AS PUBLISHED Information Request MCU25 0020

                 1.   Noting that Council will not support the basement (including any piling and any associated
                      works) encroaching into the boundary setback areas, provide amended architectural
                      drawings which move the basement and structures out of the setbacks as required under
                      AO14(b) of the Low Density Residential Zone Code.
                 2.   Based on the above basement amendments, the area of the front setback showing a
                      ‘pond and planter’ should return to landscaped areas (PO9) to provide more space for
                      more substantive landscaping to occur to assist with softening the front façade
                      presentation to the street.
                 3.   Confirm that the maximum height of the building does not exceed more than 7.5 metres
                      above ground level and if so amend the plans and elevations to comply with a minimum
                      side setback of 2.5 metres.
                 Issue - Building Height in metres
                 The submitted documentation does not include sufficient information to clearly demonstrate
                 how building heights have been determined.
                 Information Required
                 4.   Provide amended and/or additional plans, including:
                      (a) Confirm that the building heights have been determined from a recent site survey
                          showing the ground level with ground level heights shown on elevations with all height
                          measurements shown in RL’s relevant back to a surveyed ground level.
                 Issue – Soft landscaping
                 The application material indicate that the development proposes 177m² or 28% of soft
                 landscaping, however it appears the proposal has included garden beds and areas above
                 concrete piling as part of landscaping. The Noosa Plan 2020 defines soft landscaping as:
                 “…means trees, shrubs, grass, garden beds and impervious surfaces that occur naturally such
                 as rock outcrops. Soft landscaping is not located on top of a constructed slab or other structure
                 and is capable of supporting the establishment and growth of canopy trees as well as other
                 species. The term does not include swimming pools or impervious surfaces such as
                 driveways, vehicular access lanes, vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas, pathways,
                 stormwater structures, tennis courts, decks, balconies, roof terraces and the like. It also does
                 not include areas over which balconies cantilever unless there is a vertical height of 4 metres
                 between the ground and the balcony to allow for significant planting.”
                 Council notes the following:
                 • Soft landscaping is NOT located on top of a constructed slab or other structures.
                 • Soft landscaping is capable of supporting the establishment of canopy trees as well as other
                 species.
                 Information Required
                 5.   Provide an amended landscaping plan calculated in accordance with the above Noosa
                      Plan 2020 definition of soft landscaping with setbacks that comply with the requirements
                      of the zone code. The amended plan is to specifically define each area of soft landscaping
                      with a per m² area notated for ease of calculation.
                 Issue – Site Cover
                 Acceptable Outcome AO8.1 of the Low Density Residential Zone Code requires the site cover
                 for all buildings and structures (for a building of 2 storeys) to not exceed:
                 (i) 50% for one of the storeys; and
                 (ii) 30% for the other storey; or




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