MCU14/0073 Town Planning Report

                SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                           PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                            COMPLIANCE                    COMMENTS
O5 Access for new uses is only taken off a laneway                                                                            N/A      The subject site does not contain laneways
where upgrading works are carried out to the laneway to                                                                                and the proposed development will not impact
enable the laneway to accommodate the anticipated                                                                                      on any nearby laneways.
levels of traffic.
6.10 Built Form
Density                                                     No solution provided                                             YES       The proposed extension will be located within
O6 The density of development within the site area—                                                                                    the existing building and will therefore not
a) is compatible with surrounding development; and                                                                                     result in an increase to the existing site
b) does not exceed—
i. For the Semi-Attached Housing Zone–1 dwelling unit                                                                                  density. As such, the proposal is expected to
per 400m2 of site area with a maximum population                                                                                       be compatible with surrounding development,
density of 100 persons per hectare;                                                                                                    including the turf farm, extractive industry and
ii. For the Attached Housing Zone– maximum population                                                                                  rural residential residences.
density of 100 persons per hectare; and
iii. For the Business Centre Zone– maximum population
density of 100 persons per hectare
iv. For the Community Services Zone maximum
population density of 320 persons per hectare exclusively
for the purposes of Residential Aged Care and 160
persons per hectare for any other form of Retirement &
Special needs housing; and
c) has a low site impact to enhance the opportunity to
maintain natural site characteristics such as native
vegetation and natural landforms.
Height                                                      S7.1 Buildings and other structures have a maximum              YES with   The proposal plans prepared by Zenith
O7 Buildings and other structures—                          building height of—                                            Outcome 7   Design illustrate that the existing building has
a) are low rise and present a building height consistent    a) if in the Rural or Rural Settlement Zone— 8m, or 9m                     maximum height of 9.8 metres, which
with structures on adjoining and surrounding premises;      where the pitched roof but no other part of the building or
                                                                                                                                       exceeds the maximum building height for the
b) have a maximum building height of 2 storeys;             structure exceeds 8m; or
c) do not visually dominate the street, surrounding         b) if in the Open Space Recreation Zone and used for an                    Rural Zone by 1.8 metres (refer to Appendix
spaces or the existing skyline;                             indoor sporting complex—11m                                                I). It is noted that the factory currently does
d) preserve the amenity of surrounding land uses;           c) if in the Industry Zone—10m;                                            not appear to exceed (2) storeys and:
e) respect the scale of existing vegetation; and            d) in all other zones—8m.
f) respond to the topography of the site by avoiding                                                                                         Is consistent with the subject site
extensive excavation and filling.                                                                                                             and the surrounding area;
                                                                                                                                             Does not visually dominate the