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Appendix E - Code Assessment
CARETAKER’S ACCOMMODATION, DWELLING UNIT AND RURAL WORKER’S ACCOMMODATION CODE
Application for a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use to establish Caretaker’s Accommodation
involving land described as Lot 3 on SP301612, situated at 103 Echidna Lane, Lake MacDonald Qld 4563
Performance Outcomes Acceptable Outcomes Comment
Location
PO1 AO1.1 Complies.
Development does not compromise the operation or viability of A dwelling unit does not occur within 100 metres
existing or planned non-residential uses. of land within the Low Impact Industry zone or No land within the Low Impact Industry Zone or
the Medium Impact Industry zone. Medium Impact Industry Zone is located within 100m
of the site.
PO2 AO2.1 Complies.
Caretaker’s accommodation is used for bona fide caretaking or In the Rural zone, caretaker’s accommodation is:
property management purposes such that: It is acknowledged that the proposed Caretaker’s
1. located within 50 metres of the Accommodation is sited further than 50 metres away
1. in the Rural zone, caretaker’s primary use of the site, for which from the primary area used for the existing cattle
accommodation is required because of the need the caretaker is responsible; grazing operation. However, the dwelling has been
to caretake a non-residential activity on site; or 2. on a site with a minimum area of 20 strategically located outside of the constrained areas
2. in the Low Impact Industry zone, the Medium hectares, accommodating an and still within close proximity to the primary uses of
Impact Industry Zone or the Innovation existing rural activity; or the site. The Caretaker’s Accommodation is required as
Zone, caretaker's accommodation demonstrates 3. the only residential use on it will be used to managing the bona fide rural activity
the need for 24 hour care of buildings, a site accommodating a business on the site. The property usually runs approximately 40
operations, plant or equipment. activity, a community activity, an head of cattle. There are 32 weaner heifers onsite at
entertainment activity, an industry the moment after 20 steers were sold in August, as
Editor’s Note—Council would require sufficient justification activity, an infrastructure activity or demonstrated by the Cattle Sale Advice/Invoices
that the caretaker’s residence is required for the industry, rural a recreation activity. attached at Appendix D. As mentioned above, the
or other activity on the site. property owner lives in Brisbane and a full-time
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AO2.2 caretaker is required to tend to the cattle, fencing and
In the Low Impact Industry zone or the Medium other aspects of the rural activity.
Impact Industry Zone, caretaker's accommodation
is:
1. directly associated with and
subordinate to the industry activity
on site; and
2. the only residential use on the site;
3. on a site with an area of at least
2,000m2 or is not located within
100 metres of any other caretaker's
accommodation; and
4. not separately let for other
accommodation activities.
AO2.3
In the Innovation Zone caretaker's
accommodation is:
1. directly associated with and
subordinate to a non-residential
activity on site; and
2. not separately let for other
accommodation activities
PO3 Rural workers' accommodation is limited to land in Not applicable.
Rural workers' accommodation is located on rural properties of the Rural zone used for agricultural production.
20 hectares or greater for bona fide employees of a rural use The proposed development does not involve the
carried out on site. establishment of rural workers’ accommodation.
Effects of Use
PO4 AO4.1 Complies.
A caretaker’s accommodation, dwelling unit or rural workers' Caretaker’s accommodation is occupied by a
accommodation is ancillary to non-residential activities on the person or persons having responsibility for the The Caretaker’s Accommodation is required as it will be
same site. security, maintenance or management of non- used to managing the bona fide rural activity on the
residential activities conducted on the same site. site. The property usually runs approximately 40 head
of cattle. The property owner lives in Brisbane and a
full-time caretaker is required to tend to the cattle,
fencing and other aspects of the rural activity.
AO4.2
No more than one caretaker’s accommodation is Complies.
established on site provided that where the site is
subject to a Building Unit Plan or Group Title Plan
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no more than one caretaker's accommodation is
located on the original parent parcel.
AO4.3
Caretaker’s accommodation and rural workers' Complies.
accommodation are not excised from the balance
of the site (or would cease to be this use). The proposed Caretaker’s Accommodation is located on
the same site as the rural use.
AO4.4
Caretaker’s accommodation does not occur on the Complies.
same site as a dwelling unit.
