Planning Report

      uses, including                    management and
      adverse impacts                    conservation zone; or
      on amenity                  (d)    a waterway shown on
      values, over and                   the Biodiversity,
      above what                         Waterways and
      could reasonably                   Wetlands Overlay
      be expected in                     maps in schedule 2.
      the rural zone;
(b)   avoid adverse      AO8.2    Buildings or structures which are
      impact on                   used for the storage of chemicals       N/A
      ecologically                or machinery, stockpiling of
      important                   composting or organic fertilisers,
      areas                       or which support artificial lighting
      including                   or irrigation sprayers are not
      National
                                  within 100 metres of:
      Parks,
      watercourses,               (a)    the boundary of properties
      and wetlands;                      in a residential zone
                                         including the rural
(c)   mitigate risks
                                         residential zone;
      associated with
      the use of                  (b)    a sensitive land use;
      chemicals or air            (c)    the boundary of adjoining
      pollutants; and                    properties in the
(d)   avoid conflict                     environmental
      with rural uses                    management and
      and activities                     conservation zone; or
      on adjoining                (d)    a waterway shown on
      properties.                        the Biodiversity,
                                         Waterways and
                                         Wetlands Overlay
                                         maps in schedule 2.

                          AO8.3   With the exception of a roadside
                                  stall, buildings and structures
                                  associated with a rural activity or
                                  industrial activity are set back 20     N/A
                                  metres from a road reserve or 40
                                  metres from any part of the major
                                  road network.

                                In addition to the circumstances of
                                                                         The proposed dwelling has
                          AO8.4 AO8.1, to AO8.3 above, buildings         been sited 2.1m (OMP) to the
                                and structures meet the following
                                                                         side boundary which is contrary
                                minimum boundary setbacks:               to the acceptable solution of 6m.
                                  (a)    20 metres from a property
                                                                          The reduced setback is
                                         boundary of adjoining land       required due to the narrow
                                         in the Environmental             nature of the lot (20.1m width)
                                         management and                   and to maintain access to the
                                                                          existing shed at the rear. The
                                         conservation zone;
                                                                          site has a width more
                                  (b)    a distance greater than the      consistent with land within the
                                         width of the riparian buffer     Low Density Residential Zone
                                         area shown on Biodiversity,      and complies with the
                                                                          requirements of QDC MP1.2.
                                         Waterways and Wetland
                                         Overlay maps;                    The siting of the dwelling is
                                  (c)    10 metres from a road            highly unlikely to impact the
                                         frontage; and                    intended character expected
                                                                          within the Rural Zone or the
                                  (d)    10 metres from the side          amenity of adjoining dwellings.
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