MCU14/0056 - Town Planning Report

                                                                                                         town planning
                                                                                                                report

                                                                                 Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality

Specific Outcomes                                                     Probable solutions                                                    Response

Height                                                                S7.1 Buildings and other structures have a maximum building height    Building Heights do not exceed 8m. Signage is
O7 Buildings and other structures—                                    of—                                                                   proposed in excess of 8m, however the structures
a) are low rise and present a building height consistent with         a) if in the Rural or Rural Settlement Zone—8m, or 9m where the       (9m to Myall St and 13m to Bruce Highway) are
structures on adjoining and surrounding premises;                     pitched roof but no other part of the building or structure exceeds   located and of intended design so as to not
b) have a maximum building height of 2 storeys;                       8m; or                                                                dominate the surrounding area and preserve the
c) do not visually dominate the street, surrounding spaces or         b) if in the Open Space Recreation Zone and used for an indoor        amenity of the surrounding area.
the existing skyline;                                                 sporting complex—11m
d) preserve the amenity of surrounding land uses;                     c) if in the Industry Zone—10m;
e) respect the scale of existing vegetation; and                      d) in all other zones—8m.
f) respond to the topography of the site by avoiding extensive
excavation and filling.

Setbacks                                                              S8.1 Buildings and structures comply with the minimum setbacks        Complies- minimum setback of 10 m is achieved to
O8 Buildings and other structures are appropriately designed          identified in Schedule 1 - Minimum Boundary Setbacks.                 all boundaries.
and sited to—
a) provide amenity for users of the premises as well as
preserve the visual and acoustic privacy of adjoining and
nearby properties;
b) preserve any existing vegetation that will buffer the
proposed building from adjoining uses;
c) allow for landscaping to be provided between buildings;
and
d) maintain the visual continuity and pattern of buildings and
landscape elements within the street.

Site cover, gross floor area and plot ratio                           No solution provided                                                  The proposed building site cover is 5%. The
O9 The site cover, gross floor area and plot ratio of buildings and                                                                         proposal maintains existing vegetation adjacent to
other roofed structures—                                                                                                                    the creek corridor at the southern end of the site
a) results in a building scale that is compatible with                                                                                      maintains vegetation along Ferrells Rd and in part




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