REC11-0045_InfrastructureChargeNotice_IC1006 - Rev0 · REC11/0045

                                                        Explanatory Statement For
                                                        Infrastructure Charge Notice
                                                        PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT: COASTAL MAJOR ROAD
                                                        NETWORK INFRASTRUTURE CHARGES PLAN (CMRNICP)

                                                                             •    Its planning study component Transport & Road Networking
1.          INTRODUCTION
                                                                                  in Noosa Shire (Beard, Black & Summers 1996); and
The Integrated Planning Act 1997 (IPA) commenced in March                    •    Two planning studies associated with the Choosing Futures
1998 and with it came the introduction of Infrastructure                          process Cost Estimates for Future Road Infrastructure in
Charges Plans. The Coastal Major Road Network Infrastructure                      the Coastal Area of Noosa Shire (Callaghan Toth Consulting
Charges Plan (CMRNICP) was prepared in accordance with the                        Engineers) and Coastal Area Traffic & Transport to 2016
requirements of Chapter 5 of IPA.                                                 (Beard 2002).
The CMRNICP underwent public consultation in September and                  In combination, these documents find that:
October 2002 followed by a second review by the Department of               •     The cost of provision of road infrastructure should be borne
Local Government and Planning.       The Minister for Local                       substantially by those making use of and causing the need for
Government and Planning issued approval of the CMRNICP on 3                       the provision of that infrastructure.
June 2004 in accordance with conditions dated 18 May 2004.
                                                                            •     The road network existing at the benchmark year of 1998 was
Council adopted the amendment to the Shire of Noosa Planning                      adequately serving the needs of the existing community. That
Scheme, the Coastal Major Road Network Infrastructure                             network did not need the substantial upgrading anticipated
Charges Plan (CMRNICP) in accordance with the Minister’s                          under the Strategic Plan to cater for the existing community
conditions of approval as follows:                                                needs.
     (i)      At the Ordinary Meeting of 10 June 2004, Council              •     The need for network upgrading is driven by future growth in
              adopted the CMRNICP to apply to exempt and self-                    residential, educational, recreational and employment-based
              assessable development. Public notice of Council’s                  sectors. Consequently, development giving rise to this growth
              adoption of the amendment was given on 12 June 2004                 should fund the majority of the cost burden.
              (Sunshine Coast Daily), 15 June 2004 (Noosa News) and
                                                                            •     It is not possible to recover the full cost burden from future
              18 June 2004 (Government Gazette): and
                                                                                  development and a significant component of funding needs to
    (ii)      At the Ordinary Meeting of 14 October 2004, Council                 also flow from the existing community.
              adopted the balance of the CMRNICP applying to
                                                                            An infrastructure charging regime under the provisions of the IPA
              assessable development. Public notice of Council’s
                                                                            (Chapter 5, Part 1) has been determined to be the appropriate
              adoption of the amendment was given on 22 October
                                                                            means of recovering the costs and to ensure the equitable
              2004, (Noosa News & Government Gazette) and 23
                                                                            distribution of costs between the existing and future populations
              October 2004 (Sunshine Coast Daily).
                                                                            and development.
The CMRNICP now applies to all development in the coastal area
of the Shire under Chapter 5 and Section 6.2.5 of IPA (as                   2.2     PURPOSE & EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT
amended by the Integrated Planning and Other Legislation                    The amendment applies to all land in the coastal area of Noosa
Amendment Act 2003 (IPOLAA 2003) that commenced on 4                        Shire as defined by the localities of: Peregian Beach, Marcus
October 2004.)                                                              Beach, Castaways Beach, Sunrise Beach, Sunshine Beach, Noosa
The CMRNICP was adopted on 19 January 2006 as part of The                   Heads, Noosaville, Tewantin and Doonan (excluding properties in
Noosa Plan – IPA Planning Scheme to include The Noosa Plan Use              Doonan and Tewantin that take access to Cooroy-Noosa Road or
Classes and Definitions and taking effect on 3 February 2006.               Eumundi Road via Sunrise Road or Tinbeerwah Road), refer to Map
                                                                            1.
2.          PURPOSE & GENERAL EFFECT OF THE ADOPTED
                                                                            The amendment will have the effect of ensuring that the road
            AMENDMENT                                                       network in the coastal area of the Shire meets the needs of the
                                                                            community. It also results in future development in the coastal
2.1         ADOPTED AMENDMENT                                               area of the Shire being required to contribute to the funding
The adopted amendment specifically involves the introduction of             programme.
the Coastal Major Road Network Infrastructure Charges Plan                  The Coastal Major Road Network Infrastructure Charges Plan has
into the planning scheme.                                                   as its benchmark year 1998, with its calculations based on April
The adopted amendment results from findings of:                             that year. Charges are subject to variations in the Price Index
                                                                            from April 1998 to that current at the time of payment. The
•          The Strategic Plan (1997);
                                                                            current contributory rates are available from Council’s Land
                                                                            Development Section, Tewantin office at Pelican Street, Tewantin.




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