2019-04-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA    15 APRIL 2019


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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   15 APRIL 2019

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   | @ |     COUNCIL                                               EVENTS POLICY
   Corporate Plan Reference:                Theme 4: Long term planning for Noosa Shire
   Endorsed by Council:                     <Insert Date of Ordinary Meeting >
   Policy Author:                           Property Manager
 POLICY PURPOSE
 Events play an important role in bringing people together to celebrate and promote cultural,
 community and environmental values. Noosa Council seeks fo ensure that events held on
 community land add to the culture and vitality of the area, while maintaining the shire's liveability and
 environment.
 APPLICATION
 This policy applies to events proposed or held on Council controlled land that require a permit under
 Council's Local Laws. The policy does not apply to civic functions or ceremonies conducted by
 Council, events on private land or events that do not require a permit.
 DESIRED OUTCOMES
 Events in Noosa Shire:
 e   Set benchmarks for quality and environmental outcomes;
 e   Help meet relevant goals and initiatives in Council’s adopted strategies and plans, including its
     Social Strategy, Cultural Plan, Sport and Active Recreation Plan and Local Economic Plan; and
 e   Achieve broad community acceptance, with residents’ complaints minimised.
 COUNCIL POLICY
 Council's regulation and assessment of events proposed on community land requiring a permit will
 be subject to the following principles:
 a) Community access to public land is prioritised
 The day-to-day recreational use of community land by residents and visitors will generally take
 precedence over events.
 b) Impacts on community assets are managed
 Events must not adversely impact on the environment, public infrastructure or other community
 assets.
 c) Impacts on residents and local businesses are managed
 Council may set limits on the number and nature of events in key precincts in the shire in order to
 control impacts on residents and local businesses.
 Applications that would have the effect of increasing the acceptable number of events in a precinct
 with an adopted limit will require formal Council approval.
 New or additional road closures are generally avoided, particularly in high use areas or where
 alternate routes are not available.
 d) High use precincts are protected from overuse
 Events proposed in high use precincts, such as Noosa Heads, must demonstrate valid locational
 needs.
 Given the limited available community event space in Noosa’s high use precincts, Council may seek
 to identify alternative locations for staging events.

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