33797 Cover letter & supporting documents. · MCU18/0119

                                                           ARI or average recurrence interval means the average or expected value of the period between
                 Including amendments to 28 October 2016




                                                           exceedances of a given rainfall intensity or discharge.
The Noosa Plan




                                                           balcony means any external platform, attached to and accessed from a building and 1m or more
                                                           above adjacent finished ground level. A balcony is part of a building.

                                                           basement means a space where the ceiling height projects no more than one metre above both
                                                           the natural ground surface and the finished ground level, and where access to the basement is
                                                           limited to one opening a maximum of 6m wide.

                                                           BCA means the Building Code of Australia.

                                                           buffer area means an area of land separating adjacent land uses that is managed for the purpose
                                                           of mitigating impacts of one use on another. A buffer area consists of a separation distance and
                                                           one or more buffer elements. A buffer area does not include areas of existing riparian vegetation,
                                                           wetlands, watercourses or vegetation on land identified on Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 to 9.1.

                                                           buffer element means a natural or artificial feature within a buffer area that mitigates an adverse
                                                           impact. The term includes open ground, vegetated areas and purpose designed barriers.

                                                           building means a fixed structure that is wholly or partly enclosed by walls and is roofed, and
                                                           includes any part of a building.

                                                           building (or structure) height in metres means the vertical height of a building or structure
                                                           measured from the finished ground level and the natural ground surface to the top of the roof or
                                                           parapet at any point.

                                                           building height in storeys means the number of storeys in a building measured vertically at any
                                                           point, provided that a basement shall not count as a storey.

                                                           bunded area for the purposes of waste management means an area with a raised edge for—

                                                           a)    the containment of liquid prior to drainage; and

                                                           b)    the exclusion of surface stormwater.
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                                                           cabin means a free standing building, not exceeding 100m in gross floor area and not including a
                                                           laundry, used for overnight or holiday accommodation.

                                                           caretaker’s residence means a dwelling unit situated on the same premises as a business use,
                                                           community use or infrastructure use where it is occupied by the owner or employee of the
                                                           business or operation for reasons of ensuring security and maintenance of the business or
                                                           operation.

                                                           carriageway means the area of pavement between kerbs or pavement area for vehicular traffic
                                                           where no kerbs exist, but does not include footpaths.

                                                           character area has the meaning given in the Heritage Overlay general provisions (Part 13,
                                                           Division 5).

                                                           child activity areas means land or buildings associated with the care of, or used by, children for
                                                           more than 5 hours per day at least 3 days per week including—

                                                           a)    child care facilities providing day care, occasional care, kindergarten and crèche services;

                                                           b)    educational establishments providing for preschool and primary school students; and

                                                           c)    before/after school care and vacation care for children less than 13 years of age.

                                                           code assessable see assessment category (has the same meaning as in the IPA)


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