2021-12-13 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                      13 DECEMBER 2021


5.   ITEMS REFERRED FROM COMMITTEES


PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

1    MCU21/0154 - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE –
     HOME-BASED BUSINESS (SMALL SCALE MEAT PROCESSING) AT 82 PATTERSON
     DRIVE, TINBEERWAH
     In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stewart provided the following
     declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
     I, Cr Stewart, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as I was
     approached by the applicant’s adjoining neighbour, Kirsty Pocock who advised me that our sons play
     football together. Although I have a declarable conflict of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person
     could have a perception of bias as I believe that I do not have a close personal relationship with Ms
     Pocock and I believe I can consider this matter impartially and in the public interest. I also declare that
     I similarly received a submission from Laura Prater who also lives in the area. I have met Ms Prater on
     a number of occasions and our children go to day-care together. Although I have a declarable conflict
     of interest, I do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias as I believe that I do
     not have a close personal relationship with Ms Prater and I believe I can consider this matter impartially
     and in the public interest. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect
     the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision.

     Committee Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Stockwell
     Seconded:         Cr Finzel
     That Council note the declarable conflict of interest by Cr Stewart and determine that it is in the public
     interest that Cr Stewart participates and votes on this matter because Council believes that she does
     not have a close personal relationship with Ms Pocock or Ms Prater and therefore a reasonable person
     would trust that the final decision is made in the public interest.
                                                                                     Carried unanimously.
     Cr Stewart did not vote on the above motion.


     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:           Cr Lorentson
     Seconded:        Cr Wilkie
     That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Environment
     Committee Meeting dated 7 December 2021 regarding Application No. MCU21/0154 for a
     Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Home-based business (Small Scale Meat
     Processing) situated at 82 Patterson Dr Tinbeerwah and request staff to prepare a further
     report for the Ordinary Meeting dated 16 December 2021 with a draft motion for refusal of the
     application.
     A.    Approve the application in accordance with the following conditions:
     PLANNING
     When Conditions must be Complied With
     1.    Unless otherwise stated, all conditions of this Decision Notice must be complied with,
           and then compliance maintained at all times while the use continues.
     Approved Plans
     2.    Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with
           the approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table
           unless otherwise amended by these conditions.

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