2018-03-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                       12 MARCH 2018


6                        QUEENSLAND BOATING AND FISHERIES PATROL - NEW BOAT SHED AT 2
                         RUSSELL STREET, NOOSAVILLE
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Property Manager, Clint Irwin
                                    Corporate Services Department

                                    Manager Development Assessment, Kerri Coyle
                                    Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index                               ECM/ 40.06 Development Compliance/ 8.13 Noosa River Holiday Park –
                                    Management Issues

Attachments                         1.   Letter to Department of Housing and Public Works
                                    2.   Map of Site
                                    3.   Boat Shed Building Plans (6 page attachment provided separately to this report)



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In June 2017, work commenced on a new boat shed at the Queensland Boating and Fisheries
Patrol site at 2 Russell Street, Noosaville. The boat shed is now complete and its visual
appearance has prompted resident complaints. Council has advised the Department of Housing
and Public Works (The Department) that the scale, bulk and appearance of the boat shed
constitutes a Material Change of Use and a Development Permit, which would be required to go
through an impact assessable process, should be obtained.

The Department is currently considering options, one of which includes a retrospective
Community Infrastructure Designation under the Planning Act 2016 for the site. Council is not
supportive of this approach because it is unlikely to procure a satisfactory outcome for residents,
risks public relations damage to the State government, circumvents the Noosa Plan and creates
unnecessary administrative burdens for Council.

It is recommended that Council write to the Department of Housing and Public Works requesting
an application be lodged for assessment under the Noosa Plan and that the boat shed either be
redesigned or modified to comply with the Noosa Plan provisions.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property Manager and Manager Development Assessment to
the General Committee Meeting dated 12 March 2018 and:
A.                       Write to the State Government advising that Council does not support the Department of
                         Housing and Public Work’s proposal for a retrospective Community Infrastructure
                         Designation over Lot 157 SP143417 and part of Lot 131 SP143417 in relation to the built
                         facility on Lot 157 SP143417 and request a development application be lodged for
                         assessment under The Noosa Plan;
B.                       Request the Department of Housing and Public Works to either redesign or modify the boat
                         shed to comply with the Noosa Plan provisions and achieve a building that is visually
                         sympathetic to the area and suitable for a highly prominent site on the Noosa River; and
C.                       Write to the State Member for Noosa seeking support for advancing discussions with the
                         State Government.



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