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

                                                                b)    The scheme includes Visitor Mixed Use Zones at Hastings Street, Noosa Heads;
                 Including amendments to 3 July 2017




                                                                      Gympie Terrace, Noosaville; Duke Street at Sunshine Beach; and Heron Street at
The Noosa Plan



                                                                      Peregian Beach. This zone allows for medium density residential development to
                                                                      be mixed with business functions that have a direct benefit to visitors. This is
                                                                      generally in the form of shops, restaurants or galleries on the ground floor with
                                                                      accommodation units above. These centres also contribute significantly to retail
                                                                      and hospitality employment. The streetscape and built form in these areas is of
                                                                      particular importance as they directly affect the character of Noosa Shire and
                                                                      therefore the tourism industry.

                                                                c)    A Visitor Mixed Use Zone also applies to the holiday accommodation centre in
                                                                      Beach Road, Noosa North Shore. This site will continue to provide a range of
                                                                      accommodation styles and commercial services to visitors to the Noosa North
                                                                      Shore area, though limited expansion is intended.

                                                                d)    Visitor attractions throughout Noosa Shire continue to be focused on natural assets
                                                                      such as the beaches, national parks, watercourses and foreshore parks. Other
                                                                      attractions such as the lakes, mountains, trail network and coloured sands assist in
                                                                      decentralising visitor activities away from the south-east corner of the Shire and
                                                                      offering visitors different experiences.

                                                                e)    The planning scheme allows for rural visitor accommodation in domestic, home-
                                                                      hosted forms and in larger guesthouses or cabin parks, located close to natural
                                                                      attractions and the heritage-rich rural towns and villages. The scheme also
                                                                      encourages overnight camping facilities for the travelling public in the vicinity of
                                                                      rural villages and the Noosa Trail Network.

                                                       1.7.9    Industrial Development

                                                                a)    Industrial growth is focused on two main areas–-

                                                                      i     Noosaville’s industrial estate which is the largest concentration of industrial
                                                                            businesses in Noosa Shire and includes a high proportion of service
                                                                            industries catering particularly to the coastal populations; and

                                                       Cooroy’s industrial estate which can accommodate considerable industrial growth and offers a
                                                       moderate level of access to the Bruce Highway and the North Coast rail line.

                                                                b)    The rural villages of Kin Kin and Pomona have minor industrial areas allowing for
                                                                      limited growth. Existing industrial uses are historically linked to the villages and
                                                                      their rural timber-getting past.

                                                       1.7.10   Community Services

                                                                a)    Community services and recreational facilities are spread throughout Noosa Shire
                                                                      in accordance with the needs of the resident population. A higher concentration of
                                                                      community services exists in the coastal south-east corner of the Shire and in
                                                                      Cooroy and Pomona, generally proportionate to the population’s distribution.

                                                                b)    The Community Service Zone caters for recreation, social interaction, community
                                                                      wellbeing, emergency services, infrastructure, health care, and educational
                                                                      facilities.

                                                                c)    Multiple use and shared facilities are encouraged to ensure efficient provision of
                                                                      services. In village centres, community services are generally mixed with business
                                                                      and recreational functions, however in larger centres there is often clear
                                                                      delineation of business and community functions and spaces.

                                                                d)    Outdoor open space for formal and informal sport and recreation pursuits is
                                                                      provided within each urban settlement or has a moderate level of accessibility from
                                                                      each settlement.



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