Planning-report-12 Figbird Court 1 Dec 2021 Final

4.2.2 Low Density Housing Code
(Table 9.3.1.3 – Criteria for assessment)

        Performance outcomes                           Acceptable Outcomes                           Response
Effects of Use
Housing choice                                                                        AO3
PO3                                           AO3                                     The proposed development will result
A secondary dwelling:                         A secondary dwelling:                    in a new principal dwelling on the land
                                                                                       (three- bedroom, single storey) and
 1. forms part of a dwelling house and          1.   has a maximum gross floor area of use of the existing dwelling (two-
    is not subdivided from the balance               65m²;                             bedroom single storey) as a
    of the dwelling house;                      2.   has no more than 2 bedrooms;      secondary dwelling.
 2. contributes to housing choice for           3.   does not occur on any property 
    members of the one household;                    covered by a Building Unit Plan; The development will comply with
 3. protects the low density residential,            and                               Performance Outcome PO3 and
    rural residential or rural character of     4.   does not occur on a property that Outcomes 2, 3 and 4 of AO3.
    the zone;                                        already contains a dual        
 4. does not occur on a property                     occupancy or secondary dwelling.
                                                                                      In respect to Outcome 1 of AO3 the
    covered by a Building Unit Plan or                                                 existing dwelling has a gross floor
    any property already containing                                                    area of 82.4 SQM which exceeds the
    more than one dwelling;                                                            Acceptable Outcome of a maximum
 5. is accompanied by sufficient car                                                   gross floor area of 65 SQM for a
    parking.                                                                           secondary dwelling. However, the
                                                                                       existing dwelling (<100 SQM) will
                                                                                       satisfy the scheme administrative
                                                                                       definition of a small dwelling and does
                                                                                       contribute to the resident family’s
                                                                                       housing choice of providing for family
                                                                                       members and meeting the family’s
                                                                                       changing housing needs.
                                                                                    
                                                                                       The proposed development will result
                                                                                       in a small secondary dwelling
                                                                                       (existing dwelling) that is used in
                                                                                       conjunction with, and subordinate to,
                                                                                       the dwelling house (new building).
                                                                                       The new dwelling will be used by
                                                                                       related family members. The new
                                                                                       dwelling will allow related family
                                                                                       members to live on the same property
                                                                                       as their parents/grandparents who are
                                                                                       the current residents in the existing
                                                                                       dwelling.


4.2.3 Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay - Area subject to Riparian
Buffer Overlay Waterways and wetlands –
Table 8.2.2.3 Criteria for assessable development (part)
 Performance outcomes                         Acceptable outcomes                      Response

 Ecologically important areas
 PO1                                          AO1.1                                    AO1.1
 Development is sited and designed to         Ecologically important areas are         An ecologically important area is
 protect the physical and ecological          conserved or improved to ensure their    defined in the planning scheme as
 integrity and biodiversity of ecologically   ongoing contribution to the natural      meaning any one of 19 described
 important areas through protection of:       resources and biological diversity of    areas. Of these only
                                              Noosa Shire.                              12. a riparian zone;
  1. existing habitat areas                                                             13. riparian vegetation;
     and ecological linkages; and             AND                                       14. an ecological linkage;
  2. existing riparian vegetation,                                                      are considered as possibly applicable
     waterways and wetland habitat                                                      to the proposed development.
     values.
                                                                                       The term Riparian zone is further
                                                                                       defined in the planning scheme as
                                                                                       meaning:




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