2018-11-12 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                12 NOVEMBER 2018


        Nature and Extent of Approved Use
        66.   An additional 21 beds are approved for the Visitor Accommodation Type 4 –
              Conventional (visitor hostel). The total number of beds approved are 69 and
              one manager’s unit.
        67.   The approved accommodation units must be used for short term visitors only.
              The approved units must not be occupied by persons for the purpose of
              permanent accommodation.
        68.   Amplified music must not be audible at the boundaries of the site between
              10pm and 7am.
        Landscaping
        69.   The development site must be landscaped. The works must be undertaken in
              accordance with an Operational Works approval, the Planning Scheme Policy 3
              Landscaping Plants and Guidelines for Sunshine Beach and must include in
              particular:
              a.   the works generally shown on the approved site plan including:
                   i.     A minimum 1.0 metre wide landscaping strip along the northern side
                          boundary of the subject site, exclusive of the access driveway,
                          generally uncompromised by infrastructure items designed such
                          that vegetated screening will be provided within 3 years of the
                          plantings occurring.
                   ii.    A minimum 2.0 metre wide landscaping strip along the full extent of
                          the eastern boundary designed such that vegetated screening will
                          be provided within 3 years of the plantings occurring.
                   iii.   Vegetated screening of any electrical transformers, bin storage
                          areas and the like from the road frontage
                   iv.    Provision of 1 street tree within the road reserve for every 8 metres
                          of road frontage including landscaping to the crossover works
                   v.     Trees on the northern boundary must be retained to provide visual
                          screening of the development. Where civil works impact on the
                          capacity to retain the tree, the tree may be removed and replaced
                          with a tree of a minimum pot sized 100 litres.
        70.   All landscape works must be established and maintained in accordance with
              the approved design for the life of the development, and in a manner that
              ensures healthy, sustained and vigorous plant growth. All plant material must
              be allowed to grow to full form and be refurbished when its life expectancy is
              reached.
        Performance Bond
        71.   Security in the form of a cash bond or trading bank guarantee to the sum of
              $10,000 must be submitted to Council, to secure performance of all conditions
              of this approval, prior to the issue of a Development Permit for Operational
              Works. The cash bond or trading bank guarantee will be returned on
              performance of the conditions of approval less any costs incurred by Council in
              respect of enforcing performance of this permit. Council reserves the right to
              call upon the bond or guaranteed sum to effect compliance with conditions.

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