Planning Report Chalet & Co - 12.03.18

                                            MCU to establish Entertainment and Dining Business - Type 1 Food and Beverage

                                                                                             1 Tingira Crescent, Sunrise Beach




5.3        Use Area
The existing non-conforming café is of a scale which is fitting to the informal beachside character of Sunrise
Beach. With the café overlooking Sunrise Beach, the outdoor dining area is a favourite with residents and
visitors and as such has been consistently used for the past 20 years. As illustrated in the Use Area Plan
(prepared by Zest Building Design in Appendix A) the proposed café will formalise the indoor and outdoor
dining areas.
Table 2 below presents the current and proposed use areas. The proposal includes an approximate 20%
reduction in the use area of the current nonconforming café use. The proposed changes to the use area are
considered minor and will not pose any adverse impacts to adjoining land uses or impede the café’s ability to
serve the residents of Sunrise Beach or users of the patrolled beach.


Table 2: Current and Proposed Use Areas.
Current Use Area             60m2 internal + 53m2 outside
Proposed Use Area            29.3m2 Internal + 13m2 outside


5.4        Carparking
It may be considered that the proposal is seeking a relaxation for the provision of the carparking spaces
required. The current approval from 1998 was a combined application that made carparking provisions for the
accommodation units and the General Store at the time.

The General Store has a direct allocation of one carparking space with a further 3 visitor spaces available. It
was anticipated at the time of the original approval that customers from the general store would either walk to
the locality or use the existing spaces on site.

Table 3 below gives a comparison to the use areas of the previous approvals vs the proposed use area for the
current application. This comparison demonstrates that the use area has reduced and as such one would
assume that the previous carparking requirements satisfy the present day carparking requirements.

Table 3: Carparking Calculation – Previous approval vs current application
         Use                  Use Definition              Use Area         Carparking Rate             Required Spaces
                                                                         1 space per 20m2‐
Existing shop –      Retail Business – Type 2 Shop &   Indoor use area
                                                                         of use area for        3 carparking spaces
indoor area          Salon                             = 60m2
                                                                         areas up to 100m2
                                                                         1 space per 15m2 or
                                                       Outdoor use
Existing shop –      Retail Business – Type 2 Shop &                     part thereof of any
                                                       area = 53m2                              3.53 carparking spaces
outdoor area         Salon                                               outdoor dining area
                                                                         on the property
                                                                         1 space per 10m2‐
Proposed Cafe –      Entertainment and Dining          Indoor use area
                                                                         of use area for        2.93 carparking spaces
indoor use area      Business – Type 1 Food and        = 29.3m2
                                                                         areas up to 100m2
                     Beverage
                                                                         1 space per 10m2 or
                     Entertainment and Dining          Outdoor use
Existing shop –                                                          part thereof of any
                     Business – Type 1 Food and        area = 13m2                              1.3 carparking spaces
outdoor area                                                             outdoor dining area
                     Beverage
                                                                         on the property

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