2020-02-20 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                       20 FEBRUARY 2020


GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING RECOMMENDATIONS
17 FEBRUARY 2020 - Crs. Frank Wilkie (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Ingrid Jackson, Joe Jurisevic,
Brian Stockwell and Tony Wellington

1    MCU18/0166 - DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE SERVICE
     AND UTILITY - TYPE 3 TOWER, SITUATED AT 244 TABLELANDS ROAD, COORAN
     Council Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Jurisevic
     Seconded:         Cr Stockwell
     That Council note the report by the Development Planners to the Planning & Environment
     Committee Meeting dated 11 February 2020 regarding Application No MCU18/0166 for a
     Development Permit for Material Change of Use Service and Utility - Type 3 Tower, situated
     at 244 Tablelands Rd, Cooran and:
     A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
          1.     The proposed infrastructure will compromise the scenic amenity and regional
                 landscape in an area identified by the SEQ Regional Plan as being of regionally
                 significant scenic amenity contrary to the strategies referred to in Element 4 of
                 Chapter 3 Goal 4: Sustain.
          2.     The proposed development is inconsistent with Desired Environmental Outcome
                 3.1.3 m) viii of the Noosa Plan as the proposed development is visually prominent
                 in the view from premises along Tablelands Road.
          3.     The development application proposes a use that is inconsistent in the Rural Zone
                 of the Mary River Catchment Locality;
          4.     The proposal is inconsistent with the Mary River Catchment Locality Code in the
                 following respects:
                 4.1   The visual amenity enjoyed by users of nearby premises is adversely
                       impacted contrary to Overall Outcome 8.7.2 a)iii;
                 4.2   The scale and form of the structure is not integrated into the landform and
                       landscape contrary to Overall Outcome 8.7.2 k)iii;
                 4.3   The siting of the proposed structure does not protect significant views to Mt
                       Cooroora, Mt Cooran and Mt Pinbarren contrary to Overall Outcome 8.7.2 v)
                       and Specific Outcome O2;
                 4.4   The scenic values and rural amenity of the locality are adversely impacted
                       contrary to Overall Outcome 8.7.2 mm)ii;
          5.     The proposal is inconsistent with the Infrastructure Uses Code because it,
                 5.1. Detracts from the rural and residential visual amenity enjoyed by residents
                      and visitors to the area and does not satisfactorily visually integrate with the
                      landscape contrary to Overall Outcome 14.37.2 b) and Table 1 of Planning
                      Scheme Policy 23; and
                 5.2. Fails to co-locate with the nearby existing telecommunications facility
                      contrary to Overall Outcome 14.37.2 c).
          6.     The proposed tower, if approved, would be afforded immunity under the
                 Telecommunications Act 1997 enabling further extension of up to 5 metres without
                 further reference to Council which, if implemented, would further exacerbate the
                 adverse visual and rural amenity impacts;




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