2017-11-13 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              13 NOVEMBER 2017


REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE


4     FURTHER REPORT - AMENDMENTS TO THE NOOSA PLAN 2006

Author            Planning Scheme Project Manager, Raul Weychardt
                  Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index             ECM/Subject/ Noosa Plan Amendments

Attachments       Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the reports by the Planning Scheme Project Manager to the Planning &
Environment Committee dated 7 November 2017 and the General Committee Meeting dated 13
November 2017, and:
A.    Resolve under section 18 of the Planning Act 2016 to amend The Noosa Plan 2006 by
      introducing new provisions for Multiple Housing Type 2 Duplex and correcting minor errors
      and inconsistencies in accordance with Attachment 1 of the report by the Planning Scheme
      Project Manager dated 7 November 2017;
B.    Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to :
      1.    Forward the proposed amendments to the Minister for state interest review;
      2.    Undertake public consultation and review submissions; and
      3.    Subject to submissions not raising material issues, adopt the proposed amendments
            and place a public notice in the government gazette; and
C.    Resolve to amend The Noosa Plan 2006 under the Alignment Amendment Rules made by
      the Planning Minister under section 293 of the Planning Act 2016, as outlined in
      Attachment 2 of the report by the Planning Scheme Project Manager dated 7 November
      2017, and authorise the Chief Executive Officer to effect the amendments.



REPORT
This is a supplementary report to an earlier report presented to the Environment & Planning
Committee meeting of 7 November 2017. That report proposed amendments to The Noosa Plan
including the addition of special provisions for Multiple Housing Type 2 Duplex to facilitate a small
and second dwelling to be erected on residential sites in conjunction with a detached house. This
part of the amendments was discussed and some issues raised.

At the Committee meeting, Councillors raised:
    information about recent approvals for secondary dwellings,
    an indication of how many existing urban house sites may be suitable for the additional
      small dwelling, as proposed,
    a preference for the small dwelling to be occupied by residents rather than by short term
      visitors, in recognition of the housing need for additional small dwellings, and
    the imposition of rates to account for the additional demands on Council infrastructure and
      services as a consequence of the additional dwelling.

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