Planning Report

Performance Outcomes                 Acceptable Outcomes
        Scenic amenity
PO13    Development does not         AO13     Development on land               N/A
        detract from the scenic               adjoining the major road
        amenity of the hinterland
                                              network, Lake Macdonald or
        as experienced from the
        major road network or                 the Noosa River system
        waterways.                            minimises visual impacts on
                                              the scenic amenity of the
                                              roadway or waterway by:
                                              (a)   sensitive siting
                                                    and design of
                                                    buildings,
                                                    structures,
                                                    driveways and
                                                    works;
                                              (b)   retaining existing
                                                    vegetation;
                                              (c)   incorporating
                                                    landscape treatments
                                                    to visually screen and
                                                    soften development;
                                                    and
                                              (d)   incorporating building
                                                    materials and external
                                                    finishes that are
                                                    compatible with the
                                                    site’s visual character
                                                    and landscape setting.
PO14    The visual amenity of        AO14     No acceptable outcome provided N/A
        Lake Macdonald, its
        foreshores and
        immediate surrounds are
        maintained or improved
        including views:
        (a)   from the lake;
        (b)      to the lake and
                 beyond when
                 viewed from private
                 lands and from
                 public areas,
                 including the
                 Botanical Gardens
PO15    The landscape character       AO15    To protect scenic amenity and     The proposed dwelling is not
        and visual amenity quality            other landscape qualities,        sited on land with a slope greater
                                              buildings, structures and         than    25%      and     therefore
        of hill slopes and ridgelines
                                              associated accessways are not     complies with the acceptable
        are retained and buildings            constructed on land with a        outcome.
        and structures:                       slope greater than 25%.
        (a)   are visually
                                     AO15.2   On sloping sites or on            N/A
              responsive to the
              natural topography              ridgelines at the uppermost
              of the site, sitting            edge of a hill slope:
              within the                      (a)   roof lines are generally
              landscape rather                      parallel with contours of
              than dominating it;                   the land;
        (b)   step down                       (b)   roofs do not exceed a
              slopes or use                         pitch of 15 degrees; and
              suspended floor                 (c)   buildings do not

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