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MCU Justification Letter
6/5/21
Noosa Shire Council
9 Pelican St
Tewantin Qld 4565
Our Reference: 3389/21
Material Change of Use Application (MCU)
Property Address: Proposed new dwelling at 18 Yatama Place Cooroibah
Lot 6 SP253957
Low Density Residential Zone
Rural Residential Zone code
Low Density Housing Code (complies)
Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code
An MCU application is required for the proposed dwelling with a total gross floor area of 451m2 plus existing shed
96m2 with a combined GFR exceeding 500m2 not complying with the Rural Residential Zone Code PO5/AO5.5.
The dwelling is located within the Biodiversity Overlay with tree clearing proposed which requires an MCU
application. Please Note: There is a DA Approval 152007.2464.01 for the reconfiguration of lots which has
approved building envelopes. The dwelling is located within the building envelope, however Council have
advised that the clearing of vegetation has not been mentioned in the conditions of the approval and therefore
tree clearing requires either an exemption certificate or can be included in this MCU.
Noosa Plan 2020
Table 6.8.4.3 Built Form
Performance Outcomes Acceptable Outcomes Justification
Built Form
PO5 PO5 AO5.5 The total gross floor area of all The dwelling house
Buildings and other structures: buildings on site does not exceed will have a gross
500m2. floor area of 451m2.
a) are low rise; However with the
b) do not present an existing shed (built
appearance of bulk to approx. 2015 before
adjacent properties, roads DA) on site being
or other areas in the 96m2, which is not
vicinity of the site; used for the parking
c) have a low site impact to of motor vehicles,
maximise the opportunity the gross floor area
to retain will exceed the
natural site characteristics, maximum by 47m2.
such as The dwelling is a
native vegetation and single storey
natural landforms; dwelling located
d) respect the scale of 43m from the road
surrounding vegetation; boundary and 23m
and from the southern
side boundary and
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e) are no more than two 29m from the
storeys in height. northern side
boundary. Equal cut
and fill will be allow
for a building pad
with approx. 500mm
cut and 500mm fill.
The dwelling should
not appear bulk in
size is designed to
work in with the
topography of the
site. It should have
a low impact on
adjoining dwellings
and the streetscape.
Biodiversity Overlay Code
PO1 PO1 AO1.3 AO1.3 The dwelling is
Development is sited and Where constructing a dwelling proposed within the
designed to protect the physical house or community residence, approved building
and ecological integrity and buildings and associated envelope, allowing
biodiversity of ecologically structures are not located on land vegetation clearing.
important areas through identified as an area of Council have
protection of: biodiversity significance on advised that an
a Biodiversity, Waterways and exemption certificate
a) existing habitat areas Wetlands Overlay Map. could be applied for
and ecological linkages; vegetation clearing
and or due to conditions in
b) existing riparian the DA. Clearing
vegetation, waterways Clearing vegetation (other than will not occur within
and wetland habitat for a driveway access) does not the approved
values. extend beyond— covenant.
As the clearing of
1. 30 metres of a vegetation has
habitable building or 10 already been
metres of a class 10 assessed by Council
structure on lots greater for the building
than 10 hectares; or envelope an
2. 10 metres of a ecological report will
habitable building or class not be required as
10 structure on lots 10 part of this
hectares or less but more application.
than 3,000m2; or
3. 3 metres of a
habitable building or class
10 structure on lots
3,000m2 or less.
AND
AO1.4
Clearing of vegetation for a
boundary fence does not extend
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beyond 5 metres either side of
the fence.
In our opinion the performance outcomes have been satisfied.
Kind Regards
Cathy Jensen
Building Certifier
Fluid Approvals
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