2022-04-21 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                              21 APRIL 2022


         7.    The approved use must not exceed 40m2.
         8.    The approved use must not operate outside the hours of 5:30am to 1:00pm
               Monday to Friday, and 7:30am to 4:00pm on Saturday and Sunday.
         Car Parking
         9.     A minimum of three (3) car parking spaces must be provided and marked on site
               and made available and accessible at all times while the use is open for business.
         10.   All car parking areas and access driveways must be constructed with a suitable
               formation and maintained exclusively for vehicle parking and manoeuvring and
               kept in a tidy and safe condition at all times.
         11.   Directional signage must be provided to direct visitors and customers to the car
               parking spaces provided on site.
    B.   Advise the applicant that they may wish to make an application for a Low Use
         Commercial Activity to permit the operation of a mobile coffee bus on the road reserve
         immediately adjacent the roadside stall.
    C.   Find the following matters relevant to the assessment and sufficient reason to approve
         the application:
         1.    The proposal meets the Strategic Intent of the Planning scheme which supports
               rural tourism and further acknowledging those aspects of the use are consistent
               with the aim to facilitate: “The evolution of traditional agriculture and the emergence
               of new sectors are supported by encouraging opportunities for value adding to
               occur before agricultural produce leaves the farm gate or leaves the region”
         2.    The use contributes to the overall outcome 2 (h) of the Rural Zone that envisages
               that “The establishment of outdoor recreation and small-scale tourism facilities in
               suitable locations is facilitated in a manner that does not significantly compromise
               the rural productivity or ecological values of the land.”
    D.   Advise the applicant that if they wish to continue to operate the stall as a coffee shop an
         application is required for a food and drink outlet. The application should be lodged
         within 6 months and during this time the use may continue to operate from the site subject
         to the use not causing any significant impacts on the area.
    E.   That CEO be requested to prepare a set of amendments to the Noosa Plan 2020 that
         facilitate a broader range of small scale rural enterprises directly related to the production
         of local food, beverages, arts and crafts in order to provide opportunities for home-based
         business and related uses that are of a scale suitable for assessment as accepted or
         code assessable development.




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