Town Planning Report - Material Change of Use Outdoor Sport and Recreation - Temporary relocation ~ Lake Macdonald Dr Lake Mac

Town Planning Report
Material Change of Use – Outdoor Sport and Recreation (Temporary Use)



                                                                                                              AO4.3                                                                                                                               comprises a non-habitable, temporary storage structure only, with no requirement for
                                                                                                              Where the existing roads servicing a development provide a specific flood immunity (as                                              people to remain on site during flood conditions. Accordingly, evacuation during flood
                                                                                                              determined by the Qld Transport Road and Drainage Design Manual, Queensland Urban                                                   events is effectively managed through avoidance, rather than reliance on physical
                                                                                                              Drainage Manual and the Australian Rainfall and Runoff Guide), all lots have access to the                                          evacuation routes or on-site refuge areas.
                                                                                                              flood free area identified in Table 8.2.6.5 that matches the road immunity.                                                         Given this:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •      The requirement for an evacuation route passable up to the PMF is not applicable,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         as site occupation will not occur during flood conditions;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •      An on-site flood refuge area above the PMF is not required; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •      No new lots are created, and AO4.3 relating to access to flood-free areas matched
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         to road immunity is not applicable.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  As such, the development achieves the intent of the performance outcome by
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  eliminating risk to people through operational controls and flood-avoidance measures,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  rather than structural or access-based responses.

PO5                                                                                                           AO5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Complies
For reconfiguring a lot or operational works, development does not directly, indirectly or                    In the Flood Hazard Overlay, or in areas otherwise determined to be subject to the DFE or
cumulatively alter the flood characteristics external to the development site for all flooding                DSTE, development ensures:                                                                                                          No operational works are proposed as part of the development. The proposal involves
and inundation events up to and including the DFE or DSTE based on:                                           (b) there is no loss of on-site flood storage capacity;                                                                             the placement of a temporary, non-habitable 40-foot shipping container within an
(a) current climate conditions; and                                                                           (b) all changes to level, depth, duration and velocity of floodwaters are contained within                                          existing cleared area, with no filling, excavation, earthworks, or changes to ground
                                                                                                                     the site for all flood events up to and including the DFE based on current climate and                                       levels.
incorporating an appropriate allowance for the predicted impacts of climate change.
                                                                                                                     predicted impacts of climate change at 2100;
                                                                                                              (c) there is no acceleration or retardation of flows, or any retardation in flood warning                                           Accordingly:
                                                                                                                     times, elsewhere on the floodplain and to any overland flow paths; and
                                                                                                              (d) there is no increased stormwater ponding on sites upstream, downstream or in the                                                •      There is no loss of on-site flood storage capacity.
                                                                                                                     general vicinity of the site.                                                                                                •      Floodwater levels, depths, duration and velocity are unchanged, with all flood
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         behaviour remaining consistent with existing conditions for all flood events up to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         and including the DFE.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •      There is no acceleration or retardation of flood flows, no impact on flood warning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         times, and no interference with overland flow paths elsewhere on the floodplain.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •      There is no increase in stormwater ponding on adjoining or nearby sites.

 Resilient building design and form

PO6                                                                                                           AO6.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Not Applicable
Development ensures that building design and building form:                                                   Buildings are designed to integrate well with the street level and the levels of adjoining
(b) accounts for potential flood risk;                                                                        properties to facilitate pedestrian flows and visual and physical connectivity between the                                          AO6.1 – Integration with street and pedestrian connectivity
(c) is resilient to flood events; and                                                                         footpath and ground floors.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The development comprises a temporary, non-habitable shipping container used solely
maintains a functional and attractive street address appropriate to the intended use.                                                                                                                                                             for storage and is not intended to function as an active building interface with the street
                                                                                                              AO6.2
                                                                                                              Buildings incorporate appropriate screening to ensure that any under-storey is not visible                                          or public realm. The structure does not impede pedestrian movement or connectivity.
                                                                                                              from the street, where such screening does not impede flood water flows.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  AO6.2 – Screening of under-storey areas
                                                                                                              AO6.3                                                                                                                               The proposed structure does not include an under-storey or raised ground floor. No
                                                                                                              Residential buildings minimise risk from flooding by providing parking and other low                                                screening is required and floodwater flow paths are not obstructed.
                                                                                                              intensive, non-habitable uses at ground level, rather than habitable uses.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  AO6.3 – Ground-level uses in residential buildings
                                                                                                              AO6.4                                                                                                                               The proposal does not involve a residential building. The structure is non-habitable and
                                                                                                              Non-residential buildings and structures are oriented to the street by activating the street
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  used solely for equipment storage.
                                                                                                              frontage with appropriate uses and urban design treatments such as recessed wall



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