planning report - van de mere · MCU19/0031

Table 3: Summary of development aspects
 Material change of use

 Building height                         5.5m to top of existing parapet

 Gross Floor Area (GFA)                  Existing building enclosed = 60m2 area

 Total Use Area (TUA)                    Existing outdoor area under awning = 35m2
                                         Total use area = 95m2
 Site coverage                           20% (86m2)

 Background                              A Car Rental Centre was approved by Council in June 1978
                                         subject to 12 general conditions. At the time of the application, the
                                         applicant indicated that parking had been provided on site for 15
                                         cars.
                                         On the 15 January 2015, Council refused an application for a
                                         Retail Business – Type 2 (Retail Trailer) within 9m2 for a surf hire
                                         business. At the time officer’s recommended approval, but
                                         Council refused the application subject to the following grounds:
                                         1.      The proposal provides inadequate, and poorly accessible on-
                                                 site vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas;
                                         2.      Additional vehicles accessing the site from the proposed
                                                 business are likely to impact on the pedestrian and traffic safety
                                                 of Noosa Drive; and
                                         3.      The proposal is contrary to the overall outcomes of the Noosa
                                                 Plan’s Driveways and Carparking Code.

 Car parking                             The proposal plan demonstrates parking for 5 cars and 4 scooters
                                         (6 equivalent bays) for the 95m2 of retail use area.



4.0 Planning assessment
4.1         Compliance with Code requirements

 Parameter     Requirement                       Proposal                     Compliance   The New Noosa Plan

 Setbacks      Noosa Dr frontage                 3m to awning and 5m to       Y            Noosa Dr frontage
                                                 building facade
                   -    2m, avg of 4m for the                                                   -    2m, avg of 4m for the
                        first two storeys.                                                           first two storeys.
                   -    10m       for    other                                                  -    10m for other storeys
                        storeys
                                                                                           Rear & Sides
               Rear & Sides
                                                                                                -    None specified
                   -    None specified

 Parking       Off street carparking is          6   equivalent, including:   Y            One space per 20m² of gross
               provided at a rate of 1 space     -     1 staff bay (B85),                  floor area (3).
               per 20m2 of use area.             -     4 customer bays
                                                       (B99) and                           One scooter per 100m2 of use
               Parking spaces are located        -     4 motor scooters                    area (1)
               such that— a) open carparking
               spaces are concealed from the     The spaces are located at                 Development       avoids       the
               Noosa Drive frontages.            the rear of the site                      generation of excessive traffic or
                                                                                           amenity impacts Noosa Parade.




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