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5.   Planning Assessment

5.1 Noosaville Local Plan Code

The subject site is included within the Tourist Accommodation zone under the Noosa Plan 2020. The
proposed change to convert the existing Shop (café) to a Food and drink use is consistent for the
mixed use type zoning of the site and generally demonstrates compliance with the current provisions
of the Noosa Plan 2020. The proposal will be a positive contribution to Gympie Terrace fully
complying with the Planning scheme.

While the proposed use is consistent and fully complies with the Local Plan Code, car parking rates
are discussed below.

5.2 Carparking

The previous change approval was similar to the current request and carparking was discussed in
the Officers delegated report for that change approval. The Officer’s discussion is provided below:

Carparking for the commercial precinct was approved with 43 car parks to be shared across the 8
tenancies with a combined Gross floor area of 660m2.Six (6) spaces were allocated to tenancy 8 for the
medical centre (with a maximum of 2 practitioners) and the remaining 37 spaces were provided for the
remaining tenancies. The planning scheme parking rates for at the time of approval were

     •    1 space per 10m2 for the approved 43m2 of outdoor dining for premises 1 and 3 (being
          restaurant uses) = deriving a demand of 4.3 = 5 spaces
     •    1 space per 20m2 for the first 100m2 of the commercial precinct = 10 spaces,
     •    1 space per 15m2 for the remaining 435m2 of the commercial precinct; = 29 spaces


The proposed change application seeks to provide tenancy / lot 5 with the flexibility to operate as a
commercial premises (shop) or a Food and Drink Outlet (restaurant) and provide an additional 5m2 of
outdoor dining. The food and drink outlet has a current car parking rate under the Noosa Plan of
         “one space per 20m² of use area and outdoor business area, excluding kitchen and food storage
         areas; and”
The carparking demand rate of one per 20m2 is greater than the previously approved commercial rate
of 1 per 15m2. The rate does not include kitchen and food storage areas (being 64.1m2) and included
outdoor business areas ie. outdoor dining (being 5m2) therefore the total carparking demand is 50.6m2
/ 20m2 = 2.53 spaces rounded up = 3 spaces. Which is less than the demand applied under the
previously approved commercial rate. Therefore, the proposed change does not generate any additional
car parking demand based on the planning scheme car parking rates.


Therefore, based on the same carparking calculation as accepted by Council with the previous
change approval, the proposal is within the tenancy’s’ required amount of car parking spaces. Table
1 below provides the detail calculation.




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