2016-06-07 - Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   7 JUNE 2016




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                7 JUNE 2016

       PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                     2 FEBRUARY 2016

       “Our current trading hours are 4pm-midnight Mon-Sat, and 12.30-midnight Sun. Our kitchen
       is open every night to 11.30pm. We cater to a lot of the hospitality staff who work in Noosa
       that don't usually finish work until after 10pm when most other kitchens in Noosa are closed
       apart from McDonald's. We have worked very hard to establish late night dining, so to lose
       this would be very detrimental to our business. We feel a restriction on our trading hours
       would be slightly unfair considering other businesses within very close proximity are allowed
       to trade until midnight (and beyond). It was always our goal to create a relaxed social
       environment within our community and in our short time of trading have secured a rather
       large local following. The majority of which are made up of local hospitality workers who
       know they can have an after work drink with something to eat.”
       Discussions with State Liquor Licencing officers indicate they consider the business location
      to be problematic and currently causing unacceptable levels of patron noise for adjacent
       residents.   They advise   patron  noise  is  pervasive  late at night and    difficult to
       contain/manage. To date OLGR investigation and resolution of complaints about the Village
       Bicycle remain unresolved and OLGR is awaiting the outcome of this application.
       On balance, use of the outdoor area to midnight 7 days a week in this location is not
       supported by Council officers because of the likely ongoing amenity impacts on residents.
       Outdoor use to midnight is only recommended on Fridays and Saturdays, which is consistent
      with The Noosa Plan’s provisions for the Visitor Mixed Used zoned areas along Gympie
       Terrace and Hastings Street and provides residents with some respite.
       Further noise management measures should comprise:
       °    Construction of the 2.6m high acoustic fence to the Bottlebrush Avenue.
       °    Planting of dense native shrubs to 3m high to screen the acoustic fence.
       e    External speakers or amplified music are not permitted.
       °    Internal amplified music to be directed away from the Bottlebrush Avenue frontage.
       e    Patrons in the outdoor use area to be seated and limited to 50 (per current seating).
       Conditions are included in the recommendation accordingly.

       4.   CONSULTATION

       4.1. IDAS Referral Agencies
       Not Applicable
       4.2. Other Referrals
       The application was forwarded to the following internal Council specialists:
       °    Environmental Health Officer
      4.3.  Public Notification
       Not Applicable

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