Reasons for Exemption EXE23 0016 [As Published]

               DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT REASONS FOR EXEMPTION

               Author                              Development Planner, Tara Norley
                                                   Development Assessment

                    APPLICATION DETAILS

                    Application No.             EXE23/0016

                    Applicant                   Suncoast Building Approvals

                    Proposal                    Alterations and additions to a dwelling house located within
                                                mapped landslide hazard area and within 200m of mapped
                                                Agricultural Land Conservation Area (ALCA).

                    Memo Completed Date         6 June 2023

                    Memo Reviewed By            <insert officer & date>


                    PROPERTY DETAILS

                    Property Address            225 Ocean View Rd Cooroy

                    RP Description              Lot 1 RP864123

               1.      DETAILS
               The proposal is for alterations and additions to a dwelling house located within mapped landslide
               hazard area and within 200m of mapped Agricultural Land Conservation Area (ALCA). The
               Planning Act 2016 allows exemption certificates to be issued where ‘the effects of the development
               would be minor or inconsequential, considering the circumstances under which the development
               was categorised as assessable development’ and/or ‘the development was categorised as
               assessable development because of an error’.
               Landslide Hazard Area
               The proposal triggers assessment due to non-compliance with Acceptable Outcome AO22.1 of
               the Low Density Housing Code, as the proposed dwelling house is located within the mapped
               Landslide Hazard Overlay.
               The Low Density Housing Code includes an error in that an ‘or’ has been excluded between
               Acceptable Outcome AO22.1 and AO22.2. The ‘or’ would allow a development that is located
               within the mapped hazard area (ie does not comply with AO22.1) to demonstrate compliance with
               the landslide provisions of the scheme under the Low Density Housing Code by submitting a slope
               stability assessment that demonstrates that the development, including associated access, is
               located outside moderate, high and very high landslide hazard areas and areas with 15% slope or
               greater (ie complying with AO22.2).
               The applicant has not submitted a slope stability report for the proposal stating that ‘the new work
               is within the existing building footprint and no new footing will be required’. Council’s Coordinator
               Engineering (Development Assessment) concurs with the applicant that given the proposal is
               within the existing footprint and no new footings are required, that a slope stability report is not
               necessary. The proposal is compliant with all other requirements of the Noosa Plan 2020.
               Setbacks to Agricultural Land Conservation Area
               Acceptable Outcome AO2.4 of the Rural Zone Code states:




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Document Set ID: 22447204
Version: 4, Version Date: 07/06/2023