2020-10-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                              12 OCTOBER 2020


       SITE COVER
       The 1985 approval for TPC1737 (approval for the eastern portion of the building and
       amalgamation of the two halves of the development) was assessed under the 1985 Town
       Plan, which allowed for a maximum of 45% site cover, whilst the draft Development Control
       Plan Scheme specific to the locality at the time had no specific limit for site cover. A provision
       in the 1985 scheme stated ‘not withstanding any of the provisions contained within this
       Division, the Council may dispense with or modify any or all of the requirements of clauses
       1 to 6 (including site cover) if it is considered that such dispensation or modification is
       necessitated having regard to
       1.     The unique size, shape, location or topography of the site or the adjoining area;
       2.     The existing development in the area;
       3.     The existing and proposed amenity of the area.
       It is unclear from Council’s records what the total site cover approved under TPC1737 is,
       however the total current site cover is 60.7%, and as such, site cover in excess of the
       provisions of the planning scheme were approved through multiple applications over the
       course of the development.
       Under the Noosa Plan2006, Noosa Heads Locality Code, Specific Outcome O10 states that
       site cover2 for the Visitor Mixed Use Zone does not exceed 45%. The minor change proposal
       would result in an increase in site cover from 60.7% to a total of 62.5% (refer to Figure 15).
       The areas of increased site cover relate to:
             the new roof over the outdoor dining area for the Providore tenancy;
             the new awning over the Bellissima tenancy and service yard;
             the new roof over the foyer entry and car set down area adjoining the lobby;
             new awning structure above the U205 terrace;
             new rear entry structure between the building and the beach;
             new roof over the ‘Rumba Bar’ tenancy; and
             new roof structure over the new stairs to the eastern side of the building / “Sails” entry.
       The proposed total site cover exceeds the allowable site cover under the Specific Outcome
       O10 of The Noosa Plan.




2site cover means the proportion of a site covered by all buildings and structures shown as a percentage. For enclosed

spaces this includes the area within the outside wall and for unenclosed spaces this includes the area measured along
a line 600mm in from the perimeter of the roof. Site cover includes garages and other roofed outbuildings, but does not
include landscape structures such as in-ground pools and decks.

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