Properly made submission (object) Brendan and Kerry Kehoe MCU12/0047

Under heading of "4.0 Proposal", the fourth paragraph refers to "33.6 persons (ie
14 x 2 bedroom units). This description of "2bedroom units" appears to be
incorrect. The residential complex part of Jacaranda presently comprises 13
residential ’One Bedroom’ suites, 13 Studios and only a single 2 Bedroom Unit.
The owners of Unit 112 were required to pay $750 application fee to the Noosa
Shire Council in early 2007 to have a material change of use from the then
existing One Bedroom Suite and Studio, to a ’2Bedroom Unit’. Therefore, for
Council purposes, there appears to be a clear distinction between a ’Two
Bedroom Unit’ and ’One Bedroom Suites’ plus ’Studio’.


It is unclear as to how the ’existing population density’ of the complex can be
33.6 persons when there are 27 accommodation units that provide
accommodation for at least 83 persons (being 13 @ One Bedroom Suites @3

persons, 13 @ Studios @ 3 persons, plus one @ Two Bedroom accommodating 5
people). The 14 ’One Bedroom Suite’ were all constructed with a built-in single
bed attached to an internal wall. Consequently, they were designed to
accommodate sleeping for at least 3 persons plus a lounge converter bed for night
time use. All studios at Jacaranda are marketed as accommodation for three

people, as they each provide a Double/Queen size bed and a Single Bed. The
Two Bedroom advertises accommodation for 5 people.


The Development Application proposes that the use be changed from the present
commercial use to "Retail Business Type 2 Shop and Salon". The normal hours
of operation for a commercial premise would be around 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM in
the afternoon. A change of use to Retail would allow Lot 1 to extend its hours of
operation a change from around 8.30 AM to potentially 7 AM in the morning;
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and a change from 5.30 PM to 9 PM at night. It would allow business deliveries
between the hours of 6 AM and 7 PM.This means that the change of use would
allow more activity to be conducted for a longer period than present. Also, the
change of use would potentially allow the shopfront to be used for a caf with
dining facilities for up to 10 people, at some future stage; even if it is argued by
the Developer that it is not its present intention to use the shopfront for that use.
It is argued that the extension of hours and change of existing zone use, will
adversely affect noise level to other residential units in the Jacaranda complex.

 Part 4.0 of the Proposal (page 6,first paragraph) states that there is a ’minor’
building extension comprising 25.67 square metres on the upper level of Lot 1.
 However, this appears to be incorrect or in contradiction to Bark Architects
 Project 1126 Drawing DA003 Revision D where the present area of Lot 1 is
 shown as 114.99 square metres and the proposed floor area is 144.66 square
 metres; that is, an increase of 29.67 square metres. Even at 25.67 square metres,
 the greater than 22% increase could hardly be described as minor.




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