MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Town Planning Report & Appendix A Code Compliance

                                                                                                            Town Planning Report
                             28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive



6.3.2         Coastal Environment
The below table provides a response to the requirements of the Coastal Environment State interest.

 Requirement                                                    Applicant’s Response
 Development:
 (1) avoids or minimises adverse impacts on:                    Complies
 (a) coastal processes and coastal resources, and               The proposed Noosa Civic expansion avoids direct impacts
 (b) scenic amenity of important natural coastal                on coastal processes as defined in the SPP.
 landscapes, views and vistas, and                              The Noosa Civic expansion footprint is not mapped as an
                                                                erosion prone area, medium storm tide inundation area or
                                                                high storm tide inundation area.
                                                                The SPP refers to the Coastal Protection and Management
                                                                Act 1995 for the definition of ‘coastal resources’.
                                                                The Act defines coastal resources as “…the natural and
                                                                cultural resources of the coastal zone”, where natural
                                                                resources are further defined as “…the physical features and
                                                                processes of the zone, including wildlife, soil, water,
                                                                minerals and air.” Cultural resources are “…places or
                                                                objects that have anthropological, archaeological, historical,
                                                                scientific, spiritual, visual or sociological significance or
                                                                value, including such significance or values under Aboriginal
                                                                tradition or Island customs”.
                                                                There are no cultural resources present.
                                                                While there will be impacts on natural resources as defined
                                                                in the SPP, it is noted they are located in an area 0.5km from
                                                                Eenie Creek, 1.5km from Lake Weyba and 5.8km from
                                                                Sunrise Beach and as such, impacts associated with the
                                                                development on coastal resources can be regarded as
                                                                minimal.
                                                                Notwithstanding this, impacts are minimised through
                                                                retention of vegetation within Covenant J, improving wildlife
                                                                movement into this area through the provision of an
                                                                underpass and by undertaking clearing in a sequential
                                                                manner under the guidance of a spotter catcher.
                                                                The proposed development will be mainly screened from
                                                                external views, with built form visually subordinate to the
                                                                proposed retained and planted bands of vegetation
                                                                Refer to Appendix I - Visual Amenity/Landscape
                                                                Integration Report for further analysis and discussion.
 (2) maintains or enhances general public access to, or         Not Applicable
 along, the foreshore unless this is contrary to the            The proposed development is not located adjacent to a
 protection of coastal resources or public safety, and          foreshore and does not alter access arrangements to same.
 (3) avoids private marine development attaching to, or         Complies
 extending across, non-tidal state coastal land abutting        The proposed development does not include private marine
 tidal waters, and                                              development.
 (4) that is private marine development, occurs only            Not Applicable
 where the development:                                         The proposed development does not include private marine
 (a) is located on private land abutting state tidal land and   development.
 is used for property access purposes, and
 (b) occupies the minimum area reasonably required for
 its designed purpose, and
 (c) does not require the construction of coastal protection
 works, shoreline or riverbank hardening or dredging for
 marine access, and
 (5) of canals, dry land marinas and artificial waterways:      Not Applicable
 (a) avoids adverse impacts on coastal resources, and           The proposed development does not involve canals, dry
 (b) will not contribute to:                                    land marinas and artificial waterways.
 i. degradation of water quality, or




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