2020-02-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                       20 FEBRUARY 2020


GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING RECOMMENDATIONS
17 FEBRUARY 2020 - Crs. Frank Wilkie (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Ingrid Jackson, Joe Jurisevic,
Brian Stockwell and Tony Wellington

1    MCU18/0166 - DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE SERVICE
     AND UTILITY - TYPE 3 TOWER, SITUATED AT 244 TABLELANDS ROAD, COORAN
     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:            Cr Jurisevic
     Seconded:         Cr Stockwell
     That Council note the report by the Development Planners to the Planning & Environment
     Committee Meeting dated 11 February 2020 regarding Application No MCU18/0166 for a
     Development Permit for Material Change of Use Service and Utility - Type 3 Tower, situated
     at 244 Tablelands Rd, Cooran and:
     A.   Refuse the application for the following reasons:
          1.   The proposed infrastructure is located in an area identified by the SEQ Regional
               Plan as being of regionally significant scenic amenity and the proposal
               compromises this scenic amenity and regional landscape of the area.
          2.     The proposed development is inconsistent with Desired Environmental Outcome
                 3.1.3 m) viii of the Noosa Plan as the proposed development is visually prominent
                 in the view from premises along Tablelands Road.
          3.     The development application proposes a use that is inconsistent in the Rural Zone
                 of the Mary River Catchment Locality;
          4.     The proposal is contrary to Specific Outcome O2 and Overall Outcome 8.7.2 a)iii,
                 k)iii, v) and mm)ii of the Mary River Catchment Locality Code as,
                 4.1 The visual amenity enjoyed by users of nearby premises is adversely
                         impacted; and
                 4.2   The scale and form of the structure is not integrated into the landform and
                       landscape; and
                 4.3   The siting of the proposed structure does not protect significant views to Mt
                       Cooroora, Mt Cooran and Mt Pinbarren; and
                 4.4 The scenic values and rural amenity of the locality are adversely impacted;
          5.     The proposal is contrary to Overall Outcome 14.37.2 b) and 14.37.2 c) and Specific
                 Outcome O10 of the Infrastructure Uses Code as the proposed infrastructure,
                 5.1. Detracts from the visual amenity of the rural and residential amenity enjoyed
                      by residents and visitors to the area and does not satisfactorily visually
                      integrate with the landscape; and
                 5.2. Fails to co-locate with the existing telecommunications nearby.
          6.     The proposed tower, if approved, would be afforded immunity under the
                 Telecommunications Act 1997 enabling further extension up to 5 metres without
                 further reference to Council which would exacerbate the visual amenity impacts;
          7.     The visual impact on a number of premises in the area, which have direct line of
                 sight in their viewshed, is considered significant and unacceptable for those
                 residents.
          8.    The applicant’s visual impact assessment is deficient to satisfactorily determine
                the degree and extent of visual impacts from the proposed development and
                impacts are likely to be greater than has been currently identified in the reports.
     B.   Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
                                                                            Carried unanimously.

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