Planning Report · MCU16/0099.01

4.2.1   The Noosa Plan

The proposed Change Application is associated with a telecommunications
facility. A telecommunications facility is defined within Noosa Plan as follows:

        •   Primary Use: ‘Infrastructure Uses’
            o Use Class: ‘Service and utility’
                  ▪ Use: ‘Type 3 Tower’


Type 3 Tower is defined as:

‘The use of premises for a tower, antennas or mast and supporting shelter or
equipment, in the provision or supply of electricity or telecommunications. The
use excludes facilities deemed to be “Low Impact Facilities” under the
Telecommunication (Low Impact Facility) Determination Act 1997 and excludes
power poles. The use includes a telecommunication tower, wind turbine, high
voltage transmission lines (110kv or greater).’


4.2.2   Zoning

The subject site and access lot are zoned as ‘Rural Settlement’ under the Noosa
Plan. A proposed Material Change of Use or associated Change Application for a
‘Type 3 Tower’ in this Zone is Impact Assessable in accordance with Division 5,
Table 5.3 – Assessment table for the Rural Settlement Zone. As such, an
assessment against the Rural Residential Zone Code has been provided in
Appendix D – Code Assessment.




4.2.3   Overlays

The proposed changes to the existing approval will not impact on any
additional overlays. However, the following overlays must be considered in
assessing the proposed access and power route to the approved facility as
outlined under the Noosa Plan:

   •    Cooroibah Biodiversity Overlay – the subject site is identified within the
        Riparian Buffer Area and Koala Habitat Area (Figure 4)
   •    Cooroibah Natural Hazard: Landslide & Flooding Overlay – the subject
        site is identified within an area subject to minimum floor height (Figure
        5)
   •    Cooroibah Natural Hazard: Bushfire & Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay – the
        subject site is identified within the high potential acid sulfate area (0-5m
        AHD)(Figure 6)




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