Report · MCU19/0088.02

  Item                    Detail
                          Easement A on RP896525
  Owner                   1.515 ha
  Local Government        Noosa Shire Council
  Planning Scheme         The Noosa Plan
  Zone                    Business Centre
  Local Plan              Noosaville Locality Plan
  Overlays                •    Natural Hazard: Bushfire & Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay
                               -   High Potential Acid Sulfate Area 0-5m AHD
                          •    Natural Hazard: Landslide & Flooding Overlay
                               -   Flood Hazard Area (1% AEP to year 2100)

3.0       Justification for the proposed changes
Inconsistencies with the approval conditions and/or approved drawings of MCU19/0088.01 were
identified by Noosa Council during the final civil certification inspection. The opportunity to rectify these
inconsistencies through a minor change application is appreciated. Justification for the current works
to be accepted as is and approved through a minor change application are provided below.
1.       Two fewer parking spaces included on the site than shown on the approved site plan
         (A00.12)
Response:
To ensure that all fire codes are complied with for QFES access to the hydrant pump during an
emergency situation the two car spaces directly in front of the installed pump were required to be a
clear zone with no parking.
Application of minimum parking rates under the Noosa Plan requires 209 parking spaces for the total
development. A total of 232 parking spaces are provided on site which is 23 spaces greater than the
required provision. In addition, Rytenskild Traffic Engineering carried out car parking surveys of the
existing development in March 2018 (refer to response to information request dated 17 October 2019).
The surveys were carried out during a typical week between Wednesday and Sunday. As shown by
the results presented in the response, a peak parking generation of 121 spaces was recorded during
the survey, and this occurred during the Friday lunchtime period. At that time, the car park was less
than 50% full and 132 spaces were available.
On this basis, removal of two parking spaces for installation of the hydrant pump will not adversely
affect the parking provision on the site. Whilst the increased mezzanine area was not included in the
original car parking assessment, the mezzanine area will only be used to house AC plant and is not
designed to be accessible by customers. As such, it is not included in the total use area calculation
and does not have a material impact on the parking assessment provided with the original application.
2.       The hydrant pump location is in breach of condition 7 of MCU19/0088.01 which reads “All
         mechanical equipment and other service infrastructure located on the site must be:
         a.   located not less than 2 metres from a property boundary
         b.   fully enclosed or screened such that they are not visible from the street frontages nor
              adjoining properties. Where screened by landscaping, landscaping beds must be at
              least 1.5 metres wide”
The applicant was required to install a hydrant pump to the location adjacent to the site Hydrant valve
when it was established that the required flow and pressure for the site could not be obtained. The
location of the pump was the only feasible location it could be installed to comply with QFES
requirements. It is noted that there was already existing hydrant infrastructure in the vicinity of this
location within 2 metres of the property boundary not fully enclosed or screened by landscaping (refer
to Google Streetview image captured December 2018 in Figure 1)



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