Town Planning Assessment Report

development site by:                 not worsened, impeded, or
                                     otherwise diverted to adversely
causing ponding of water;            affect other properties.

increasing flooding, which
adversely affects the safety or
use of any land upstream and
downstream;

adversely affecting the flow of
water in any overland flow path.

                                     AO13                                   AO13 - Not Applicable
                                     Development on land adjoining          The dwelling does not adjoin the
                                     the major road network, Lake           Major Road Network, Lake
                                     Macdonald or the Noosa River           Macdonald or Noosa River.
                                     system minimises visual impacts on
                                     the scenic amenity of the roadway
                                     or waterway by:

                                     sensitive siting and design of
                                     buildings, structures, driveways
                                     and works;

                                     retaining existing vegetation;

                                     incorporating landscape
                                     treatments to visually screen and
                                     soften development; and

                                     incorporating building materials
                                     and external finishes that are
                                     compatible with the site’s visual
                                     character and landscape setting.

Sloping sites and ridgelines

PO15                                 AO15.1                                 AO15.1 - Complies
The landscape character and          To protect scenic amenity and          Access to the dwelling will be
visual amenity quality of hill       other landscape qualities,             achieved via an existing
slopes and ridgelines are retained   buildings, structures and              crossover and access over level
and buildings and structures:        associated accessways are not          land.
                                     constructed on land with
a) are visually responsive to the    a slope greater than 25%.
   natural topography of
   the site, sitting within the      AO15.2                                 AO15.2 - Not Applicable
   landscape rather than             On sloping sites or on ridgelines at   The dwelling is not located on a
   dominating it;                    the uppermost edge of a hill slope:    sloping land or a ridgeline.

b) step down slopes or use           a) roof lines are generally parallel
   suspended floor construction,        with contours of the land;
   minimising cut and fill and
   avoiding benching of the site;    b) roofs do not exceed a pitch of
                                        15 degrees; and



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