2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                12 DECEMBER 2017


            NB: It is mandatory for any contaminated land investigation documents, including
            investigation reports, validation reports and draft site management plans to be
            certified by an approved auditor and must have approval from the Department of
            Environment and Heritage and Protection (DEHP). DEHP have list of approved
            auditors.
      16.   Ensure that all disused underground hazardous chemical storage tanks comply with
            the requirements of the Work Health and Safety Regulations section 366, including.
            a.     Advise Workplace Health & Safety Queensland (WHSQ) that the tank(s) are no
                   longer required and,
            b.     Within 6 months of the date of this approval, supply Council with certification
                   from WHSQ that all underground tanks have either been removed or are
                   decommissioned in accordance with the legislative requirements.
      17.   Within 6 months of the date of this approval the petrol bowser within the road reserve
            must be removed.
      18.   All works required in the road reserve must be re-instated to Council’s satisfaction
            and must be carried out in accordance with an Operational Works permit
      Dedication
      19.   Within three months of the date of this approval a 1.50 metre wide strip extending
            across the full length of the frontage to Wimmers Lane is to be dedicated to Council
            as ‘Road’.
B.    Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.


REPORT
1.    PROPOSAL
The application relates to the use of 34 Maple Street Cooroy for the purpose of an Entertainment
and Dining Business Type 1 – Food and Beverage. The applicant proposes to convert the
existing building into a bakery and restaurant.
The front portion of the building facing Maple Street is to be utilised for display counters for the
purpose of selling artisan breads, French pastries, coffee (roasted on site) and other baked
goods.
A dining area is proposed to be situated to the rear area of the building, this area is
approximately 155 square metres in area. The remainder of the existing building is to be utilised
for a bakery, commercial kitchen, storage areas, cool rooms, office, cellar and toilets. A staff toilet
area is proposed within an existing garage at the rear of the site.
As part of the proposal, the existing vehicle access onto Maple Street is to be removed and three
additional parking bays provided in the Maple Street road reserve.
The applicant indicates that only small vans are needed to service the proposed use with around
one to two deliveries a day and they will be able to utilise the existing carparking bays at the front
of the site.
The existing garages at the rear of the site are to be retained and utilized by staff for carparking.
The proposed use is intended to be operated 6 to 7 days a week.
The application is before Council as it is recommended that conditions of approval require the
dedication of 1.50 metres of land at the Wimmers Lane frontage and the removal of petrol
bowsers and underground tanks associated with previous use of the land.
Figures 1 and 2 below detail the relevant proposal plans:


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