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    n) Development is designed to respond to the sub-tropical climate of Noosa Shire and maximise
       energy efficiency and water conservation and be resilient to future impacts of climate change.

The proposed development is strongly aligned with the above purpose and intent of the zone code. In
emphasising this compliance, bold-type has been applied to those aspects of the overall outcomes which
the proposed development achieves. A full assessment against the assessment benchmarks has been
undertaken and is included in Appendix G of this report. The code assessment has determined that the
proposal generally complies with the acceptable outcomes, performance outcomes or purposes and
overall outcomes of the codes.


5.2.2     LOCAL PLAN

The subject site is in the Coastal Communities local plan area. The purpose of the Coastal Communities
local plan is to provide locally relevant provisions for the assessment of development with the local plan
area. The relevant overall outcomes of the Coastal Communities Local plan include:

    ▪    development within each community is consistent with the defined identity of that
         community.
    ▪    development is subservient to the natural landscape, sits lightly within the landscape,
         sensitively responds to the topography of the area and provides densely landscaped settings.
    ▪    activity centres of Sunshine Beach Sunrise, Beach and Peregian Beach meets the convenience
         needs of residents and visitors within the local community.
    ▪    development facilitates safe and convenient pedestrian and cycle connection between and
         around key destinations within the local plan area.
    ▪    tourist accommodation maintains a diversity and choice of visitor accommodation in the local
         plan area.
    ▪    Development in Sunshine Beach –
             a) provides housing, multi-unit accommodation and small-scale retail, commercial and
                  dining uses in a secluded vegetated, beachside setting.
             b) has a comparatively high proportion of multi-unit accommodation for both visitors
                  and residents.
             c) for visitor accommodation, is managed appropriately so as not to reduce the amenity
                  of the surrounding permanent residents and to retain and adequate supply of
                  permanent housing in the local plan area.
             d) in the Tourist accommodation zone provides well-designed entertainment and dining
                  activities which may operate after hours and include controlled live acoustic and
                  amplified music and entertainment, to create a vibrant atmosphere.
             e) adjacent to beach areas does not visually compromise the setting of the public beach,
                  nor adversely affect views for the beach.

The proposal is consistent with the purpose and overall outcomes of the Coastal Communities local plan
code. A full assessment against the relevant assessment benchmarks is provided with Appendix G. The
assessment has determined that the development complies with all the relevant performance outcomes
sought by the code.


5.2.3     APPLICABLE PLANNING SCHEME CODES

Visitor Accommodation Code
The proposed mixed-use development is required to be assessed against the provisions of the Visitor
accommodation code.


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