AGENDA - Sunshine Coast Council

Strategy and Planning Committee Agenda 16 February 2011
Code
Detached House
Code / Queensland
Development Code
Discussion
The applicant has provided a proposed plan of development showing
proposed building envelopes to regulate the future development of
detached houses on the proposed lots. The siting and design of
Detached Houses is regulated by the Detached House, as well as the
Queensland Development Code. The following assessment of the
proposed building envelopes is provided against the requirements of
the Detached House Code and the Queensland Development Code.
The building location envelopes shown on the submitted plan of
development have a street setback of 4.5 metres, which is consistent
with the Queensland Development Code and a garage street setback
of 6 metres, which is consistent S73 of the Detached House Code.
S7.1 of the Detached House Code states that for lots up to 12 metres
in width, garages and carports do not comprise more than 50% of the
width of the lot. This requirement has not been included on the plan
of development and no alternative solution has been provided.
Therefore, it is recommended that an amendment be included for the
plan of development reflecting the requirements of S7.1.
The applicant proposes staggered side setbacks, allowing for the
minimum Queensland Development Code setback for both the
ground and first storeys of future dwellings on the site. The plan of
development allows 750mm ground floor side setbacks and 1.0m first
floor side setbacks (consistent with Queensland Development Code
Section MP 1.1 A2(b) for narrow lots).
The proposed building envelopes incorporate ‘built to boundary’
elements along the western sides of all three lots for a maximum
length of 15 metres. Queensland Development Code Section MP1.1
A2(d) allows built to boundary Class 10a structures provided the
height of the structure (or part thereof) is not more than 4.5m in height
and has a mean height of not more than 3.5m, has a maximum length
of 9m and is not located within 1.5m of a required window to a
habitable room in an adjoining dwelling. The proposed plan of
development does not incorporate these limitations and no alternative
solution has been provided. Therefore, it is recommended that the
plan of development be amended to comply in this regard.
Further, in relation to the proposed ‘built to boundary’ elements,
Overall Outcome 2 of the Detached House Codes states: “detached
houses and associated buildings are sited and designed to protect
residential amenity and maintain streetscape character”. The
adjoining dwelling to the east incorporates a built to boundary garage
along its western boundary. Therefore, the proposed 750mm ground
floor setback to this boundary will not result in a loss of amenity to the
adjoining dwelling and the setback provides sufficient separation to
maintain the prevailing streetscape character of the area. The
adjoining dwelling to the west incorporates a 1m eastern side setback
from the habitable rooms of the dwelling. The proposed plan of
development allows built to boundary class 10a structures along the
western boundary of the site. However, as discussed above,
Queensland Development Code Section MP1.1 A2(d) precludes built
to boundary elements from being located within 1.5m of required
windows to habitable rooms in adjoining dwellings and it is
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