App F - Code Table - Rural Zone Code

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 3
Part 6 Zones \ 6.8 Other Zones Category \ 6.8.3 Rural Zone Code




Extractive industry operations are limited to designated
Key Resource Areas and at other known resources
deposits where:
(a) best practice environmental management is met;
(b) the amenity of residents in the vicinity of
     extractive industry operations is maintained;
(c) they do not conflict with agricultural operations;
(d) the safety of rural roads is ensured; and
(e) the visual amenity of the rural area as viewed
     from the major road network is protected.

Built form

Building height and scale                                   AO7.1                                                         AO7.1- complies
PO7                                                         Buildings are no more than two storeys in height.             The proposal is moving from a 2 storey building to a
Buildings and other structures:                             AO7.2                                                         small single storey building.
(a) are low rise;                                           With the exception of Class 10 buildings or structures
(b) minimise the appearance of bulk to adjacent             used exclusively for a rural activity, buildings and          AO7.2 – Not applicable
      properties, roads or other areas in the vicinity of   structures are no more than 8 metres in building height
      the site; and                                         providing that they may be up to 9 metres where the           AO7.3 - Not applicable
(c) respect the scale of surrounding vegetation and         pitched roof but no other part of the building or
      maximises opportunities to retain existing            structure exceeds 8 metres.
      vegetation on site.                                   Alternative provision to the QDC
                                                            AO7.3
                                                            With the exception of Class 10 buildings or structures
                                                            used exclusively for a rural activity, individual buildings   AO7.4, AO7.5, AO7.6 - Not applicable
                                                            or roofed structures do not exceed 500m2 gross floor
                                                            area.
                                                            AO7.4
                                                            Class 10 buildings used exclusively for the purpose of
                                                            animal husbandry, aquaculture, cropping, intensive
                                                            animal industry, intensive horticulture or rural industry
                                                            do not exceed 12 metres in height.
                                                            AO7.5
                                                            A structure, not constituting a building, used
                                                            exclusively for the purpose of animal husbandry,
                                                            aquaculture, cropping, intensive animal industry,



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