2018-05-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   14 MAY 2018




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                      14 MAY 2018

           COUNCIL POLICY - CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF THE PROVISION OF ONSITE CAR PARKING

           5. — The locality would benefit more from improved public transport, pedestrian or cycle facilities
                 compared to the provision of additional car parking onsite; and
           6.    |The development complies with the Noosa Plan or the Council has determined that there are
                 reasons why the development should be approved despite any conflict with the assessment
                 benchmarks, in accordance with section 63(5)(e) of the Planning Act 2016.
           This policy applies to those areas shown shaded in Maps 1 to 10 (refer Appendix 2), applying to the
           following areas:
           °     Kin Kin
           °     Cooran
           °     Pomona
           °     Cooroy
           °     Tewantin
           °     Noosaville
           °     Noosa Heads - Noosa Junction
           °     Noosa Heads - Hastings Street
           e     Sunshine Beach
           e     Peregian Beach
           An applicant interested in contributing in lieu of providing onsite car parking under the Policy is to
           engage with the Council in the early stages of the development assessment.
           B.    Contributions may be accepted in Other Areas
           In some circumstances Council may allow for a contribution to be made in lieu of providing onsite
           car parking for development not included in a central area shown on Maps 1 — 10 (Appendix 2).
           Council may agree to a contribution under this policy under the following circumstances:-
           1.    The applicant has demonstrated that there is a significant community need for the proposed
                 development;
           2. | The proposed development is centrally located within an urban area and located close to public
                 or active transport infrastructure;
           3:    A lack of onsite car parking will not cause adverse undesirable traffic impacts off site; and
           4.    The development complies with the Noosa Plan or the Council has determined that there are
                 reasons the application should be approved despite not complying with any of the assessment
                 benchmarks in accordance with section 63(5)(e) of the Planning Act 2016.
           C.    Requirement for an Infrastructure Agreement
           Should the Council determine that it is appropriate for an applicant to contribute in lieu of providing
           onsite car parking, an infrastructure agreement shall be entered into by the parties. Under the
           Planning Act 2016, an infrastructure agreement is separate to a development approval, both of which
           reside with the land.
           The infrastructure agreement entered into is to be in a form acceptable to Council. The infrastructure
           agreement is to be signed by the applicant prior to a decision being made about the application. If
           the Council resolves to enter into an infrastructure agreement, the Council will sign the infrastructure
           agreement after the decision has been made to approve the development.           A copy of the
           infrastructure agreement will be provided with the decision notice that issues for the development in
           accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act 2016. Any costs incurred by Council in
           preparing and executing the Infrastructure Agreement shall be met by the applicant.
           D.    No effect on Infrastructure Charges or other Works
           The payment of a monetary contribution under an infrastructure agreement in lieu of the provision of
           onsite car parking shall have no effect on infrastructure charges that might be payable under the
           relevant Noosa Shire Council Charges Resolution. Further, any contribution made under this policy

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