Town Planning Assessment Report (3) · MCU26/0012

Setbacks                             AO8.3 With the exception of a Complies
PO8 Notwithstanding that intensive roadside      stall,   buildings    and
rural activities may need greater    structures  associated  with   a rural
separation distances, buildings and activity or industrial activity are set
other structures are appropriately back 20 metres from a road reserve
sited and designed to:               or 40 metres from any part of the
                                     major road network.
    (a)​ avoid environmental harm
         or nuisance to sensitive
         land      uses,   including AO8.4        In addition to the The proposal is setback >10m
         adverse      impacts     on circumstances of AO8.1, to AO8.3 from all boundaries and is
         amenity values, over and above, buildings and structures located outside the riparian
         above       what      could meet the following minimum buffer area.
         reasonably be expected in boundary setbacks:
         the rural zone;                (a)​ 20 metres from a property
     (b)​ avoid adverse impact on                   boundary of adjoining land in
          ecologically    important                 the           Environmental
          areas including National                  management               and
          Parks, watercourses, and                  conservation zone, unless
          wetlands;                                 such land is in private
     (c)​ mitigate risks associated                 ownership;
          with the use of chemicals             (b)​ a distance greater than the
          or air pollutants; and                     width of the riparian buffer
     (d)​ avoid conflict with rural                  area shown on Biodiversity,
          uses and activities on                     Waterways     and   Wetland
          adjoining properties.                      Overlay maps;
                                                (c)​ 10 metres from        a   road
Editor's note- For uses that are subject to          frontage; and
impact assessment, required setback and         (d)​ 10 metres from the side and
separation distances will vary with the scale        rear boundaries or 6 metres
and type of rural activity. Relevant factors
that will be taken into account when                 where the lot area does not
determining appropriate distances include            exceed 1 hectare, with the
the type and scale of buildings and                  exception that if the height of
structures proposed, the use of buildings            the building or structure
and structures, construction methods, level
of containment and ventilation, potential
                                                     exceeds 9 metres the setback
noise, odour or air pollutant nuisance,              to    the side and rear
topography, climatic variables, existing             boundaries is equal to twice
vegetation between land uses, and a range            its height in metres.
of management practices that can be
employed to mitigate off-site impacts.

PO10 Development does not AO10 Safe vehicular access is No change is proposed to
compromise the safety, capacity or provided to and from the site existing          arrangements.     A
operation of the road network.     without adversely impacting on the driveway  extension is proposed
                                   safety of the road network.        to service the new built form.

Environment,   heritage         and AO11.1 Development does not Can comply - to be conditioned.
scenic amenity                       result in sediment, soil or other
PO11 Development does not have material including building materials
a significant adverse impact on the or waste products being released
natural values of the site including into the road reserve, stormwater
through:                             drains, waterways or adjacent
                                     properties.
  (a)​ loss of biodiversity values,
       fauna    habitat   and fish
       passage;                      AO11.2 Natural Vegetation is Most vegetation can be retained


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