PM Submission Object - Peregian Beach Community Assoc Inc(Barry Cotterell) - Peregian Beach Community Association - MCU16/0153 & REC16/0041

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                     While this is the developer’s risk, it has a bearing on the risk of non-
                     completion of the proposed Stage 2 with the visitor accommodation. The
                     completion of Stage 2, which contains the developer’s limited commitment to
                     visitor accommodation, must be seriously doubted.

                     8.1 Summary

                     PBCAI asks that Council consider the sincerity and likelihood of the developer
                     providing visitor accommodation when it is left to Stage 2 and the developer’s
                     record to date of having built no visitor accommodation since 2009.

                     PBCAI urges Council to reject the application. However, in the unlikely
                     event it was to be approved, we urge that the stages be reversed to
                     ensure the provision of some short-term visitor accommodation.


                     9. Engineer’s report

                     9.1 Covey Engineers Report - Overview
                     PBCAI considers this to be a superficial document. The level of investigation,
                     analysis and recommendations are inadequate for a development of this size
                     and scale. For example:
                           - Flooding: The report states that there is no flood study and relies on
                           water levels at Lake Weyba, over 2.5 kilometres way. Drainage paths
                           though the surrounding area could cause substantial back up of
                           rainwater during extreme events. The report does however state that
                           substantial imported fill material would be required to raise the ground
                           level of the site. A full, professional flood study would be essential if the
                           development was allowed to proceed.
                           - Stormwater: the report refers to a separate SMP (Stormwater
                           Management Plan), which PBCAI has not viewed, and to "treatment
                           areas", which are not described. However, the report states
                           "stormwater discharge will not cause an actionable nuisance". This is
                           highly questionable. The stormwater discharge into the reserve and
                           National Park are likely to be problematic during construction and after
                           completion. During construction, contaminants in the imported fill
                           material could leach into the natural water courses with impacts on
                           flora and fauna. Post construction, the high proportion of hard,
                           impermeable surfaces resulting from the density of the development,
                           will result in large volumes of stormwater run-off compared to the
                           current situation, where stormwater is absorbed into the natural areas
                           within the site. The result of this would be higher flows in natural
                           drainage channels and potentially increased erosion and flooding in the
                           National Park.

                     9.2 Engineering Services Report – Page 5 in response to 2B

                     The report states:




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