2022-02-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 14 FEBRUARY 2022


            Tourist Accommodation Zone Code because:
            a) The offices will not complement and enhance the function and attractiveness of the
               areas a visitor destination as the offices do not cater to the needs of visitors or
               residents enjoying the area.
            b) The offices will not serve visitors and preserve the role of the area as tourism focus
               area.
            c) Offices are not intended to establish in the Tourist Accommodation zone unless
               they support the area’s accommodation facilities and tourism and recreation
               activities.
      3.    The proposed offices are contrary to the Strategic Intent and Outcomes for the Shire
            as commercial offices are intended to be located in the defined centres and key visitor
            areas intended for tourism activities.
      4.    There is no need for additional land or floor space outside the designated business
            centres for offices.
C.    Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.

REPORT
1.     PROPOSAL
The application seeks approval to permit various uses to operate wholly within the existing function
centre. The proposed uses include a Community Use (Surf Museum), Food and Drink Outlet
(Restaurant), Indoor Sport and Recreation (Gym) and Offices.
The application also seeks approval for some external works which would include a new pedestrian
pathway from the building’s entry and replacement of the existing deck on the north side of the
building (currently dilapidated). In terms of landscaping, approval is sought to revitalise the existing
landscaped buffer along the function centre’s frontage to Hilton Terrace. No other external changes
to the building are proposed. Car parking and access arrangements would also remain unchanged.
The existing building is proposed to be laid out as follows:
Ground floor
•     Food and drink outlet (Restaurant) – 191m² (103m² indoor & 39m2 outdoor dining)
•     Indoor sport and recreation (Gym) – 387m²
Upper floor
•     Offices – 192m²
•     Community use (Surf Museum) – 607m²
The location of each use is identified on the proposal plans in Figure 3 and 4.
The applicant further summarises the development proposal as follows:
“The food and drink outlet (Vietnamese) will service Noosa Lakes resort’s permanent and short-
term residents as well as some external patrons attending the café. The restaurant would operate
during regular business hours.
The Indoor sport and recreation use will provide a gymnasium for the residents and visitors to the
resort with some general public attending.
The gymnasium would not operate like a traditional Jetts or F45 and rather focuses on
rehabilitation. The proposed gym operator would only have small class numbers (max 10 for
Vietnam Veterans – not including staff (3 to 4)) and is described as a rehabilitation gym.
Offices are expected to be a type of co-workspace with common facilities with the Community use.
The offices are designed for month to month /week to week contracts allowing for visitors to attend
to some work while also holidaying in the area – there are no long-term leases in the offices and


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