Town Planning Assessment Report

Rural Residential Zone Code
Performance Outcome                    Acceptable Outcome                     Response

PO1 Development provides for low AO1.2 The dwelling house may Not applicable - secondary
density, semi-rural living as well as include one secondary dwelling dwelling not proposed.
compatible     work     from     home with a maximum gross floor area of
opportunities, primary production 65m2 and no more than two
and       small      scale       visitor bedrooms.
accommodation, on large allotments
with varying levels of services.

PO2 Development does not result AO2 A distance of not less than Not applicable - the site is not
in   the    diminished   productive 100 metres is provided between a within 100m of Rural zoned
capacity of rural activities on sensitive land use and land within land.
adjacent or nearby properties.      the Rural zone that:
                                        (a)​ is mapped as Agricultural
                                             Land Conservation Area on
                                             the Agricultural Land
                                             Overlay maps in Schedule
                                             2; and
                                           (b)​ has a property area greater
                                                than 4 hectares.

PO5 Buildings and other structures: AO5.1 Buildings and structures are The proposal is less than 8
   (a)​ are low rise;                  no more than 8 metres in building metres in height.
                                       height from ground level, providing
   (b)​ do     not    present      an
                                       that they may be up to 9 metres
        appearance of bulk to
                                       where the pitched roof but no
        adjacent properties, roads
                                       other part of the building or
        or other areas in the vicinity
                                       structure exceeds 8 metres.
        of the site;
   (c)​ have a low site impact to
        maximise the opportunity to AO5.2 Where        excavation is
                                                                       The maximum portion of the
        retain       natural    site required, the maximum portion of exposed external facade is
        characteristics,   such as the exposed external façade of the less than 8 metres in height.
        native     vegetation   and building cannot exceed 8 metres in
        natural landforms;           building height.
   (d)​ respect   the    scale   of
        surrounding vegetation; and Editor's note—refer to figure AP3-13A
   (e)​ are no more than two
        storeys in height.   AO5.3 Site cover of all buildings The proposed site cover is
                             and structures on the site does not 6.91%.
                             exceed 30%.

                                       Alternative provisions to the QDC


                                       AO5.4 Individual buildings or Alternate           solution   -   refer
                                       roofed structures do not cover report.
                                       more than 500m2 of the site.



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