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The Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal, in conjunction with services
already available from the Noosa North Shire Retreat site, seeks to respond to
each. of these roles, whilst at the same time protecting and enhancing the
environmental] values of the site.

Section 4.2.4 of the DCP gazetted in 1995 also défines a range of prescriptive
controls that apply to the rezoning of the land. The rezoning was effected in
1996, however the final rezoning approval and’ its associated plan of
development do not appear to be consistent with the DCP. Nevertheless, each
of the DCP elements of relevance to the subject site is considered below:

 

DCP PROVISIONS

KEY ELEMENTS OF © NOOSA NORTH SHORE ECO-TOURISM

PORTAL RESPONSE

 

 

ie Uses are to include a

camping ground and
one or more of the
following:
accommodation
buildings, cabin park,
general store,
restaurants, sports and.
recreation and tourist
facilities.

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7)

Petrac is of the view that a better outcome is available if the
subject site and the Noosa North Shore Retreat site operate
in a complementary manner. Replicating camping and
other services on the subject site would act against this, so
it has considered the themes contained within the existing
zoning approval over the site, the uses that are contained
on the Noosa North Shore Retreat site and the particular
environmental values of the subject site to develop a
response that meets the objectives of the DCP and complies
with the zoning provisions but that may not meet the
prescriptive requirements of the DCP.

 

'@ Population density does |

not-exceed 240 persons.

 

 

 

 

b)

The source of this figure is not known and it does not
appear to receive direct support from within the DCP |
planning study. In addition, the zoning on the land permits |
a higher figure of 400 persons. Studies undertaken as part
of the preparation on the Petrac application have
determined that this number of people can be ;
accommodated in a manner that respects and preserves key
conservation values.

 

Petrac proposes to develop the site to the population
applicable to the existing zoning and it believes that this
figure is appropriate having regard to the seasonal nature
of accommodation on the Noosa North Shore and the need
to obtain a critical mass of population in order that the
services and facilities that it proposes to provide can
operate sustainably and economically.

 

 

8030476RP1/FINAL/19 SEPTEMBER 2003

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA

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