information request mcu14.0039

                                                                                  MCU14/0039



       (c)     Provide an assessment of the impacts of the proposed works on the
               vegetation located within the Environmental Protection Overlay, including all
               earthworks that impact upon the root zones of the protected vegetation;
       (d)     Provide information on how the potential impacts of the development will be
               avoided, minimised or offset through the provision of suitable environmental
               measures on the site. Minimisation and offset measures must be suitably
               justified and qualified in the context of the requirements of the code.

Traffic
The development proposes to access the site via the existing driveway from Lake
Macdonald Drive. The current access has not been constructed in accordance with
Council’s standards and is not considered suitable for the proposed use. Furthermore, the
existing access driveway has not been constructed with a suitable sustainable surface and
the drainage system has no velocity or water quality controls.

Recent breach action has resulted in the owner amending the current access for heavy
vehicles, through the adjoining property at 271 Lake Macdonald Drive. If this is the
preferred access to the site, please lodge a Development Application which includes this
other property as part of a new application for reconfiguring a lot (access easement) and
material change of use.

6      Provide a preliminary design plan for the vehicle access to the site by an RPEQ.
       The design must demonstrate compliance with the Agricultural Uses Code’s Overall
       Outcome 14.4.2 (c).

       The access must be suitable for the various vehicle types expected as described in
       AS/NZS2890.1:2004 and AS2890.2:2002, be in accordance with Council’s standard
       drawings and indicate any necessary additional works in the road reserve.

       If the vehicle access to the site is via the adjoining property, please include 271
       Lake Macdonald Drive as part of a new reconfiguring a lot (access easement) and
       material change of use application. This will require written authority from the
       adjoining property owner permitting access though the adjoining site.

7      Please provide a preliminary design plan prepared by an RPEQ for the access
       driveway, internal access pathways/driveways and parking/loading areas. The
       design must:
       (a)    Demonstrate compliance with the Agricultural Uses Code’s Specific
              Outcomes O2 and O3, as well as the Overall Outcome 14.4.2 (b) ii (safety),
              iii (environmental processes) and iv (biodiversity);
       (b)    Be suitable for the various vehicle types expected as described in
              AS/NZS2890.1:2004 and AS2890.2:2002;
       (c)    Be in accordance with Council’s standard drawings; and
       (d)    Indicate any necessary additional works at the waterway crossings.

Effluent Disposal
8      Please provide details of the effluent disposal system required to cater for the likely
       number of people on site at any one time. Include the location and size of the
       proposed system to cater for the likely number of users. All effluent disposal
       infrastructure shall be located outside the Riparian Buffer Areas.

Electricity
9      Electricity supply for the greenhouses is currently byway of a diesel generator,
       operating 24 hours a day. The Overall Outcomes of the Agricultural Uses Code


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