2019-10-28 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                          28 OCTOBER 2019


The Specific Outcomes for the Shire Business Centre zone prescribe the consistent and
inconsistent uses for each precinct. The following table summarises the consistent uses for each
of the precincts which have not already been fully developed.

 Precinct    Proposed lots                    Consistent Uses

 E1          3, 4, 5 and 6                    Offices, Medical, Education, Veterinary

 E2          17, 18, 19 and 21                Offices, Medical, Education, Veterinary

 E6          7, 8 and 9                       Offices, Medical, Education, Veterinary, Service
                                              Station, Vehicle Hire

 E7          10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16    Offices, Medical, Education, Veterinary

 REC/MU      23, 24 and 25                    Childcare, Emergency Service (Station), Outdoor
                                              Sport and Recreation, Place of Worship

 B3          2 and 22                         Office, Medical, Veterinary, Showroom, Service
                                              station, Vehicle hire, Hardware store, Garden and
                                              Lifestyle Centre

In this regard, it is unclear how the re-configuring of the REC/MU precinct (Lots 23-25), located in
the north-eastern corner of the site, facilitates the on-going use of the precinct for identified
consistent uses. The applicant’s bushfire consultant recommends a setback of at least 20 metres
to the northern boundary and 25 metres to the eastern boundary are required to address bushfire
risk. Council’s consultant bushfire expert considers a 17.9 metre buffer to the northern boundary
and the 25 metre wide easement to the eastern boundary as appropriate bushfire buffers. The
proposed setbacks constrain the developable area of each lot. This constraint is particularly
evident for lot 23 which is accentuated by the irregular shape of the lot and existing 10 metre
wide environmental covenant to the southern boundary.
This results in a developable area of approximately 1800m2 which is further constrained by the
irregular shape of the lot which has a width of approximately 8 metres at the western boundary,
this area is likely to be unsuitable to accommodate development for the intended use.
As discussed earlier in this report, Council’s bushfire expert has stated “Lots 23, 24 and 25 do
not minimise the bushfire hazard to people who might work in those lots nor property within those
lots” and the applicant proposes using building standards as a solution however it is not
considered appropriate to rely on building standards. The design and layout at the
reconfiguration of a lot stage is the appropriate stage to adequately address these risks. The
proposed lot layout is likely to impact on biodiversity values, including Koala habitat trees, in the
adjacent National Park due to increasing the pressure to manage vegetation with the National
Park for bushfire hazard reduction.




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