2014-09-16 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   16 September 2014




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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     16 September 2014

                                                                                   ATTACHMENT 1

         ORDINARY MEETING UPDATED REPORT                            12 DECEMBER 2013
               Forestry Road achieves the necessary safe environment, including consideration on
               sealing and road widening to allow two trucks to pass one another.
             « Confirmation of the maximum number of birds to be kept in the sheds with
               consideration given to reducing the number of chickens on site.
         The applicant provided a formal response to the request for additional information on the 2
         December 2013. An assessment of the additional information is provided below.
          ASSESSMENT
             1. Total vehicle trips including details of size of vehicles, purpose of trip, time of
               trip and number of trips per day.
         The applicant has provided a revised table of the daily vehicle movements, including the type
         of vehicles, purpose of the trip and travel times, which is included as Attachment 1.
         The revised table has been updated to reflect the proposed maximum number of birds as
         235,554 and indicates that delivery of feed will be spread over additional days, concentrated
         in the first half of the 9 week batch cycle (weeks 1 — 5) and so avoid live bird pick up times
         towards the end of the batch cycle (weeks 5-8). The applicant's revised table also indicates
         that feed deliveries will now be spread over 16 days, with up to 4 heavy vehicle trips for feed
         deliveries proposed in any one day. Live bird pick up will now be spread over 5 days for
         each batch cycle, with between 20-26 heavy vehicle trips using the road from 2:30am
          onwards.
         The proposed trip numbers detailed in the applicant's revised table differs significantly from
         the information previously provided to council by the applicant for feed deliveries and
         information gained by officers from the industry and council's odour consultant.
         Notwithstanding this, Council's Traffic Engineer confirms that even with the revised traffic
         movements, the planned traffic demand will still require significant improvements to Top
         Forestry Road, so as to ensure the safety of Top Forestry Road. The proposed pick up times
         for live birds similarly still raises significant amenity concerns for residents, particularly for
         those residents living along the travel route through the residential streets of Cooroy.
             2. Feasibility of requirements to provide to seal to 50m in front of affected
                properties on Top Forestry Road or to enter into an infrastructure agreement
               with council.
          A plan has been prepared by Callaghan & Toth Engineers showing Top Forestry Road to be
         sealed within 50m of adjacent dwellings. The plan includes 5 sections of the road to be
         sealed, totaling 381m of the existing 1.3km travel route on Top Forestry Road. The applicant
         indicates they are willing to accept a condition for the sealing of these sections, subject to a
         subsequent Operational Works approval.
         The applicant also concedes that the existing road bend located adjacent to 111 and 124
          Top Forestry Road is of insufficient width to accommodate two trucks to pass. A concept plan
         has been provided including widening of the road formation, with stone pitched retaining
         walls on each side of the road. A copy of the proposed works is included as Attachment 2.
         The applicant considers the current situation is inadequate for the existing traffic usage and
         seeks Council to enter into an infrastructure agreement to pay a contribution of 50% of the
         cost for improvements to Top Forestry Road at this bend. No details as to the cost of road
         improvements have been submitted or a signed Infrastructure Agreement.

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