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




                                                         With the exception of a roadside stall, buildings and       AO8.3 and AO8.4 – complies
                                                         structures associated with a rural activity or industrial   The small dwelling proposed for STA is setback
                                                         activity are set back 20 metres from a road reserve or      more than 250m from Musa Vale Road.
                                                         40 metres from any part of the major road network.
                                                         AO8.4
                                                         In addition to the circumstances of AO8.1, to AO8.3
                                                         above, buildings and structures meet the following
                                                         minimum boundary setbacks:
                                                         (a) 20 metres from a property boundary of adjoining
                                                                land in the Environmental management and
                                                                conservation zone, unless such land is in private
                                                                ownership;
                                                         (b) a distance greater than the width of the riparian
                                                                buffer area shown on Biodiversity, Waterways
                                                                and Wetland Overlay maps;
                                                         (c) 10 metres from a road frontage; and
                                                         (d) 10 metres from the side and rear boundaries or 6
                                                                metres where the lot area does not exceed 1
                                                                hectare, with the exception that if the height of
                                                                the building or structure exceeds 9 metres the
                                                                setback to the side and rear boundaries is equal
                                                                to twice its height in metres.
                                                         AO8.5
                                                         With the exception of a Dwelling house, on properties       PO8.5 – complies
                                                         over 2 hectares in area, a distance of not less than 200    Approval DBW23/0078 previously assessed and
                                                         metres is provided between any sensitive land use and       approved the land use and structure proposed to be
                                                         land on an adjacent rural zoned property with over 4        used for STA would not generate adverse impacts on
                                                         hectares of land mapped as Agricultural Land                surrounding rural activities undertaken on ALCA or
                                                         Conservation Area.                                          have any reverse amenity affects.
                                                         Alternative provision to the QDC
                                                                                                                     While the approved use at that time was for
                                                                                                                     permanent occupation, the proposed STA remains a
                                                                                                                     residential use with no change to the built form,
                                                                                                                     access arrangements, or site functionality. On this
                                                                                                                     basis, the residential use (STA) and structure is still
                                                                                                                     considered to fully comply with PO8.
Safety and amenity


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