2020-07-16 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 5 - Final Noosa Plan 2020 Part 8-10 Schedules & Appendix

  PO3                                                                     AO3.1
  Development involving a sensitive land use is sufficiently              With the exception of class 10 buildings, buildings associated
  separated from major electricity infrastructure and substations to      with a sensitive land use maintain a setback of at least:
  minimise the likelihood of nuisance or complaint.                       (a)   50 metres from a transmission substation;
                                                                          (b)   10 metres from any other substation; and
                                                                          (c)   30 metres from a transmission line easement.

                                                                          AO3.2
                                                                          Buildings are not located within an easement for a distribution
                                                                          line.
  PO4                                                                     AO4
  Development adjoining substations are located and designed to           For development adjoining substations, noise emissions do not
  avoid noise nuisance from infrastructure.                               exceed 5db(A) above background noise level at the sensitive
                                                                          receptor of a building associated with a sensitive land use,
                                                                          measured in accordance with AS1055.
  PO5                                                                     AO5
  Wherever practicable new lots and buildings are orientated to           Buildings are orientated so that the majority of outdoor living areas
  avoid direct overlooking of electricity infrastructure.                 and windows of habitable rooms face away from towers or other
                                                                          major electricity infrastructure.
  PO6                                                                     AO6
  For sensitive land uses, there is sufficient space within the site to   A minimum 3 metres wide densely planted landscaped buffer is
  establish landscaping which substantively screens and softens           provided along the boundary adjoining the electricity infrastructure,
  poles, towers, or other structures and equipment associated with        including provision for advanced trees and shrubs that will grow to
  major electricity infrastructure and substations.                       a minimum height of 10 metres.

                                                                          Editor's note­ Applicants may find guidance in Powerlink
                                                                          Queensland's brochure "Using Vegetation to screen transmission
                                                                          lines". Applicants should also note that vegetation will need to
                                                                          maintain statutory clearances.
  PO7                                                                     AO7.1
  Vegetation does not pose a risk to the safety or reliability of         Vegetation planted within the easement of an overhead powerline
  electricity infrastructure.                                             or, where there is no easement, the area of influence of a
                                                                          powerline, has a mature height of no more than 3.5 metres.

                                                                          AO7.2
                                                                          Vegetation planted within an underground powerline easement
                                                                          does not have a mature root system in excess of 150 millimetres
                                                                          in depth and is not located directly over the powerline.

                                                                          AO7.3
                                                                          Regardless of the width of the easement, vegetation adjoining
                                                                          easements must be separated from the power pole or other
                                                                          infrastructure by a distance at least equal to the maximum mature
                                                                          height of the vegetation.
  PO8                                                                     AO8.1
  Any earthworks are undertaken in a way which:                           For overhead distribution infrastructure, no earthworks are
  (a)    ensures stability of the land on or adjoining the electricity    undertaken within 10 metres of a tower, pole or stay.
         infrastructure;
                                                                        AO8.2
  (b)    does not otherwise impact on the safety and reliability of the
                                                                        For overhead transmission infrastructure, no earthworks are
         electricity infrastructure; and
                                                                        undertaken within 20 metres of a tower, pole or stay.
  (c)    does not restrict the placement or use of the electricity
         infrastructure provider's equipment.

  PO9                                                                     AO9.1
  Services and infrastructure works (such as stormwater,                  Underground services are not located within 20 metres of a tower,
  sewerage, water and the like) do not impact on the safety and           pole, stay or substation boundary.


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