Assessment Letter · MCU20/0125

                                                                      the Rural Activities Code specifies
                                                                      that proposed animal husbandry
                                                                      and intensive animal industry uses
                                                                      should be over 150m from
                                                                      sensitive land uses. Accordingly,
                                                                      the existence of dwelling houses
                                                                      on     adjoining    land   already
                                                                      prohibits the establishment of
                                                                      these land uses.

                                                                      Based on the above, it is
                                                                      determined that the proposed
                                                                      dwelling is compliant with PO2.
PO7                               AO7.1                               Complies
Buildings       and       other   Buildings are no more than          The proposed dwelling comprises
structures:                       two storeys in height.              a maximum height of 2 storeys.
a) are low rise;                  AO7.2                               Compliant
b) minimise the appearance        With the exception of Class 10      The proposed dwelling comprises
    of bulk to adjacent           buildings or structures used        a maximum building height of
    properties,     roads    or   exclusively for a rural activity,   7.15m.
    other areas in the vicinity   buildings and structures are no
    of the site; and              more than 8 metres in building
c) respect the scale of           height providing that they may
    surrounding vegetation        be up to 9 metres where the
    and              maximises    pitched roof but no other part
    opportunities to retain       of the building or structure
    existing vegetation on        exceeds 8 metres.
    site.                         AO7.3                               Compliant
                                  With the exception of Class 10      The proposed dwelling house
                                  buildings or structures used        comprises a gross floor area of
                                  exclusively for a rural activity,   486m2.
                                  individual buildings or roofed
                                  structures do not exceed
                                  500m2 gross floor area.
PO8                               AO8.4                               Compliant
Notwithstanding            that   In      addition      to     the    The proposed dwelling comprises
intensive rural activities may    circumstances of AO8.1, to          a minimum boundary setback of
need greater separation           AO8.3 above, buildings and          20 meters to all boundaries.
distances, buildings and          structures meet the following
other       structures      are   minimum boundary setbacks:
appropriately      sited   and    a) 20 metres from a property
designed to:                           boundary of adjoining land
a) avoid        environmental          in    the     Environmental
    harm or nuisance to                management              and
    sensitive     land    uses,        conservation zone;
    including           adverse   b) a distance greater than the
    impacts      on     amenity        width of the riparian buffer
    values, over and above             area        shown        on
    what could reasonably be           Biodiversity,    Waterways
    expected in the rural              and     Wetland     Overlay
    zone;                              maps;
b) avoid adverse impact on        c) 10 metres from a road
    ecologically      important        frontage; and
    areas including National      d) 10 metres from the side
    Parks, watercourses, and           and rear boundaries or 6
    wetlands;                          metres where the lot area
c) mitigate risks associated           does not exceed 1 hectare,