Town Planning Report and Appendices - Cooroibah

          Infrastructure Uses Code

A ‘Tower’ is considered an Infrastructure Use within The Noosa Plan and is
therefore assessable against the Infrastructure Uses Code. Section 14.372 of the
Noosa Plans lists overall outcomes for the Infrastructure Uses Code, which have
been considered against the proposal in Table 7.2.

Table 7.2 - Compliance with Overall Outcomes of the Infrastructure Uses Code

            Overall Outcomes                             Compliance

a) Residents and visitors have access to Complies.
adequate levels of infrastructure to
                                         The      proposed    Telecommunications
meet their needs;
                                         Facility    is    considered  to     be
b) Infrastructure Uses do not detract appropriately located in order to
from the visual amenity of the major provide the Cooroibah locality with
road network nor on the rural or essential             communication   services,
residential   amenity       enjoyed  by whilst minimising potential visual and
residents of and visitors to Noosa;      amenity impacts.

c) Facilities are co-located   where The proposed facility will provide
appropriate and practical;           improved network access to the region
                                     to help service current and future
d) Infrastructure uses are energy residents needs and has the potential to
efficient;                           add to the economic viability by
                                     providing access to efficient and reliable
e) Infrastructure Uses do not pose a
                                     broadband services.
threat to public safety;
                                      Potential visual and amenity impacts
f)   The   natural   character   and
                                      have also been considered in the site
environmental values of Noosa are
                                      selection process. The subject property
protected  from    adverse    impacts
                                      and surrounding Cooroibah area is
associated with Infrastructure Uses;
                                      characterised by clusters of dense
and
                                      vegetation. This vegetation will help to
g) Convenient, comfortable and safe mitigate potential visual impacts and
access is provided with the design of provide screening of the facility from
infrastructure uses.                  the surrounding area.

                                            It is recognised that the facility will be
                                            an addition to the landscape. However,
                                            telecommunications       facilities    are
                                            required to be located within the area
                                            they     are    intended      to    serve.
                                            Furthermore, the proposed facility has
                                            been set back from Jirrima Crescent,
                                            approximately 360 m, to reduce the
                                            visual dominance of the facility when



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