Appendix 9 - Detailed assessment against the Noosa plan

                 Column 1                                        Column 2                  Column 3
             Specific Outcomes                               Probable solutions            Response
 g)    avoid large areas of continuous wall
       planes by varying the building setbacks
       and using appropriate techniques to
       provide visual relief; and
 h)    help protect the natural character and
       visual amenity of the Noosa River system
       and other watercourses.

 Site cover, gross floor area and plot ratio
 O10 The site cover, gross floor area and             No solution provided        Complies
 plot ratio of buildings and other roofed                                         The proposal reduces the
 structures—                                                                      gross floor area when
 a)      results in a building scale that is                                      compared with the existing
         compatible        with     surrounding                                   development.
         development;
 b)      does not present an appearance of
         bulk to adjacent properties, roads
         or other areas in the vicinity of the
         site;
 c)      maximises the retention of existing
         vegetation and allows for soft
         landscaping between buildings;
 d)      allows for adequate area at ground
         level for outdoor recreation,
         entertainment, clothes drying and
         other site facilities; and
 e)      facilitates    onsite      stormwater
         management           and     vehicular
         access.
                                                                                  N/A
 O11 Site cover—
 a)   for a class 1 or class 10a building
      within the Detached Housing Zone,
      does not exceed—
      i     for a single storey building - 50%;
            or
      ii    for a building of 2 or more storeys
            - 50% on the ground floor and
            30% for the upper storey(s), or
            40% for all storeys for a building of
            2 or more storeys;
 b)   for other classes with the Detached
      Housing Zone, does not exceed—40%;
 c)   for the Semi-Attached Housing Zone
      does not exceed 40%;
 d)   for the Attached Housing Zone does
      not exceed 40%;
 e)   for the Visitor Mixed Use Zone does
      not exceed 40%; or
 f)   for the Shire Business Centre Zone in
      Precincts E1, E2, E6 and E7 does not
      exceed 50%.
                                                                                  N/A
 O12 For the Semi-Attached Housing Zone
 buildings do not exceed a plot ratio of 0.45:1
                                                                                  N/A
 O13 For the Attached Housing Zone the
 maximum gross floor area is equivalent to
 the maximum allowable population in
 persons multiplied by 40m2.
                                                                                  N/A
 O14 For the Visitor Mixed Use Zone, the
 maximum gross floor area equals the
 allowable population in persons multiplied by
 40m2, provided that the gross floor area
 does not exceed 13,600m2.

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