2017-11-07 P&E Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 1 - Amendments for Multiple Housing Type 2 Duplex & Minor Corrections

                                                  balcony means any external platform, attached to and accessed from a building and 1m or more
                                                  above adjacent finished ground level. A balcony is part of a building.
            Including amendments to 3 July 2017
The Noosa Plan




                                                  basement means a space where the ceiling height projects no more than one metre above both
                                                  the natural ground surface and the finished ground level, and where access to the basement is
                                                  limited to one opening a maximum of 6m wide.

                                                  BCA means the Building Code of Australia.

                                                  buffer area means an area of land separating adjacent land uses that is managed for the purpose
                                                  of mitigating impacts of one use on another. A buffer area consists of a separation distance and
                                                  one or more buffer elements. A buffer area does not include areas of existing riparian vegetation,
                                                  wetlands, watercourses or vegetation on land identified on Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 to 9.1.

                                                  buffer element means a natural or artificial feature within a buffer area that mitigates an adverse
                                                  impact. The term includes open ground, vegetated areas and purpose designed barriers.

                                                  building means a fixed structure that is wholly or partly enclosed by walls and is roofed, and
                                                  includes any part of a building.

                                                  building (or structure) height in metres means the vertical height of a building or structure
                                                  measured from the finished ground level and the natural ground surface to the top of the roof or
                                                  parapet at any point.

                                                  building height in storeys means the number of storeys in a building measured vertically at any
                                                  point, provided that a basement shall not count as a storey.

                                                  bunded area for the purposes of waste management means an area with a raised edge for—

                                                  a)    the containment of liquid prior to drainage; and

                                                  b)    the exclusion of surface stormwater.

                                                  cabin means a free standing building, not exceeding 100m2 in gross floor area and not including a
                                                  laundry, used for overnight or holiday accommodation.

                                                  caretaker’s residence means a dwelling unit situated on the same premises as a business use,
                                                  community use or infrastructure use where it is occupied by the owner or employee of the
                                                  business or operation for reasons of ensuring security and maintenance of the business or
                                                  operation.

                                                  carriageway means the area of pavement between kerbs or pavement area for vehicular traffic
                                                  where no kerbs exist, but does not include footpaths.

                                                  Categories of development means the type of assessment identified for development in
                                                  accordance with the Planning Act 2016 including one or other of the following—
                                                           a)   accepted development

                                                                i.    accepted development

                                                                ii.   accepted development subject to requirements

                                                           b)   assessable development requiring

                                                                i.    code assessment

                                                                ii.   impact assessable

                                                           c)   prohibited development




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