MCU22.0101 - Applicant's Response · MCU22/0101

Applicant’s Response

The bin bay is located at the rear of the site for ease of removable through the rear car park, and proximity
to the food preparation area. The bin bay is screened from view of the external dining area and discourages
patrons from entering the Food and Drink Outlet from the rear.

A bin wash bay is located at the bottom of the stairs which access the storage area. The matter of how the
bins are to be stored, serviced and cleaned is an operational matter and will be considered and managed
by the operators at a later stage.


Issue – Landscape Open Space

AO25 of The Business Activities Code details that no less than 10% of the site is to be landscaped. The proposal
appears to provide less than the required amount on site.


Information Required by Council

6. Provide justification for the reduced area of landscaping and demonstrate that the proposed landscaping
enhances the area.


Applicant’s Response

AO25 of the Business Activities Code is not relevant to the proposed use or the subject site. AO25 specifically
relates a service station use. The rear of the site has always remained vacant, and the existing landscaping
consists of the grassed area which is unused. There are no established plantings existing on the site.

The proposed landscaping design complies with PO35 of the District Centre Zone Code as:

    •   a variety in soft landscaping treatments are proposed and include planter boxes, garden beds and
        vertical landscaping. These treatments produces a much greater landscaped outcome over the
        existing outcome (unused grassed area);

    •   the proposed design provides for a landscaped buffer between property boundaries;

    •   the type of proposed landscape treatments have be selected to appropriately suit the site and the
        proposed Food and Drink Outlet use;

    •   the proposed landscaping design will reduce the visual impact of the built form, as well as screen the
        services area and rear of the development; and

    •   the proposed landscaping design provides for enhanced pedestrian experience through visual
        interest and shade.

Note in the below images the outcomes that can be achieved with vertical landscaping. Located behind
Aromas in Hasting Street, Noosa Heads, this area was approved many years ago for vertical landscaping.
This treatment and versatility certainly enhances the area.


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