L01 Statement to NSC

4.2 Overlay Codes

The site is mapped as being located in a Coastal Protection and Scenic Amenity Area. A review of the
proposal against the Coastal Protection and Scenic Amenity Code is detailed below:


Performance Outcomes                  Acceptable Outcomes           Proposal
PO1
Development allows for natural        No     acceptable   outcome   Complies – building setback from seaward boundary and is
fluctuations of the coast and         provided.                     outside mapped erosion prone area
foreshores to occur, including
allowance of climate change.
PO2
Development       is   located,       No     acceptable   outcome   Complies – building setback away from seaward boundary.
designed and constructed to:
                                      provided                      Existing vegetation are rear of site to be retained.
a) maintain     dune    crest
   heights and minimise and
   mitigate the risk to
   development from wave
   overtopping and storm
   tide inundation; and
b) maintain or enhance
   coastal ecosystems and
   natural features such as
   coastal     creeks    and
   marine plants including
   mangroves, salt marshes
   and coastal wetlands, to
   assist in protecting and
   buffering     communities
   and infrastructure from
   sea-level rise and coastal
   inundation impacts.

PO3
Where a coastal building line         No     acceptable   outcome   Design includes two cantilevered 3.0m wide decks. The upper
exists on a lot, all buildings,
structures and retaining walls        provided                      level deck is covered to provide weather protection due to the
do not extend seaward of the                                        exposed site conditions. The covering of the deck is considered
coastal building line for the site,                                 essential due to the south-easterly orientation and impacts of
other                      than—                                    weather on the deck. Covering of the deck will enable the
                                                                    windows and doors to be opened which allows for natural cross
  a) uncovered               and
     unenclosed cantilevered                                        ventilation.
     balconies that do not
     extend greater than 3                                          It is also noted that there are several surrounding dwellings that
     metres seaward of the                                          have covered decks within the 15 metre setback.
     coastal building line; and
  b) are setback a minimum
     of 6 metres from the
     seaward          boundary
     (see Figure 8.2.4.4).




PO4
Where a coastal building line         No     acceptable   outcome   Not applicable
does not exist on a lot
fronting the beachfront or a          provided
reserve     adjoining      the
beachfront, new buildings
and                 structures
are setback no less than 6
metres from the seaward


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