2018-01-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 15 JANUARY 2018


Business use in a Rural Settlement Zone
The key challenge for business located in the rural residential environment is the preservation of
amenity for residents nearby. The Code requires business uses ‘to be located, designed and
operated to avoid significant adverse changes to the light, air quality, noise, accessibility or other
conditions enjoyed by users of associated, adjoining or nearby uses.’ Orange on Sunrise has had
complaints with regard to impacts on amenity from residents and submissions objecting to the
proposal identified a particular emphasis on amenity impacts. It is important to note that those
objectors were residents in close proximity to the use, most likely to be impacted by the proposed
businesses. Refer to Figure 3 – Map showing locations of objectors.




Figure 3 – Map showing locations of objectors (subject site outlined in red)



Hours of Operation
The applicant has applied for a Material Change of Use to establish a Retail Business – Type 2
Shop and Salon. Orange on Sunrise proposes to operate 5.30pm-9.00pm, Wednesday to
Sunday, while the Salon proposes to operate 8.30am- 4.30pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am –
4.30pm on Saturdays.
Currently, the applicant submits that the use operates 5.00-8.30pm Wednesday to Sunday for in
house dining and takeaways/deliveries. Approximately 70 seats and lounge area (and
corresponding tables) are located inside the building, on a semi enclosed deck and within the
gardens on the Sunrise Road frontage and deck on the southern side of the building. Refer
Figure 1 – Floor Plan. The current approval for a general store conditioned operating hours to
be Monday to Saturday 7am – 6pm (no public holidays).




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