2021-10-12 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    12 OCTOBER 2021


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Coordinator Planning to the Planning & Environment Committee
Meeting dated 12 October 2021regarding Application No. RAL20/0014 for a Development Permit for
Reconfiguring A Lot – 1 lot into 2 lots, situated at 9A Jirrima Cres Cooroibah and:
A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
     1.    The proposal is not consistent with the Overall Outcome 13.7.2 c), d) and e), Specific
           Outcomes O2, O5, O7 and O15 of the Noosa Plan 2006 Biodiversity Overlay Code as:
           a.     The proposal seeks to undertake development in the riparian buffer.
           b.     A 20m wide easement is required for firefighting purposes within the riparian buffer
                  which requires clearing of vegetation and prevents.
           c.     Fill within the riparian buffer for the driveway and firefighting appliances has the
                  potential to adversely impact on the ecological and hydrological values of the
                  riparian buffer area.
           d.     The proposal is likely to result in the removal of koala habitat for a new lot
                  boundary.
     2.    The proposal is not consistent with 13.30.2 of the Natural Hazards Overlay Code for
           bushfire hazards as the proposed bushfire risk mitigation treatments impacts the riparian
           buffer and requires clear clearing of part of the riparian buffer.

     3.    The proposal is not consistent with 14.181.2 a), c), g), and Specific Outcomes O1, O20
           and O22 of the Reconfiguring a Lot Code as:
           a.     The development does not meet the minimum lot size, and provide for the retention
                  of the site’s natural environmental values and will result in clearing koala habitat
                  and part of the riparian buffer.
     4.    The proposal does not comply with the Noosa Plan 2020 as:
           a.     The applicant proposes development in the riparian buffer.
           b.     It is removing vegetation within the riparian buffer and not protecting an ecologically
                  important area.
           c.     The proposal places people and property at risk as the driveway cannot be
                  constructed to a suitable standard for firefighting without the clearing of vegetation
                  in the riparian buffer.
B.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.


REPORT
1.   PROPOSAL
The proposal is to subdivide 1 battle axe lot into 2 lots at 9A Jirrima Crescent, Cooroibah. Proposed
Lot 1 has an area of 1.825ha and proposed Lot 2, an area of 2.571ha.
An access easement is proposed within lot 2 to provide access to Lot 1 which is trafficable in a 1%
AEP event. The driveway easement would be an extension to the existing access handle and is
proposed to follow an existing track that traverses a small waterway and low lying areas through the
riparian buffer which is generally centrally located within proposed Lot 2.
An existing dwelling is located near the head of the access handle on proposed lot 2. A 2300m²
building envelope is proposed on lot 1 with a further 14m asset protection zone (APZ) to the
perimeter of the envelope for bushfire protection.
The land application area for effluent disposal is proposed to be located to the south west section of
this APZ.

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