Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU24/0120

5.0 PLANNING ASSESSMENT
Under the Noosa Plan 2020, the site is within the Medium Density Residential Zone and the Coastal
Communities Local Plan Area. Refer to the zoning map extract below in Figure 4.




                 Figure 4: Zone Map Extract (Noosa Mapping, accessed September 2024)


5.1 PROPOSED USE

Under the Noosa Planning Scheme, the proposed development is defined as:

Dual occupancy-
   ​ means a residential use of premises for 2 households involving—
          ○ 2 dwellings (whether attached or detached) on a single lot or 2 dwellings (whether
             attached or detached) on separate lots that share a common property; and
          ○ any domestic outbuilding associated with the dwellings; but
   ​ does not include a residential use of premises that involves a secondary dwelling.

Comment: The proposal is considered in accordance with the above definition, which is a
consistent/code assessable land use on the subject site.

5.2 TABLE OF ASSESSMENT

Under the relevant table of assessment for the Medium Density Residential Zone, the proposed
development is subject to code assessment. The proposed development is required to be assessed
against the following codes:
    ● Medium density residential zone code;
    ● Coastal communities local plan area code;
    ● Dual occupancy and multiple dwelling code;
    ● Driveways and parking code;
    ● Earthworks code;


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