2021-03-09 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    9 MARCH 2021


Rural Residential Zone Code
AO2
A distance of not less than 100 metres is provided between a sensitive land use and land within
the Rural zone that:
1.    is mapped as Agricultural Land Conservation Area on the Agricultural Land Overlay maps in
      Schedule 2; and
2.    has a property area greater than 4 hectares.
While a dwelling house is generally accepted development (assessed by a building certifier) in
these zones, non-compliance with these acceptable outcomes is forcing applicants to lodge a code
assessable application for Material Change of Use with Council.
12.1 Proposed amendment:
     Amend Table 5.5.13, Table of Assessment for MCU in the Rural Zone so that AO2.4 and 8.5
      of the Rural Zone code are not listed as requirements for accepted development for a
      dwelling house.
     Amend Table 5.5.14, Table of Assessment for MCU in the Rural Residential Zone so that
      AO2 of the Rural Residential Zone code is not listed as requirements for accepted
      development for a dwelling house
Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 December 2020, Page 2, Item 1
That Council note the Mayoral Minute provided to the Ordinary Meeting dated 17 December 2020,
and:
A.    Request the CEO to review existing Noosa Council land assets to determine if any such land
      would be appropriate for the development of social housing;
B.    Request the CEO to incorporate consideration of priority sector employee housing within the
      upcoming review of the Local Economic Plan;
C.    Request the CEO to bring forward a report to a future Council meeting identifying potential
      amendments to the planning scheme to accelerate the provision of suitable community
      housing;
D.    Council continue to negotiate with State and Local community housing providers in the
      development of an economically efficient model to achieve a mix of public, social and private
      affordable accommodation within community housing developments; and
E.    Council continue to work closely with State Member Sandy Bolton and her Housing Action
      Group.
Special Meeting 16 July 2020
At its Special Meeting at which Council adopted the Noosa Plan 2020 it was also resolved Council
would monitor over the next 2 years the effectiveness of the provisions of the Noosa Plan 2020 in
enabling the delivery of housing choice and affordability to meet the diverse needs of the
community, specifically housing for those in our community on low incomes, with special needs or
in identified groups in need of community and affordable housing.
Ordinary Meeting 20 April 2017
Council resolved to note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 April 2017 and endorse the Housing Needs Assessment
prepared by Briggs & Mortar for the purpose of informing the drafting of the new planning scheme.



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