Minor Change Cover Letter Assessment_060620 · MCU13/0081.01

        Type 1 Food and Beverages (Providore and the gelato shop) and Retail Business Type 2 Shop
        and Salon (clothes stores).

        Comment: this application seeks no fundamental changes to the approved uses, no further
        assessment is considered necessary.

Zoning & Level of Assessment
The site is in the Visitor Mixed Use zone of the Noosa Heads Locality. Here, the level of assessment
for the site’s existing uses are:

                                                         Consistency          Level of Assessment
  Visitor Accommodation – Type 4 Conventional            Consistent           Impact
  Entertainment and Dining Business Type 1               Consistent           Impact
  Retail Business Type 2 Shop and Salon                  Consistent           Impact

        Comment: The current planning scheme identifies that public notification would be required if
        an application for the existing uses, including the changes, was made today. As the existing
        development followed a similar assessment process, and no additional uses are proposed, no
        further assessment of this part if considered necessary.

The Assessment Table for the Visitor Mixed Use zone identifies that the following Codes applicable to
the development, including:

    •   Noosa Heads Locality Code                           •   Business Uses Code
    •   Visitor Mixed Use Zone Code                         •   Landscaping Code
    •   Residential Uses Code                               •   Engineering Words Code

An assessment of the proposal against these codes is summarised overleaf:

NOOSA HEADS LOCALITY CODE

Overall Outcomes
On the basis that the use is existing, there are no changes proposed to the approved land uses and the
changes are predominately cosmetic, the proposal is considered to be remain consistent with the overall
outcomes of the Locality Code. Furthermore, the proposed changes will assist to advance the area’s
tourism focus by improving the existing visitor accommodation, entertainment and dining premises and
allowing the iconic site to continue to remain successful and relevant into the future.

Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions
The proposal has been assessed against the specific development criteria of the Locality Code and is
found to comply with all Probable Solutions, with the exception of O8 Setbacks, O10 Site Cover, O13
Gross Floor Area and O15 Roof Form. In these instances, an Alternative Solution is proposed. It should
be noted that the existing approved development, without the proposed changes, would not comply
with these specific code provisions. As such, the proposed changes need to be considered in this context.

Each Alternative Solution and its compliance with the corresponding Specific Outcome is discussed
below. The alternative solutions proposed in these instances and their compliance with the
corresponding specific outcomes are discussed in detail in Attachment 2 and have been summarised
below. All other outcomes are considered to have been met.

O7 Height

S7.1 Buildings and other structures have a maximum building height of—
        b) for the Visitor Mixed Use Zone—
                 i. Northern side of Hastings Street—
                          A. within 7m of the Hastings St alignment - 6m;
                          B. balance area of site - 15m with a 12m presentation to the beach; or



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