Original Application Part 2 - Town Planning Report [As Published] · 132008.1787

Ken Hicks & Associates                                                                                             September 2008


Table 14-6 Entertainment & Dining Business or Retail Business Types 1 or 2
             Specific Outcomes                              Probable Solutions                               Proposal

Effects of use
Noise and visual amenity
O15 Uses maintain a satisfactory level of          S15.1 For uses involving outdoor            N/A – these facilities are not included
acoustic and visual amenity for surrounding        courts including tennis courts, half        in the proposal.
uses.                                              courts and netball courts—the use
                                                   complies with the requirements in
                                                   Section 2 of PSP8 Tennis and other
                                                   Courts.
Outdoor dining areas
O16 Outdoor dining areas are designed and          S16.1 Walls to outdoor dining areas         To Comply – The proposed outdoor
located so that—                                   are—                                        dining areas will incorporate these
a)     structures are aesthetically pleasing and   a)      if facing a roadway or other        solutions.
       in keeping with the existing character of           public area, transparent;
       the area, including the architecture of     b)      not made of flexible, roll-up or
       the associated building;                            drop plastic sheeting;
b)     outdoor dining adds to the landscaped       c)      separated from the floor and
       streetscape without increasing perceived            any roof by a minimum vertical
       building bulk;                                      gap of 500mm; and
c)     temporary walls or roofs are stored         d)      if detachable or collapsible, are
       when not in use and secured at all                  only used during inclement
       times;                                              weather;
d)     adequate air movement is available; and     AND
e)     structures do not impede the movement       S16.2 Roof, walls or other structures
       of pedestrians or vehicles;                 do not extend beyond the boundaries
AND                                                of the premises;
                                                   AND
                                                   S16.3        The outdoor dining area
                                                   complies with Planning Scheme Policy
                                                   PSP14 Outdoor Dining;
                                                   AND
O17 Adequate clearways and head clearance          S17.1 Roof structures over outdoor
are provided to allow safe movement of users of    dining areas have a minimum
the premises.                                      clearance height of 2.1m.



5.3.5 Landscaping Code

The overall outcome is the achievement of a high quality of landscape design that—
a) retains, reinforces and enhances the natural landscape character of the site, streetscape and locality;
b) retains existing vegetation and other natural features for their ecological, aesthetic and cultural
   values;
c) ensures the revegetation and rehabilitation of native wildlife habitat and riparian zones to protect and
   enhance ecological and biodiversity values;
d) facilitates water management including on-site detention and the efficient infiltration of stormwater;
e) enables the establishment of appropriate plantings that are of a scale and density commensurate with
   building height, bulk and scale to buffer development and conflicting land uses;
f) enhances privacy between dwelling units and accommodation units;
g) accommodates the outdoor recreation needs of dwelling occupants; and
h) provides adequate vegetation treatment to steep slopes and unstable landforms.

Comment: An assessment against the specific outcomes of the Landscape Code is included as
Attachment F. This assessment demonstrates that the proposal achieves the specific outcomes of the
Code having regard to the Landscape Concept Plan prepared by LandGraphics, included as Attachment
D and the landscape area/calculations shown in the proposal plans included as Attachment A.

With regard to landscape are provision, the Landscape Code requires for the Visitor Mixed Use Zone a
minimum 10% of the site area to be landscape; but specifies for Visitor Accommodation Type 4
Conventional a minimum landscape area of proposed population in persons x 30m 2, providing that 60% of
this requirement is soft landscaping. In this regard based on the zoning provision a minimum 472.2m2 is
required and based on the use provision 1,980m2 (42%) is required, which is to comprise 1,188m2 (25%)
of soft landscaping. While the proposal easily achieves the zoning based requirement, the use based

Town Planning Report
Material Change of Use – Visitor Accommodation Type 4 Conventional,
Retail business Type 2 Shop & salon, and Entertainment and dining business Type 1 Food & beverages                          Page 28
9 - 21 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads