Development Application part 2 Report and Plans MCU13/0052

Sloping sites                     S14.1 Buildings are of split                 014 Not applicable.
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014 On sloping sites,             level design that step down the The                 proposed facility will be
buildings and structures are      slope        or have   suspended floor       developed on flat land for which
designed to maxi mise the use     construction; (See Figure 4-1                minimal earthworks are required
of natural slope and minimise     below)                                       (refer    to   compliance     with
the need for cut and fill.                                                     Earthworks Code at Section 7.2.3).
                                  AND


                                  S14.2 Cut or fill is less than 2m
                                  in depth relative to natural
                                  ground surface;

                                  AND


                                  S14.3 The distance between
                                  the ground and the lowest part
                                  of the floor of the building does
                                  not exceed 3m to avoid large
                                  under building areas.


                                  Figure 8.1-Design for
                                  sloping sites (suspended
                                  floor)
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4.11 Environment, Conservation and Recreation


Environment & cultural            No solution provided.                        015    -
                                                                                          Complies.
heritage values                                                                The        proposal is        appropriately
015 There are no significant                                                   located within        a   low density rural
adverse effects on                                                             area       used for
                                                                                              farming purposes
the biodiversity, natural                                                      and     will  require vegetation
                                                                                              not
vegetation, native wildlife,                                                   removal. The proposed facility has
habitats, landscape quality,                                                   been       located    outside      of   areas

water quality or cultural                                                      mapped as ’Riparian Buffer Area’,
heritage values, including                                                     ’Koala         Habitat       Area’        and
those related to-                                                              ’Environmental               Enhancement
a)changes to natural                                                           Area’ on the Biodiversity Overlay.
drainage;
b) disturbance to any of the                                                   Although the proposed facility is
wetland systems;                                                               located approximately 60 m from
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c) management of landslide                                                     the border of the Great Sandy
and fire risk;                                                                 National       Park, the       location    is
d) erosion and the transport of                                                considered     appropriate as the
sediments off site;                                                            facility will be separated from the
e) unmanaged public access;                                                    National Park by a bitumen road
f) effluent disposal                                                           and located       over     350 m from the
g) changes to fauna habitat                                                    closest portion of mapped remnant
and behaviour; and                                                             vegetation        within     the    National
h) disturbance of buildings                                                    Park.       The
                                                                                            proposed facility is
and features, including natural                                                otherwise appropriately setback
features, of cultural heritage                                                 from   environmentally sensitive
significance.                                                                  areas (eg more than 900 m from