2018-08-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   7 AUGUST 2018


           Mechanical Equipment
     39.   Written certification is required from a suitably qualified person confirming that sound
           pressure levels from all mechanical plant and equipment comply with the following:
           a.    Air-conditioning and Refrigeration
                       7am to 10pm: Maximum background + 5dB(A)
                       10pm to 7am: Maximum background + 3dB(A)
           b.    Pumps
                       7am to 7pm: Maximum background + 5dB(A)
                       7pm to 10pm: Maximum background + 3dB(A)
                       10pm to 7am: No audible noise.
     40.   The certification must be submitted to Council, which certifies that operational noise
           from any fixed plant and equipment complies with the requirements of this Decision
           Notice.
B.     Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.


REPORT
1.   PROPOSAL
The application seeks a Development Permit for Material Change of Use for the establishment of
48 new dementia beds on the site. The use is defined as Multiple Housing Type 3 –
Retirement and Special Needs under the Noosa Plan 2006.

The applicant advises:
     The proposed development will comprise 48 new dementia beds located in 6 new
     buildings/villas (8 beds per building/villa) and positioned in the eastern undeveloped portion
     of the site. Each of the 6 separate accommodation buildings include individual bedrooms
     with ensuites for the residents as well as a communal lounge, dining and verandah.
     The buildings each have direct access to a secure landscaped area that includes existing
     vegetation and pathways. These pathways are all linked and lead back to the central
     dementia unit entry building.
     To minimise the impact on the eastern portion of the site, Villas 1 to 2 are located at the
     front of the site suspended over and maintaining the existing carparking area. The two
     buildings are connected by a landscape podium.
     Villas 3 to 6 are of a single storied height and accessed directly from the ground level. Due
     to the flood constraints of the site, the buildings cantilever over a small portion of the area
     affected by maximum flood events. Some minor filling will be undertaken with
     approximately 975m3 excavated from the carpark area and the remainder (approximately
     3100m3) imported to the site.
     The building design includes pitched roof forms and eaves consistent with the existing
     buildings on site. Building materials include timber cladding and colorbond roof sheeting
     with the colour integrating with the existing buildings on site
     A new entry building to the existing and proposed dementia units on site is also proposed
     as part of the application. The dementia unit to be known as Cartwright Village includes the
     existing Cartwright dementia buildings as well as the new buildings proposed as part of this
     application.




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