Planning Statement · MCU15/0016

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Carparking has been provided in the following manner:

          •    6 Visitor spaces at the front of the site
          •    2 quote bays at the front of the site
          •    16 carparking spaces at the rear of the site for staff and vehicles awaiting repair or
               collection
          •    Truck loading bay along the front boundary.

It is noted that vehicles will also be stored inside the premises dependant on the stage of their repair.

Bicycle parking for nine bikes is provided in the landscaped area.

The proposed operation employs up to 15 persons and hours of operation are generally proposed to
be Monday to Saturday 7am to 5 pm.

Products and chemical used and stored on site will include:

          •    Approximately 50 litres oil
          •    Approximately 200 litres of paint
          •    Approximately 50 litres of thinners

A bin and gas area is located to the rear of the site. This area will be designed in accordance with
Council policy and cater for general refuse bins as well as recycling bins.


INSTRUMENTS FOR STATUTORY ASSESSMENT

Under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 the application must be assessed against each of the
following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:

     • State Planning Policies;
     • The South East Queensland Regional Plan;
     • State Planning Regulatory Provisions;
     • Any Structure Plan or Master Plan in place for declared areas;
     • Any Preliminary Approval Overriding the Planning Scheme for the land;
     • The Planning Scheme for the local government area; and
     • Any Temporary Local Planning Instrument in place for the local government area.

The statutory planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed below.

         State Planning Policies

         The application has been assessed against the provisions of State Planning Policy July 2014
         with the relevant section State Interest being that of Water Quality, Natural Hazards (Flood
         Hazard area) and Coastal Environment. With regard to Water Quality the applicant will
         prepare a storm water management plan as part of any future Operational works application.
         In terms of flooding and the coastal environment it is noted that the site is not subject to
         flooding and meets the requirements of the State Code in relation to coastal works.

         South East Queensland Regional Plan

         The site is located in an Urban Area under the South East Queensland Regional Plan and is
         consistent with this designation.