2015-11-26_Response to Further Information- Council

26 November 2015

Our Reference: 15193
Council Reference: MCU15/0095

The Chief Executive Officer
Noosa Council
Via email: [email protected]

Attention: Denis Wallace


Dear Denis,

RE:      RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST
         DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE – SERVICE STATION AND
         RECONFIGURATION OF A LOT (1 LOT INTO 2 LOTS)
         115 EUMUNDI NOOSA ROAD, NOOSAVILLE, QLD 4566
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Further to council’s information request (RFI) dated 9 November 2015, please find below our formal response to all
the information requested as per section 278 of the Sustainable Planning Act, 2009 (the Act).

In support of this request, please find the following attachments to this response:
     -  Amended DA Drawings
     -  Stormwater Calculations Table (Item 8)

We have adopted council’s numbering and have provided commentary on each matter.

Further Information Requested                                  Development Response
Issue – Airborne Hazards
The service station is proposed adjacent to a school and it may be prudent to provide screening vegetation to reduce
airborne hazards, such as benzene. Screening plantings of a tall species such as Eleocarpus Eumundi along the
proposed internal boundary or existing south-eastern property boundary should be considered and a slightly modified
layout may be required to provide suitable garden bed widths.

Information Required
1. Provide comment and/or amended proposal plans on                1.   Benzene as an active constituent of Motor Spirit is
    the development’s ability to provide tall screening                 1% v/v as legislated in Australia. This is a minor
    plantings to reduce airborne hazards to the                         fraction of total chemical compounds in Motor
    neighbouring school. The most suitable location                     Spirit. With the advent of modern VR1 systems and
    appears to be along the proposed internal boundary                  fibreglass underground tanks the vapour fraction
    between the lots, though the garden bed there is                    escaping to the environment has reduced to
    proposed at only 600mmm wide and could be                           extremely low levels that poses no detrimental
    increased by relocating the internal boundary slightly              health impacts to those living in close proximity to
    to the east (say by 900mm).                                         Petrol Stations.

                                                                   2.   The refuelling canopy is some 46m to the boundary
                                                                        with the school that backs onto the sports hall and
                                                                        swimming. There are no classrooms within at least
                                                                        100-150m of the petrol station. This separation
                                                                        distance alone is more than sufficient to neutralise
                                                                        / dilute any minor trace benzene particulates to
                                                                        such a degree and to be undetectable.



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