DA Report [As Published] · 132007.2398

               HomeCare
               Retirement Living
               Residential Care


     areas. The timing of construction of the apartment buildings will be determined according to
     demand and expressions of interest from prospective purchasers.

     It is intended to provide a construction vehicle access from Pearsons Road which at the end
     of the construction period will be established as a pedestrian entry to the site and also serve
     as an alternative emergency vehicle access point to the site.

     The care facility is proposed to be developed in two stages. The timing for commencement
     of construction will be determined by the allocation of bed licences from the federal
     government. Construction traffic for the care facility will be taken from the proposed access
     from Lamonts Road.

     It is requested that a currency period of 8 years be included as part of the approval
     package.



5    Development Assessment
5.1 Purposes of Development and Basis of Assessment

     The purposes of development fall within the definition of Multiple housing - Type 3
     Retirement and Special Needs:

     Multiple housing means the use of premises for two or more dwelling units or
     accommodation units as the case may be, occupied by permanent or semi-permanent
     residents, where the occupants may share common facilities on the site. The term includes
     the following types:

     Type 3 Retirement and special needs means the use of premises for dwelling units or
     accommodation units that house persons who are aged, being nursed or are convalescing.
     In each case, communal facilities are available to residents for social interaction, recreation
     and emergency medical attention. The use may also include a caretaker’s residence and
     medical centre where they are ancillary to the residential care facility. The use includes a
     retirement village and aged persons home however does not include health uses as
     separately defined.

     aged persons home means premises housing elderly persons under the supervision of
     nursing care. Residents are accommodated in bedrooms or units but not dwelling units

     accommodation unit means part of a building to be used as a dwelling place for the
     exclusive use of one household containing at least one habitable room but which is not self-
     contained.

     dwelling unit means a building or part of a building used as a self-contained residence for
     the exclusive use of one household. It includes outbuildings and works normally associated
     with a dwelling.
RSL Care – Integrated Residential Aged Care & Seniors Living – Trading Post Road, Cooroy           18