment was still in a very early stage with only the EPA response being returned.
Echo News put questions to staff about whether the amendment formed part of the action to achieve aged-care outcomes.
According to the City of Swan website, the city is seeking to increase aged care services in Swan.
Both Paradise Quays in Ballajura and the over-55s village on Elvire Street in Viveash formed part of the city’s efforts to achieve an increase in services.
“At this stage it’s too early to confirm whether the zoning would go toward an aged care outcome,” City of Swan staff said.
“It will take some time before the external land uses are outlined.
“As it progresses, the City of Swan will advertise the new amendment and the related applications.”
The EPA chairman’s determination was released on April 24, deciding not to assess the scheme under part four of the Environmental Protection Act.
The EPA assessed a metropolitan regional scheme (MRS) amendment from the City of Swan recently and said the Viveash amendment reflected the EPA’s advice on that previous amendment.
Therefore, given the previous approval of the larger MRS amendment, the EPA considered potential impacts manageable through existing and future statutory processes.
