Attachment F Mary River catchment Locality code

Development Permit for Other Change to an Educational Establishment at 35 Rules Road, Pomona and described as Lot 6 on
RP484414



Division 15—Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions for the Mary River Catchment Locality
Table 8.10

Column 1                                            Column 2                                   Column 3
Specific Outcomes                                   Probable    Solutions       (if    code    Compliance
                                                    assessable)
Amenity
O1 Uses are located, designed and operated          No solution provided.                      The proposed extensions are located adjacent
to avoid significant adverse changes to the                                                    to the existing buildings on the site and are well
light, air quality, noise, accessibility or other                                              separated from adjoining uses by existing
conditions enjoyed by users of associated,                                                     vegetation and the sloping landform. It is noted
adjoining or nearby uses.                                                                      that the proposed use provides for the teaching
                                                                                               of meditation which is undertaken in a quiet and
                                                                                               unobtrusive manner and will not impact on the
                                                                                               surrounding area.

Scenic amenity
O2 Important scenic vistas including those to       No solution provided.                      The extensions are not visible to the road
and from Mt Cooroora, Mt Pinbarren and Mt                                                      network or surrounding properties and have
Cooran are protected and uninterrupted to                                                      been located to maximise retention of
maintain aesthetic and cultural values of the                                                  vegetation on site. The extensions do not have
natural landscape                                                                              any impact on scenic vistas.

Major road network
O3 The function of, and visual amenity and          No solution provided.                      The site is accessed from Rules Road which
character surrounding the, major road                                                          connects to Reserve Street. which is designated
network, including Reserve Street, Summit                                                      as part of the major road network. Preliminary
Street, Pomona–Kin Kin Road, Louis Bazzo                                                       discussions with Main Roads indicates the
Drive, Greenridge–Pinbarren Road and                                                           intersection is capable of supporting the
Traveston– Cooran Road is protected and                                                        proposal subject to minor widening.
enhanced.
Density
O4 The density of development within the            No solution provided                       The extension proposes to increase the number
site area—                                                                                     of students and servers and teachers on the
 a)      is   compatible    with  surrounding                                                  site.
development; b) does not exceed—
 i. for the Semi-Attached Housing Zone— 1                                                      The     building   design     of    the   student
dwelling unit per 500m2 of site area; and                                                      accommodation       buildings    is    considered
 ii. for the Village Mix Zone— 1 dwelling unit                                                 compatible with the height and character of
per lot; and                                                                                   existing structures on site. The buildings are
iii. for the Community Services Zone within                                                    located in a landscape setting and well setback
the town of Pomona—320 persons per                                                             from the boundaries of the site.
hectare exclusively for the purposes of
Residential Aged Care and 160 persons per                                                      The proposed extension maintains the natural
hectare for any other form of Retirement &                                                     site characteristics and retains significant
Special needs housing; and                                                                     vegetation on site where feasible.
c) has a low site impact to enhance the
opportunity to maintain natural site
characteristics, including native vegetation
and natural landforms
Height
O5 Buildings and other structures—                  S5.1 Buildings and other structures have   Proposed new structures comply with height
a) are low rise and present a building height       a maximum building height of—              requirements:
consistent with structures on adjacent land;        a) if in the Rural or Rural Settlement
b) do not exceed a maximum height of 2              Zone—8m, or 9m where the pitched roof         Accommodation: 1 storey and 3.6 m to
storeys;                                            but no other part of the building or           4.2m
c) do not visually dominate the street,             structure exceeds 8m; or                      Meditation hall: 1 storey and 7.93m
surrounding spaces or the existing skyline;         b) if in the Industry Zone—10m
d) preserve the amenity of surrounding land,        c) in all other zones—8m.                     Mini Meditation hall: 1 storey and 6.5m
including existing sunlight to neighbouring
properties;                                                                                       Single Meditation hall: 2 storey and no
e) respect the scale of the surrounding                                                            change to height
vegetation; and
                                                                                                  Off compound meditation building: 1 storey
f) ensure that development responds to the
                                                                                                   and 4.2m
topography and minimises cut and fill (eg. by
stepping down the slope or using suspended
floor construction).




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