Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU25/0087

Low Density Residential Zone Code
Performance Outcome                 Acceptable Outcome                   Response

PO4 The Low density residential AO4           Dwelling    houses    and Not applicable
zone includes established house associated             domestic       or
blocks in remote, secluded areas home-based              uses         in
with little or no urban services or well-landscaped settings remain
infrastructure.                     the only form of development on
                                    small village and waterfront lots in
                                    the Low density residential zone:
                                        a.​ on Noosa North Shore; or
                                        b.​ at Lake Cooroibah.

PO5 A secondary dwelling may AO5.1 No more than one Not applicable
create permanent housing for an secondary dwelling is provided on
extended family member or other any site regardless of site area.
member of the household resident
in the dwelling house while AO5.2 A secondary dwelling:            Not applicable
protecting the low density character
                                     a.​ has a maximum gross floor
of the site and the zone.
                                         area of 65m²;
                                     b.​ has no more than two
                                         bedrooms; and
                                     c.​ does not occur on any
                                         property covered by a
                                         Building Unit Plan.
Building height                     AO7.1 Buildings and structures are   The proposal is less than 8
PO7 Buildings and structures:       no more than 8 metres in building    metres and does not exceed 2
                                    height and do not exceed 2           storeys. Refer to sections.
   a.​ are low rise and present a storeys.
       building height consistent
       with structures on adjoining
       and surrounding premises
       and with the predominant AO7.2 Where           excavation is       The basement level is less
       character of the area;       required, the maximum portion of      than 1 metre above ground
   b.​ are designed to provide an the exposed external façade of the level and will be backfilled on
       interesting streetscape and building cannot exceed 8m in the main level so that the
       complement          landform building height.                      basement level is not viewable
       changes;                                                           by adjoining neighbours or
   c.​ do not visually dominate the Editor's note—refer to Figure AP3-13A from the street frontage.
       street or surrounding area;
   d.​ respect   the   scale   of
       surrounding vegetation and Alternative provision to the QDC
       maintain    a    vegetated
       skyline;
   e.​ do    not    unreasonably
       obscure views or lead to
       overshadowing           of
       neighbouring   properties;



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