Built form ​

PO1

Buildings and outdoor storage areas:

1. are appropriate to the scale, bulk and character of other buildings and activities in the surrounding industrial area or intended in the zone, and
2. do not result in a significant loss of visual amenity.

PO2

Buildings, structures and high impact industry and specialised industrial activities are setback from the road frontage to mitigate the impact of activities on the streetscape.

AO2

Buildings, structures and industrial activity areas are setback:

1. 10m for land on a sub–arterial or arterial road, and
2. 6m for land on a road other than a sub–arterial or arterial road.

Site area (if involving building work) ​

PO3

Development has sufficient area, frontage and buffers to accommodate the following:

1. the building or buildings and associated storage areas (e.g. stockpiles)
2. associated car parking areas located in a safe and accessible area
3. on site movement of delivery and service vehicles
4. vehicle access
5. separation of high impact and specialised industry uses to adjoining non industrial land uses, and
6. landscaping.

AO3

Premises for the following uses has a minimum site area, frontage and buffers as follows:

1. high Impact industry and Special industry:
   1. 1 hectare site area
   2. 60m road frontage
   3. 20m wide buffer along all site boundaries that adjoin uses other than special industry uses.
2. renewable energy facility, major electricity infrastructure
   1. 4,000m2 site area
   2. 40m road frontage(where not a major electricity infrastructure use)
   3. 10m wide buffer along all site boundaries that adjoin land not included in the medium impact industry, high impact industry or special industry zone
3. Other uses not elsewhere identified
   1. 4,000m2 site area
   2. 40m road frontage
4. Service station
   1. 1,500m2 site area
   2. 40m road frontage.

Land use ​

PO4

Development:

1. does not compromise the use of land for high impact and specialised industry purposes
2. accommodates industrial uses with potential for high, noxious or hazardous impacts
3. requires larger sites in locations that are well separated from sensitive land uses, and
4. does not accommodate uses that attract members of the public who are not employed in the zone.

Building design ​

PO5

Buildings include features that contribute to an attractive streetscape.

A5.1

The unarticulated length of external walls along a road frontage does not exceed 15m.

AO5.2

Buildings:

1. are designed and constructed with varying façade treatments and high quality finishes such as brick, painted concrete or masonry, and
2. do not incorporate highly reflective materials.

PO6

Building entrances are legible and safe.

AO6.1

The main entry to the premises is:

1. easily identifiable and directly accessible from the street with a clearly defined entrance point, and
2. separate to vehicle access points.

AO6.2

Each building or tenancy is provided with a highly visible street and unit number.

AO6.3

Premises are provided with external lighting sufficient to provide safe ingress and egress for site users.

AO6.4

Office space is sited and orientated towards the principal road frontage of a site.

PO7

Development is designed to facilitate the safety and security of people and property having regard to:

1. maximising casual surveillance and sight lines
2. exterior building design that promotes safety
3. adequate lighting
4. appropriate signage and wayfinding
5. minimisation of personal concealment and entrapment locations, and
6. building entrances, parking, loading and storage areas that are well lit and have clearly defined access points.

Note—Applicants should have regard to Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Guidelines for Queensland.

Amenity ​

PO8

Utility elements (including refuse areas, outdoor storage, plant and equipment, loading and unloading areas) are screened from view from the street and adjoining any land in another zone.

AO8

Utility elements are:

1. located within or behind the building, or
2. screened by a 1.8m high solid wall or fence, or
3. behind landscaping having the same screening effect as a 1.8m screen fence.

Note—Screening can be provided by any combination of the above treatments to meet the acceptable outcome.

PO9

Landscaping is provided to mitigate the visual impact of development and screen unsightly components.

Note—Refer also to the Landscaping code.

AO9

Landscaping is provided along the entire principal site frontage, excluding driveway, with a minimum width of:

1. 4m along an arterial road, and
2. 2m along any other road.

PO10

Outdoor lighting does not adversely affect the amenity of adjoining properties or create a traffic hazard on adjacent roads.

AO10.1

Light emanating from any source complies with Australian Standard AS4282 Control of the Obtrusive Effects of Outdoor Lighting.

AO10.2

Outdoor lighting is provided in accordance with Australian Standard AS 1158.1.1 – Road Lighting – Vehicular Traffic Category V) Lighting – Performance and Installation Design Requirements.

PO11

Development responds sensitively to on–site and surrounding topography, coastal foreshores, waterways, drainage patterns, utility services, access, vegetation and adjoining land use, such that:

1. any hazards to people or property are avoided
2. any earthworks are minimised
3. the retention of natural drainage line is maximised
4. the retention of existing vegetation is maximised
5. damage or disruption to sewerage, stormwater and water infrastructure is avoided, and
6. there is adequate buffering, screening or separation to adjoining development.

PO12

Development minimises potential conflicts with, or impacts on, other uses having regard to vibration, odour, dust or other emissions.

AO12.1

Development achieves the air quality design objectives set out in the Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2008, as amended.

AO12.2

Development that involves the storage of materials on site that are capable of generating air contaminants either by wind or when disturbed are managed by:

1. being wholly enclosed in storage bins, or
2. a watering program so material cannot become airborne.

PO13

Development prevents or minimises the generation of any noise so that:

1. nuisance is not caused to adjoining premises or other nearby sensitive land uses, and
2. desired ambient noise levels in residential areas are not exceeded.

AO13

Development achieves the noise generation levels set out in the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008, as amended.

PO14

Development provides for the collection, treatment and disposal of liquid wastes or sources of contamination such that off–site releases of contaminants do not occur.

AO14.1

Areas where potentially contaminating substances are stored or used, are:

1. roofed and sealed with concrete, asphalt or similar impervious substance and bunded; and
2. located in an area free of flooding by a Defined flood event, and free from medium or high storm tide inundation.

AO14.2

Provision is made for spills to be bunded and retained on site for removal and disposal by an approved means.

AO14.3

Roof water is piped away from areas of potential contamination.

PO15

Development is located, designed and operated so that adverse environmental impacts and environmental harm on nearby land is minimised.

Note—Applicants may be required to engage specialists to provide detailed investigations into the above matters in order to demonstrate compliance with this performance criterion.

Use – Caretaker's accommodation ​

PO16

Development for caretaker's accommodation:

1. is subordinate to non–residential uses on the same site
2. provides adequate private open space for residents.

AO16.1

No more than 1 caretaker's accommodation unit is established per non–residential land use.

AO16.2

Caretaker's accommodation is a maximum of 100m2 GFA.

AO16.3

Caretaker's accommodation is provided with a private open space area which:

1. is directly accessible from a habitable room, and
2. where a balcony, a verandah or a deck, has a minimum area of 15m2 with a minimum horizontal dimension of 1.25m.

AO17

Development for caretaker's accommodation provides a safe living environment for residents through:

1. adequate separation from the source of any emissions generated by the primary use of the site, and
2. design and construction features which mitigate noise, lighting and air quality impacts on habitable rooms.

PO18

Offices are accommodated within the zone where they are ancillary to the primary use.

AO18

The area used for an Office use does not exceed 250m2 GFA.

PO19

Buildings and structures allow for the safe operation of the service station.

AO19

All buildings and structures, including equipment associated with the service station operation are setback as follows:

1. 10m from the front boundary
2. 2m from the side and rear boundaries.

PO20

Retail components are ancillary to the service station use.

AO20

The maximum area of retail GFA is 80m2.