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

                                                  Visitor Mixed Use Zone (Division 14);
            Including amendments to 3 July 2017




                                                  Community Services Zone (Division 15);
The Noosa Plan




                                                  Rural Settlement Zone (Division 16);

                                                  Open Space Recreation Zone (Division 17); and

                                                  Open Space Conservation Zone (Division 18).


                                                                                  Character statement of the locality2
                                                  Physical Setting
                                                  The Noosa North Shore Locality lies in the north-eastern part of the former Noosa Shire with
                                                  boundaries generally defined by—

                                                        The Pacific Ocean and the coastline in the east;

                                                        The Noosa River, including its mouth, in the south;

                                                        The Noosa River, Lakes Cooroibah and Cootharaba in the west; and

                                                        The Shire boundary in the north.

                                                  The locality has outstanding natural beauty with pristine beaches, dramatic sand dune systems and
                                                  coastal lowlands. The coastal lowland systems occur throughout the locality, focusing on the headwaters
                                                  of the Noosa River in the north and on the beach, Lakes Cootharaba and Cooroibah and the Noosa River
                                                  in the south. The locality is substantially in a natural state, with little effect from development. It
                                                  serves as a buffer between the urbanised sections of Tewantin, Noosaville and Noosa Heads and the
                                                  wilderness of the Great Sandy National Park to the north.

                                                  Overall, the locality contributes significantly to Noosa’s core values due to its environmental and
                                                  recreational attributes. Protection of the locality and river system values is therefore essential to the
                                                  Shire and to the region of southeast Queensland. These values are recognised in the National Park
                                                  status of much of the locality. Areas of Noosa North Shore are a part of the southernmost section of
                                                  the Great Sandy National Park, an extensive open space region including Fraser Island. Much of the
                                                  balance part of the locality is in public ownership, which affords protection to many of its values.

                                                  Accessibility, Infrastructure & Servicing
                                                  A ferry crossing of the Noosa River at Tewantin is the only means of vehicular access to Noosa North
                                                  Shore from the south. Given the factors of low population levels and environmental sensitivity and the
                                                  desire to protect character, only a single sealed access road between the ferry and the beach, via
                                                  Maximillian Road is available. Apart from this road, much of the Noosa North Shore area is accessible
                                                  by four-wheel drive vehicle only.

                                                  Another feature is the Forty Mile Beach vehicular access to Teewah, the coloured sands of the high
                                                  dunes and north to other sections of the Great Sandy National Park and Double Island Point.

                                                  Vehicular access throughout the locality can be dependent upon seasons, with some roads impassable in
                                                  sustained wet weather.

                                                  Many of the residents along the Noosa River rely on boat access to Tewantin and Noosaville for daily
                                                  commuting.

                                                  Access throughout the locality is of an adequate standard for recreation, but it is not well suited for
                                                  residential and rural residential purposes. Other rural parts of the Shire have more suitable levels of
                                                  access and convenience to urban services and facilities.



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