2017-04-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           11 APRIL 2017


 Code                  Discussion

 Infrastructure Uses   The Code includes requirements around two central themes - Health & Safety and
 Code                  Visual Amenity.
                       Health & Safety
                       The Specific Outcomes of the Code require the development to avoid
                       unacceptable risks to the environment or to personal and public safety. The
                       applicant has provided a summary of the maximum cumulative radiofrequency
                       (RF) and electromagnetic energy (EME) levels at ground level emitted from the
                       proposed tower, assuming full power usage. The summary indicates the proposed
                       tower will emit a maximum EME level from the tower, which is 0.089% of the
                       Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency’s (ARPANSA)
                       regulated acceptable maximum radiation public exposure limits.
                       Taking a precautionary approach to the sensitive issue concerning health and
                       safety over time, certification is to be provided by the telecommunications carrier
                       upon request. The certification must demonstrate annual compliance with the
                       Health & Safety requirements compared to ARPANSA regulations.
                       Visual Amenity
                       The Code seeks for the tower to be visually integrated with its landscape so as
                       not to be visually dominant or obtrusive. The proposed tower is 46m in vertical
                       height with the applicant indicating the height is required to provide appropriate
                       coverage to the surrounding properties.
                       The tower will be sited in an appropriate location on the subject site at 23 Jirrima
                       Crescent with sufficient separation distance proposed to nearby dwellings. Both
                       the subject site and adjoining lots have existing vegetation which provides
                       adequate screening to the lower portion of the tower and in some instances results
                       in the tower being only intermittently visible (see Attachment 1). The proposed
                       tower is considered to be reasonably visually integrated with its setting so as not
                       to dominate views from surrounding areas.
                       Conditions are recommended for the development to be finished with suitable
                       muted tones, no lights to be attached and existing vegetation to be kept around
                       the perimeter of the lease area which would assist in screening the tower.



Colocation
The objective of the proposed facility is to be located where coverage is provided to as many
premises as practicable in the community of Cooroibah. On this basis, the applicant undertook a
site suitability analysis with specific regard to technical feasibility (network line of sight,
topographical constraints, construction limitations etc.), amenity of nearby residents and network
coverage.
As part of this analysis the applicant identified 4 potential sites comprising 3 rural residential
properties and an existing Telstra facility located approximately 1.2 km south of the subject site.
Further detail of each site and its suitability is outlined below in Table 2.




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