Planning Report

B. if not in Sunshine Beach 100 persons
per hectare with the exception of Lot 65
on RP130983 at 7 Selene Street, Sunrise
Beach      which     has     an  allowable
population density of 320 persons per
hectare exclusively for the purpose of a
visitor hostel; or
iv. for the Visitor Mixed Use Zone—160
persons per hectare; and
v. for the Community Services Zone
maximum population density of 320
persons per hectare exclusively for the
purposes of Residential Aged Care and
160 persons per hectare for any other
form of Retirement & Special Needs
Housing; and
c) has a low site impact to enhance the
opportunity to maintain natural site
characteristics,       including     native
vegetation and natural landforms.
Height                                        S4.1 Buildings and other structures       Complies
O4 Buildings and other structures—            have a maximum height of —                The building does not exceed a
a) are low rise and present a building        a) if in the Attached Housing Zone and    maximum building height of 12m / 3
height consistent with structures on          located in Sunshine Beach—12m;            storeys.
adjoining and surrounding land;               b) if in the Visitor Mixed Use Zone—
b) do not exceed a maximum height             12m, except for Lots 75-77 Heron
of—                                           Street, Peregian Beach—8m;
i. For the Attached Housing Zone within       c) if in the Open Space Recreation Zone
Sunshine Beach—3 storeys;                     or the Community Services Zone and
ii. For the Visitor Mixed Use Zone—3          used for an indoor sporting complex—
storeys, except for Lots 75-77 P9311          11m;
Heron Street,        Peregian Beach—2         d) if in the Rural Settlement Zone—8m,
storeys; or                                   or 9m where the pitched roof but no
iii. For any other zone— 2 storeys;           other part of the building or structure
c) do not visually dominate the street,       exceeds 8m; or
adjacent properties, surrounding spaces       e) in all other zones— 8m.
or the existing skyline;
d) preserve the amenity of surrounding
land, including existing sunlight to
neighbouring
properties; and
e) respect the scale of the dune and
coastal vegetation.
Setbacks                                      S5.1 Buildings and structures comply      Complies
O5 Buildings and other structures are         with the minimum building setbacks        The development complies with the
appropriately designed and sited to—          identified in Schedule 1 - Minimum        front setbacks identified in Schedule 1 -
a) provide amenity for users of the           Boundary Setbacks.                        Minimum Boundary Setbacks for Type 2
premises as well as preserve the visual                                                 Multiple Housing Duplex.
and acoustic privacy of adjoining and
nearby properties;                                                                      Alternative Solution
b) provide adequate distance from                                                       Refer section 7.4.1 of the report for rear
adjoining uses;                                                                         and side setbacks.
c) preserve any existing vegetation that
will buffer the proposed building;
d) allow for landscaping to be provided
between buildings and street frontages
and between neighbouring buildings;
e) maintain the visual continuity and
pattern of buildings and landscape
elements within the street; and
f) protect the natural character and
visual amenity of the beachfront.
Site cover, gross floor area and plot         No solution provided                      Complies
ratio                                                                                   The proposed site cover, gross floor
O6 The site cover, gross floor area and                                                 area and plot ratio results in a building
plot ratio of buildings and other roofed                                                scale and appearance compatible with
structures—                                                                             surrounding development; does not
a) results in a building scale that is                                                  present an appearance of bulk to
compatible      with       surrounding                                                  adjacent properties, roads or other