AO4.5
In a zone other than the Rural Zone caretaker’s
accommodation is adjoining and where practicable Not applicable.
shares an interconnecting door with the non-
residential use for which the caretaker is
responsible.
AO4.6
Outside of an industrial zone neither a caretaker’s Complies.
accommodation nor a dwelling unit has a gross
floor area exceeding 90m². The proposed Caretaker’s Accommodation will comprise
a GFA of 83m2.
AO4.7
No residential use in either the Low Impact Not applicable.
Industry zone or the Medium Impact Industry
zone has more than one bedroom or a gross floor
area exceeding 65m².
AO4.8
Rural workers' accommodation has a combined Not applicable.
total gross floor area not exceeding 250m² and
accommodates no more than 10 persons including
employees and, if applicable, their immediate
families.
Editor’s Note— Rural workers'
accommodation would typically only be occupied
on a seasonal basis. If the property owner sought
to offer accommodation to people beyond bona
fide farm workers approval for a separate use
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such as short term accommodation would be
required.
Safety and Amenity
PO5 No acceptable outcome provided Complies.
Development does not place residents at risk of exposure to
noise levels, air emissions or odour levels that would cause The site currently supports a cattle grazing operation.
unacceptable health risks The resident of the proposed Caretaker’s
Accommodation will not be risk of exposure to noise
levels, air emissions or odour levels that would cause
unacceptable health risks
PO6 AO6.1 Complies.
The design of the caretaker’s accommodation, dwelling The residence can be secured so that persons
unit or rural workers' accommodation achieves an acceptable other than the residents cannot gain direct access.
level of residential amenity for residents of the use, including
security, visual and acoustic privacy and access to private AO6.2
open space. Bedrooms and living rooms of the caretaker’s Not applicable.
accommodation, dwelling unit or rural workers'
accommodation do not adjoin, and face away The subject site does not support any noise generating
from, noise generating activities conducted on activities.
the site or adjoining sites.
AO6.3
The caretaker’s accommodation or dwelling unit is Complies.
provided with a patio, balcony, verandah, deck or
garden with an area of not less than 15m² with a The proposed Caretaker’s Accommodation will be
minimum horizontal dimension of at least 2.5 provided with a 10.7m x 4m deck at the front of the
metres. dwelling.
AO6.4
Rural workers' accommodation is provided in a Not applicable.
permanent habitable structure with, as a
minimum:
1. sleeping quarters;
2. bathroom facilities;
3. living rooms separate to sleeping
quarters; and
4. running drinking water supply,
plumbed effluent disposal and
power supply.
or
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Not applicable.
AO6.5
Where rural workers' accommodation takes the
form of temporary or transportable
accommodation:
1. ablutions and waste disposal are
provided on site; and
2. employees stay no longer than six
weeks.
Editor’s Note — depending on the nature of
accommodation and the number of people
accommodated special requirements pursuant to
the Building Act 1975 or the Workers'
Accommodation Act 1952 may apply to rural
workers' accommodation.
AO6.6
The residential use is setback at least 3 metres Not applicable.
from any waste servicing area.
AO6.7
Caretaker’s accommodation and rural workers' Not applicable.
accommodation is separated by at least 150
metres from:
1. the Resource Area/ Processing Area
and operational area of any Key
Resource Area;
2. any intensive animal industry;
3. any high impact industry.
AO6.8
Private open space or outdoor living space is sited
and orientated so that it is not directly overlooked Complies.
by other buildings on the site or adjoining
premises;
or
AO6.9
Where direct overlooking from another building is
unavoidable, any private living space is screened Not applicable.
by a minimum 1.8 metre high solid screen fence
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or other effective screening devices.
PO7 AO7 Complies.
Sufficient space is available to accommodate the likely parking Parking on the site is required in addition to those
demand of residents, exclusive of the car parking requirement spaces required for other uses on the site, and is Whilst not demonstrated on the floor plan provided,
for the other uses on the site. marked for the exclusive use of the residential there will be a single carport attached to the south-
use. west elevation of the proposed Caretaker’s
Accommodation.
Editor’s Note— the rate of car parking required
for the use is specified in the Driveways and
Parking Code.