Cover Letter

                                                                                                         103 Wrigley St (Cnr Sugar Road)
                                                                                                         P O Box 5774
                                                                                                         Maroochydore BC Q 4558
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              The proposed shed location and building envelope amendment will result in non-compliance with AO6.4
              from the Rural Residential Zone Code under Noosa Plan 2020 and will require a relaxation to the
              prescribed side boundary setback. This matter of non-compliance is detailed below.

               Performance Outcome                    Acceptable Outcome                      Comments
               Boundary setback                       AO6.4                                   Performance Solution
               PO6                                    Outside the circumstances of            The proposed shed will have a
               Buildings and other structures         AO6.1, AO6.2 and AO6.3                  compliant front boundary
               are designed and sited to:-            above, buildings and structures         setback of approximately 36m
               (a) provide a high level of            meet the following minimum              in lieu of the prescribed 10m
                     amenity to users of the          boundary setbacks:                      front boundary setback.
                     subject site and adjoining       (a) 15 metres from a
                     premises, including                   property boundary                  The shed proposes a side
                     provision of visual and               adjoining land in the              boundary setback of 6m
                     acoustic privacy, access              Environmental                      instead of the prescribed 10m
                     to breezes and protection             management and                     for a lot with an area that
                     from noise, odour or                  conservation zone,                 exceeds 1 hectare. A
                     artificial lighting;                  unless such land is in             relaxation to the side boundary
               (b) provide adequate                        private ownership;                 setback is requested as the
                     distance from adjoining          (b) 40 metres from mean                 development site has an area
                     land uses and avoid                   high water spring of a             of 1.5ha.
                     conflict with existing or             waterway or as otherwise
                     future rural uses and                 prescribed through the             The proposed location is the
                     activities on adjoining               Queensland Government              most practical with regards to
                     properties;                           Erosion Prone Area                 site infrastructure and
               (c) allow for space and                     Maps;                              constraints. The proposed
                     landscaping to be                (c) 10 metres from the road             location for the shed is able to
                     provided between                      frontage;                          be easily accessed via the
                     buildings;                       (d) 10 metres from the side             existing crossover and
               (d) preserve existing                       and rear boundaries or 6           driveway and is located outside
                     vegetation that will help             metres where the lot area          of the on-site effluent disposal
                     buffer development;                   does not exceed 1                  area which is to the west of the
               (e) protect the natural                     hectare, with the                  proposed shed and will provide
                     character and avoid                   exception that if the              appropriate separation. The
                     adverse impacts on                    height of the building or          development site has also
                     ecologically important                structure exceeds 9                been subject to a historical
                     areas such as national                metres the setback to the          subdivision approval in which
                     parks, waterways and                  side and rear boundaries           site works were previously
                     wetlands.                             is equal to twice its height       undertaken and the proposed
                                                           in metres.                         shed is located in an area that
                                                      Alternative provision to the            has been flattened and suitable
                                                      QDC                                     for further development without
                                                                                              requiring additional earthworks.

                                                                                              Despite the requested
                                                                                              relaxation to the side boundary
                                                                                              setback, the proposed shed
                                                                                              location will still enable a high
                                                                                              level of amenity to the
                                                                                              adjoining lot at 7 Robin Place.
                                                                                              The shed has been designed
                                                                                              to ensure no door or window
                                                                                              openings to face the adjoining

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