11. OBoat Hire - Development Assessment Report

PROJECT URBAN – 21280                                                                                       2022

7.4 ZONE CODE


The site is included within the Recreation and Open Space Zone. The Purpose and Overall
Outcomes of the Recreation and Open Space Zone Code are discussed below.

 Purpose and overall outcomes                             Comment
 1. The purpose of the recreation and open space          Complies: The proposed development will
    zone is to provide for:-                              improve existing leisure operations with the Zone.
    a. a variety of cultural, educational, leisure,
          recreation and sporting uses and activities,
          including, for example:
          i. parks, playgrounds or playing fields for
              the use of residents and visitors; and
         ii. parks, or other areas, for the
              conservation of natural areas; and
    b. facilities and infrastructure to support the
          uses and activities stated in paragraph (a).
 2. The overall outcomes sought for the                   Complies: The proposal seeks to improve an
    Recreation and Open Space zone are as                 existing leisure service used by the Noosa
    follows:-                                             community and tourists.
    a. Development provides for the open space,
          recreation, leisure and sporting needs of
          the Noosa Shire Community;
    d. Development is of a scale and intensity            Complies: The proposed development will not
          appropriate to the location, existing           increase the scale and intensity of the existing use
          infrastructure, access and provision of         and will simply create a safer and more efficient
          public transport;                               layout that will improve the operations of O Boats
                                                          who operate from the site. The proposed works
                                                          will occur within the existing Lands lease area.
      f. Open space is protected from the                 Complies: The existing use is entirely consistent
         intrusion of incompatible uses that may          with the purpose of the zone.
         compromise or conflict with the primary
         use of the zone for low intensity recreation
         activities;
      g. Development is low scale and low impact          Complies: The proposed development will not
         and does not negatively impact on the            alter the scale and intensity of the existing use
         supply, quality or enjoyment of open             which is already a well-established part of the
         space for the Noosa Shire community;             character of the local area.
      r. Development does not adversely impact            Complies: The proposed development will not
         on the Shire’s environmental values or           adversely impact on the environmental values of
         reduce the quality of recreational               the Noosa River and will improve the quality of
         experiences provided by land or                  experience for customers using the landing facility.
         waterways within this zone;
      s. Adverse impacts on ecologically important        Complies: The proposed development will have no
         areas, including natural habitats, bushland,     adverse impact on ecologically important areas.
         wetlands and waterways are avoided or
         minimised;


A detailed assessment of the proposal against the relevant Performance and Acceptable
Outcomes in the Code has been undertaken and is included in Attachment 1. The assessment
concludes that the proposal is entirely consistent with the relevant Performance and Acceptable
Outcomes in the Code.




Development Assessment Report                                                                       Page 24 of 30
Material Change of Use and associated Operational Works
222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville Qld 45466