2020-07-16 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 2 - Final Noosa Plan 2020 Parts 1-3

 (t)    Development avoids adverse impacts on natural coastal processes, resources and values, and maintains the ability of coastal
        areas to naturally fluctuate without the need for management or protection.
 (u)    Landscape design and replacement plantings on public and private land utilise native vegetation to provide habitat for flora and
        fauna.
 (v)    Sustainable land management practices and effective erosion and sediment controls are utilised to protect water quality and
        catchment health. Land condition and soil health is maintained and improved.
 (w)    The built environment is designed to be low carbon, resilient, well connected and have minimal environmental impact. There are
        an increasing number of developments meeting nationally recognised sustainability ratings.
 (x)    The Noosa community is carbon neutral as a result of adopting low emissions production and land use practices, increased
        carbon capture in the soils and vegetation of Noosa Shire, and best practice resource recovery and reuse.
 (y)    Development is located, designed, constructed and operated to avoid or minimise air, odour and noise emissions and any
        potential impacts on the natural environment and sensitive receiving environments.


 3.3.5              Economy and Employment

 The strategic outcomes for economy and employment by 2041 are:
 (a)    Noosa’s economy is diverse and resilient and development supports both established and emerging priority industry sectors by
        providing business growth pathways.
 (b)    Development supports positive business outcomes that are aligned with Noosa's point of difference and the 'Noosa Brand' and is
        focused around high levels of amenity, natural character and environmental sustainability.
 (c)    Development is encouraged that caters for industries with high economic yield and low environmental impacts, and where
        sustainable practices are the norm.
 (d)    Smart, innovative and sustainable businesses and industries are promoted and provided for, which are responsive to new
        technologies and changing market conditions.
 (e)    Noosa's diversified economy is underpinned by a complementary mix of business activities that support new technologies, new
        enterprises, new ways of doing business and flexible work arrangements. Opportunities for affordable workspaces, convenient
        work from home enterprises, shop­top housing and co­​working spaces are encouraged. This includes providing a variety of
        business spaces that allow for natural growth from home­​based businesses to small premises and then to larger premises.
 (f)    Co​­location and industry clusters with flexible shared floor space and enterprise precincts are encouraged as they provide an
        opportunity to create hubs of creativity and support new business needs of the future.
 (g)    Employment areas, education/ training and mixed­use developments are provided to meet the needs of the current and next
        generation.
 (h)    Activity centres are vibrant hubs of activity with appropriate mixed uses creating diverse enterprise and housing opportunities, as
        well as access to good transport, community services and well­connected fast communication and digital services.
 (i)    Buildings and spaces further enhance the individual sense of identity, character, role and function of centres.
 (j)    Centres provide well designed spaces for community interaction and vitality and include high levels of streetscape appeal, outdoor
        meeting areas, and effective interface between public spaces and private development, consistent with the Noosa Design
        Principles.
 (k)    Development provides non­discriminatory accessibility to open space, community uses and business developments.
 (l)    Coal exploration, coal mining, coal seam gas exploration or coal seam gas production within the Shire are not supported due to
        associated environmental and social impacts and incompatibility of such activities with Noosa's natural assets and lifestyle.


 Activity Centres Hierarchy
 (m)    A supportive hierarchy of activity centres (shown in Strategic Framework Map SFM­2 ­ Economy and Employment is maintained to
        ensure each centre has a defined role and positively contributes to the local and regional network of centres.
 (n)    The hierarchy of centres avoids duplication of business and community facilities and supports an orderly and economically
        efficient settlement pattern. This allows for a prosperous, effective and viable network of centres to service the needs of the
        community and the provision of employment opportunities.
 (o)    Under the centre's hierarchy, each centre is characterised by its scale and function and performs a defined role within the
        hierarchy. The viability of the centres hierarchy is maximised by preventing out­​of­​centre development and avoiding incompatible
        uses within centres.
 (p)    Varied building heights and form throughout the centres reinforce urban legibility and centre identity, create a sense of place and


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