2014-03-06 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                         6 MARCH 2014


PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
25 FEBRUARY 2014 - Crs Frank Wilkie (Chair), Noel Playford, Joe Jurisevic, Tony Wellington


1    REVIEW OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENTS OF DELEGATION
     Item not dealt with by the Planning & Organisation Committee. Referred to the
     General Committee for consideration.


2    COUNCIL POLICY: DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT – ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
     OF COUNCILLORS AND COUNCIL OFFICERS
     That Council note the report by the Interim Director Community & Development to the
     Planning & Organisation Committee dated 25 February 2014 and:
     A.   Repeal the Policy Statement: Development Assessment – Roles and Responsibilities
          of Councillors and Council Employees that transferred to the Noosa Council from the
          Sunshine Coast Regional Council under the Local Government (De-amalgamation
          Implementation) Regulation as set out in Attachment 2; and
     B.   Adopt Noosa Council’s Policy on Development Assessment - Roles and
          Responsibilities of Councillors and Council Officers as set out in Attachment 1 of the
          report with the following amendments:

          1.   Decision Stage to be amended to read as follows:
               After Council officers have prepared a report and made an assessment and that
               report has been provided as part of the normal Council meeting agenda
               process, Councillors may seek any necessary information via staff or a council
               organised site visit Councillors may make any necessary enquiries of Council
               staff to ensure their duty is discharged in deciding the application.
               Councillors are able to receive information from an applicant or submitter but
               should take care not to advocate on behalf of the applicant and should avoid
               making any commitment about their likely decision on the application until the
               matter is considered at a Council committee or Council meeting.

          2.   Guiding Principles For Councillors to be amended as follows:
               1.   Councillors may view Council files, and are invited to make all necessary
                     enquiries, but all requests should be through the Director Community &
                     Development or Manager Planning & Development relevant staff
                     member.


3    AMENDMENTS TO THE NOOSA PLAN
     That Council note the report by Project Leader, Strategic Planning, Planning &
     Development to the Planning & Organisation Committee dated 25 February 2014 and:
     A.   Resolve not to proceed with the previous Sunshine Coast Regional Council Draft
          Planning Scheme process which applied to the Noosa Shire area;
     A.B. Resolve to commence the process of making planning scheme amendments to the
          Noosa Plan;




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