2017-06-06 - P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 6 Draft Alignment Amendments Part 1 (Pages 1-907)

                                                                i.        where the building footprint or use area has one predominant slope, that slope;
                                                                ii.       where the building footprint or use area has more than one predominant slope, the
                 Including amendments to 3 July 2017
The Noosa Plan



                                                                          average of all predominant slopes, provided that—
                                                                         A.        the slope shall be determined to the nearest whole number; and
                                                                         B.        where there is any question about the determination of slope, the slope shall be
                                                                                   as determined by the Assessment Manager.
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                                                       slope analysis means, for the purpose of reconfiguring a lot, a diagram prepared by a cadastral
                                                       surveyor indicating the slope of the site based on one metre contour intervals using the following
                                                       slope categories—

                                                            •         0-10% slope
                                                            •         >10-15% slope
                                                            •         >15-20% slope
                                                            •         >20-25% slope
                                                            •         >25-33% slope, etc
                                                       sloping sites means sites or parts of sites that exceed a gradient of 1 in 5 or 20% and includes
                                                       steep slopes.

                                                       small dwelling unit means a dwelling unit containing no more than 2 bedrooms, no study, media
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                                                       room or other rooms capable of being used as a bedroom, and has no more than 90m of gross
                                                       floor area.

                                                       soft landscaping means trees, shrubs, grass, garden beds and impervious surfaces that occur
                                                       naturally such as rock outcrops. Soft landscaping is not located on top of a constructed slab or
                                                       other structure and is capable of supporting the establishment and growth of canopy trees as well
                                                       as other species. The term does not include swimming pools or impervious surfaces such as
                                                       driveways, vehicular access lanes, vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas, pathways, stormwater
                                                       structures, tennis courts, decks, balconies, roof terraces and the like. It also does not include
                                                       areas over which balconies cantilever unless there is a vertical height of 4 metres between the
                                                       ground and the structure to allow for significant planting.

                                                       steep slopes means sites or parts of sites that exceed a gradient of 1 in 4 or 25%.

                                                       storey means that space within a building which is situated between one floor level and the floor
                                                       level next above, or if there is no floor above, the ceiling or roof above and includes a space for the
                                                       accommodation of vehicles. Any such space that exceeds a vertical dimension of 5m comprises
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                                                       more than 1 storey.

                                                       structure means any building, wall, fence or other structure or anything fixed to or projecting from
                                                       any building, wall, fence or other structure. The term includes any part of any structure.

                                                       towns means urban settlements with business uses serving more than local needs. These
                                                       include Cooroy, Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Peregian Beach, Pomona, Sunshine Beach and
                                                       Tewantin.

                                                       transportable building means a building which is not capable of being registered under the
                                                       Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995, and comprises one or more major
                                                       sections that are constructed and assembled away from its located site. It includes any associated
                                                       structures such as awnings that form part of the building. The term includes a transportable
                                                       dwelling or a transportable office.

                                                       undesirable plant species means plants identified in Table 9.1 of PSP3—Landscaping Plants and
                                                       Guidelines.

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                                                          A slope analysis is to be prepared with any application for reconfiguring a lot and be able to be overlayed on the plan of
                                                       subdivision.
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                                                          The definition of ‘Building Height in Storeys’ may provide further clarification.



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