6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

DEO                                              Response to DEO

                                                         •   Water sensitive urban design
                                                             elements, installation of solar
                                                             powered panels on building roof’
                                                         •   Landscaped areas to be irrigated via
                                                             reticulated irrigation system from
                                                             recycled water and water tanks; and
                                                         •   Weather protection and awning
                                                             shading to the shopfronts.
                                                     2. The proposal supports a range of
                                                        business and industrial growth for the
                                                        area, offering a range of business and
                                                        industry sectors.
                                                     3. In crafting a mix of development with a
                                                        wide range of commercial and retail and
                                                        small-scaled uses. It meets the
                                                        expectations of the planning scheme
                                                        requirements.
  v.      uses that comprise a large           Complies
          component of Commercial and          The proposal allows for a range of tenancy sizes
          Retail business uses or other non- and can accommodate low impact industry uses
          industrial uses not locating on land
                                               at a scale that impacts can be successfully
          that is otherwise intended for
                                               managed.
          industrial business uses;
  vi.     businesses adopting energy             Will comply
          efficiency and water conservation
                                                 The proposed development intends to deliver
          principles to reduce the reliance on
                                                 energy efficient buildings and water sensitive
          fossil fuels for thermal comfort and
                                                 urban design principles to the extent that is
          water heating;                         required by Noosa Council. Additional details
                                                 can be provided during the operational works
                                                 design phase of development.

  vii.    new development having a high          Complies
          level of streetscape character and     The proposal offers landscape features including
          building design that is at a human     street trees, awnings, pedestrian crossings and
          scale, integrated with the
                                                 informal indoor and outdoor seating areas.
          surrounding built form and
                                                 These features offer pedestrian connectivity
          landscape features, has visual
                                                 within the precinct and across the wider retail
          relationships between indoor and
                                                 precincts in between Hoffmann Drive and Eenie
          outdoor spaces and contributes to      Creek Road, and in the Shire Business Centre
          an informal atmosphere and low         and Noosa Civic shopping centre. The garden
          speed traffic environment; and         beds and planting within the car parking areas
                                                 will provide low speed traffic environments.
  viii.   supporting home based businesses Not Applicable
          that contribute to the economy and
                                                The proposal offers for smaller start-up
          reduce demands on transport
                                                businesses that often outgrow a home-based
          infrastructure and land resources for
                                                business setting through tenancy sizes starting
          businesses, while maintaining
                                                at only 15m2.
          surrounding residential amenity and
          environmental values.



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