2021-10-12 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            12 OCTOBER 2021


9     DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT FEES & CHARGES VARIATIONS FOR 1 JANUARY TO
      30 JUNE 2021

Author              Manager Development Assessment, Kerri Coyle
                    Environment & Sustainable Development Department

Index               ECM/ Subject/ Fees and Charges

Attachments         Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Not Applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manger Development Assessment to Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 12 October 2021 regarding waiver or partial waiver of development
application fees for 1 January to 30 June 2021 as detailed in the Report


REPORT
As part of Council’s budget each year, Council adopts its Fees and Charges for the financial year,
including its regulatory and commercial charges for lodgement of development applications.
The fees and charges policy for development applications cover a number of policy provisions
including delegation to the Director, Environment & Sustainable Development to “partially or wholly
waive a development fee where strict application of the scheduled fee is obviously unreasonable for
the type of application being received.”
This report identifies proposed applications where a fee variation has been granted for the last 6
months. Between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021 there were 5 proposed applications where a
partial waiver or full waiver of the development application fees was granted, with all 5 agreed to and
1 request agreed to in part. The tables below sets out a summary of each application and the reason
for the fee waiver.

 Application No     Applicant               Application Details         Fees & Charges        Fee proposed
                                                                        Policy

 OPW21/0044         Applicant  –  77        Operational Works for a     $1486                 $1166
                    Shorehaven Drive        boat lifting device
                    Noosaville

 The owner of the property is seeking to install a boat lifting device. There is an existing approved jetty (prior
 2006). A boat lifting device was shown on the original jetty approval plans but not actually approved. It
 appears from the aerial photos that a boat lifting device (cable and winch type) has been in place for a
 number of years. The applicant would now like to install a boat lifting device (floating mattress type). There
 is limited assessment due to the existence of the approved jetty. It is considered that a material change of
 use for a landing is not required due to the existing jetty and a fee reduction is appropriate due to the limited
 assessment. It is recommended that the applicable fee is the “base” fee as described in the schedule for
 operational works ($1166).




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