MCU24/0084 Material Change Of Use - Function Facility – 658 Louis Bazzo Drive, Ringtail Creek · Attachment 2 - (MCU24 0084) - Planning Officer'S Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                10 DECEMBER 2024


Planning Regulation 2017
The following assessment benchmarks from the Planning Regulation 2017 apply to the application:
•     Koala Habitat Area
The site has areas mapped as Core Koala Habitat Area; however, the development is located
outside of these mapped areas. Furthermore, the site is not within the Koala Priority Area.
The proposal is for an urban activity within the Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area
and is consistent with the assessment benchmarks contained in the Planning Regulation 2017 for
the SEQ Region.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is in the Rural Zone. The proposed use is identified as a consistent use within the
zone and is required to follow an Impact Assessment application process.
Accordingly, the application must be assessed against the whole of Noosa Plan 2020 to the extent
the provisions are relevant to the development.
3.3.1 Strategic Framework
The strategic framework provides Council’s policy intent underlying the planning scheme. Relevant
provisions of the strategic framework are addressed below.
The strategic framework notes that Noosa Shire:
•     has exceptionally high biodiversity and is a stronghold for a wide range of regional
      ecosystems that includes threatened species.
•     serves as a domestic and international tourism destination with strong emphasis on nature-
      based recreation opportunities. Tourism and retail are significant contributors to the local and
      regional economy.
Council’s Senior Environment Officer has reviewed the proposed development and states that ‘the
site supports local and state biodiversity values. No assessable vegetation clearing is proposed,
hence no impact to native vegetation is expected to occur. Impacts to the mapped Riparian Buffer
Area & Wetland have been avoided and minimised by developing an existing cleared area and
providing an 8-16m setback between the proposed infrastructure (excluding jetty) and dam water
line. Appropriate sediment and erosion control fencing will also be utilised during
construction/earthworks.
The function facility will contribute to the local economy through job creation and the use of local
businesses.
Locality Provisions
The subject site is in the Ringtail Creek Locality and is zoned Rural. The proposed use is identified
as a consistent use with the zone and is required to follow an impact assessable application
process.
The application must be assessed against each of the following codes to the extent they are
relevant to the development:
•     Rural Zone Code;
•     Entertainment Activities Code
•     Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code;
•     Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code;
•     Extractive Resources Overlay Code;
•     Flood Hazard Overlay Code;
•     Landslide Hazard Overlay Code; and
•     Works Codes.