Ordinary Meeting of Council – 28 August 2018Item GB.7GB.7 / 64S12018ROOFTOP COMMUNITY GARDENS – RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF MOTIONEXECUTIVE SUMMARYPURPOSE OF REPORT:BACKGROUND:COMMENTS:RECOMMENDATION:20180828-OMC-Crs-2018/246603/64To report on research conducted on rooftop gardens in response to Notice of Motion – Rooftop Community Gardens.A Notice of Motion from Councillor Ngai was tabled at the Council meeting of 27 February 2018. This raised concerns regarding residents living in high density residential units and suggested that research be conducted into mechanisms to enable the provision of rooftop community gardens.Research has been conducted into the issues raised in the Notice of Motion. The research reviews rooftop gardens and their provision within Ku-ring-gai and other Sydney Council areas. The findings are presented in this report with associated recommendations.It is recommended that Council endorses the principle of rooftop communal gardens to facilitate residential amenity within high density residential housing developments and that the Ku-ring-gai Architecture and Urban Design Awards include a new landscape category to recognise and reward rooftop gardens.
