planning report Kabi golf and farm stay STA

                          (c)   there is an overriding community             soil structure and does not harm the
                                benefit of the development;                  environment.
                          (d)   they are not located on Agricultural      - Improving the environmental value of the
                                Land Conservation Area as shown              land while using it for food production is a
                                on the Agricultural Land Overlap             community benefit as it is not contributing
                                Maps in      schedule   2    or are          harmful runoff into the waterways or soil.
                                temporary in nature so as not to          - The proposal will employ local people
                                compromise agricultural uses in              contributing positivity to the hinterland and
                                the future; and                              rural economy and a great benefit to the
                          (e)   they do not interfere with                   rural community.
                                remnant vegetation or ecologically        - The farm stay will not compromise the food
                                important areas.                             production capacity of the land
                                                                          - No interference with native vegetation is
                                                                             proposed
A08 - Setbacks       AO8.5                                               The site is more than 2ha and the buildings are      Y
                     On properties over 2 hectares in area, a            far greater than 200m from the nearest
                     distance of not less than 200 metres is             adjoining agricultural use.
                     provided between a sensitive land use and
                     land on an adjacent rural zone property over
                     4 hectares in mapped Agricultural Land
                     Conservation Area.
                     Alternative provision to the QDC
A011 –      Scenic   AO11.1                                              No vegetation is required to be removed for the      Y
Amenity              Development does not result in sediment, soil       development and there are no nominated
                     or other material including building materials      building envelopes.
                     or waste products being released into
                     the road   reserve,     stormwater     drains,      The guests of the farm stay will separate
                     waterways      or     adjacent     properties.      recyclables and compost organic waste to use
                                                                         for fertiliser.
                     AO11.2
                     Natural Vegetation is     retained    wherever
                     possible.

                     AO11.3
                     Where there is a nominated building
                     envelope on         the         lot, clearing of
                     native vegetation and building works do not
                     extend beyond the building envelope, except
                     for the purposes of a driveway access.
A015             -   AO15.1                                              The development is appropriately located and         Y
Earthworks           To protect scenic amenity and other                 architecturally designed to be sympathetic to
                     landscape qualities, buildings, structures and      the location. None of the cabins are proposed
                     associated accessways are not constructed           on steep land or require any new cut or fill
                     on land with a slope greater than 25%.              >1.5m.

                     AO15.2
                     On sloping sites or on ridgelines at the            Existing farm tracks will be widened and sealed
                     uppermost     edge    of   a     hill slope:        to provide all weather access to the cabins.

                          (a)   roof lines are generally parallel with
                                contours of the land;
                          (b)   roofs do not exceed a pitch of 15
                                degrees; and
                          (c)   buildings do not protrude above the
                                height of prevailing vegetation.
                     AO15.3
                     Cut or fill is less than 1.5 metres in depth
                     relative to natural ground surface

                                                    Visitor Accommodation Code
Provision            Code Provision                                      Proposal                                             Compliance
                     Visitor accommodation is not located within:        There are no intensive animal industries,
AO1 – Location                                                           horticulture or intensive agricultural operations    Y
                     (a) 150 metres of land within the Low impact        on adjoining properties.
                             industry zone;
                     (b) 200 metres of land within the Medium
                             impact industry zone;
                     (c) the designated separation area of a Key
                             Resource Area;
                     (d) 250 metres of an intensive animal
                             industry, intensive horticulture use
                             or rural industry; or
                     (e) 100 metres of agricultural operations
                             on adjoining premises.




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