Sandpiper Planning Report 090915 · 132007.1181.02

                              MCU to establish Industrial Business (Type 2 Production, alteration,
                                                                                           Change  repackaging
                                                                                                     to Development
                                                                                                                and repairing)
                                                                                                                     Approval
                                                                                            Lot 11 Gateway
                                                                                       Sandpiper    Hastings Drive, Noosaville
                                                                                                             St, Noosa Heads



                                                                                           Change to Development Approval
                                                                                        Sandpiper Hastings St, Noosa Heads

    9. Noosa Planning Scheme Considerations

9.1        Land Use Definition
The proposed development has been defined under the Noosa Plan as;

Primary Use: Residential Uses

Use Class: Visitor accommodation - means accommodation that is designed and predominantly used for
visitors to the Shire and where social, recreational and dining services may be provided for visitors by owners
or staff. The term includes the following types:


Use: Type 4 Conventional - Two or more dwelling units or accommodation units, for the purpose of providing
short-term visitor accommodation. The use may include common recreation or dining facilities and includes an
ancillary dwelling unit for onsite manager. The use includes a guesthouse, visitor hostel, motel, resort and
serviced rooms, but does not include Visitor accommodation Type 1 Home hosted or Type 3 Rural as
separately defined.

Comment: The proposed use will be developed in accordance with the above definition.


9.2        Locality and Zone
The subject site is located in the Noosa Heads locality within the Visitor Mixed Use Zone of the Noosa Council.
The following extracts are taken from the Noosa Heads Locality Plan in Part 14 of the Noosa Plan and state the
relevant overall outcomes for the Noosa Heads Locality.


    9.2.1        Division 14 – Overall Outcomes for the Noosa Heads Locality for the Visitor
                 Mixed Use Zone - development

                 i.      comprises small business outlets with individual character;
                 ii.     comprises residential development that includes a mixture of building sizes and are
                         designed for Visitor accommodation, are setback from the street and beach frontages
                         and have a landscaped character consistent with the street landscaping themes;
                 iii.    contributes to a high level of residential amenity, design quality, landscape quality and
                         safety;
                 iv.     respects the scale and character of the streetscape and surrounding development;
                 v.      enhances the traditional focus for Visitor accommodation in the coastal part of Noosa;
                 vi.     incorporates Entertainment and dining businesses, Retail businesses and Commercial
                         businesses that are of particular interest to visitors;
                 vii.    contributes to the economy of Noosa through the tourism and hospitality sectors; and
                 viii.   integrates with nearby public recreation and landscaped carparking areas.

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