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

                                                                       extractive and mining resources.
                 Including amendments to 3 July 2017




                                                                       Renewable natural resources are used sustainably and non-renewal natural
The Noosa Plan



                                                                       resources are used prudently, including water, fisheries and forest resources,
                                                                       coastal resources, soil resources and extractive and mining resources by-

                                                                        i.    ensuring the use of natural resources do not have a significant adverse
                                                                              impact upon other land uses;

                                                                       ii.    protecting water quality in the Noosa River system, Lake Macdonald and
                                                                              other watercourses from the effects of development through the protection of
                                                                              headwaters, maintenance of regular water flow, adequate riparian
                                                                              vegetation, monitoring of stormwater and pollutant loads, the ecological
                                                                              sustainability of commercial and recreational fishing and the control of urban
                                                                              and rural land uses;

                                                                      iii.    supporting sustainable forestry including native farm forestry in appropriate
                                                                              locations;

                                                                      iv.     significant extractive resources supporting the demand for development
                                                                              primarily within Noosa Shire, and nearby locations;

                                                                       v.     preventing development for the purpose of extractive industry on land with
                                                                              significant conservation values or where incompatible development is
                                                                              nearby;

                                                                      vi.     ensuring development does not diminish the quality of water in groundwater
                                                                              systems, watercourses or along the coast or does not alter the volume of
                                                                              water flows in watercourses;

                                                                      vii.    ensuring development protects the quality of soil resources and air quality
                                                                              from development or land management practices that could potentially erode
                                                                              or degrade their quality;

                                                                     viii.    protecting coastal areas that are vulnerable to erosion and subject to wave
                                                                              inundation by ensuring development does not impact on coastal resources
                                                                              and their values or place people and property at risk; and

                                                                      ix.     requiring development in close proximity of the beach to not be at a greater
                                                                              intensity than existing development, unless it can be clearly demonstrated it
                                                                              will not compromise coastal resources and values, nor interrupt the natural
                                                                              cycles of erosion and accretion of beaches and foreshores.

                                                                              Note: There are areas within Noosa Shire that are subject to mining leases.
                                                                              These areas are identified on the Noosa Plan maps. Development for the
                                                                              purposes identified in the lease is not subject to the provisions of the Noosa
                                                                              Plan.


                                                       Community implications of Natural Resources

                                                       •   Residents and visitors value the high level of water quality in the Noosa River system, Lake
                                                           Macdonald and other watercourses. Many factors contribute to river health including the
                                                           protection of headwaters, maintenance of regular water flow, the presence of adequate riparian
                                                           vegetation, control of river traffic, monitoring of stormwater and pollutant loads, the ecological
                                                           sustainability of commercial and recreational fishing and the control of urban and rural land uses.

                                                       •   Parts of Noosa Shire are suited to sustainable forestry including native farm forestry. Council
                                                           supports these uses in appropriate locations and with appropriate controls.




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