2018-03-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 12 MARCH 2018


Community Feedback

Since the construction of the shed Council has received correspondence from four nearby
residents and has continued to receive enquiries from the community raising the following issues:
    The height of the building blocks views to the water that were previously enjoyed;
    The dominance of the building in that location is not in keeping of the character of the area
      and has ‘destroyed the amenity for residents and visitors’;
    The location is not suitable for this type of building;
    The building is high, industrial like and dominates the foreshore for users of the Munna
      Point area and from the river;
    The previous shed on this site could be more accurately described as a garage than this
      industrial scale shed;
    No ‘dressing up’ with a coat of paint to reduce reflective nature of the building or trees
      planted to the building is an acceptable alternative;
    The foreshore should be reinstated as a beach park;
    Reducing the height will minimise the impact. This would stop the reflected glare from the
      roof top, as most of the roof would then be facing the river and less facing the units at the
      lower end of Russell St;
    The shed located on the water is not necessary for operations, as the boats are loaded on
      trailers to be launched elsewhere; and
    Anger regarding the removal of trees without approval.

Residents have also shown officers correspondence from the Department of Agriculture and
Fisheries that the new facility would be no higher than the previous structure.

Community Infrastructure Designation

On 11 December 2017, the Department wrote to Council seeking to progress an Infrastructure
Designation under the Planning Act 2016 for the site and sought Council’s feedback on the
proposal.

In Queensland, the Planning Act 2016 provides that infrastructure required for the benefit of the
community may be facilitated through a designation process.             Development under an
infrastructure designation is accepted development, with no further development approvals
required, apart from a building works approval under the Building Act 1975.

To designate the site, the Minister must be satisfied that:
1.   The infrastructure will satisfy statutory requirements, or budgetary commitments, for the
     supply of the infrastructure; or
2.   There is or will be a need for the efficient and timely supply of the infrastructure.

The Minister must also be satisfied that adequate environmental assessment, including adequate
consultation, has been undertaken in relation to the development that is the subject of the
designation. The Minister must also have regard to:
   The Noosa Plan;
   Any other state assessment benchmarks (i.e. State Planning Policy);
   Any properly made submissions made as part of the public notification; and
   The written submissions of Council.




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