2015-07-21 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 21 JULY 2015


Strategic Land Use Planning
9                        PROPOSED PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENTS
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                             Principal Strategic Planner, Rowena Skinner
                                   Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index                              ECM/Subject/Noosa Plan Amendments;
                                   ECM/ Project/Noosa Plan 2014 Scheme Amendments

Attachments                        1.    State Interest Table
                                   2.    Community Engagement Plan


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 21 July 2015 and:
A.                       Agree to change the proposed amendments to the Planning Scheme in accordance with
                         the Minister’s instructions and as outlined in the report; and
B.                       Authorise the commencement of public consultation on the proposed Planning Scheme
                         amendments in accordance with the requirements of Statutory Guideline 02/14 Making and
                         Amending Local Planning Instruments.



REPORT
1.                       Background

In accordance with the requirements of the Sustainable Planning Act and Statutory Guideline
04/14 Making and Amending Local Planning Instruments the proposed Planning Scheme
amendments were forwarded to the Department of State Development Infrastructure and
Planning (DSDIP now the Department of Infrastructure Local Government and Planning DILGP)
and uploaded onto the State’s ePlan Portal on 10 September 2014. Separate letters to the
former Deputy Premier were sent from both the Mayor and the Chief Executive Officer seeking
his approval of the draft amendments for the purpose of community consultation.

A response from the DSDIP Regional Services was received on 21 October 2014 containing
whole of government comments on the proposed amendments. Comments largely related to the
need to:
   incorporate new State mapping and further provisions for the water catchments and
     associated SEQWater infrastructure;
   incorporate new State mapping for agricultural areas;
   further update flood hazard provisions to reflect State guidelines;
   identify Matters of Local Environmental Significance or remove references to offsets;
   clarify terminology and definitions for biodiversity;
   provide further clarity in high order outcomes for the rural zone, tourism and water
     infrastructure.

Staff addressed these matters and provided the State with a response.

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