2021-12-07 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda - Updated

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               7 DECEMBER 2021


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The application is seeking retrospective approval for a Home-based Business. The application
encompasses a small-scale meat processing facility located in an existing 51.7m2 shed. The shed
has been retrofitted to facilitate the processing of wild game (venison) and is solely operated by
the landowner who resides on the lot.
The meat and products are sold by the operator at local markets and directly to restaurants. No
onsite sales are proposed, and no deliveries or commercial vehicles would attend the site.
The relevant assessment benchmarks support home-based businesses provided they are
facilitated where the nature, scale and intensity of the activity is compatible with the low density
rural residential character and amenity of the surrounding locality.
It is considered that proposed use maintains a domestic scale and operates in a manner that is
subordinate to the residential use on the premises. Externally the activity maintains a residential
appearance from all adjoining properties and is not visible from Patterson Drive.
Despite submissions received from surrounding residents it is considered that the home-based
business will not unreasonably impact on the amenity of the rural residential character of the area,
with the shed well insulated to mitigate potential noise impacts. The proposal complies with the
Rural Residential Zone Code and the Home-based Business Code and is therefore recommended
for approval.
Director Environment & Sustainable Development (Acting) Leo Jensen comment:
It is noted that during the assessment period a submitter raised concerns via social media that
Council’s assessing officer Wilhelm Koschade may have a conflict of interest in the assessing this
matter. The assessing officer has an interest in hunting as a recreational pastime.
This matter was investigated and whilst there may be a perceived conflict of interest by others, it
was determined that no real conflict existed to warrant another officer to undertake the assessment.
The officer has no relationship with the applicant.
The report has been fully reviewed by the Development Assessment Manager Kerri Coyle and
Director Environment & Sustainable Development (Acting) Leo Jensen.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 7 December 2021 regarding Application No. MCU21/0154 for a
Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Home-based business (Small Scale Meat
Processing) situated at 82 Patterson Dr Tinbeerwah and:
A.   Approve the application in accordance with the following conditions:
PLANNING
     When Conditions must be Complied With
1.   Unless otherwise stated, all conditions of this Decision Notice must be complied with, and
     then compliance maintained at all times while the use continues.
     Approved Plans
2.   Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the
     approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless
     otherwise amended by these conditions.

       Plan No.             Rev.    Plan/Document Name                             Date

       AO1                  -       Site Plan, prepared by RG Strategic            08/09/2021

       AO2                  -       Floor Plan, prepared by RG Strategic           08/09/2021


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