2017-12-12 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 1 - Draft Noosaville Foreshore Land Use Master Plan

Precinct 1


4.1 Chaplin Park
4.1.1 TODAY’S CHAPLIN PARK                                                        4.1.2 KEY LAND USE OUTCOMES
Chaplin Park provides the largest area of                                         NOOSA OUTRIGGER CLUB                                     OFF-LEASH DOG PARK                   WEDDING CHAPEL                  PROPOSED DTMR BOAT RAMP
open green space within the foreshore and
incorporates the following land use activities:                                   The Noosa Outrigger Club (Outrigger Club) is seeking     There has been recent requests       Representatives within          Chaplin Park has been identified
                                                                                  to establish a clubhouse facility and storage sheds to   to Council for the provision of      the wedding industry            as a potential site for a new


                                                    Background
•    Noosa River Slipway                                                          support its existing activities within Chaplin Park.     an off-leash dog area in Chaplin     identified Chaplin Park as      recreational boating facility by
                                                                                                                                           Park.                                an appropriate venue for a      the Department of Transport
•    Noosa Outrigger Club
                                                                                                                                                                                wedding chapel.                 and Main Roads (DTMR) in the
•    Group fitness training                                                                                                                                                                                     Recreational Boating Facility
•    Weddings                                                                                                                                                                                                   Demand Forecasting Study 2016.

•    Events                                                                       ̏̏ General acceptance for the club uses within the       Divergent views were received        Community feedback              Minimal community support
                                                    Results of Consultation and
                                                     Stakeholder Engagement



                                                                                     foreshore.                                            regarding the introduction of this   indicated that while the        was noted for a new recreational
•    Active and passive recreation                                                ̏̏ Mixed support for a club building and storage sheds   use into the foreshore. A petition   community was generally         boating facility.
•    Car Parking                                                                     for the Outrigger Club within Chaplin Park.           was tabled supporting the            supportive of wedding
                                                                                  ̏̏ Community was strongly in favour of maintaining       proposed use.                        celebrations, there was
Chaplin Park has less built infrastructure
                                                                                     existing open space in Chaplin Park.                                                       minimal support for a
compared to other areas of the foreshore and                                      ̏̏ Consultation was subsequently undertaken with the                                          purpose-built facility within
is fragmented from the rest of the foreshore                                         Outrigger Club and the Noosa Yacht and Rowing                                              Chaplin Park.
due to its physical separation by the canal, lack                                    Club (NYRC) to explore precinct options, including
of visibility from Gympie Terrace and restricted                                     co-location with the NYRC in Precinct 2 - see
vehicular access (left in, left out) via the                                         Section 4.2.2.
Gympie Terrace/Eumundi Road and Mill Street                                                                                                Consideration has been given                                         Land use analysis identified land
roundabout.                                                                                                                                to this use and it has been                                          and accessibility limitations and
                                                    Discussion




                                                                                                                                           determined that sufficient space                                     conflict with the open space
Opportunities exist to better utilise Chaplin                                                                                              exists within Chaplin Park but                                       character of Chaplin Park as key
Park's large area for greater levels of low                                                                                                measures such as fencing are                                         issues in considering this activity.
impact activity to ease pressures on other                                                                                                 necessary to ensure the off-leash
areas of the foreshore.                                                                                                                    activity can be suitably managed.

                                                                                  1. Given there is general acceptance of the outrigger    1. The Master Plan include an        1. That a public use roofed     1. A new recreational boating
                                                                                     use, mixed support for construction of a new             area for a fenced dog park.          structure within the park       facility is not supported in
                                                                                     clubhouse, and the community is strongly in                                                   be considered which             Chaplin Park.
                                                    Recommendations




                                                                                     favour of maintaining the existing open space, it                                             could be booked for          2. It is proposed Council
                                                                                     is proposed that co-locating both the Outrigger                                               wedding ceremonies.             discusses this outcome with
                                                                                     Club and NYRC be investigated. Both clubs have                                                                                DTMR and continue to review
                                                                                     been amenable to the concept of co- location to                                                                               other possibilities along the
                                                                                     form a non-motorised water sports precinct and it                                                                             river outside the study area.
                                                                                     is recommended this option be considered in the
                                                                                     Master Plan and is discussed further in Precinct 2.
                                                                                  2. Further structure planning of the proposed co-
                                                                                     location area is recommended.
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