Development Application part 2 Report and Plans MCU13/0053

continuity and pattern of                                         consistent with S5.1. However, the
buildings and landscape                                           location of the facility has been
elements within the street; and                                   selected in an attempt to minimise
e) help protect the natural                                       visual and amenity impacts, whilst
character and visual menity                                       also   avoiding  the    loss   or

of the Noosa River system.                                        fragmentation of productive rural
                                                                  land. Therefore in this instance the
                                                                  reduced  boundary setbacks are
                                                                  considered  appropriate. These
                                                                  setbacks are also compliant with
                                                                  05 as the location will maintain the
                                                                  visual amenity for those travelling
                                                                  along the Lake Fl t Road and the
                                                                  residential   dwellirigs to the south
                                                                  west.


                                                                  The   proposed facility is also
                                                                  compliant with 05 as it is:
                                                                  . well removed from community


                                                                      sensitive locations, significant
                                                                      areas of mature vegetation

                                                                        exist   on   site and within the
                                                                        surrounding area whiqh will
                                                                        help to mitigate potential
                                                                        visual impacts associated with
                                                                        the development,
                                                                  .     is consistent with the visual
                                                                        continuity of the surrounding
                                                                        area as it has been co-located

                                                                        with    existing   infrastructure
                                                                        qses in the area (such as
                                                                        power stanchions and light
                                                                        poles)
                                                                  .     no  landscaping or vegetation
                                                                        removal is proposed as part
                                                                        of this development and will
                                                                        not impact on the Noosa
                                                                        River system

Site cover                                No solution provided.   06~ Not Applicable.
06 The site cover of buildings                                    The    proposed facility is not a
and other roofed structures-                                      building    or    roofed    structure.
a) is of a .scale that is                                         However,        the     development
compatible with surrounding                                       footprint comprising an area of 80
development;                                                      m2     is   relatively   minor    and
b)for a class 1 or cI.as$ 10a                                     consistent with the scale of existing
structure with the Detached                                       infrastructure in the surrounding
Housing Zone, does not                                            area (e.g. power stanchions arid

exceed-                                                           light poles).
   i.    for a single storey
         building   -
                        50%; or                                   The slimline monopole design (as
  ii.    for a building of 2 or                                   opposed to a lattice type structure)
         more storeys       -
                                50%   .



                                                                  will reduce the visual dominance of
         on the   ground floor                                    the structure when viewed from a
         and 30% for the upper:                                   distance     including     adjacent
         storey(s), or 40% for                                    properties,   roads    and    other
         all storeys for a                                        surrounding areas. Additionally, the
         building of 2 or more                                    facility may be colour matched to