2015-01-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  12 January 2015


           a.    Evidence that the site has been effectively stabilised in the short term;
           b.    Evidence that soil has been adequately ameliorated;
           c.    Evidence that seed of annual and perennial grass species has been applied at
                 an adequate rate; and
           d.    That grass seed has germinated at a density that is likely to achieve an
                 effective grass cover.

           For example, while hydromulch can provide an immediate and effective stabilising
           cover to soils, the protective cover can be relatively short-lived if vegetation fails to
           establish before the thin layer of mulch decomposes. So if hydromulch is selected as
           the method of temporary short term stabilisation, Council Officers will seek to confirm
           that perennial as well as annual grasses are well established to reduce the risk of
           instability of the site in the medium to long term. As a general rule, hydromulch will
           only be accepted as a “patch” fix and should comprise no more than 20% of the
           exposed site area due to the high risk of failure. Due to the requirement to
           progressively stabilise exposed areas, it is not envisioned that this will present any
           difficulties for an appropriately managed and compliant site.

           Property Notation

           MCU14/0077 – Stormwater Treatment Device

           The following notation applies to the subject lot:

           This property is serviced by a bioretention basin water quality treatment device that
           must be maintained in accordance with the document titled Maintaining Vegetated
           Stormwater Assets, Version 1 (Water by Design, 2009). Records of all maintenance
           activities undertaken on stormwater quality treatment devices must be kept for a
           minimum of 5 years and made available to Council upon request.

B.   Find the following are sufficient grounds to justify the decision despite the conflict with the
     Planning Scheme:
     1.    The proposal adds to the range of businesses and employment opportunities in the
           Shire Business Centre
     2.    The trade related warehouse and showroom is more compatible with industrial uses
           when compared to typical retail uses and is therefore suitably located as proposed,
           being a transitional area between industrial and retail uses in the Shire Business
           Centre.




REPORT
1.   PROPOSAL
The proposal seeks to establish an 818m² warehouse and showroom for plumbing trade and
retail sales. The applicant submits that the showroom component is an ancillary use to support
the trade business as new products need to be displayed to the trade. The proposal consists of
431m² for warehousing purposes which includes 136m² of outdoor storage area for the bulkier
and PVC items. The 387m² balance areas are for trade related sales, a showroom, 2 offices and
amenities. The layout of the proposal is shown in Figure 1 below.




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