2020-03-16 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                      16 MARCH 2020


                     development footprint is commensurate with the site’s constraints and
                     values.
             (iii)   The proposal will adversely impact on the sites and the adjoining road
                     reserve’s scenic and environmental values.
             (iv)    The proposed built form will adversely impact on the visual amenity of
                     nearby properties in Attunga Heights.
             (v)     The proposed development does not respect the scale and character of the
                     surrounding development.
        3.   The proposed development is contrary to the Specific Outcomes of the Noosa
             Heads Locality Code for population density, gross floor area, site cover, building
             height and setbacks.
        4.   The proposed development is contrary to the Biodiversity Overlay Code as the
             proposal does not satisfactorily manage, minimise or mitigate its impacts on the
             site’s ecologically important areas, ecological linkages for the koala population
             and the site’s watercourse with the development resulting in excessive clearing
             of protected vegetation.
        5.   The proposed subdivision is contrary to the Reconfiguring a Lot Code as:
             (i)     The proposed lots and lot boundaries fragment the site’s wildlife corridor
                     and the riparian buffer to the site’s watercourse.
             (ii)    The proposal is to subdivide land in the Open Space Conservation zone.
             (ii)    The applicant has not demonstrated appropriate access for Lot 3 for
                     construction purposes is available or achievable.
             (iii)   The proposed parkland lot, Lot 4, includes part of the bushfire protection
                     zone for the multiple dwelling units and steep slopes which will require
                     ongoing monitoring and future management, inappropriately burdening
                     Council’s resources.
        6.   The proposed development has not been designed to avoid any potential
             instability and associated problems and seeks to clear excessive vegetation that
             assists in stabilising the site and the development in the long term contrary to the
             Natural Hazards Overlay Code and Reconfiguration of Lot Code.
        7.   The proposed development will adversely impact on the vegetated character of
             the adjoining pedestrian path in Edgar Bennett Avenue road reserve enjoyed by
             residents and visitors to the area due to the scale and extent of development
             proposed along this boundary and limited landscape opportunities to screen the
             development. The proposed works for the driveway and associated retaining
             walls are also likely to adversely impact on the vegetation within the road reserve
             and result in the removal of some existing mature vegetation.
        8.   The proposed stormwater management strategies for water quality for the
             multiple housing development on lot 1 conflict with the Water Sensitive Design
             Code, which requires natural treatment strategies and systems and are contrary
             to the Reconfiguration of Lot Code.
        9.   The proposed proprietary device has not been accepted by Stormwater Australia
             as a satisfactory water quality treatment system for this area. Therefore, the
             proposed development may adversely impact on the downstream ecosystem due
             to changes in water quality.