2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                18 AUGUST 2015


   The use will be generally limited to day time operations and will not be reliant on
     passing traffic for business. Clients will generally attend the site by appointment and
     the use will not generate high volumes of traffic.
The applicant’s grounds are noted and generally agreed to. The site has been used
continuously as a medical centre since the 1990s and part of the site will continue to be used
for this purpose. The proposed office will operate with similar impacts to that of a medical
centre and will not adversely affect the surrounding residential amenity as the use is
contained in the existing building fronting Noosa Parade.
Land Use & Works Provisions
The following codes which regulate land use and design are most applicable to this
application:
   Noosaville Locality Code;
   Business Uses Code;
   Landscaping Code; and
   Engineering Works Codes
The application has been assessed against each of the above applicable codes and
generally complies with each code. Further discussion is provided below in respect to
carparking and landscaping.
Carparking
Carparking is shared between both buildings on the site, with the existing approval providing
12 carparking spaces for the medical centre, with 6 carparking spaces generally attributed to
each building. The Noosa Plan now requires carparking for both medical centres and offices
at the rate of 1 space per 20m2 for a development of this size.
Given the proposal is for a similar intensity commercial use within an existing building and
does not increase the area of the tenancy, the onsite carparking area is considered
adequate for this land use. There are also a number of on-street carparking spaces in the
Noosa Parade frontage to accommodate any overflow carparking without impacting on the
road network, consistent with the Outcomes of the Driveways and Carparking Code.
Landscaping
The applicant intends to rejuvenate the existing landscaping on site and has prepared a
detailed landscape plan for the site, including:
   Removal of the existing fence along Weyba Road;
   New pedestrian pathway connecting Noosa Parade to Weyba Road through the site;
   Reinforcement plantings along Noosa Parade frontage with a mixture of trees and
     shrub species; and
   Retention of existing native feature trees.
An additional 12 x 45L native tree species are proposed within the street frontages to assist
in lessening the building’s bulk. The proposed landscaping will supplement and enhance the
existing significant trees on site consistent with the Outcomes of the Landscaping Code.
Overlay Provisions
The site is mapped as being affected by the Natural Hazards (Flooding and Acid Sulfate
Soils) Overlay. The proposal is for the re-use of the existing building with no significant
earthworks or the existing floor levels altered. The proposal will not compromise the safety of
users to the site and meets the relevant Outcomes of the Overlay Codes.




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