2015-06-23 Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               23 JUNE 2015


REPORT
1.    PROPOSAL
The applicant seeks an approval for a dwelling currently under construction. The dwelling
was pre manufactured in a Brisbane factory and transported to the site in halves then sited
on posts approximately 3m above the natural ground level. The dwelling is setback between
2.01m – 4.4m to the northern boundary and between 3.3 – 6.03m to the southern boundary
to Main Street.
The upper level consists of a kitchen, dining room, lounge room, 2 bathrooms and 3
bedrooms. The ground level includes a double carport, a bedroom, storeroom and lounge
area. The upper level covered 3 metre wide verandah runs along the length of the house
facing east with a set of split stairs centrally located. A small verandah accessed from the
laundry is located to the western (rear) side of the house. Eaves of approximately 0.35-
0.40m wide are present to 100% of the perimeter of the building together with 0.6m deep
window hoods. Figure 1 below shows the partially constructed dwelling from the east and the
west directions.




Figure 1 – The image on the left - view from the east and image on the right – view from the west.

The dwelling does not comply with the following self-assessable provisions of the Detached
House Code:
    S1.1- Setbacks
    S14.1 – Roof form (eaves)
    S15.1 – Streetscape and Character – Kin Kin village
The application is before Council because of the prominent location and the extent of the
setback relaxation sought and the concerns over the dwelling raised by the community.
2.    SITE DETAILS
2.1. Background
    The dwelling was granted a Building Approval on 11 September 2013.
    The Building Approval is unlawful as the dwelling does not comply with some of the
      self-assessable provisions of the Detached House Code.
    The pre-fabricated dwelling was transported and sited in accordance with the Building
      Approval.
    The dwelling remained onsite for a sometime prior to construction work commencing
    A complaint from a concerned resident led to an application to Council.
    Staff are currently preparing to lodge a complaint against the building certifier for the
      dwelling to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission.

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