Collated Planning Report · MCU14/0077

5.5         Intent for the Shire Business Centre Zone


            As detailed in Part 11, Division 16 of the Noosa Plan, the intent of the Shire
            Business Centre Zone is detailed as follows:
             i is a Major Activity Centre for the purposes of the SEQ Regional Plan, and
                 the principle business centre for Noosa, servicing Noosa-wide business and
                 employment needs by providing for a range of Business Uses as well as
                 administrative, community, and open space functions;
            ii is a multi-function employment node forming the major focus of
                 employment growth in the coastal area of Noosa;
            iii follows a logical sequencing of development consistent with the needs of
                 the community that is dependent on the—
                 A)       timing and construction of the external and internal road systems,
                          including Walter Hay Drive;
                 B)       dedication of a substantial area of open space; and
                 C)       development of a substantive amount of non-retailing development
                          for employment opportunities beyond Retail business;
            iv is developed at a low scale and density with distinctive and unique design
                 elements, determined by the setting and recognisable as a Noosa
                 development;
            v comprises buildings of low rise form separated by attractive and low key
                 informal spaces that are integrated with landscaping and open space
                 areas;
            vi has an outdoor focus, particularly for Retail business uses, office uses
                 and Community Uses;
            vii provides for an inter-regional transit facility that functions as an integrated
                 public transport node, with pedestrian and bicycle paths and appropriate
                 external connections;
            viii provides visual and physical connectivity across and throughout the site;
            ix   is designed to ensure that peak traffic flows and access to the Shire
                 Business Centre do not impact on the wider functions of Eenie Creek Road
                 and Walter Hay Drive;
            x retains development capacity within the Shire Business Centre in the
                 longer term to take advantage of potential new employment opportunities;
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Planning Report 53213              Murray & Associates (Qld) Pty Ltd            September 2014