2022-07-12 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              12 JULY 2022



Application No       Applicant           Application Details      Fees & Charges Policy      Fee proposed

MCU21/0104           Applicant – RG      MCU for Showroom,                    $24,695            $9,911
                     Strategic – 16      Caretakers
                     Rene Street         Accommodation &
                     Noosaville          Low Impact Industry

The application is for a showroom for scooter sales, an area for scooter repairs (low impact industry) and
a caretaker’s accommodation.
The caretaker’s accommodation is a code assessable use in the medium impact industry zone. The low
impact industry use is accepted development within an existing building and the showroom is impact
inconsistent and therefore subject to a x3 multiplier.
The applicant suggests that the fee is excessive and cannot be justified as:
•       The use is an existing use and has been operating since circa 2013 (repairing servicing and selling
        motorcycles/scooters and associated accessories);
•       The use is located in an existing building, and no assessment against setbacks, gross floor area,
        facades, or other physical attributes containing to the building’s exterior is required;
•       The use is complementary and consistent with the Rene Street Industrial precinct;
•       The showroom use is an integral part of the industry use, and without this component the use would
        not be finically viable;
•       Council has recently assessed a similar application made at this address and is therefore very
        familiar with the site and parameters (MCU19/0080);
•       The assessment fee of the showroom use prior to the multiplier ($7392) is excessive and is more
        than sufficient to assess this part of the application.
The applicant proposes that the fee should be calculated on the basis of the work required to assess the
showroom components of the application.
The applicant is requesting that the fee multiplier not be applied in addition to 25% discount for use within
an existing building for the showroom component. The fee the applicant is suggesting totals: $8,063
($2,519 for the caretakers and $5,544 for the showroom).
It is recommended that the multiplier not be applied in this instance, but the 25% discount not be applied
given the applicant proposes changes to the external layout, including the provision of additional car
parking on site and the matter will require a report to Council. The fee of $9,911 is considered appropriate.




Application No       Applicant           Application Details      Fees & Charges Policy      Fee proposed

DBW21/0116           Applicant – Tim     Development Permit                       $1,195              $0
                     Bateup – 51         for Building Works
                     Wirruna Drive       for structure outside
                     Cooran              of Building Envelope
The applicant submitted a DBW for structures outside of the building envelope, which was refused. The
applicant submitted a complaint to Council relating to the decision.
Upon investigation and a site visit, it was determined that Council did not appropriately consider all the
material lodged and that a satisfactory outcome could be achieved with minimal change to the proposal
plans.
A new DBW is required to be lodged for assessment and it is considered appropriate to waive the
application fee considering the fees previously paid.




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