REC14/0007 & OPW14/0253 Report

Land Surveying Dynamics                                                             June 2014



                                SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                             PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                      COMMENTS
          b) contribute to the legibility, accessibility and character of the   S25.1 A park has direct road frontages of a
          locality;                                                             minimum of 25% of the total allotment boundary of
          c) create attractive environment settings and focal points;           the park to provide physical access and visibility;
          d) enable the retention and protection of significant vegetation,     AND
          wetlands, watercourses, drainage lines and other native habitat       S25.2 Land intended for public open space
          areas, their associated buffers and linkages/corridors and            complements existing adjacent and surrounding
          natural and cultural features; and                                    open space areas and physical linkages to these
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          e) be cost effective to maintain .                                    areas are provided;
                                                                                AND
                                                                                S25.3 Open space is provided adjacent to
                                                                                watercourses, with roads servicing the linear
                                                                                parkland and lots located on the opposite side of
                                                                                the road to the watercourse.
                                                                                AND
                                                                                S25.4 Public open space has good connectivity for
                                                                                users via pedestrian and cycle paths.
          O26 Land provided for active recreation areas is of a physical        S26.1 Active parkland is of a compact shape free of       Not Applicable.
          standard and condition suitable for the intended uses and is not      irregular boundaries;
          subject to physical or other constraints including contamination,     AND
          environmental or biophysical constraints or legislative protection    S26.2 Active parkland is located on land that is
          that would encumber its use.                                          exclusive of—
                                                                                a) flood inundation below the 20% AEP (1:5 year
                                                                                ARI level);
                                                                                b) land affected by stormwater or overland flow
                                                                                discharge from adjacent allotments;
                                                                                c) drainage reserves and detention basins, which
                                                                                cannot be shown to safely and effectively contribute
                                                                                to the network of parks and open space areas;
                                                                                d) land with a slope, or subject to cut and fill with a
                                                                                batter slope, that exceeds a slope of 1 in 67 (15%);
                                                                                e) areas of land less than 15m 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;

                                                                                AND
                                                                                S26.3 At least 10% of the total open space



Reconfiguring of a Lot – Three (3) into Four (4) Lots
8 Stevens Street, Sunshine Beach
RPD: Lots 675 and 697 on RP48111 and Lot 676 on SP125656                                                33