2016-12-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              12 DECEMBER 2016


1.2. Seqwater Development Guidelines 2012
The following Table 1 compares the developments setbacks with the Seqwater Development
Guideline’s setbacks for Dangerous and Hazardous Substances Management, Storage and
handling with the developments’.

Feature                                  Seqwater              Proposal (Approx. distance)

Surveyed bank of an intermittent water   50m                   Drainage line/feature 110m
course


Surveyed bank of a permanent water       100m                  250m
course

Water supply well, bore and/or dam       250m                  370m

Nearest cut, embankment or other point   30m                   N/A
where effluent might surface

Upper flood margin level of an urban     400m                  4km to Lake Macdonald
water supply storage

Natural grade                            10%                   4%

Flood immunity                           1 metre above 1 in    N/A
                                         50

1.3. 10m landscape buffer to Holts Road
The original condition of the approval for the industrial estate required an increase in lot 4’s size
to allow a suitable building area and a 10m landscaped buffer to the Holts Road frontage. Lot 4 is
shown on the Plan of Development (POD) as Attachment 1. As part of the representations to the
condition of approval, the applicant at the time advised lot 4 would be dedicated as road reserve.
Lot 4 was therefore never increased in size but subsequently dedicated as road reserve. An
extract from Councils Senior Planning Officer representations report is provided below:
    ‘The applicant has since advised that they would prefer to enter into an agreement with
    Council whereby on the cessation of the Boral Timber office, lot 4 be dedicated as road
    reserve. The applicant has also advised that they would be prepared to ensure this area is
    clear of any contaminants, buildings removed and that a strip be planted. The applicant has
    advised further that Boral Timber are long term tenants and that this dedication may not
    occur for some time. This approach is considered reasonable, as the proposed lot
    dimensions are adequate for the need of Boral Timber and permits in the long term a buffer
    to be achieved of the development to the Bruce Highway’.
Condition 11.5 of the approval required a 10 wide buffer to Holts Road. Condition 11.5 reads as
follows:
Condition 11.5
    Lot 4 shall be amended to be a minimum of 40 metres wide in order to incorporate a future
    10 metre landscape buffer to Holts Road. Alternatively Council may accept a legal
    agreement that provides for the dedication of lot 4 as road reserve on the cessation of the
    Boral Timber office. Where lot 4 is dedicated to Council, this land shall be free of any
    contaminants, buildings/structures removed and a 10 metre wide buffer to Holts Road
    planted in accordance with Council’s Policy on Landscaping Guidelines. All reasonable
    costs associated with the legal agreement shall be reimbursed to Council.
The intent of the POD is for a 10m wide landscaped buffer to the full frontage of Holts Road to
screen development.

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