2022-11-08 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  8 NOVEMBER 2022


    Bar means the use of premises, with seating for 60 or less people, for—
      a)    selling liquor for consumption on the premises; or
      b)    an entertainment activity, or preparing and selling food and drink for consumption on
            the premises, if the use is ancillary to the use in paragraph (a).
The existing industrial activity (distillery) is a small boutique business that has a total gross floor
area of 255m2. A bar is a more intensive use than a food and drink outlet and based on the small
scale of the industry and limited parking available on site, the numbers of patrons is not considered
small scale and does not fit well into the internal space detailed on site.
It is noted that a number of breweries with ancillary food and drink uses and bars have been
approved within the Industry zone including:
•     MCU16/0112 - Heads of Noosa (Industrial Business Type 2 and Entertainment & Dining
      Business Type 1) at Rene Street, Noosaville
•     MCU16/0133 - Land & Sea (Industrial Business Type 2 and Entertainment & Dining Business
      Type 1 and Ancillary Dwelling unit) at Venture Drive, Noosaville
•     MCU18/0157 – Boiling Pot Brewery (Entertainment & Dining Business Type 3 Bar and
      Industrial Business Type 2- Brewery) at Venture Drive, Noosaville
•     MCU19/0134 – 20/20 (Entertainment and Dining Business Type 3 Bar – approved by Court
      Order) at Taylor Court, Cooroy.
The above applications were approved on the basis that the scale of food and drink/bar were to
remain ancillary to the predominate industrial use and associated car parking requirements were
able to be provided for on site. It is noted that MCU19/0134 for a Bar at Taylor Court, Cooroy,
whilst approved under the superseded planning scheme, is restricted to a maximum of 20 patrons
and an area of 21m2 which is equivalent to 10% of the floor area of the subject site.
To ensure the bar is an ancillary use, it is recommended that a defined seating area of 60m2
(excluding the actual bar area) is provided and the number of persons able to utilise the site at one
time reduced to 30 persons.
Conditions similar to those approved on MCU19/0134 for Taylor Court have been included in the
recommendation.
Carparking
A total of 10 carparking spaces and 3 scooter spaces are required for the industrial uses and the
proposed bar on site. The applicant has provided 5 spaces at the front and 3 scooter spaces at the
rear of the site which results in a total shortfall of 5 spaces for the entire development.
A Carparking Assessment has been submitted as part of the application which concludes that the
proposed carparking is sufficient to cater for typical weekday operations as well as staff. The report
details that the proposal is 2 spaces short, as it has not included the area of the fourth tenancy
(which is not part of the application) in the calculations as it will generally not be operating at the
same time. The Carparking Assessment details that there is very low demand for on-street
carparking in Rene Street from 5pm on weekdays, that the street is close to empty on weekends
and 35 spaces area available in walking distance from the site. Refer figure 5 below.
Whilst there is some merit in the applicant’s arguments, previous applications for entertainment
uses in the industrial zone were supported where the use was small scale, ancillary to the industrial
use and the required number carparking spaces were provided on site. The proposed use does
not comply with carparking requirements and it is recommended the area of the site to be used for
bar purposes be reduced to ensure the proposal is consistent with scheme requirements and does
not impact on the surrounding area. A reduction in the floor area for seating to 60m2 will be
consistent with the Medium Impact Industry Zone Code which refers to ancillary uses as better
reflects carparking requirements.


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