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                                                                                     TOWN PLANNING REPORT
                           Development Permit for Material Change of Use for Service Station, Shop and associated
                                                                      Operational Works for an advertising device




2.3          Site characteristics
Site inspection and searches of local and state government records indicate that key site characteristics
include:

  Existing use of site            There are two, single storey buildings located on-site, which are currently
                                  utilised by Maluka Produce and Captain Sip Sops Barber Shop and
                                  Outfitters.
  Existing gross floor area       The Subject Site currently accommodates 728m2 of Gross Floor Area
                                  within four building. The largest building (Building A) is located on the
                                  west of the site and includes 423m2 GFA. This building includes “Manuka
                                  Produce” – a grocer, fruit and vegetable shop and juice bar. It is estimated
                                  that the total trading area of Maluka Produce is approximately 250m2.

                                  Building B, which accommodates 256m2 GFA also houses a barber shop
                                  and outfitters which includes the sales of coffee and clothing. It is
                                  estimated that the total trading floor area of this building is 100m2.

                                  Buildings C & D are smaller and located towards the rear of the site. They
                                  have a GFA of 35m2 and 14m2 respectively.
  Topography                      The site generally slopes from the north to the south at a grade of
                                  approximately 5%.
  Vegetation                      The site is void of any mapped vegetation and is predominately
                                  hardstand as shown in Figure 3.
  Road Frontages and Length       Eumundi Noosa Road (major road) – circa 48.0m
  Services                        The site is able to connect to electricity infrastructure and the reticulated
                                  water and sewerage network.
  Waterways                       Nil
  Acid Sulfate Soils              The site is identified as land below 20m AHD is classified by Council as
                                  having a low potential for acid sulfate contamination. The site survey in
                                  Appendix A confirms that the majority of the site is between 18.90-
                                  20.72m AHD. The proposed site will not require extensive excavation and
                                  it is expected that the potential to encounter acid sulfate soils is low.
  Heritage Values                 Nil
  Easements                       A stormwater drainage easement
                                  exists on land to the sites south-
                                  west boundary.
                                  EMT B on RP154227 is located
                                  adjacent to the site (within the
                                  adjoining land BUP101093). This
                                  easement contains a 900mm
                                  RCP stormwater main including
                                  associated     stormwater     pits
                                  conveying flows south.



2.4          Search results
The following searches of local and state records have been undertaken:




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