2022-06-23 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                              23 JUNE 2022


5.   Planning scheme amendments
While every effort was made in the drafting of the Noosa Plan 2020 to facilitate a greater range of
housing outcomes, we have seen some increase in diversity however there needs to be more in
terms of housing choice. Consequentially various planning scheme amendments are recommended
to incentivise and/or regulate the delivery of different housing products.
The Noosa Plan has strong statements about housing, affordability and the need for greater choice
and diversity in the Strategic Statements, it is now proposed that these statements be supported by
strengthening and improving provisions throughout the scheme to enable these outcomes to be
achieved through the development assessment process and in working in partnership.
Officers have been working with the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local
Government and Planning to progress ‘Inclusionary zoning’ in the Noosa Plan. Inclusionary zoning
is a mechanism where governments use land use planning to either mandate or incentivise
development to deliver a proportion of residential development to be affordable housing (social
housing).
Specifically, these proposed amendments to the Planning Scheme will be reported to Council
separately, however in broad terms include:
    clarification of different forms of housing, specifying clear definitions;
    selected zone changes to facilitate different forms of housing;
    Specific changes to require social housing outcomes on large sites in medium - high density
     residential areas and centres zones;
    Incentives / bonus provisions such as additional floor where larger proportion of developments
     in major centres deliver social housing;
    changes to the tables of assessment to allow for community or special needs housing in more
     areas;
    changes to the development codes to remove some requirements which are focussed on
     internal amenity and aesthetic outcomes and addition of some that are focussed on
     affordability and accessibility.
6.   Housing Stakeholder Reference Group
One of the key actions of the Strategy is to establish a local Housing Stakeholder Reference Group
with representation from all the following sectors:
    State member/s;
    Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy;
    QShelter;
    Registered Community Housing Providers;
    NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation providers;
    Residential Care providers;
    Homelessness support services;
    Business and Tourism sector;
    Permanent Rental Property Managers;
    Local private housing developers.
This reference group will assist Council with implementation of the Housing Strategy. Officers from
Strategic Planning, Community Development and Property Unit should represent cross-
departmental involvement in the group. It is also recommended Council nominate the Mayor and
one elected representative to be part of the group.
A Charter for this reference group has been drafted and is provided at Attachment 3.




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