2022-06-07 Planning & Environment Meeting Minutes

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                  7 JUNE 2022


      Earthworks and Retaining Walls
      14.    All fill and associated batters must be contained entirely within the subject site unless
             written permission from the respective landowner(s) is provided to Council. All
             earthworks must be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Australian
             Standard AS3798: Guidelines on Earthworks for Commercial and Residential
             Developments.
      15.    Where the development involves excavation or filling over, or adjacent to, drainage,
             water supply or sewerage infrastructure, all access chamber surface levels must be
             adjusted to provide a freeboard of 100mm above the finished ground surface level.
      16.    All retaining walls must be designed and constructed in accordance with the planning
             scheme and must be certified by an RPEQ where exceeding 1.0m in height. All
             retaining walls that are publicly accessible and exceed 1.0m in height must be fitted
             with a commercial grade safety fence.
      Damage to Services and Assets
      17.    Any damage caused to existing services and assets as a result of the development
             works must be repaired at no cost to the asset owner at the following times:
             a.     where the damage would cause a hazard to pedestrian or vehicle safety,
                    immediately; or
             b.     where otherwise, upon completion of the works associated with the development.
             Any repair work which proposes to alter the alignment or level of existing services and
             assets must first be referred to the relevant service authority for approval.
B.    Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
C.    Find the following matters relevant to the assessment and sufficient reason to approve the
      ‘Motorcycle/Scooter Sales’ component of the application:
      a.     The proposal is complementary and directly associated with the proposed industrial
             use.
      b.     The proposal will not compromise the use of the area from being used for
             predominantly industrial activities.
                                                                 Carried unanimously.



5     CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE GRANTS – 2022/23 ROUND ONE
In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Stockwell provided the following
declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Stockwell, inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter in relation to the
proposed funding allocations to the Noosa Lions Football Club. I am the current President of the Noosa Lions
Football Club and was responsible for the grant applications currently before Council. As a result of my
conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted on.
Committee Resolution
Moved:              Cr Stewart
Seconded:           Cr Wegener


That Cr Finzel be appointed as Acting Chairperson of the meeting due to the conflict of interest declaration
by Cr Stockwell.
                                                                                    Carried unanimously.




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