2015-09-15 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            15 SEPTEMBER 2015


The community use will support the greater Pomona community and while some activities will be
noise generating others will generate no noise (e.g. plant propagation/gardening). The shed is
approximately 55m from the nearest residential use and it has been indicated the walls will be
insulated for solar protection and will help to mitigate noise. Furthermore, the Men’s Shed group is
cognisant of the nearby residential uses and have indicated they will be ‘good neighbours’.
The use is located close to the village centre accessible to and offers an important social service
to the local male community. The use will add to Pomona’s role in servicing its rural and rural
settlement community.
Overall Outcome 8.8.2
a) For the Open Space Conservation Zone—natural environmental values of high order and
    warranting conservation status are—
     i    protected for their importance in contributing to ecological sustainability including
          maintenance of water quality and provision of habitat and open space linkages; and
     ii appropriately managed to the general exclusion of development or any further subdivision
        of freehold lots.
The building associated with the Men’s Shed exists and the proposed extension is located to an
area historically used by the State for forestry purposes. The use is unlikely to cause any adverse
impacts on the ecological values surrounding the site. The proposed building works are minor with
no vegetation proposed to be removed for its construction. The group is planning to revegetate an
area of the nearby gully.
Overlay Provisions
The following overlay codes are applicable to this application:
       Natural Hazards Overlay Code for Bushfire
The bushfire provisions in the Code require that new uses ensure the safety of people and property.
The proposal is located on the fringe of the Pomona village centre being near the corner of School
and Reserve Streets, a short distance to safety in the event of a bushfire. It is noted the building
extension will be assessed under current bushfire regulations by a certifier at the time of building
approval. The proposal meets the intent of the Natural Hazards Overlay Code for bushfire.




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