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

                                                       •Residents and visitors use commercial & retail facilities on a day-to-day basis. The
                 Including amendments to 3 July 2017




                                                       character and design of the establishments in which such business facilities are conducted
The Noosa Plan



                                                       are therefore a significant influence on resident and visitor perception of Noosa Shire.

                                                       •Features such as human scale, development integrated with surrounding built form and
                                                       landscape fabric, visual relationships between indoor spaces and outdoor spaces, low key
                                                       informal atmospheres and low stress traffic environments play a key role in characterising
                                                       commercial and retail facilities in Noosa Shire. These features are recognised and sought
                                                       by the Noosa community and distinguish facilities in Noosa Shire from those in other
                                                       Sunshine Coast and south-east Queensland areas.

                                                       •Commercial and retail facilities that recognise and reflect the natural character and
                                                       environment values of Noosa Shire will assist in achieving sustainable economic and
                                                       employment growth across a range of industry sectors.

                                                       •Home-based businesses reduce demands on transport infrastructure and for land
                                                       resources for business purposes. They involve minimal capital outlays and allow for child
                                                       supervision in the home. Such businesses will often be small scale knowledge economy
                                                       businesses which are sophisticated businesses involving a high turnover and profit and may
                                                       equally have insignificant impacts on neighbouring properties.

                                                       •Businesses use energy efficiency principles in design and minimise the reliance on fossil
                                                       fuels for thermal comfort and water heating.

                                                       •Protecting the long term viability of the Shire Business Centre may mean setting aside
                                                       short term needs to ensure the medium-long term implementation of the centre. No other
                                                       centres or major retail and commercial development are intended within the coastal urban
                                                       settlements, with the exception of those servicing predominantly neighbourhoods and local
                                                       communities.

                                                       •Existing centres in Noosa Shire serve different roles and will strive to find a market
                                                       edge, strengthen their market position and reinforce their individual identities as a means
                                                       of retaining their competitiveness within the established retail hierarchy.


                                                       c)COMMUNITY USES AND FACILITIES


                                                       An adequate range of community services and facilities supporting the physical,
                                                       safety, artistic and social needs of the community are equitably distributed by —

                                                       i.    having regard to the—
                                                             a.   location and density of housing;

                                                             a.b. location of transport infrastructure;

                                                             a.c. location of business centres;

                                                             a.d. demographic, social, cultural and economic patterns of Noosa Shire;

                                                             a.e. function of towns and villages; and

                                                             a.f. protection of rural lands for rural purposes by-.

                                                       ii.   creating lively and vibrant town centres with community facilities that provide a
                                                             community focal point, sense of identity and means of social interaction;




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