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              Table 14.65 Operational Works within Noosa Waters Canal (Extract)

              Specific Outcomes                       Comment
              O11
              Works are designed and sited
              to ensure—
                  a) they are contained                   a) N/A for this Change application.
                      within the prolongation
                      of boundaries of the lot;
                  b) that when a vessel is                b) N/A for this Change application.
                      berthed it does not
                      encroach over the
                      prolongation of
                      boundaries of the lot;
                  c) a high level of visual               c) No Performance Solution guidance is provided by the
                      amenity is maintained                  Code (see commentary at 5.1.2 below).
                      when viewed from the
                      watercourse and
                      adjoining lands;
                  d) the works avoid                      d) N/A for this Change application.
                      conflicts with uses in
                      the water and on the
                      foreshore and adjoining
                      lands;
                  e) materials blend with the             e) N/A for this Change application.
                      natural surrounds;
                  f) cluttering of                        f)   N/A for this Change application.
                      watercourses is
                      avoided;
                  g) excessive traffic                    g) N/A for this Change application.
                      volumes within
                      foreshore areas, on
                      adjoining lands and in
                      the water are avoided;
                      and
                  h) they reflect the                     h) No Performance Solution guidance is provided by the
                      character and setting of               Code (see commentary at 5.1.2 below).
                      the work’s immediate
                      surrounds or the locality

              5.1.2    Commentary re O11c and O11h.

              The delegated officer’s report that assessed the Operational Works application made the following
              comments regarding the hamptons style handrail i.e.
               The proposal includes a “hamptons style handrail” and Council has concerns that the handrail
                 may impact on the visual amenity of the area; and
               Any infill of the hand rails is inconsistent with the Watercourse Works Code. Any works in the
                 Noosa Waters canal should ‘reflect the character and setting of the work’s immediate surrounds
                 or locality’ (O11 of the Watercourse Works Code).

                  A site inspection revealed that the all handrails in the vicinity of the site (and generally in Noosa
                  Waters) consist of vertical posts and a horizontal rail with no decorative infills. This simplistic
                  design ensures that the jetties remain as operational low key structures and do not become a

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