Appendix B - Code Assessment

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 3
Part 6 Zones \ 6.8 Other Zones Category \ 6.8.4 Rural Residential Zone Code




 PO10                                                        AO10                                                       The site adjoins the Bruce Highway corridor to the
 Development does not detract from the scenic amenity        Development on land adjoining the major road               north and Black Mountain Range Road to the south
 of the hinterland as experienced from the major road        network, Lake Macdonald or the Noosa River system          and west which are both identified an being part of
 network or the waterways.                                   minimises visual impacts on the scenic amenity of the      the major road network. No new buildings are
                                                             roadway or waterway by—                                    proposed as part of the subdivision and the
                                                             (a) sensitive siting and design of buildings,              proposed house site areas are positioned to
                                                                  structures, driveways and works;                      maintain the open rural residential landscape setting.
                                                             (b) retaining existing vegetation;                         The subdivision layout generally retains existing
                                                             (c) incorporating landscape treatments to visually         vegetation and avoids ecologically important areas
                                                                  screen and soften development; and                    and riparian corridors. Future dwellings can be
                                                             (d) incorporating building materials and external          designed with appropriate materials, colours,
                                                                  finishes that are compatible with the site’s visual   landscaping and siting to minimise visual impacts
                                                                  character and landscape setting.                      when viewed from the surrounding road network.
                                                             Editor's note—refer to Figure AP3 - 3B

 PO11                                                        AO11.1                                                     AO11.1 - Complies.
 The landscape character and visual amenity quality of       To protect scenic amenity and other landscape              The proposal responds to the sloping topography
 hillslopes and ridgelines are retained and                  qualities:                                                 and landscape character of the site. The identified
 development:                                                (a) buildings or structures are not constructed on         house site areas are generally located on suitable
 (a) is visually responsive to the natural topography of           land with a slope greater than 33%; and              rounded spur crests or broad flank slopes and avoid
        the site, sitting within the landscape rather than   (b) buildings or structures are only constructed on        the steeper and more constrained parts of the land.
        dominating it;                                             steep slopes if:                                     The Geotechnical Investigation confirms that the
 (b) retains natural vegetation that assists in                    (i)  there are no other suitable building sites on   proposed subdivision layout is acceptable from a
        screening or visually softening development;                    the property; and                               geotechnical and slope stability perspective, with a
 (c) steps down slopes or uses suspended floor                     (ii) construction utilises suspended floors or       low risk of instability achievable subject to future lot-
        construction, minimising cut or fill; and                       pole footings rather than slab on ground        specific design measures. Future dwelling design
 (d) uses materials, finishes and colours that                          construction.                                   can minimise cut and fill, utilise hillside construction
        complement the natural setting and integrate with                                                               methods where required, and apply materials and
        the landscape and skyline.                                                                                      colours that integrate with the surrounding
                                                             AO11.2                                                     landscape.
                                                             On sloping sites or on ridgelines at the uppermost
                                                             edge of a hill slope:                                      AO11.2 – AO11.4 – Not applicable
                                                             (a) roof lines are generally parallel with contours of     The proposal does not involve the establishment of
                                                                  the land;                                             buildings.
                                                             (b) roofs do not exceed a pitch of 15 degrees;
                                                             (c) buildings do not protrude above the height of
                                                                  prevailing vegetation; and
                                                             (d) undercroft areas exceeding 1.5 metres in height


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