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

•   Significant extractive resources are located within Noosa Shire and provide materials for
    development within the Shire and elsewhere.




                                                                                                                           Including amendments to 3 July 2017
                                                                                                          The Noosa Plan
•   Some extractive resources are located in conjunction with or in close proximity to significant
    conservation values or other incompatible development. These areas will not be developed for
    extractive industry purposes during the life of the planning scheme.

•   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.

•   Development should not diminish the quality of water in groundwater systems, watercourses or
    along the coast, nor should it diminish the volume of water flows in watercourses.

•   The quality of soil resources and clean air also needs to be protected from development or land
    management practices that could potentially erode or degrade these values.

•   Coastal areas are vulnerable to erosion and can be subject to wave inundation. Development in these
    areas can have adverse impacts on coastal resources and their values, as well as place people and
    property at risk. Future development in close vicinity of the beach should not be at greater
    intensity than existing levels, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that it would not compromise
    coastal resources and values, nor interrupt the natural cycles of erosion and accretion of beaches
    and foreshores.


         g)     OPEN SPACE, ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION FUNCTIONS

                Networks of open space and natural habitat, vegetated lands, wetlands,
                watercourses and riparian zones are sensitivity managed and protected to and
                avoid as far as practicable or, where avoidance is not practicable, minimise
                adverse impacts resulting from development by -.

                   iii     The protecting and managing the natural environment is protected and
                           managed in a way that—

                           a.      supports the economy through the tourism industry and
                                   contributes to the region’s competitive advantage and lifestyle;

                           b.      maintains and improves landscape character and visual amenity;

                           c.      builds ecological resilience and capacity to adapt to a changing
                                   climate;

                           d.      provides passive, nature-based recreation and educational
                                   opportunities including appropriate eco-tourism facilities;

                           e.      defines the boundaries to or of each of the distinct urban
                                   localities of Noosa Shire; and

                           f.      provides linkages beyond Noosa Shire’s boundaries;.

                   iiiii   ecEcologically important areas are being protected, rehabilitated and
                           enhanced including their condition, extent, diversity and connectivity to
                           maintain and improve biodiversity, landscape stability, resilience and
                           ecological integrity of the natural environment;.

                   iviii   kKoala habitat, connectivity and safety is being maintained and improved,
                           contributing to a net gain in koala habitat and assisting with the long term
                           stabilisation and recovery of viable populations across Noosa Shire,
                           Sunshine Coast and South East Queensland;.


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