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

Precinct 2
4.2 Yacht and Rowing Club
4.2.1 TODAY’S YACHT AND ROWING                                               4.2.2 KEY LAND USE OUTCOMES
CLUB
                                                                             YACHT AND ROWING CLUB                                                   WATERFRONT RESTAURANT LEASE PROPOSAL
This precinct is dominated by land use
                                                                             Much of the activity occurring in the precinct is associated with the   The Waterfront Restaurant has sought to lease an area of the foreshore for



                                                   Background
associated with the Noosa Yacht and                                          NYRC. Given the reluctance of the community to reduce open space        commercial purposes to support private functions and wedding receptions.
Rowing Club (NYRC). Car parking and built                                    in Chaplin Park, it has been proposed to include NYRC within a non-     The foreshore adjacent to the Waterfront Restaurant is currently permitted for
infrastructure also service the adjacent                                     motorised water sports precinct.                                        wedding ceremony permits only and does not allow for commercial functions and
foreshore areas.                                                                                                                                     wedding receptions.

Current land use activity includes:                                          Comments were received regarding NYRC activities occurring              Little community support was noted for the lease request, however the Waterfront
                                                   Results of Consultation
                                                    and Stakeholder Eng.
                                                                             outside the current lease area. The community was generally not         Restaurant was in favour of the proposal.
•    NYRC activities                                                         aware the NYRC 'back of house' areas are outside the nominal lease      Note - community feedback was unsupportive of any commercial business
•    Commercial uses associated with NYRC -                                  area and on publicly accessible land. The community was aware           expansion onto the foreshore.
                                                                             that this area had been used by the Club for some years.
     bar, bistro, gaming and function space                                  Note – Following initial consultation with the Outrigger Club it
•    Weddings (adjacent to Waterfront                                        revoked its support for the co-location concept indicating its
     Restaurant                                                              preference is to construct a stand alone club facility within a new
                                                                             lease area in Chaplin Park.
•    Public toilets and showers servicing Lions
     Park and greater foreshore area                                         There is an opportunity to formalise use of area outside the            It is proposed that Council will not seek consent from the Department of Natural
                                                                             lease as a non-motorised water sports precinct for both NYRC            Resources and Mines (DNRM) for the Waterfront Restaurant or any other commercial
•    Car parking
                                                                             and the Outriggers. A non-motorised water sports precinct will          business to lease land on the foreshore for the following reasons:
The NYRC building is contained within the                                    also allow infrastructure and services to be consolidated in one        ̏̏ Commercial businesses extending their business use onto the foreshore is not
current lease area. Other NYRC activities                                    area. Construction of new buildings in Chaplin Park is likely to            in accordance with the community's feedback against expanding commercial
(predominantly boat storage and car parking),                                lead to more requests for new buildings and structures over time            activities onto the foreshore.
                                                   Discussion




                                                                             decreasing available green space for future needs.                      ̏̏ An application to DNRM seeking consent for the commercial use is inconsistent
are not within the current lease area and public
                                                                                                                                                         with the foreshore's status as a reserve for recreation and is generally not
access is at time restricted via a boom gate to                                                                                                          supported by DNRM policy.
allow for club sailing activities.                                                                                                                   ̏̏ If it were to consider making an application to DNRM for consent for a
                                                                                                                                                         commercial lease, Council must be satisfied the lease would not create
The precinct provides a well utilised pedestrian
                                                                                                                                                         unintended consequences along the foreshore. It is anticipated that if a lease was
and bicycle connection into the Chaplin Park                                                                                                             granted to the Waterfront Restaurant a precedent would be set resulting in further
precinct                                                                                                                                                 lease applications which if approved would decrease the community’s access
                                                                                                                                                         to the foreshore for recreation purposes (which is the prescribed purpose of the
An area of recreational open space exists                                                                                                                land).
between the footbridge and Waterfront
                                                                             1.   As noted in the Precinct 1 recommendations, opportunities          1.   Council will not support any new commercial leases on the foreshore.
                                                   Recommendations




Restaurant, which is a popular location for
weddings.                                                                         for co-location should be investigated to create a water sports    2.   Council will continue to allow wedding ceremonies (not private functions or
                                                                                  precinct inclusive of the Outrigger Club. It is envisaged that          wedding receptions, etc.) to occur on the foreshore adjacent to the Waterfront
                                                                                  the location of additional buildings and infrastructure would           Restaurant and at other locations depicted in the Master Plan.
                                                                                  generally be to the south of the NYRC as depicted in the
                                                                                  Master Plan. This option would consolidate land use, access to
                                                                                  the water and enhance public foreshore access.
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