2014-11-11 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              11 NOVEMBER 2014


The applicant also seeks approval for signage to the front of the buildings, totalling
approximately 24m2, which exceeds the as-of-right provisions of The Noosa Plan.

A copy of the proposal plans is included as Attachment 1. The proposal is before Council
because it seeks a relaxation of the maximum building height in storeys.

2.    SITE DETAILS

2.1. Background
The site was most recently used as a timber yard and warehouse (Mad About Timber) in
accordance with self-assessable use provisions for industrial uses under the superseded
planning scheme. Council issued a development permit for Operational Works for external
works and landscaping associated with the use in January 2004.

The applicant undertook a fitout of the existing building in late 2013 in the absence of
required planning and building permits. The works were completed in early 2014 and
Council’s Building Services unit subsequently issued a Show Cause Notice. The applicant
has since engaged a building certifier and engineer and made progress in obtaining building
and plumbing approvals.

2.2. Site Description
The site is 4,050m2 in area and generally rectangular in shape but has an irregular rear
boundary. The land slopes moderately down to the rear, with an overall fall of approximately
3 metres. The lot has a 71.6m frontage to Rene Street with one existing access driveway
positioned along the eastern boundary.

The site has previously been excavated toward the Rene Street frontage and has been
levelled to roughly the natural ground level at the rear. Only a small strip of ground at street
level exists within the site along the frontage, which is either retained or battered back to the
lower portion of the lot.

An existing 2 storey industrial building sits in the western portion of the site and has a
footprint of approximately 1,000m2. Much of the remaining open space to the east of the
building is concrete hardstand and there is no significant vegetation present.

2.3. Surrounding Land Uses
A mix of industrial uses are adjacent to the site to the north, east and west within the industry
zone. Nearby uses include mechanical workshops, manufacturing, service industries,
warehouses and some heavy/noxious industries. Smaller format industrial tenancies abut
the site directly to the west and an approved concrete batching plant neighbours the site to
the east.




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