2015-01-15 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                             15 JANUARY 2015


The applicant has advised that the business is primarily conducted online with bookings taken for
boards through a website and targeted at visitors flying into Noosa on holidays who unable to
bring their own surfboard due to airline restrictions. It is not anticipated by the applicant that the
business will generate a lot of walk-in clients off the street, with the business offering only ‘high
end’ boards for hire. The applicant also advises that he only intends to be on the site during
arranged pick up and drop off times, with surf boards offered on a 4 to 10 day hire base and the
business operating 8 months of the year dependant on Noosa’s surfing season.

Under the Noosa Plan, the proposed use, based on 9m2, would generate a requirement of 0.45
of a parking space with the scheme requiring 1 space per 20m 2. For the existing vehicle hire
business, this area currently generates a parking requirement of approximately 0.33 of a parking
space for a vehicle hire business, based on a rate of 1 space per 3 vehicles. Based on a
comparison of the Noosa Plan’s car parking rates for both uses, the proposal is likely to generate
minimal increase in parking demands and traffic to and from the site. Notwithstanding this, the
following additional condition could be imposed.

1.     At all times while the use is operating, an area on site must be available for parking of 1
       vehicle and be of sufficient dimension that allows a vehicle to turn around on site and enter
       and exit the site in a forward direction. A plan identifying this area shall be submitted to
       Council prior to commencing the use.

Staff have considered the issues raised by Councillors, but confirm their support for the previous
recommendation. Should Council wish to refuse the application, an alternative motion has been
drafted for that purpose.

Departments/Sections Consulted:

     Community Services                         x   Planning & Infrastructure
     Disaster Management & Public Order             Building & Plumbing Services
     Waste & Environmental Health               x   DA Planning
     Community Facilities                           Strategic Land Use Planning
     Cultural Facilities                            Asset Design & Investigations
                                                    Asset Planning
                                                    Civil Operations
                                                    Environment

     Executive Office                               Corporate Services
     Community Engagement                           Finance
     Customer Service                               ICT
     Executive Support                              Procurement & Fleet
     Governance                                     Property & Facilities
     Human Resources                                Revenue Services




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