Appendix B - Code Assessment

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 3 test
Part 9 Development codes \ 9.3 Use Codes \ 9.3.4 Special Residential Code




 Development is located on a site with sufficient area to                                                                    site already contains a building capable of
 accommodate:                                                                                                                accommodating the proposed five-bedroom
 (a) buildings and structures including                                                                                      Rooming Accommodation use, together with existing
      accommodation and support facilities;                                                                                  lawful vehicular access, six on-site car parking
 (b) setbacks;                                                                                                               spaces and landscaped areas. External works are
 (c) vehicle access, parking, manoeuvring and                                                                                limited to removal of the existing shade structure,
      circulation;                                                                                                           provision of a landscaped courtyard and minor wall
 (d) pedestrian access; and                                                                                                  construction. The site has sufficient area to
 (e) landscaped open space.                                                                                                  accommodate the use without requiring substantial
                                                                                                                             additional built form or compromising access,
                                                                                                                             parking or landscaping.
 Effects of use

 PO6                                                        No acceptable outcome provided                                   Complies with PO6.
 Development has a residential density that is                                                                               No acceptable outcome is provided. The proposal
 compatible with the intent of the zone and the                                                                              provides five bedrooms within the existing low-rise
 preferred character for the local area in which it is                                                                       former child care centre building. The scale and
 located.                                                                                                                    intensity of the use are modest and compatible with
                                                                                                                             the surrounding medium density residential context.
                                                                                                                             The proposal will not increase the building footprint
                                                                                                                             or height and will have a lower operational intensity
                                                                                                                             than the former child care centre use.
 PO7                                                     No acceptable outcome provided                                      Complies with PO7.
 The residential use integrates with the broader                                                                             No acceptable outcome is provided. The site is
 neighbourhood and allows residents to interact with the                                                                     located within an established urban residential area
 wider community in the vicinity.                                                                                            and is connected to the surrounding road, pedestrian
                                                                                                                             and public transport networks. The proposed share-
                                                                                                                             house arrangement will provide long-term residential
                                                                                                                             accommodation within the existing community and
                                                                                                                             will allow residents to readily access and participate
                                                                                                                             in the wider Noosaville community.
 PO8                                                        AO8                                                              Not applicable.
 Relocatable home parks are inclusive communities           A relocatable home park places no limit on the age of            AO8 relates specifically to Relocatable Home Parks.
 providing housing for a broad cross section of             potential occupants.                                             The proposal is for Rooming Accommodation and
 households                                                 Editors note— While a retirement facility limits potential       does not involve a Relocatable Home Park.
                                                            occupants to older members of the community or retired
                                                            persons, there is nothing that precludes it from incorporating
                                                            relocatable dwellings. The incorporation of manufactured or


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