Appendix B - Code Assessment

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 3
Part 6 Zones \ 6.8 Other Zones Category \ 6.8.1 Community Facilities Zone Code




 the Noosa airport.                                                                                                     Accommodation use.

 PO16                                                    No acceptable outcome provided                                 Not applicable.
 The existing and future operational requirements of the
 Noosa Airport are protected from inappropriate or                                                                      The proposal will not compromise the existing or
 incompatible development.                                                                                              future operational requirements of Noosa Airport.

 Built form

 Height                                                      AO17.1                                                     Complies.
 PO17                                                        Within urban boundaries buildings and other structures
 Buildings and other structures:                             are no more than 8 metres in building height.              The proposal utilises the existing low-rise building
 (a) are low rise and have a visual bulk and                 AO17.2                                                     and does not increase the height of the building. The
       architectural scale consistent with the character     Outside of urban boundaries buildings and structures       existing building presents as a single storey built
       of the area;                                          are no more than 8 metres in building height, providing    form and will continue to be compatible with the
 (b) do not visually dominate the street and                 that they may be up to 9 metres where the pitched roof     scale and character of adjoining residential
       surrounding spaces;                                   but no other part of the building or structure exceeds 8   development. No additional building height or visual
 (c) preserve the amenity of surrounding                     metres.                                                    dominance will result.
       development including privacy, views and access       AO17.3
       to sunlight to residential dwellings;                 The exposed portion of the external elevation of the
 (d) respect the scale of the surrounding vegetation,        building cannot exceed the respective building heights
       maintaining a vegetated skyline;                      in AO17.1 and AO17.2.
 (e) have a maximum building height of two storeys;          Editor's note—refer to figure AP3-13A
       and                                                   Editor’s Note—utility installations and
 (f) elevations do not appear to visually exceed two         telecommunication facilities may require a greater
       storeys when viewed from the surrounding area.        height which would be assessed on a case-by-case
                                                             basis but is not likely to exceed 15 metres within urban
                                                             boundaries or 25 metres outside urban boundaries.

 Site cover, gross floor area and building bulk              AO18.1                                                     Complies.
 PO18                                                        Plot ratio does not exceed 0.75:1 provided that no
 Buildings and other structures:                             individual building has a gross floor area exceeding       The proposal does not materially increase site cover,
 (a) are fit for purpose and respect the scale of            1,000m2.                                                   gross floor area or building bulk. External works are
       surrounding development;                              AO18.2                                                     limited and include the removal of an existing shade
 (b) do not present an appearance of bulk to adjacent        Buildings and structure are designed to have a             structure and replacement with a landscaped
       properties, roads or other areas in the vicinity of   maximum wall length of 30 metres.                          courtyard, together with minor wall construction
       the site;                                             AO18.3                                                     associated with the internal conversion. The
 (c) maintain natural site characteristics where             Site cover for all buildings and structures does not       proposal will therefore maintain, and in some
       possible, including native vegetation and natural     exceed 50% of the site area.                               respects improve, the balance between built form


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