2016-06-07 - Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     7 JUNE 2016


The application notes a recent development approval MCU14/0102 for a service station, shop,
tradies café and industrial tenancies at nearby land fronting both Eumundi Noosa Road and
Lionel Donovan Drive identified a need for a tradies café in the area to service the needs of
workers in the catchment. However, subsequent changes to that approval deleted the trade café
use and replaced it with a KFC fast food outlet with drive through. The applicant states:
As detailed within Council’s own reporting there is a need for a café to service the Lionel
Donovan precinct. The applicant’s proposed cafe will meet this need for more and better
lunchtime options for the local workforce. It is easily accessible for pedestrian access, operates
hours that are complementary to the businesses within the precinct, and has a floor space which
is minor and significantly under that which council’s [previously reported as] sustainable.
The grounds to allow the use identified by the applicant are broadly supported. The proposal
does represent a minor non-conforming component of the Kitchen Shed business and the overall
development within the complex. The Kitchen Shed operation has been inspected and observed
to be performing bone fide industrial functions, which the applicant states include:
 Food preparation and production for Gaston’s Restaurant.
 Food preparation and production for Kitchen Shed catering.
 Facilities and equipment for hire for food producers to undertake food preparation in an
   approved and licensed kitchen.
 Storage of equipment for both Gaston’s and Kitchen Shed’s off site catering, i.e. tables,
   chairs, crockery and glass wear etc.
 Wholesale supplier and distributor of specific restaurant products to other restaurants and
   caterers, i.e. coffee, beverages.
The application material also provides customer survey feedback, which it says demonstrates
customers predominantly work in the immediate area and are buying lunch to eat off site.
It is considered the Kitchen Shed shop/café does help meet the needs of workers in the
catchment, particularly those within the Lionel Donovan Drive precinct. The approved KFC fast
food outlet may meet some needs for local workers but not to the extent of the previously
proposed tradies café on that site. The proposed retail use is supported, with grounds to
overcome the planning conflict identified in the recommendation section of this report.
Land Use & Works Provisions
The following codes which regulate land use and design are most applicable to this application:
     Business Uses Code
     Driveways & Carparking Code
The application has been assessed against each of the above applicable codes and can comply
subject to standard conditions. The small net use area of the café does not trigger a requirement
for additional parking spaces.


4.     CONSULTATION
4.1. IDAS Referral Agencies
Nil.
4.2. Other Referrals
Nil.




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