2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 DRAFT 20191202-Noosa Plan Consultation Report

11. Industrial Zones
The New Noosa Plan includes the following Industry Zones:
      Low Impact Industry Zone
      Medium Impact Industry Zone
Submissions received primarily related to caretaker’s accommodation, landscaping provisions and the opportunity to provide further flexibility in the Venture drive precinct for new business models. First round submissions
are located in Table 11.1 and Submissions in relation to significant changes are located in Table 11.2.
Table 11.1 Submissions First Consultation
    Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                         Planners’ Response                                                                                             Recommendation
    20867696    Landscaping requirements to frontage within Industrial Zones has changed from 2m strip to a 6m strip. This   This has been reviewed and the draft scheme does not vary from the current Noosa Plan 2006                     That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission.
                is excessive and unnecessary to create good landscaped outcomes. It would also cause a significant           provisions for frontage landscaping. The Noosa Plan does not allow a 2m landscape setback unless
    20867735    constraint in developing many of the smaller sites throughout Noosa.                                         there is uncovered visitor parking and a 6m landscaped buffer is required otherwise. The proposed new
                                                                                                                             Noosa Plan carries these provisions forward by requiring where there is uncovered visitor car parking,
                Subsequently, it is requested that the current requirement of a 2m landscape strip should be carried over    2m of landscaping otherwise 6m. This ensures good landscaping to frontages in the industrial zones.
                into the new planning scheme.
    20867296    Caretaker’s residence is impact assessable as opposed to code assessable as provided for under the           The purpose of Caretakers accommodation is to care take a property (security and surveillance) not to          Council at its Special Meeting of 12 September 2019 resolved that the Table of
                current planning scheme. This change will add unnecessary cost and complexity to the establishment of        provide ‘work and live’ mixed use developments. Impact assessment was to ensure that all impacts are           Development Assessment for Industry Zones be amended to make caretaker’s
    20867696    these uses. Caretaker’s residences provide a cost effective way for start-up business operators to be able   addressed and minimise potential reverse amenity issues. However, Council officers have reviewed the           accommodation code assessment subject to the following requirements:
    20867735    to live where they work. It is requested that the new planning scheme should be changed to make              matter and there is some merit changing the level of assessment to Code assessment with some qualifiers
                Caretakers residences code assessable, consistent with the Noosa Plan 2006.                                  in the Categories of development and assessment column of the Table of Assessment. This ensures a              •    have a gross floor area no greater than 65m2 ; and
                                                                                                                             genuine caretaker use can be applied for with a less onerous application process.                              •    on a site with an area of at least 2,000m2 or is not located within 100 metres of any
                They also provide an opportunity to provide security and surveillance to industrial areas.                                                                                                                                       other caretaker's accommodation.
                                                                                                                             It is considered Noosa’s industrial estates are not the preferred location for encouraging housing diversity
                Caretakers accommodation within the Medium Industry (Enterprise Precinct) associated with each               or addressing housing affordability.                                                                           This formed part of a package of significant changes released for a 2nd round of
                premises should be encouraged, not limited to one per site. This will encourage diversity and mixed use                                                                                                                     consultation and was further amended in response to comments for the State to
                development in the middle of Noosaville. These types of accommodation assist in providing a range of                                                                                                                        remove the 100m distance and GFA requirement due the functionality of the criteria
                housing types for the rental market and addresses housing affordability                                                                                                                                                     when applied with the final recommendation being:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Assessment for Industry Zones be amended to make caretaker’s accommodation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            code assessment subject to having a gross floor area no greater than 65m only and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            remove reference to on a site with an area of at least 2,000m2 or is not located
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            within 100 metres of any other caretaker's accommodation.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            No further submission were received in the second round of consultation so no
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            further changes are recommended.
    20867735    25-27 Hill St is located within the Medium Impact Industry Zone. While many of the provisions relating to    This has been reviewed and the draft scheme does not vary from the current Noosa Plan 2006                     Council at its Special Meeting of 12 September 2019 resolved that the table of Development
                industrial developments remained similar to the current scheme, and the car parking requirement is an        provisions for frontage landscaping. The Noosa Plan does not allow a 2m landscape setback unless               Assessment for Industry Zones be amended to make caretaker’s accommodation code
                improvement, some issues were found that would make redevelopment more difficult such as landscaping         there is uncovered visitor parking and a 6m landscaped buffer is required otherwise. The proposed new          assessment subject to the following requirements:
                requirement and caretaker’s dwelling.                                                                        Noosa Plan carries these provisions forward by requiring where there is uncovered visitor car parking,
                                                                                                                             2m of landscaping otherwise 6m. This ensures good landscaping to frontages in the industrial zones.            •    have a gross floor area no greater than 65m2 ; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            •    on a site with an area of at least 2,000m2 or is not located within 100 metres of any
                                                                                                                             The purpose of Caretakers accommodation is to care take a property (security and surveillance) not to               other caretaker's accommodation.
                                                                                                                             provide ‘work and live’ mixed use developments. Impact assessment was to ensure that all impacts are
                                                                                                                             addressed and minimise potential reverse amenity issues. However, Council officers have reviewed the           This formed part of a package of significant changes released for a 2nd round of
                                                                                                                             matter and there is some merit changing the level of assessment to Code assessment with some qualifiers        consultation and was further amended in response to comments for the State to
                                                                                                                             in the Categories of development and assessment column of the Table of Assessment. This ensures a              remove the 100m distance and GFA requirement due the functionality of the criteria
                                                                                                                             genuine caretaker use can be applied for with a less onerous application process.                              when applied with the final recommendation being:

                                                                                                                             The new Noosa Plan proposes to expand the range of uses in the Medium impact industry zone when                Assessment for Industry Zones be amended to make caretaker’s accommodation
                                                                                                                             compared to the current Noosa Plan                                                                             code assessment subject to having a gross floor area no greater than 65m only and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            remove reference to on a site with an area of at least 2,000m2 or is not located
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            within 100 metres of any other caretaker's accommodation.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            That no other change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission.
    20868810    Nandroya Industrial estate                                                                                   Nandroya Industrial estate                                                                                     That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission.
    20868354    Submitters propose Nandroya Industrial estate Council should be encouraging a wider range of industrial      The range of uses proposed have been reviewed and it is determined they are sufficient given the sites
                and commercial uses to be established in the estate. These uses would include:                               are located within the Water Resource Catchment and the Water Supply Buffer area for Lake Macdonald
    20867903                                                                                                                 and the estate is framing Noosa Shire’s entry. The range of uses proposed in the draft Planning Scheme
                •    freight services                                                                                        have been expanded when compared to the current POD applicable to the site. Many of the suggested
                •    transport depots                                                                                        uses are already proposed as consistent uses in the Nandroya estate. Some of the additional uses
                •    construction industry depots                                                                            proposed are Caretakers accommodation, Agricultural supplies store, Food and Drink outlet, Garden
                                                                                                                             centre, Hardware and trade supplies, Office if trade related, Service industry, Educational establishment
                •    medium and large scale storage uses and distribution outlets
                                                                                                                             if for vocational training, theatre if for filmmaking or music recording, Research and technology, Transport



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