Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                         17 AUGUST 2023



            Procedural Motion
            Moved:          Cr Amelia Lorentson
            Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel
            That Council note the report by the Acting Coordinator Planning to the Planning &
            Environment Committee meeting dated 8 August 2023 regarding application
            MCU22/0039 for a Material Change of Use – Relocatable Home Park (Community
            and Affordable Housing – 32 Dwellings) at 55 and 70 Carpenters Road Cooroy
            and defer the decision for the application to a future meeting to allow the applicant
            additional time to provide further information about the proposal.
            For:      Crs Lorentson and Stewart
            Against: Crs Wegener, Stockwell, Wilkie, Jurisevic and Finzel
                                                                                                 Lost.
            Council Resolution
            Moved:        Cr Frank Wilkie
            Seconded: Cr Brian Stockwell
            That Council note the report by the Acting Coordinator Planning to the Planning &
            Environment Committee Meeting dated 8 August 2023 regarding Application No.
            MCU22/0039 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use – Relocatable
            Home Park (Community & Affordable Housing), situated at 55 & 70 Carpenters
            Rd Cooroy and
            A. Refuse the application for the following reasons:
            1. The proposed development is contrary to Section 3.2.2 of the Strategic Intent
            and Sections 3.3.1(b), (f) and 3.3.3 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (k) of the Strategic
            Outcomes of the Noosa Plan 2020 as:
                a. The proposed development is located outside the Urban Boundary,
                    intrudes into a rural residential area, and does not integrate well with the
                    existing settlement pattern and the broader urban areas of the Cooroy
                    community.
                b. The land is not suited or designated for the proposed housing form.
                c. The land is located in the vicinity of industrial land uses and industrial
                    zoned land that has the potential to impact the amenity of residents.
                d. The proposed development is likely to inhibit the development and future
                    use of 70 Carpenters Road and land zoned Low Impact Industry in Jarrah
                    Street due to potential reverse amenity impacts.
                e. The proposed development will need to provide its own infrastructure and
                    is located outside the Priority Infrastructure Area.
            2. The proposed development is contrary to Overall Outcomes 2(b), (j), (l), (p),
            and PO14 of the Local Plan Code for Cooroy which details that development is to
            be limited to land within the urban boundary. The site is located outside the urban
            boundary and does not respond or integrate well with Cooroy’s country town feel,
            with attached housing planned close to the town centre and low to medium density
            semi-attached housing dispersed through existing residential neighbourhoods.
            3. The proposal is contrary to the Rural Residential Zone Code as the
            development will not result in a high level of amenity for residents and it does not
            achieve the zoning intent for houses on larger lots.
            4. The proposal is contrary to the Overall Outcomes 2(c), (d), (f), (g) and (h) and
            PO1, AO1.1, AO1.2, AO1.3, AO1.4, PO4, AO4, PO6, PO7 and PO9 of the Special
            Residential Zone Code as:
                a. The proposal does not have reasonable access to a variety of essential
                    services and facilities, including retail, commercial, social and medical
                    facilities and public transport.
                b. The proposal is not located so as to avoid conflicts with surrounding land
                    uses.
                c. The proposal is of a high density that is not compatible with the zoning
                    intent and the preferred character of the area.