2017-06-06 - P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 6 Draft Alignment Amendments Part 1 (Pages 1-907)

q)y)     Areas of native remnant or regrowth vegetation, including their biodiversity and




                                                                                                                   Including amendments to 3 July 2017
         habitat values are protected;




                                                                                                  The Noosa Plan
r)z)     The water quality of watercourses within the locality is maintained and enhanced;

aa)      The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway are maintained as major transport
         facilities;

bb)      The utility of the Bruce Highway is maintained with safe access available across the
         locality, with direct points of access to the Bruce Highway being limited and reduced
         over time;

cc)      The rural communities of Federal and Ridgewood, located in the west of the locality,
         are characterised by clusters of large residential lots, with few community facilities
         and no commercial or retail services or facilities;

dd)      Federal Primary School and Ridgewood Hall serving Ridgewood are maintained as
         important community focus points;

s)ee) For Pomona—

          i.     Pomona’s picturesque forest setting at the foot of Mount Cooroora and its
                 rich rural heritage is protected;

        .ii.     Pomona remains a small country town with a distinct heritage character and
                 identity, promoted as the heritage centre of Noosa Shire;

       .iii.     Urban development is limited to land within the Urban Growth Boundary as
                 shown on Map ZM5;

        iv.      Historical buildings reflecting Pomona’s former administrative role for Noosa
                 Shire, including the former Council Chambers, now the Noosa Shire
                 Museum, courthouse, post office and police station are protected;

        .v.      Pomona retains its role as an important rural service centre supporting a
                 growing rural and rural settlement community. It offers a range of
                 convenience goods and services and provides a focus for small scale retail,
                 commercial and community activity;

        vi.      Pomona provides important employment and educational facilities for the
                 locality;

       .vii.     Retail uses such as shops and salons are consolidated to the west of the
                 railway line and east of Reserve Street;

       viii.     Pomona is a visitor destination with attractions such as the King of the
                 Mountain festival, Noosa Show, Majestic Silent Movie Theatre, Railway
                 Artisan Gallery, Art Deco and Federation style buildings lining Memorial
                 Avenue and the Pomona Hotel;

        ix.      Community facilities are provided including Pomona Memorial School of Arts
                 and Pomona Community House;

         x.      Pomona’s distinct country town atmosphere derived from its traditional grid
                 pattern street layout, old style town centre, country town façades, low rise
                 buildings, and diversity of building forms reflective of past eras are
                 maintained and protected;

       .xi.      Building forms and scale reflect the traditional heritage streetscapes and the
                 Queensland vernacular housing style;

       .xii.     The town of Pomona retains its low scale heritage character with Art Deco
                 shopfronts along Memorial Avenue and Federation style influences;



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