Town Planning Assessment Report (3) · MCU26/0012

5.2 TABLE OF ASSESSMENT

Under the relevant table of assessment for the Rural Zone, the proposed development is subject to
code assessment. The proposed development is required to be assessed against the following codes:

    ●​   Rural zone code;
    ●​   Low density housing code;
    ●​   Biodiversity, waterways and wetlands overlay code;
    ●​   Bushfire hazard overlay code;
    ●​   Flood hazard overlay code;
    ●​   Landslide hazard overlay code;
    ●​   Regional infrastructure overlay code.

The proposal has been assessed against the Acceptable Outcomes and Performance Outcomes of the
above codes in Attachment A, and is considered compliant. Where the proposal does not comply
with an Acceptable Outcome, alternative solutions to satisfy the corresponding Performance Outcome
have been provided. Elements of the code which are not applicable to the subject site or proposed
development have been removed from the tables below.

5.3 RURAL ZONE CODE

A review of the Rural zone code has been undertaken. Refer to attached code assessment. The
proposed development meets the purpose, overall outcomes and the relevant acceptable outcomes of
the code. The proposal complies with, can comply with or can be conditioned to comply with all of
the relevant code requirements with the exception of the acceptable outcomes below:

     Performance Outcome                      Acceptable Outcome                         Response

 PO7      Buildings    and      other    AO7.3 With the exception of Class   The proposed gross floor area is
 structures:                             10 buildings or structures used     877.74m2 including dwelling and
                                         exclusively for a rural activity,   gym. Other ancillary structures are
     (a)​ are low rise;                  individual buildings or roofed      Class 10.
     (b)​ minimise the appearance        structures do not exceed 500m2
          of bulk to adjacent            gross floor area.                   The proposal presents as low rise
          properties, roads or other                                         (single storey) built form with a
          areas in the vicinity of the                                       height of less than 8 metres. The
          site; and                                                          proposal is setback approximately
     (c)​ respect the scale of                                               117.1m from the Lukes Road
          surrounding      vegetation                                        frontage,      minimising       the
          and              maximises                                         appearance of bulk to the street.
          opportunities to retain
          existing vegetation on                                             The proposal is located within a
          site.                                                              predominantly cleared area on the
                                                                             site, and is located a sufficient
                                                                             distance       from       mapped
                                                                             environmental constraints. Minimal
                                                                             vegetation will be removed, and
                                                                             this can be offset with the new
                                                                             planting of native species to suit
                                                                             and enhance the proposed built
                                                                             form.

                                                                             The    proposal   is    considered
                                                                             compliant with PO7.




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