AGENDA - Sunshine Coast Council

Strategy and Planning Committee Agenda 16 February 2011
• Code for Transport, Traffic and Parking;
• Operational Works Code;
• Code for Integrated Water Management;
• Code for Low-rise Multi-unit Residential Premises;
• Code for Town and Village Centres;
• Code for Mixed Use Premises; and
• Code for Waste Management in Commercial and Community Uses.
The application has been assessed against each of the above applicable codes and found to
be compliant or can be conditioned to comply with each. The pertinent issues arising out of
assessment against the codes are discussed below:
Site Location
The Performance Criteria P1 of the Code for Low-Rise Multi Unit residential premises
requires low-rise multi dwelling unit premises in residential areas within close or convenient
access to:
• Village and/or Town Centres;
• Community Facilities;
• Public Open Space; and
• Public transport and other infrastructure.
The subject site is located approximately 850m from Mooloolaba Town Centre Core precinct,
which contains all standard community facilities. Public Open Space is available directly in
front of the site on the opposite side of Bindaree Crescent and regular public transport
services are available on Brisbane Road, approximately 250m from the subject site.
Density
The proposal includes a 1 x 1-bedroom studio unit, 2 x 2-bedroom units and a 1 x 3-bedroom
unit with a dwelling unit factor of 4.02.
The preferred density for the subject site is the equivalent of 3.04 x 2-bedroom units. The
applicable regulatory provisions are contained in Element 2, Performance Criteria P2 of the
Code for Low Rise Multi Unit Residential Premises which stipulates that “the number of
dwelling and/or rooming units developed on the site must be consistent with the desired
character of the precinct in which it is situated, and the site’s physical conditions,
environmental characteristics setting and infrastructure provision”.
Despite the proposal exceeding the preferred dwelling unit factor by one, 2-bedroom unit, it is
considered to comply with Performance Criteria P2 for the following reasons:
• The proposal is consistent with the desired character and Precinct Intent which
encourages mixed use developments;
• The proposal’s density is consistent with the two existing low-rise, multi-storey,
residential developments (Anchorage & Bindaree Mooloolaba) adjoining the site to
the south-west, both of which exceed the dwelling unit factor specified within the
precinct. Bindaree Mooloolaba has 6 x 3-bedroom units and 2 x 2-bedroom units and
exceeds the dwelling unit factor by 1.9 two-bedroom units. The Anchorage
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