Planning Report & Code Assessment · MCU15/0014

KHA Development Managers – 15010                                                             February 2014



 State interest – natural hazards, risk and                       Comment
 resilience
 Development
 1) avoids natural hazard areas or mitigates the    The site is within a flood hazard area. Habitable
    risks of the natural hazard to an acceptable or rooms will be built above the flood level in
    tolerable level, and                            accordance with Council and State standards
                                                    therefore mitigating the risk of the natural hazard.
 2) supports, and does not unduly burden, disaster Habitable rooms will be built above the flood level
    management response or recovery capacity and in accordance with Council and State standards.
    capabilities, and                               This will ensure people on the site are not subject
                                                    to flood hazard and will therefore reduce burden
                                                    on disaster management response and recovery
                                                    capacity in the event of a flood.
 3) directly, indirectly and cumulatively avoids an Habitable rooms will be built above the flood level
    increase in the severity of the natural hazard in accordance with Council and State standards.
    and the potential for damage on the site or to This will ensure people on the site are not subject
    other properties, and                           to flood hazard. The filling of the site will be
                                                    undertaken to ensure no adverse external impacts.
 4) avoids risks to public safety and the The proposal is for a residential use. Accordingly
    environment from the location of hazardous hazardous materials won’t be stored on site.
    materials and the release of these materials as
    a result of a natural hazard, and
 5) maintains or enhances natural processes and The site will be filled to ensure habitable rooms will
    the protective function of landforms and be built above the flood level in accordance with
    vegetation that can mitigate risks associated Council and State standards. Filling of the site is
    with the natural hazard.                        necessary to mitigate the site’s flood risk.

6.3 REFERRAL

Referral to the state assessment and referral agency (SARA) is not triggered under Schedule 7 of the
Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009.

6.4 STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS

The State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP) set out the matters of interest to the state for
development assessment, where the state assessment and referral agency (SARA) is responsible for
assessing or deciding development applications as assessment manager or as a referral agency. The SDAP
is not applied by local government in the assessment of development applications.

As no referral is triggered by the application the SDAP are not applicable.




Development Assessment Report                                                                     Page 12
Material Change Of Use For Multiple Housing Type 4 Conventional (6 Units)
279 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville