2021-05-28 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES                                                               28 MAY 2021


              1.1   the site is fully located within an erosion prone area in a Coastal Management
                    District and is not coastal-dependant development.
              1.2   the proposal will impact the ability to maintain natural process and the
                    protective function of landforms and vegetation that can mitigate risks to
                    people and property in the area.
         2.   The proposal does not comply with the purpose 9.5.1.2 (a), (d) - (f), overall 2(c),
              (e) and specific outcomes PO5 and PO7 of the Reconfiguring a Lot Code as:
              2.1   The land is steeply sloping, is not appropriate as a low density residential lot,
                    and will result in the removal of coastal vegetation.
              2.2   The proposal increases the number of properties and persons at risk from
                    coastal hazards and the risks to existing development in the area.
              2.3   The proposal impacts the ability to retain the site’s coastal vegetation which
                    provides a natural buffer to coastal processes, with coastal vegetation
                    defined as an ecologically important area given its important role it plays.
              2.4   The proposal does not seek to avoid, minimise or mitigate the risk to people
                    and property from coastal process, including the projected effects of climate
                    change.
         3.   The proposal does not comply with the purpose 1(a) and (b) and overall 2(a) and
              (b) and specific outcomes PO1 and PO2, of the Coastal Protection and Scenic
              Amenity Overlay Code as:
              3.1   the proposal impacts the ability for natural fluctuations of the coast and
                    foreshores to occur, including allowance of climate change.
              3.2   the proposal impacts the ability to maintain the site’s coastal vegetation
                    which provides a natural buffer to coastal erosion processes to mitigate risks
                    for people and property.
         4.   The proposal is contrary to the purpose 1(a) and (b) and overall 2(a), (b), (c) and
              specific outcomes of the Landslide Hazard Overlay Code, as the proposal:
              4.1   is located on steep land, within a high hazard area and will not maintain
                    natural coastal process and vegetation.
              4.2   is not compatible with the nature of the hazard and does not seek to minimise
                    potential risks to people and property.
    C.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
                                                                          Carried unanimously.




3   MEETING CLOSURE

    The meeting closed at 1.25pm.




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