Submission from Don Friederich

It’s time to move on from “devils choice” options like high density or urban spread. Here in Kiama we have unusual situations with large industrial or commercial / council facilities in the residential part of the town. If they were all relocated to an industrial park ( as they should be), there is suddenly a lot of available land within the town. Then we need developers to build what the people want or need. Small houses. Not necessarily “tiny houses” but small. A single person or couple starting out don’t need and can’t afford a mega home. Imagine a sub-zone in Kiama with a green central common area surrounded by smaller free-standing homes of varying smaller sizes, each on its small independent block. The zone could be solar powered with its own community storage battery. I really think to address this housing issue we have to move on from developer-controlled development and do what’s right for the community. Otherwise the outcomes are going to be either bad for the community or bad for the environment.