2019-02-14 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                              14 FEBRUARY 2019


1                         THE NEW NOOSA PLAN – FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION
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Author                                Principal Strategic Planner, Rowena Skinner
                                      Environment & Sustainable Development Department

Index                                 ECM/ Project & Contract: PSR 06 Planning Scheme Review 2016 - Scheme
                                      Documents
                                      ECM/ Subject: New Noosa Plan

Attachments                           1.    Draft New Noosa Plan – refer to Council’s website:
                                            https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/the-new-noosa-plan
                                            (Note: The confidentiality was removed for this attachment at the Special
                                            Meeting dated 14 February 2019)
                                      2.    Community Engagement Strategy



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Following Council endorsement of the draft planning scheme in May 2018, the draft scheme has
gone through review by State agencies and various amendments have been made in response to
State issues. The Chief Executive of Department of State Development, Manufacturing,
Infrastructure and Planning has now approved the draft scheme for the purpose of public
notification. This report presents the final draft version of the proposed planning scheme (New
Noosa Plan) for community consultation.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Special Council Meeting
dated 14 February 2019 and:
A.                        Endorse the draft planning scheme (Draft New Noosa Plan) provided at Attachment 1, for
                          the purpose of public consultation from Friday 15 February 2019 until Monday 20 May 2019;
B.                        Authorise the CEO to remove the confidentiality associated with Attachment 1 at 8.30 am
                          Friday 15h February at which time the formal statutory public notification of the draft planning
                          scheme begins; and
C.                        Endorse the Community Engagement Plan provided at Attachment 2, which outlines the
                          program for engaging with the community on the draft scheme.



REPORT
This report provides Council with an update on the New Noosa Plan (draft planning scheme) and
recommends Council proceed to commence public consultation on the draft scheme.

1.                        State Interest Review

Following endorsement of the draft planning scheme by Council in May 2018, the scheme was
forwarded to the Chief Executive, Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure
and Planning (DSDMIP) for the first of two mandatory State Interest Reviews (the second occurs
after public consultation).

On 11 June 2018 a combined briefing was given by Council staff to all relevant State agencies
following their initial review of the draft planning scheme. On 9 July the Department issued the first
of multiple pause notices, accompanied by a large number of initial comments on the draft planning

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