MCU12/0041 Development Application part 2 of 2 Plans and covering letters 429 Kennedys Rd Pomona

6.2 Specific Outcomes and Solutions for the Rural Zone




  Built Form
  Sloping site & ridgelines
  063 Development on sloping sites-                       Constructed is being carried out on land with
   a) is responsive to the natural topography of          a maximum    slope of 15%.
        the site and minimises the need for cut and
        fill (eg. by stepping down the site or using      The visual amenity of the local area is
        suspended floor construction;                     retained.
  b)    does not visually dominate the hill slope or
        interrupt the skyline;
  c)    is integrated with the natural site
        characteristics including vegetation.
  AND
  064 The landscape character and visual amenity
  quality of hill slopes and ridgelines are retained.

 Open space, environment and conservation
 Environmental values
  066 The environmental values of land are protected      The environmental values are protected as
 from adverse impacts as a consequence of                 the use is proposed in the area currently
 development on or adjacent to that land.                 developed.




6.3 Specific Outcomes and Solutions for the Agricultural Use Code

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 Effects of use
 06     Sufficient separation distances and noise       The noise emission of aquaculture is equivalent
 mitigation  measures are   provided between animal     of the current grazing and cultivation practises.
 husbandry uses and sensitive receptors on other
 premises.

  Traffic and road network
 07    The use does not have an adverse                 The   proposed use does not great            a

 impact on the safety, efficiency and                   significant amount of traffic.
 functioning of the road network, including    -




 a) traffic generation; and                             The amount of traffic will be equivalent or
 b) location of access points.                          less than the traffic   generated by     the
                                                        current use.


 Protection of good quality agricultural land
                                                        Parts of the site are designated as Agricultural
 08    Good quality agricultural land is not
                                                        Land Conservation Area in the Noosa Plan;
 alienated or encroached upon by the
                                                        however site inspection shows that due to soils
 development.                                           with poor internal drainage with a shallow
 purposes.
                                                        impervious clay layer the property is only
                                                        suitable for crops such as sugar cane.


 Lot size
                                                        The lot contains 70.9ha.
 09      The lot is of sufficient area to enable
 establishment of the use and associated uses.




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