Meeting papers

                                                 form character. Overlays are used to help protect locally significant heritage   Engage with the community on ways of delivering housing for our growing
                                                 sites.                                                                           community, including younger generations, while protecting the things we love
                                                                                                                                  about Noosa.

41   Advocate to the State and Federal           The National Construction Code has recently been updated in relation to          Council will continue to work with LGAQ to advocate for improved design
     governments to regulate, through the        energy efficiency provisions on residential buildings. Requirements              standards and EUAs available at the household level.
     National Construction Code and              regarding Condensation, Electric vehicle charging, and the first phase of
     Building Codes, for more financially        Liveable housing commenced 1 October 2023 and the Energy efficiency
     and environmentally sustainable             requirements commence 1 May 2024.                                                Finalise the Noosa Design Principles review.
     housing such as:
                                                 Council staff are working collaboratively with LGAQ in advocating on
     •    Passive design to make the most        building codes improvements to address increased climate risks, reduce
          of natural lighting, heating and       emissions, and improve energy efficiency (including e.g. Environmental
          cooling capacity                       Upgrade Agreements.
     •    Less reliance on power and             Staff have drafted an update to the Noosa Design Principles to explicitly
          promotion of renewable energy          include consideration of climate resilience, climate responsive and low
                                                 carbon design in households and buildings. This update will include
     •    Water capture and reuse on site.       guidelines and recommendations to the industry as well as for
                                                 improvements to Noosa Plan 2020 where applicable.



42   Ensure new housing is not located           Given Council’s duty of care, Noosa Plan 2020 limits residential growth to       Continue to take a precautionary approach in Noosa Plan 2020 and assess risks
     where it is adversely affected by natural   areas which are relatively free of natural hazards. Staff provide as much        on development applications as relevant.
     hazards such as flooding, bushfire or       detail of potential hazards to landowners as we have.
                                                                                                                                  Update Noosa Plan 2020 as new State mapping becomes available and further
     subsidence.
                                                 Development applications are sometimes lodged over sites that are quite          risk assessments are undertaken.
                                                 constrained and these follow the appropriate assessment procedure.

43   Protect appropriate sites for the           Noosa Plan 2020 identifies key sites for tourist resorts and staff encourage     Continue to uphold Noosa Plan 2020 in development assessment and encourage
     development of significant tourist          proponents to include a portion of staff accommodation if possible.              proponents to incorporate an element of staff accommodation within their designs.
     resorts. Negotiate for related affordable
                                                 Existing well established resorts are starting to convert accommodation into
     key worker housing to be provided in
                                                 staff housing and a couple of development proponents are apparently
     conjunction (or on-site) with tourist
                                                 considering it.
     resorts.

44   Prioritise tourism accommodation and        The proposed planning scheme amendments have undertaken a review of              Advance the proposed planning scheme amendments to community consultation
     needs of tourists in areas zoned Tourist    the extent of the Tourist Accommodation zone.                                    in 2024.
     Accommodation.

45   Prioritise housing for residents and the    The proposed planning scheme amendments contains provisions to                   Advance the proposed planning scheme amendments to community consultation
     needs of residents in other residential     prioritise housing for residents in residential zones.                           in 2024.
     zones.




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