MCU24/0084 Material Change Of Use - Function Facility – 658 Louis Bazzo Drive, Ringtail Creek · Attachment 2 - (MCU24 0084) - Planning Officer'S Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                10 DECEMBER 2024


The application has been found to generally comply with all applicable statutory instruments. The
pertinent issues arising out of the assessment are discussed below:

 Criteria                      Planning Scheme                   Proposal              Complies

 Building height
 •   storeys                   2 storeys max                     1 storey              
 •   metres                    8                                  4.6metres            

 Gross floor area               500m² max                        350m²                 

 Boundary setbacks
 • Frontage                    40 metres min                     1300 metres           
 • Side                        10 metres min                     620 metres            
 • Side                        10 metres min                     390 metres            

 • Rear                        10 metres min                     430 metres            

 Carparking                     47 spaces min                    50 spaces             

Rural Zone Code
The proposed function facility occupies a small proportion (less than 1%) of the site. The proposal
is compatible and will co-exist with the existing farm activities occurring on the site. The existing
macadamia farm will continue to operate and form a key feature of the rural landscape setting for
the proposed development.
The function facility has been designed to respect the site’s attributes. It avoids constrained parts
of the site, including Council’s mapped overlays associated with existing vegetation and
waterways. The built form elements are small scale and nestle into the rural landscape, thereby
ensuring a seamless integration with the site’s rural and landscape character.
The proposed development meets all the relevant Acceptable Outcomes of the Rural Zone Code.
Flood Hazard Overlay Code
The proposed development is not located within an area identified in the Flooding and Inundation
Extent. The proposed internal roads also avoid the mapped Flooding Inundation Extent.
Minor earthworks will be required to create a flat area for the marquee and terrace areas. Any
areas disturbed will be rehabilitated and landscaped.
The development is consistent with and can comply with the relevant Acceptable Outcomes,
Performance Outcomes and the Overall Outcomes sought by this Code.
Entertainment Activities Code
In this code there are provisions for the hours of operation for Entertainment Activities.
The code has a provision for where the site is not adjoining land in a residential zone and not
otherwise specified above, the entertainment activity is to operate only between 7:00am – 10:00pm
Sunday to Thursday and 7:00am – 12:00 midnight Friday and Saturday.
It is recommended that functions be conditioned to be limited to the hours of 11.00am to 10:00pm,
inclusive of provision of amplified music/sound. A condition is also recommended that requires all
guests to vacate the premises by 10:30pm. The entertainment activity will therefore operate in
accordance with this provision, with the alternative solution being to allow guests the additional 30
minutes to leave the property.