Assessment Letter · MCU20/0125

 experienced from the major         the Noosa River system
 road network or waterways.         minimises visual impacts on
                                    the scenic amenity of the
                                    roadway or waterway by:
                                    a) sensitive siting and design
                                        of buildings, structures,
                                        driveways and works;
                                    b) retaining              existing
                                        vegetation;
                                    c) incorporating       landscape
                                        treatments to visually
                                        screen        and      soften
                                        development; and
                                    d) incorporating         building
                                        materials and external
                                        finishes        that       are
                                        compatible with the site’s
                                        visual     character      and
                                        landscape setting.
 PO15                               AO15.1                               Compliant
 The landscape character and        To protect scenic amenity and        The site is not subject to sloping
 visual amenity quality of hill     other landscape qualities,           of greater than 25%.
 slopes and ridgelines are          buildings,     structures     and
 retained and buildings and         associated accessways are not
 structures:                        constructed on land with a
 a) are visually responsive to      slope greater than 25%.
     the natural topography         AO15.2                               Not Applicable
     of the site, sitting within    On sloping sites or on
     the landscape rather than      ridgelines at the uppermost
     dominating it;                 edge of a hill slope:
 b) step down slopes or use         a) roof lines are generally
     suspended              floor       parallel with contours of
     construction, minimising           the land;
     cut and fill and avoiding      b) roofs do not exceed a
     benching of the site;              pitch of 15 degrees; and
 c) allow for retention of          c) buildings do not protrude
     natural vegetation that            above the height of
     assists in screening or            prevailing vegetation.
     visually          softening    AO15.3                               Compliant
     development; and               Cut or fill is less than 1.5         The subject site does not
 d) incorporate        materials,   metres in depth relative to          comprise of any significant slope
     finishes and colours that      natural ground surface.              and will not require significant
     complement the natural                                              earthworks to establish the
     setting and integrate                                               proposed dwelling.
     with the landscape and
     skyline.


CONCLUSION

The dwelling has been located as to be free from all natural hazards. The development does not
impact on mapped vegetation on site and does not pose any additional impact upon the agricultural
significance of land within proximity of the subject site. It is determined that the proposed dwelling
house achieves compliance with all performance outcomes under the Rural Zone and Low Density
Housing Codes.