response to information request

3 December 2020


Lisa Pienaar
Development Planner
Noosa Council
[email protected]



RE:      Response to Information Request (MCU20/0103) – Shop and Short-term
         Accommodation situated at 13 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads (5/RP91777)

Council issued a further information request on 19 October 2020. The applicant provides
the following additional information in response to the items:

PLANNING

1        Obtain a flood search to determine the appropriate minimum floor levels for
         the site and submit amended plans that comply with the Flood Hazard
         Overlay Code.
2        Provide plans that indicate the grades of the pedestrian and vehicle access
         to the site if the proposal was to achieve the minimum floor height as
         required by the Flood Hazard Overlay Code. Please note that the grades
         must also be suitable for people with disabilities.

A flood certificate has been obtained indicating a minimum floor height of 2.7m AHD. The
floor levels have been amended to comply with the minimum requirements, while still
achieving grades suitable for disabled person access to the site, suspended slab
construction for tree preservation and appropriate stormwater design. The design also
integrates with the street by using steps integrating the shop with the footpath.

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3         Provide justification as to why a larger residential component can’t be
          included in the proposal or alternatively provide an amended proposal that
          addresses the intent of the Tourist Accommodation zone.

The application has been amended to include a 2-bedroom short-term accommodation
unit on the first floor. This is consistent with the intent of the Tourist Accommodation zone
providing for short-term accommodation and an activated ground floor shop use creating
for an active street frontage.

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4         Provide clarification the awnings positioning with regard to the roof of the
          building and submit plans that that comply with the site cover requirements
          under PO11 of the Tourist Accommodation zone in Noosa Plan.
5         Will the awning over the driveway be able to achieve the appropriate fire
          rating?

The design has been reviewed by Council’s consultant architect (Noel Robinson) and the
awning structure has been amended to be finished as an open pergola battens which is
finished non-structural fire-resistant construction.