2015-07-21 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   21 JULY 2015


Should Council adopt the recommendations of this report, consultation could commence on
Thursday 13 August 2015 (official first day would be Monday 17 August 2015). The material
would remain on public notice until Friday 2 October 2015. Staff would then aim to report
submissions back to Council in November 2015.

Various communication tools will be used including formal public notice and feature ads, media
releases, direct correspondence, social media and online material. ‘Your Say Noosa’ will also be
used.

Previous Council Consideration
At the Ordinary Meeting of 28 August 2014 Council resolved to amend the Planning Scheme for
the Shire of Noosa and write to the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
requesting a State Interest Review of the proposed amendments and the Minister’s approval for
Council to commence public consultation on the proposed amendments.

Council gave specific consideration to Koala habitat protection following a report of 26 May 2015
and at the ordinary meeting of 4 June 2015 agreed to proposed amendments to bring the
scheme in line with State requirements for koala habitat protection and koala offsets, and include
a new koala habitat area map into The Noosa Plan to identify koala habitat that needs
consideration as part of development applications involving vegetation clearing.

Finance & Risk
Nil.

Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
Planned consultation is addressed in Section 3 above and in Attachment 2.

Preliminary consultation on proposed scheme amendment issues was carried out in the first half
of 2014 and there has been ongoing consultation with State Agencies throughout the process. A
number of elements of the proposed amendments have received media attention since early
2014, prompting enquiries and comment from the community.

Internal Consultation
Branches directly affected by the planning scheme and proposed amendments have been
involved in the process to date. Discussions with the Community Engagement team have
occurred. As preparation for public notification advances Customer Service and Library staff will
be briefed as necessary.

Departments/Sections Consulted:

       Community Services                     X   Planning & Infrastructure
       Disaster Management & Public Order     X   Building & Plumbing Services
       Waste & Environmental Health           X   DA Planning
       Community Facilities                   X   Strategic Land Use Planning
       Cultural Facilities                        Asset Design & Investigations
                                                  Asset Planning
                                                  Civil Operations
                                              X   Environment

X      Executive Office                           Corporate Services
X      Community Engagement                       Finance
       Customer Service                           ICT
       Executive Support                          Procurement & Fleet
       Governance                                 Property & Facilities
       Human Resources                            Revenue Services



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