Assessment against provisions and benchmarks

                                                                                        NOOSA HEADS LOCALITY CODE
 Specific Outcomes                                                        Probable Solutions                        Complies   Applicant’s comments
          proposed building;                                                                                                            Side Boundaries – comply ‐1.5m
  d)      allow for landscaping to be provided between                                                                                   setback for buildings up to 4.5m
          buildings;                                                                                                                     in height.
  e)      maintain the visual continuity and pattern of buildings and                                                                   Rear boundary – 6 metres – Not
          landscape elements within the street;                                                                                          applicable.
  f)      protect public safety and property within erosion prone
          areas by ensuring such areas are maintained largely free of
          development; and
  g)      help protect the natural character and visual amenity of
          coastal areas and watercourses.
   Site cover, gross floor area and plot ratio
   O9         The site cover, gross floor area and plot ratio              No solution provided                               O9 Complies.
   of buildings and other roofed structures—
                                                                                                                                       The proposed site cover is 29%
   a)      results in a building scale that is compatible with                                                                          and is significantly less than the
           surrounding development;                                                                                                     allowable 40%.
   b)      does not present an appearance of excessive bulk to                                                                         The gross floor area complies
           adjacent properties, roads or other areas in the vicinity of                                                                 with the maximum allowable
           the site;                                                                                                                    GFA based upon site area. A
   c)      maximises the retention of existing vegetation and allows                                                                    maximum allowable GFA of
           for soft landscaping between buildings;                                                                                      4,719.60m² (based upon
   d)      allows for adequate area at ground level for outdoor                                                                         Council’s and Planning
           recreation, entertainment, clothes drying and other site                                                                     Regulation 2017 definition of
           facilities; and                                                                                                              Gross Floor Area).
   e)      facilitates onsite stormwater management and vehicular                                                                      The proposed changes do not
           access.                                                                                                                      exceed a plot ratio of 0.4:1.

   O10 Site cover—
   a) for a class 1 or class 10a building within the Detached
       Housing Zone, does not exceed—
        i    for a single storey building ‐ 50%; or
         ii    for a building of 2 or more storeys ‐ 50% on the ground
               floor and 30% for the upper storey(s), or 40% for all
               storeys for a building of 2 or more storeys;
   b)   for other classes within the Detached House Zone does not
        exceed 40%;
   c)   for the Semi‐Attached Housing Zone does not exceed 40%;
   d)    for the Attached Housing Zone does not exceed 40%; or
   e)    for the Visitor Mixed Use Zone does not exceed 45%.

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