2016-10-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

Priorities for Noosa’s economy and employment

Outcomes: Activity centres are more vibrant and are hubs of activity.
  Investigate costs and other factors that discourage on-site car parking in centres. Consider alternatives to on-site car parking.
 	
  Identify community hubs of activity within centres.




                                      T
 	
  Encourage hospitality and entertainment uses in designated locations. Consider amenity issues such as noise.
 	




                                    F
  Facilitate community events such as markets, festivals and other events in centres.
 	

Outcome: Health and wellbeing support community needs and grow to include research and development.




                                   A
   Facilitate the clustering of already established health and wellbeing precincts.




                                  R
  Investigate opportunities / demand for a consolidated “health hub” in a location accessible by transport where medical and health services can co-locate and grow to
 	
  include research and development.




                                 D
Outcome: Complementary mix of business activities supports new technologies, new enterprises and new ways of doing business.
   Allow flexible use of floor space in business areas to accommodate changing technology and work patterns.
   Identify opportunities for affordable, family friendly work from home, shop top housing and co-working spaces.

Outcome: Industrial land is retained for industrial uses.
   Retain adequate industry zoned land for local industrial uses.
   Direct non-industry uses such as retail and other commercial activities to business centres.

Outcome: Noosa’s rural industries flourish under the Noosa brand, with ripple effects through the supply chain to other industries and
businesses.
   Allow for a diverse range of sustainable rural enterprises to take advantage of the Noosa brand and lifestyle.
  Allow value added and ancillary rural industries to support primary production e.g. farm gate sales, cooking schools, value adding food production etc.
 	
   Continue to allow low impact home stays, rural cabins, retreats plus lifestyle and leisure experiences in rural and hinterland areas.

Outcome: Work from home opportunities allow small business to flourish without financial pressures of commercial rents.
   Investigate market demand and needs for sole traders and home based businesses.
   Continue to allow for low impact home based business with up to 2-3 employees to be easily set up in a dwelling.

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