2018-09-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    11 SEPTEMBER 2018


Matters Raised                                     Comments
The proposed communal car parking area is          The equine ‘round yard’ is greater than 150m away
not appropriately designed or positioned and       from the car park. Council’s Engineering Officer has
as such will be a potential to create a nuisance   provided comment and indicates a bound gravel
for my equine use of my rural property.            surface is sufficient to mitigate noise and dust issues
                                                   and a condition could ensure it is constructed to the
                                                   relevant standards.
The development application fails to provide       Landscaping is proposed between the cabins, the
adequate visual buffers to my rural property.      northern property, and the Pomona Kin Kin Road. The
                                                   cabins are not sited on a ridge line and the proposed
                                                   and existing trees will provide a visual buffer.
Loss of Privacy and Loss of Amenity (including     The cabins are oriented to the south (internally) and not
privacy of activities on the property)             toward the submitter’s boundary. Landscaping is
                                                   proposed which will buffer the 2 uses.
The large dam and water ways so close to the       There is no lawful requirement to fence a dam.
cabins is dangerous for small children.
The existing vehicular access into the site is     The application was referred to the Department of
not considered suitable for the proposed           Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning as a
development.                                       concurrence agency (access off a state-controlled road)
                                                   who raised no concern with the access. Their
                                                   assessment forms part of this report.
                                                   Furthermore, the existing access is sealed and provides
                                                   access to the existing dwelling house and sheds.
The development application provides limited       The applicant has provided an effluent disposal report
information on the two proposed land               and can comply with all relevant standards.
application areas which are sited against my       Furthermore, the applicant must submit a plumbing
boundary fence and uphill from the cabins, that    application to Council’s Building and Plumbing
they service and within landscaped buffers.        Department for approval, which will ensure compliance.
The development application fails to provide       The site is a low bushfire risk being surrounded by
sufficient information so as I can establish if    pasture and the cabins are well away from any high risk
the proposal will increase the potential for       mature vegetation. The cabins and proposed
bushfire hazards                                   landscaping is unlikely to increase bushfire risk.
The proposal does not sufficiently identify        The application material indicates 4,000 litres of water
where either the potable or non-potable water      harvesting per cabin with 2 dams used as a backup.
supply.
The development application does not clearly       The application documentation advises one refuse bin
indicate where the refuse bins/skip will be        and one recycle bin will provided in each cabin and that
stored and whether any screening is proposed.      waste will be disposed of at the local refuse point on
                                                   Louis Bazzo Drive or a refuse skip will be provided. A
                                                   condition could ensure refuse area/s are screened and
                                                   located appropriately in accordance with Planning
                                                   Scheme Policy 9.
The development application could                  There is a short section of the Pomona Kin Kin Road
compromise public safety by encouraging            between the property and the northern section of
pedestrian access along a section of Pomona        Camphor Road (Noosa Trail Network) where there is a
Kin Kin Road which is not suited to such           narrow verge. The verge is still wide enough for
access.                                            pedestrian movements if required and there are
                                                   adequate sightlines in this area.
The proposed development will increase my          Surveillance of an area or building/s generally improves
current concerns that I have in relation to        security.
security of my rural outbuilding.




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