Town Planning Report 18 Taylor Court Cooroy Rev A (1)

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 2
Part 8 Overlays \ 8.2 Overlay codes \ 8.2.9 Regional Infrastructure Overlay Code




8.2.9                         Regional Infrastructure Overlay Code

8.2.9.1                       Application
(1)   This code applies to assessable development:
      (a) subject to the Regional Infrastructure overlay shown on the overlay maps contained within Schedule 2 (Mapping); and
      (b) identified as requiring assessment against the Regional Infrastructure overlay code by the tables of assessment in Part 5 (Tables of assessment).
(2)   All provisions in this code are assessment benchmarks for applicable assessable development.

8.2.9.2                       Purpose and overall outcomes
(1)   The purpose of the Regional Infrastructure overlay code is to:
      (a) For water resources:
           (i)    protect Lake Macdonald Catchment located wholly within the Noosa Shire; and
           (ii) protect the Mary River Catchment partially contained within Noosa Shire.
      (b) For major electricity infrastructure:
           (i)    ensure development is compatible with and does not adversely affect the operation of the gas pipeline; and
           (ii) ensure development is compatible with and does not adversely affect the operation of major electricity infrastructure,
(2)   The overall outcomes sought for the Regional Infrastructure overlay code are:
      (a) For water resources:
           (i)    Development is located, designed and managed to maintain or improve water quality, flow regimes, environmental values and natural systems in a water
                  supply catchment.
           (ii) Development ensures there is no cumulative impact on water quality.
           (iii) Development adopts sustainable land use practices within the water catchment to avoid adverse impact on the environment.
           (iv) Development avoids any adverse effects on the water supply infrastructure.
           (v) The Mary River drinking water intake is not adversely affected by development or the effects of development.
      (b) For major energy infrastructure:
           (i)    Development provides for adequate separation from the Major Electricity Transmission Line Corridor.
           (ii) Development avoids compromising the operation of major electricity infrastructure, including the Major Electricity Transmission Line.
           (iii) The number of people exposed to the potential adverse impacts of major electricity infrastructure is minimised.
           (iv) Development provides for adequate separation from the gas pipeline corridor.
           (v) Development provides for adequate separation from the gas pipeline and corridor.
           (vi) Development avoids compromising the future operation of the gas pipeline within the gas pipeline corridor.
           (vii) Development avoids the storage of hazardous materials in proximity to the gas pipeline corridor.
           (viii) The number of people exposed to the potential adverse impacts of the future gas pipeline in the gas pipeline corridor is minimised.




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