2018-01-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                        15 JANUARY 2018


Issues                                                  Comments
1 submission for conditional support:
Support the use provided:                               There are currently 5 car parks with the site off
- No parking allowed on Kingsgate Dr – the road         Kingsgate Drive. A further 4 on site car parks are
   is too narrow for cars parking on both sides of      proposed.
   the street, creating traffic hazard for cars and     The approval will be conditioned to ensure there are
   pedestrian. Offer more off street parking. This      no takeaways orders taken after 8pm.
   will solve the litter problem too.                   The applied for use is for a restaurant/café and
- Take away patrons only to reduce noise in             salon only.
   evenings (some parties have disturbed the            No liquor license has been lodged. Council will be
   peace). No operation after 9pm.                      notified and have the opportunity to comment if a
- Business only for food and no other retail use.       license is applied for through liquor licensing.
- Do not allow it to be licensed.

59 submissions in support of the proposal:
The venue is valuable to the community as:              Acknowledged - There are a large number of
- it provides a local venue and meeting place           supportive submissions that have identified the
   without having to drive to townships - able to       importance of the venue to them.
   walk to
- the use was established in response to need
- it is a convenient and fun meeting place
- it is a wonderful place with great food
- it is a ‘little gem in the hinterland’
- it has grown into a sustainable and viable
   venue
- been part of the neighbourhood for many years
   and would miss it
- more successful/compatible than a general
   store
- Focal point for the neighbourhood and is
   responsive to the site’s hinterland location and
   setting.
The business has been operating for a long time         Acknowledged - The proposal is within an existing
and the business was there when properties were         building that has existing approval for a general
purchased.                                              store but which has been operating as a
                                                        restaurant/café for a long time without complaint
                                                        until recently.
The Planning Scheme is too restrictive and does         The rural settlement zone allows for a General Store
not reflect the current and future needs of the         to operate on the site with dining for 10 persons on
community.                                              this site and the sale of prepared food.
Do not agree there are adverse impacts such as          The proposal has the potential to impact on
hours of operation, parking, traffic and late nights.   resident’s amenity if not maintained at a small scale
The current use is not intrusive and there are no       and appropriate mitigation measures applied.
impacts - The complaints received are unfounded.
Does not create noise and is not disruptive.
Pomona and Boreen Point have establishments             These locations are not comparable with
that have dining with 10 or more seats (population      Tinbeerwah, as Pomona is a township with a
same as Tinbeerwah).                                    number of business and retail uses within a
                                                        distinctive main street. Boreen Point is a destination
                                                        with 2 small scale retail uses (yacht club and small
                                                        corner shop) to cater to the local community and
                                                        visitors. Tinbeerwah is not comparable to these
                                                        places.
Limited hours of operation minimise issues.             The proposal may be conditioned appropriately


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