MCU24/0084 Material Change Of Use - Function Facility – 658 Louis Bazzo Drive, Ringtail Creek

Brian Stockwell0:00

Our appreciation and knowledge that we are on Kabi Kabi country and pay respects to elders past, present and emerging and just relate to the emerging leaders who recently with us Kabi Kabi Commitment and reflect on some of the words in there that talks about Noosa is a place of great cultural and spiritual significance. It's a place of shadows from the Guardian trees, it connects us all and draws us together from around the world and they in commitment their is suggested the key to custodianship is having the humility and respect to care for and protect that which sustains us in return. So, something to keep in mind as we go through today's business. The first item, we note that we are all in attendance and we move on to the confirmation of minutes. Have someone who wishes to move the confirmation amendment. So moved by Councillor Lorentson and seconded by Councillor Phillips. I presume there is no discussion. All those in favour? The motion is carried. Have a deputation on the agenda but the deputy has advised that they are unable to make it today. So we move then on to item 7 and there is one item referred from the committee. It's a MCU 24.0084 for a Material Change of Use for a function facility 658 Louis Bazzo Drive, Ringtail Creek and we have several representatives of the planning group. Are you going to give us the overview? Matthew will give us the overview.

Good afternoon Councillors and staff. Yes, so this application is for a Material Change of Use of premises for a function facility and it's for the purpose of holding small-scale functions, weddings and events. The use is proposed to operate between 11:00am. And 10:30pm. And cater for a maximum of 150 guests. The applicant advised that the proposed function facility is intended to be undertaken in accordance with an approved operational management plan, and the key operational features of the proposed function facility are as follows. So maximum of 96 events per year, 72 estimated to be weddings, and then with the max 150 guests, the average might be 80 to 100 persons. It's also estimated that 70 to 80% of guests to be chauffeured to an event, and that's through two buses. The primary issues that were associated the development that we have assessed the application against is land use, noise, traffic, and the protection of the site's environmental values. First and foremost, the proposal is a consistent land use in the rural zone and from a noise management perspective, an environmental noise impact assessment was submitted and peer reviewed in support of the proposed development and the recommendations from that have been conditioned to ensure that the use operates in accordance with the relevant noise criteria so the submission and approval of a noise management plan was a key recommendation and the construction of a 1.8 metre high by 30 metre long acoustic barrier parallel at to the adjoining houses. 642 Louis Bazzo Drive it's been conditioned that noise from the site inclusive of patrons or and or amplified music must not exceed 39 decibels le eq adjusted 15 minutes for and external 20 off-site residents so that's external to 20 off-site residents or sensitive receiver all guests must be vocated from the premises by no later than 10:30pm. And must not occur Queensland public holidays or on a Sunday unless followed by a gazetted Queensland public holiday. From a traffic, perspective a traffic, from impact assessment was carried out professional engineer and the State assessment and referral agency has conditioned upgrades to Louis Bazzo Drive which is a state controlled road the access speed has been conditioned by councils engineers to be sealed to address dust and noise also recommended that the site's environmental values be protected through environmental covenants and environmental impacts have in the submitted ecological report and Stormwater Management Plan the application material and associated reviews have demonstrated that this use can occur on site with amenity impacts being mitigated through implementation of recommendations of the associated management plans or conditions it's recommended that the application be approved subject to conditions