2014-01-28 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 28 JANUARY 2014


PREVIOUS COUNCIL CONSIDERATION

At the Sunshine Coast Council Ordinary meeting held on 29 April 2013, Council passed the
following resolution (OM13/53) in relation to TLPI 02-2013.
     That Council:
     (a)   resolve, in accordance with Statutory Guideline 02/12 - Making and amending local
           planning instruments, to forward a copy of the Temporary Local Planning Instrument
           (Protected Vegetation Overlay) 02-2013 to the Minister for consideration and request
           the Minister’s permission to adopt the proposed Temporary Local Planning
           Instrument and
     (b)   subject to receiving permission from the Minister to adopt the proposed Temporary
           Local Planning Instrument, delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to, in
           accordance with the Statutory Guideline 02/12 - Making and amending local planning
           instruments:
           (i)     adopt the proposed Temporary Local Planning Instrument with or without
                   conditions as determined by the Minister
           (ii)    undertake public notification of the adoption of the proposed Temporary Local
                   Planning Instrument and
           (iii)   undertake all actions for the making and implementation of the Temporary
                   Local Planning Instrument including where necessary interpretive statements in
                   council documents.
On 12 June 2013 the Sunshine Coast Council adopted TLPI 02-2013.


REPORT

Current Temporary Local Planning Instrument
TLPI 02-2013:

    sets the level of assessment for the clearing of protected vegetation, and
    includes a code against which the clearing of protected vegetation is assessed.

A copy of TLPI 02-2013 is available within the Councillors Room.

At the current time any tree or vegetation removal on any freehold land within Noosa Shire is
subject to the provisions of TLPI 02-2013.
As there is no application fee involved in lodging an application it is not onerous for residents to
lodge an application. Further there are a number of exemptions listed within section 11 of TLPI
02-2013 which include:
    clearing is permitted where a building approval has been granted; or
    a fence is being installed; or
    there is an emergency situation; or
    the vegetation is within the path of a utility service; or
    clearing is in the course of a forest practice or fire management activity, etc.




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