Appendix A - Assessment of Development Codes 6968

                                                                                    Rural Zone Code

                Performance Outcomes                                     Acceptable Outcomes                                       Proposed Solutions                Compliance
 Setbacks
 PO8                                                      AO8.4                                                      PS8.4                                              ✓
 Notwithstanding that intensive rural activities may      In addition to the circumstances of AO8.1, to AO8.3        The proposed siting of the house, is located
 need greater separation distances, buildings and         above, buildings and structures meet the following             • more than 20m from a property boundary,
 other structures are appropriately sited and designed    minimum boundary setbacks:                                     • not near a buffer area
 to:                                                                                                                     • more than 1om from a road frontage
                                                          (a) 20 metres from a property boundary of adjoining            • more than 10m from a side and rear
 (a) avoid environmental harm or nuisance to                    land in the Environmental management and                      boundary
     sensitive land uses, including adverse impacts             conservation zone;
     on amenity values, over and above what could         (b) a distance greater than the width of the riparian
     reasonably be expected in the rural zone;                  buffer area shown on Biodiversity, Waterways
 (b) avoid adverse impact on ecologically important             and Wetland Overlay maps;
     areas including National Parks, watercourses,        (c) 10 metres from a road frontage; and
     and wetlands;                                        (d) 10 metres from the side and rear boundaries or 6
 (c) mitigate risks associated with the use of                  metres where the lot area does not exceed 1
     chemicals or air pollutants; and                           hectare, with the exception that if the height of
 (d) avoid conflict with rural uses and activities on           the building or structure exceeds 9 metres
     adjoining properties.                                      the setback to the side and rear boundaries is
                                                                equal to twice its height in metres.
 Editor's note- For uses that are subject to impact       AO8.5                                                      PS8.5                                              ✓
 assessment, required setback and separation              On properties over 2 hectares in area, a distance of not   The proposed house is located more than 200m
 distances will vary with the scale and type of rural     less than 200 metres is provided between a sensitive       away from land mapped Agricultural Land
 activity. Relevant factors that will be taken into       land use and land on an adjacent rural zone property       Conservation area.
 account when determining appropriate distances           over 4 hectares in mapped Agricultural Land
 include the type and scale of buildings and structures   Conservation Area.
 proposed, the use of buildings and structures,
 construction methods, level of containment and
 ventilation, potential noise, odour or air pollutant
 nuisance, topography, climatic variables,
 existing vegetation between land uses, and a range
 of management practices that can be employed to
 mitigate off-site impacts.
 Environment, heritage and scenic amenity


Appendix A – Assessment of Applicable Development Codes
Project No.: 6968
Site Address: 1179 Louis Bazzo Drive, Cootharaba QLD 4565
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