planning report Shaw v4. may24 · MCU24/0074

4.3      Engineering and Servicing
Recor Consulting Engineers provide plans addressing the engineering requirements, including:

Frontage Works
• Compliant level change widths
• Service relocations
• Kerb and channel works
• Proposed road crossing point and pram
    ramp/raised traffic calming
• Accessible and safe bicycle and motorbike
    parking
Driveway and Access
• Removal of existing crossovers and new
    compliant access driveway design
• Flood immunity and Aust Standards grades and
    levels for basement
• Vehicle swept paths including B99, MRV, SRV and commercial waste vehicles
• One-way efficient basement design
Services
• Substation and pump room locations (indicative)
Stormwater
• Bio basin design in north eastern corner and calculations for non-worsening for outlets to Albert
    St, Thomas St and Gympie Tce.
Earthworks
• Basement and frontage works depths

The plans demonstrate general compliance with the works codes, subject to further Operational
Works detailed assessment. The site is also mapped within the Flood Hazard Area Overlay, with the
floor levels and basement entrance designed above the minimum flood heights. The development
also triggers assessment against the Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay, with Tectonic providing a
preliminary acid sulfate soils assessment. The preliminary assessment concludes that conventional
management practices could be effectively implemented on the site.

4.4      Landscaping
The Landscaping Code seeks for new development integrates landscaping into its design, and is
consistent with the vegetated character and landscape design principles of Noosa Shire. The design
achieves these Outcomes with the following key features:


•   Meaningful landscaping of the road verge to screen retaining walls;

•   Narrow form street trees to frame views to Noosa River;

•   Retention of existing landscaping to Thomas Street;

•   Removal non-endemic melaleuca species in the northeast corner of the site and replace with
    more suitable advanced endemic coastal trees;

•   Biobasin feature plantings and PMT infrastructure located away from prominent frontages with
    landscaping to screen the necessary structures.




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