Council meeting agenda - 4 June 2012 - Clarence City Council

CLARENCE CITY COUNCIL – PLANNING AUTHORITY MATTERS- 4 JUNE 2012 74
� Comment
There is sufficient area for development to occur on Lot 2 and be
wholly located outside of a frontal dune system within the Coastal
Management Overlay. Any future Development Application on the
vacant lot would be required to demonstrate that any development
within the Coastal Management Overlay is not within a frontal dune
system, as this is Prohibited development under the Scheme. Any
development within the Coastal Erosion Hazard Overlay will require an
engineering report showing erosion hazards can be mitigated through
structural or siting methods and that the development will not increase
the level of risk to the life of the users of the site or hazard for
adjoining properties.
5.2. Risk Associated with Future Tidal Events
Based upon past events, concern is raised that any future building on the site
will become a victim of the sea as the dunes continue to retreat. It is said that
the 50m distance from high water mark is very subjective and if it was based
upon the highest event last year, the 50m distance would reach behind the shed
in the north-eastern rear corner.
� Comment
The site is subject to the Coastal Erosion Hazard Overlay which
identifies that the site may be subject to erosion, recession or wave runup
related to coastal processes. The purpose of this Overlay is to
control impacts on development from coastal hazards, so any future
development will have to be appropriately designed to mitigate this
risk.
5.3. Development of Adjoining Properties
Concern is raised that an application to build on the adjacent property at 10
Jetty Road, South Arm was refused by Council within the last 5 years as a
result of the many conditions of building on sand dunes adjacent to the sea.