2022-04-19 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                     19 APRIL 2022


3   MCU21/0083 - APPLICATION FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE – MULTIPLE
    DWELLINGS (8 X DWELLING UNITS) AT 25 AND 27 TOOLAR STREET, TEWANTIN
    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:           Cr Wilkie
    Seconded:        Cr Lorentson
    That Council note the report by the Project Coordinator Planning to the Planning &
    Environment Committee Meeting dated 12 April 2022 regarding, Application No.
    MCU21/0083 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Multiple dwelling,
    situated at 25 & 27 Toolar St Tewantin and note that the applicant has stopped the decision
    period pursuant to the Planning Act 2016:
    :A.          Refuse the application for the following reasons:
            1.     The proposal results in a development that does not comply with the following
                   provisions of the Medium Residential Zone Code:
                   a.    Overall Outcome 6.3.2.2 (2) (c) as the scale and form of the proposed
                         development is not in keeping with the surrounding streetscape and
                         development.
                   b.    Acceptable Outcome AO12.1 and AO12.2 and Performance Outcomes
                         PO2, PO9, PO10, PO11, PO12 as:
                         i.     the proposal exceeds the maximum site cover and plot ratio sought
                                for the Medium Residential Zone and proposes insufficient front
                                setbacks
                         ii.    will be imposing on the neighbouring properties and visually
                                dominate the street;
                         iii.   will not be compatible with the scale of development in the
                                surrounding area;
                         iv.    will present excessive building bulk to adjacent and surrounding
                                properties, and the street;
                         v.     will not be in keeping with the character of the surrounding area;
                         vi.    will not be in keeping with the medium density residential amenity;
                                and
                         vii.   does not allow for sufficient landscaping and spacing between the
                                proposed building and the front boundary.
            2.     The proposal results in development that does not comply with the following
                   provisions of the Dual Occupancy and Multiple Dwelling Code:
                   a.    Overall Outcome 9.3.3.2 (2) (b) & (c) as the proposal exceeds the bulk and
                         scale of surrounding development, will not integrate with the surrounding
                         development and is inconsistent with the developed character of the
                         neighbourhood.
                   b.    Acceptable Outcome 10.1 and Performance Outcome PO10 as the
                         proposal does not provide sufficient landscaped areas and will not
                         effectively visually soften or reduce the bulk and scale of development.
    B.           Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act
    2016.
                                                                              Carried unanimously.




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