Appendix B - Code Assessment

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 3
Part 9 Development codes \ 9.5 Other Development Codes \ 9.5.1 Reconfiguring a Lot
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                                                         (d)   land with a slope, or subject to cut or fill with a
                                                               batter slope, that exceeds a slope of 15%;
                                                         (e) areas of land less than 15 metres wide, such as
                                                               access and service and utility easements;
                                                         (f) land required to serve primarily as a buffer area
                                                               to any existing development or major transport
                                                               corridor; and
                                                         (g) power easements.
                                                         AO19.3
                                                         At least 10% of the total open space provision for
                                                         active parkland is exclusive of flood inundation below
                                                         the 1% AEP (1:100 year ARI level or the highest
                                                         recorded flood level), whichever is the greatest.

 Small residential lots

 PO20                                                    AO20                                                        AO20 - Not applicable.
                                                                                                                     The site is not in the Low Density Residential zone
 Residential lots less than 600m2:                       Within the Low Density Residential zone, new lots of
 (a) occur only where they are consistent with the       less than 600m2:
      size of established adjacent lots;                 (a) are no smaller than the size of established
 (b) are not less than 500m2 in area;                          adjacent lots;
 (c) are free of physical constraints or encumbrances    (b) are free of easements;
      that would restrict the siting of a house;         (c) are regular in shape with a width to depth ratio of
 (d) have area and dimensions that can                         approximately 1:2;
      accommodate an appropriate house site area         (d) do not have a slope greater than 10%;
      without siting variations;                         (e) can accommodate a house and sufficient car
 (e) are distributed across a development to create            parking without encroaching into boundary
      diversity in lots; and                                   clearances or prescribed building setbacks;
 (f) do not result in excessive driveways at             (f) allow for landscape and tree planting in deep soil
      intersections or corners.                                zones to soften built form elements;
                                                         (g) are not created by further dividing an existing
                                                               rear (battle-axe) lot; and
                                                         (h) are not located at the end of a T-intersection or at
                                                               a bend in the road.

 Rear lots

 PO21                                                    AO21.1                                                      AO21.1 – AO21.11 – Not Applicable
                                                                                                                     The proposal does not involve creating rear lots.

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