2019-07-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA      9 JULY 2019


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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         9 JULY 2019

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        | ¢ y      NOOSA                                                        Council Policy
        mt mi      Reeeveis                                              EVENTS POLICY

        Corporate Plan Reference:                 Theme 4: Long term planning for Noosa Shire
        Endorsed by Council:                      18 July 2019
        Policy Author:                            Property Manager

       POLICY PURPOSE
       Events play an important role in bringing people together to celebrate and promote cultural,
       community and environmental values. Noosa Council seeks to ensure that events held on
       community land add to the culture and vitality of the area, while maintaining the shire’s liveability and
       environment.
       APPLICATION
       This policy applies to events proposed or held on Council controlled land that require a permit under
       Council's Local Laws. The policy does not apply to civic functions or ceremonies conducted by
       Council, events on private land or events that do not require a permit.
       DESIRED OUTCOMES
       Events in Noosa Shire:
       e  Set benchmarks for quality and environmental outcomes;
       e  Help meet relevant goals and initiatives in Council’s adopted strategies and plans, including its
          Social Strategy, Cultural Plan, Sport and Active Recreation Plan and Local Economic Plan; and
       e  Achieve broad community acceptance, with residents’ complaints minimised.
       COUNCIL POLICY
       Council’s regulation and assessment of events proposed on community land requiring a permit will
       be subject to the following principles:
       a)   |Community access to public land is prioritised
       The day-to-day recreational use of community land by residents and visitors will generally take
       precedence over events.
       b)   Impacts on community assets are managed
       Events must not adversely impact on the environment, public infrastructure or other community
       assets.
       Events in locations susceptible to bad weather must provide detailed contingency plans and meet
       the cost of any repair and reinstatement of community assets.

       c)   Impacts on residents and local businesses are managed
       Council willmay set limits on the number and nature of events in key precincts in the shire in order
       to control impacts on residents and local businesses.
       Applications that would have the effect of increasing the acceptable number of events in a precinct
       with an adopted limit will require formal Council approval.
 |     New or additional road closures will be are-gereralh- avoided, particularly in high use areas or where
       alternate routes are not available.

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