Further Council Report MCU21-0110.pdf

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                 11 JUNE 2024


    62.   All retaining walls must be designed and constructed in accordance with the planning
          scheme and must be certified by an RPEQ where exceeding 1.0m in height. All
          retaining walls that are publicly accessible and exceed 1.0m in height must be fitted
          with a commercial grade safety fence.
Damage to Services and Assets
    63.   Any damage caused to existing services and assets as a result of the development
          works must be repaired at no cost to the asset owner at the following times:
          a. where the damage would cause a hazard to pedestrian or vehicle safety,
             immediately; or
          b. where otherwise, upon completion of the works associated with the development.
      Any repair work which proposes to alter the alignment or level of existing services and
      assets must first be referred to the relevant service authority for approval.
LANDSCAPING
Landscaping Works
    64.   The development site must be landscaped in accordance with a Council endorsed




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          landscape package prepared by a qualified person*. The works must be undertaken in
          accordance with an Operational Works approval and the Noosa Plan for that specific



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          area and must include in particular:
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          a. the works shown on the Approved Landscape Concept Design Package Plans, with
             the exception of:
              i.    extending ‘31. Turf - no plantings with 5 metres of building’ as annotated by
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                    Council;
          b. a Landscaping Plan and Plant Pallet including hard and soft plant percentages,
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             plant numbers, planting locations, pot sizes and whether Noosa Native, Australian
             Native or Exotic;
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          c. a Landscape Management Plan including (but not limited to):
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              i.    landscape design principles for bushfire hazard areas in Part 5 of Bushfire
                    Resilient Building Guidance for Queensland Homes (QRA 2020);
              ii.   Certification from a qualified* person ensuring the Landscape Management
                    Plan complies with the design principles in the Part 5 of Bushfire Resilient
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                    Building Guidance for Queensland Homes (QRA 2020) and the Bushfire
                    Management Plan.
             iii.   Management of branches overhanging building envelopes.
          d. clear integration of the Bushfire requirements and recommendations identified
             within the approved Bushfire Hazard Assessment Report & Mitigation Plan version
             4 dated 30 April 2022, and as amended by the Further Advice letter from Rob
             Friend and Associates Pty Ltd dates 10 February 2023, including landscaping
             treatments where maximum distances are permitted including:
              i.    a band of vegetation up to 20m wide along Resort Drive is to contain 100%
                    less flammable plant species;
              ii.   the remaining area greater than 20m from Resort Drive can contain no less
                    than 50% less flammable plant species in the understory and groundcover;
                    and
             iii.   regular maintenance of groundcover and understorey to reduce flammability
                    within the landscaped area.
          e. clear integration of the landscaping recommendations, for the purpose of odour
             mitigation, identified in the Katestone report dated December 2020.


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