2021-09-07 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       7 SEPTEMBER 2021


3.2     Planning Schemes
The primary difference between the 2 planning schemes in respect to the site is the
       Planning scheme definitions
       zoning of the land and
       the respective key development parameters under each zoning.
Noosa Plan 2006
Wellbeing Type 2 Social means the use of premises for the gathering of people for networking,
support, common pastimes, exercise, charitable work or companionship. The term does not include
a commercial club, indoor entertainment or sports and recreation. While the premises may
accommodate the making of items that are later sold it is not a business use nor is it used for profit
making enterprises. The use includes arts and craft, community meeting room, CWA.
Ancillary dwelling unit means the use of premises for a caretaker’s residence or employee
residence associated with a non-residential use on the same premises where:
       There is no other dwelling unit on the premises, except where the non-residential use is an
        agricultural use;
       The gross floor area of the dwelling unit does not exceed 150m2 ;
       The dwelling unit is subordinate to the non-residential use;
       The dwelling unit is attached to or within 25m of the non-residential use; and
       The dwelling unit is occupied by the owner of the non-residential use or somebody employed
        in the non-residential use.
Noosa Plan 2020
Community use means the use of premises for—
1.      providing artistic, social or cultural facilities or community services to the public; or
2.      preparing and selling food and drink, if the use is ancillary to the use in paragraph (a).
Caretaker’s accommodation means the use of premises for a dwelling for a caretaker of a non-
residential use on the same premises.
It is questioned whether the proposal constitutes Wellbeing Type 2 Social under the Noosa Plan
2006 and Community Use under the Noosa Plan 2020 as the applicant advises: The community use
component is the dominant activity that will provide the primary source of income to maintain the
activity through hiring venue space and running social, leisure and artistic programs and workshops.
It is considered that the use is more appropriately defined as an office or even undefined under both
planning schemes where goods are not made on site.
A comparison summary of these is provided in the table below:
                                      Noosa Plan 2006                         Noosa Plan 2020
    Zoning                  Community Services                      Innovation zone
    Applicable Overlays     Acid Sulfate Soils                      Land subject to Acid Sulfate Soils
    Consistent Uses for     Entertainment & dining type 1 where     Caretaker’s Residence not exceeding
    zone                    in conjunction with community use       65m2
                            Recreation, amusement & fitness         Food & Drink Outlet of limited GFA
                            where in conjunction with a             and in conjunction with business or
                            community use                           community activity
                            Education Type 1 Childcare              Office
                            Education type 4 Information            Educational establishment other than
                            Emergency Service                       primary or secondary school
                            Open Space Type 1 Sport &               Emergency Services
                            Recreation                              Health care service


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