2016-07-18 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                             18 JULY 2016



GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING - LIVE RECORD MEETING NOTES
18 JULY 2016 - Crs Frank Wilkie (Chair), Ingrid Jackson, Joe Jurisevic, Brian Stockwell
and Tony Wellington
Apologies:       Cr Glasgow, Cr Pardon


1    DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FOR MULTIPLE
     HOUSING TYPE 3 RETIREMENT & SPECIAL NEEDS (56 ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT
     DWELLINGS) AND RECONFIGURING A LOT (4 INTO 3 LOTS) (MCU15/0111 &
     REC15/0031)
     Motion
     Moved:             Cr Stockwell
     Seconded:          Cr Jurisevic
     That Council note the report by the Coordinator Planning to the Planning & Environment
     Committee Meeting dated 12 July 2016 regarding Application Nos. MCU15/0111 and
     REC15/0031 for a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use of Premises - Multiple
     housing Type 3 - Retirement & Special Needs (56 Additional Retirement Dwellings); and
     Reconfiguring a Lot – 4 Lots into 3 Lots situated at 2 & 4 Lamonts Road and 19 & 20
     Trading Post Road, Cooroy and defer consideration of the applications to a future Council
     Meeting to allow staff and the developer to more fully consider, investigate and respond to
     the following provisions in order to achieve compliance with the overall and specific
     outcomes for the Cooroy and Lake Macdonald Locality:
     Uses and works are located, designed and managed to —
     i.     be compatible with other uses and avoid significant adverse impacts on the amenity
            and visual qualities of the local area
     ii.    avoid significant adverse effects on the natural environment, including native habitat
            removal, fragmentation and attrition;
     iii.   ensure that conservation of good quality agricultural land for agricultural purposes;
     Specifically:
     1.     The vistas offered from the major road corridors are protected and add to the
            attraction of the locality for visitors and residents;
     2.     The riparian corridors of Six Mile Creek and its tributaries are protected;
     3.     Areas of native remnant or regrowth vegetation, including their biodiversity and
            habitat values are protected;
     4.     The natural characteristics of the site are analysed to ensure the development has a
            low site impact to enhance the opportunity to maintain natural site characteristics
            such as native vegetation and natural landforms
     5.     Review architectural and urban design to:
            a.    preserve the visual and acoustic privacy of adjoining and nearby properties;
            b.    maintain the visual continuity and pattern of buildings and landscape elements
                  within the street,



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