2016-04-19 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   19 APRIL 2016


Overall Outcome 11.8.2 (a) for the Noosaville Locality includes:
New uses and works are located, designed and managed to—
i     be compatible with other uses and works;
ii    maintain the safety of people and works;
iii   avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity enjoyed by users of other premises,
      including acoustic and visual qualities; …
Outcomes O65, O66 and O76 of the Business Code state:
O65 Industrial business is conducted in an ecologically responsible manner, operating without
deleterious impacts on immediate, surrounding or downstream environments and ecological
processes, including avoiding the release of pollutants that would adversely affect the quality of
the land, air or water.
O66 Where adjoining an existing residential use or a community use or land included in a
residential zone any emissions of odour, dust, air pollutants, noise, light or vibration does not
spread beyond the site boundaries.
O76 Service stations are located only where they are compatible with the existing and proposed
amenity and development of a neighbourhood and where they are appropriate given the existing
or likely future traffic movements in the area.
Overall Outcome 14.11.2 (b) includes:
Business Uses meet the needs and expectations of the Noosa community in terms of providing—
…
iii   development that is compatible with the existing character and amenity of the streetscape
      and surrounding area;
…
vii   safety and security for property owners, employees and patrons;
The development raises significant concerns with the health and safety of children and others at
the Good Shepherd Lutheran College uses, specifically:
 A toddler / learn-to-swim pool located approximately 5m from the common boundary;
 An open air 25m long swimming pool located approximately 16m from the common
   boundary; and
 A gymnasium located approximately 3m from the common boundary.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in fuel vapour are known to have long-term health effects
and include benzene, a known human carcinogen also present in tobacco smoke and car
exhaust fumes.
The Noosa Plan does not provide specific assessment provisions relating to airborne fuel vapour
or prescribe buffer distances for service stations from adjacent uses. Many older existing service
stations in Noosa abut residential properties and provide minimal buffers. However, the proposed
development raises unique considerations, with the adjacent uses considered extremely
sensitive because they involve young children, including toddlers and babies.
The separation distances to the nearest congregation areas for children are approximately 35m
(toddler pool), 47m (25m pool) and 41m (gymnasium) as indicated in Figure 7 below. The
balance of the school is buffered by a carpark and the nearest classroom is approximately 124m
from the bowsers.




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