Planning Scheme Provisions (3.9 MB) - Cairns Regional Council

(v)Refuse Disposal- 95 -Provision shall be made for the storage and removal of refuse to thesatisfaction of Council. Facilities for the storage of refuse shall be sodesigned and located as to permit access by Council's WasteManagement operators. Facilities shall be screened and covered to thesatisfaction of the City Planner.(vi) OutbuildingsOutbuildings, carports, garages and the like shall not occupy morethan 15% of the balance area of the site which is unoccupied by theHotel or Motel.(vii) Buildings on the Same SiteWhere more than one building will be erected, the design of thebuildings shall ensure that a habitable room in one building does notface directly into a habitable room of another building except where :the buildings are separated by a minimum distance of 9 metres;at ground level the minimum separation distance may be reducedto 3 metres provided that screen fencing to the satisfaction of theCity Planner is constructed and windows are above 1.6 metresfrom the floor; orat ground level the minimum separation may be reduced to 6metres provided that landscaped buffers are provided to thesatisfaction of the City Planner.4.6.10Boarding Houses (Medium Density) and (High Density) Hostels (MediumDensity) and (High Density)(a)The development of Boarding Houses (Medium Density), Boarding Houses(High Density), Hostels (Medium Density), Hostels (High Density) shall bein accordance with the following provisions :-(i) Boarding Houses or Hostels shall not be erected on an allotment :-having a frontage less than 20 metres;having an area less than 1000mz or, in the case where the sitepopulation density of the development exceeds 400 persons perhectare (Residential D), having an area less than 1500mZ asspecified in Development Control Plan 1;where the road providing frontage has a resenre width less than 20metres.(ii)Site Development CriteriaFor the construction of new buildings the site developmentcriteria specified in Development Control Plan 2 in relation toheight of buildings, site coverage, plot ratio and setbacks shall besatisfied;In the case where Development Control Plan 2 does not specifysetbacks, the following setbacks shall apply for the constructionof new buildings :-