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Initiator: Klaas Meekel Recipient: Mackay Regional Council

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Smart eDA ID: , Your Reference ID: 1366214159080 DA-2013-201

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CommentsPlease confirm that we may now proceed with public notification. Many thanksKlaas Meekel

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1 Upton Avenue Tel.: (07) 4955 7907 ABN 24 805 193 549Andergrove Mobile: 0432 292 110QLD 4740 E-mail: klaasm@bigpond.com

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RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST

MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE - 3 MULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS(EXISTING HOUSE PLUS 2 NEW UNITS)(IMPACT ASSESSABLE)

14 MARTIN STREET, NORTH MACKAYLOT 42 ON M9175

Client: Dal Cielo Investments Pty Ltd

JANUARY 2014

Our ref.: 2013-MCU-113Smart eDA ref. no.: 1366214159080MRC ref. no.: DA-2013-201

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 3

2. RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST 3

3. CONCLUDING REMARKS 5

APPENDICES:

A: INFORMATION RELATING TO EXISTING HOUSEA1: SKETCH PLAN (UPPER FLOOR)A2: SKETCH PLAN (GROUND FLOOR)A3: STREET VIEW PHOTO SHOWING BREEZE BLOCKSA4: STREETSCAPE (LOOKING EAST)A5: STREETSCAPE (LOOKING WEST)

B: VEHICLE MOVEMENT PATTERNS

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1. INTRODUCTION

This MCU application was submitted to the MRC (Mackay Regional Council) inJune 2013.

On 30 July 2013, the MRC issued an Information Request.

This report provides the information requested by Council.

2. RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST

2.1 Provide details in relation to the existing dwelling proposed to be retained on site,including, but not limited to the following:

a) Internal layout of the dwellings, showing location of internal rooms on both lowerand upper levels

b) Location of proposed car parking area, with provision for two car parksc) Location of private open space area for the existing dwelling, including details

of fencing or screening if located to the front of the dwellingd) Other details to demonstrate that the existing dwelling will comply with the

Multiple Dwellings, Accommodation Units and Dual Occupancy Code

RESPONSE:The owner was unable to obtain any previously approved building plans from Counciland was verbally informed that records had been lost / misplaced at the time that thePioneer Shire and Mackay Council merged.

Appendix A1 is a copy of the plan used by the building contractor who recentlyundertook some internal renovation / refurbishment of the existing house showing thelocation of internal rooms and layout. Dimensions shown on this plan seem tocorrelate reasonably accurately with the contour and survey plan of the site.

Appendix A2 shows the layout of the ground floor – essentially parking, store roomsand a laundry. There is undercover tandem parking for 2 vehicles for the existinghouse.

As can be seen from Appendix A3, a substantial portion of the ground floor is used asundercover private open space and is screened from the road by breeze blocks.There is also land available on the western side and front of the house for privateopen space purposes of the existing house. It is strongly recommended that Councildo away with its typical requirement of requiring fencing along front and sideboundaries so that the existing character of the street can be retained (seeAppendices A4 and A5 that show the nature of the street). There are no woodenpaling fences to be seen and it is considered desirable to retain this streetscape andstreet character for Martin Street.

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The existing house is generally able to comply with the Multiple Dwellings,Accommodation Units and Dual Occupancy Code other than for issues that affect thesite (and already highlighted in the report that accompanied the application), namely:

Martin Street is an Access Road The frontage of the site is 19.38m (marginally less than the 20m stated in the

Planning Scheme) Being a traditional high-set design it is impossible to comply with the requirement

of having a 16m2 private open space that is directly accessible from a living room. It is proposed that the existing front fence be retained and remain as is. The

Planning Scheme has conflicting requirements in that it requires (under headingsof “Layout”, “Building Design” and “Landscaping”) that building, streetscape andlandscaping designs relate to the surrounding neighborhood character; that frontfences compliment the character of the street and that site landscaping isintegrated with the streetscape while it the also requires (under the heading of“Fences and Walls”) that a front fence should be 1.8m high if it encloses a privateopen space.

2.2 Demonstrate that vehicles utilising the parking spaces adjacent the new units canenter and exit the site in a forward gear. In particular provide vehicle movementtemplates to demonstrate movements into and/or out of the proposed parking spaces

RESPONSE:Appendix B shows the proposed vehicle turning movements to the parking spaces forthe new units. Distances are considered adequate to allow for easy movements sothat vehicles can enter and leave the property in a forward motion.

2.3 Also Council as Assessment Manager, recommends that the following changes be

made to the application, the changes are set out as follows:-

It is recommended that additional windows be provided in the northern wall of Unit 1

at ground level, to facilitate surveillance of the car parking area. Please provide

amended plans/elevations detailing this amendment.

RESPONSE:

This request from Council is considered to be totally unnecessary and has

absolutely no bearing on the town planning merits of this application. Crime

(and car theft in particular) is not a major issue in Mackay generally and Martin

Street is not regarded as any sort of car theft “hot spot”. People surely have

better things to do with their lives than sit in front of their windows all day and

night so that they can watch over their cars for a crime that is unlikely to

happen!! There is a window on the staircase facing the parking spaces for Unit

1 and the kitchen from the existing house also has a view over the car parking

area.

To put another window in the northern wall of unit 1 will break down the

architectural integrity of the proposed design and will result in a loss of wall

space that can be used for furniture (including a TV) and hanging of artwork –

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things that are far more important for quality of life rather than staring (or so-

called surveillance of) at parked cars.

There is thus no intention to comply with this request from Council and Council

is requested to reconsider this issue and drop this requirement.

3. CONCLUDING REMARKS

This application seeks to allow for the development of 2 new multiple dwellingunits (2 x 2 bedroom units) on Lot 42 on M9175 located at 14 Martin Street, NorthMackay.

The site is within the established neighbourhood of North Mackay and there areseveral precedents of sites in close proximity of this site being subdivided andredeveloped.

The proposed development is in keeping with Council’s general policy ofencouraging urban densification in established neighbourhoods where sites are inclose proximity to parks, schools and public transport routes.

This report provides additional information regarding the application and shouldbe read in conjunction with the documentation submitted in June 2013.

Council is requested to proceed with the assessment of the application and toapprove the application with appropriate and relevant conditions. In particular,Council is requested to condone items where compliance is impossible (e.g.street frontage of 19.38m and lack of a 16m2 fenced private open space for theexisting high-set design house) and to not require any 1.8m fences along thestreet frontage so that the existing character of Martin Street can be retained.

Klaas MeekelBroadplan Property ConsultantsJanuary 2014

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APPENDIX A

INFORMATION RELATING TO EXISTING HOUSE

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APPENDIX B

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