Noosa Plan 2020 Proposed Amendment No. 2 - Post Public Notification For Final State Government Ministerial Approval

That Council note the report by the Strategy and Sustainability Manager to the Special Meeting dated 5 December 2024 regarding Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020 and:

A. Note the Submissions Table contained in Attachment 1 including the summary of submissions, responses to submissions and recommended changes to proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020;

B. Under section 18.4 of the Minister's Guidelines and Rules prepare a Consultation Report and notify submitters of how their submission has been dealt with and upload the Consultation Report to Council's website;

C. Under section 19.1 of the Minister's Guidelines and Rules endorse the changes proposed to Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020 as outlined in this report and summarised in Attachment 2 and Attachment 3 and authorise the CEO to make the changes and any other consequential changes as required prior to submitting to the State Government with the correction of an error in Attachment 2, Page 3, Item 7, second dot point, that should read:  

"optional development bonuses including an additional storey (2m) in height on key sites if providing 10 20% of the total GFA as affordable rental premises"; and

D. Under section 21.1 of the Minister's Guidelines and Rules give notice of a request to adopt the proposed amendments to the Minister.

That Council note the report by the Strategy and Sustainability Manager to the Special Meeting dated 5 December 2024 regarding Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020 and request the CEO call a Special Meeting on the 12 December and defer the matter to that Special Meeting to allow Councillors further opportunity to consider the details and implications of the Report.

Lost.

That Item 1, a, b and c be added to Item C as follows: 

1. With proposed changes in response to public submissions identified as 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 in Attachment 2, to be replaced with the following:

a. Retain the current hours of operation in the Hospitality precinct for food and drink outlets until investigations have been undertaken into suitable precinct management frameworks as per the Notice of Motion endorsed by Council in October 2024; 

b. No amplified music is to be located on site (indoor or outdoor) beyond 9pm Sunday to Thursday, unless treated acoustically to appropriate level, until investigations into precinct management framework are complete; and 

c. Once these investigations have been completed consider any recommendations including changing operating hours for food and drink outlets in the Noosa junction Hospitality precinct as part of a future planning scheme amendment to the Noosa Plan 2020.

Lost.

That Item 1 be added under Item C:

1. With the exception of the proposed changes in response to public submissions identified as 2.5 in Attachment 2 and that this proposed change referring to a 7m landscape buffer along Hofmann Drive be removed from the amendments.

Carried unanimously.

That Items 2, 3, and 4 be added to Item C:

2.  The proposed changes in response to public submissions identified as 4.1 and 4.2 in Attachment 2 and be replaced with:

"4.1 retain the current provisions of Noosa Plan 2020 that allows a dwelling house as accepted development subject to requirements in the Medium and High Density Residential zones regardless of lot size."

3.  The proposed changes in response to public submissions identified as 6.2 and 6.3 in Attachment 2 be replaced with:

 "6.2 retain the current provisions of Noosa Plan 2020 that allows dual occupancy as code assessment in the Medium Density Residential zones, regardless of lot size."

4.  Note the continued allowance of multiple dwellings in Medium and High Density Residential zones as allowed for under the current Noosa Plan 2020.

Lost.

That Item 2 be added under Item C:

2.     Defer consideration of rezoning properties from tourist accommodation to another zone until an assessment of the economic impacts is conducted.

Lost unanimously.

That Item 2, a and b, be added under Item C: 

 2.  Include an additional proposed change in response to public submissions to Attachment 2 as follows: 

a. 3.12 remove 247-257 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville from the proposed High Density Residential zone and the site remain in its current Tourist Accommodation zone; and

b. 3.13 all proposed amendments referencing the site be reverted back to existing wording. 

Lost.

That Item 2 be added under Item C:

2.   Amend Item 3.9 in Attachment 2 to read:

Lots 20-28 GTP2026 and lots 1-3 GTP 2743 fronting Gympie Terrace and Lots 1-5 GTP2026 fronting Thomas Street at 185 Gympie Terrace be removed from the proposed District Centre zone and Mainstreet Precinct and remain in the Tourist Accommodation zone.

Lost.

That Item 2 be added under Item C:

2. With the exception of clause 9.1 in Attachment 2 and reword this clause to provide further clarity as follows:

Remove the 100m and 20m building setbacks for boundaries of lots that adjoin privately owned properties that are proposed for inclusion in the Environment Management and Conservation Zone as part of these amendments. The normal setbacks will continue to apply for side and rear boundaries for buildings and structures in the Rural Zone.

Carried unanimously. 

That Council note the report by the Strategy and Sustainability Manager to the Special Meeting dated 5 December 2024 regarding Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020 and:

A. Note the Submissions Table contained in Attachment 1 including the summary of submissions, responses to submissions and recommended changes to proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020;

B. Under section 18.4 of the Minister's Guidelines and Rules prepare a Consultation Report and notify submitters of how their submission has been dealt with and upload the Consultation Report to Council's website;

C. Under section 19.1 of the Minister's Guidelines and Rules endorse the changes proposed to Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020 as outlined in this report and summarised in Attachment 2 and Attachment 3 and authorise the CEO to make the changes and any other consequential changes as required prior to submitting to the State Government with the correction of an error in Attachment 2, Page 3, Item 7, second dot point, that should read:

 "optional development bonuses including an additional storey (2m) in height on key sites if providing 10 20% of the total GFA as affordable rental premises"; 

and

1. With the exception of the proposed changes in response to public submissions identified as 2.5 in Attachment 2 and that this proposed change referring to a 7m landscape buffer along Hofmann Drive be removed from the amendments; and

2. With the exception of clause 9.1 in Attachment 2 and reword this clause to provide further clarity as follows:

Remove the 100m and 20m building setbacks for boundaries of lots that adjoin privately owned properties that are proposed for inclusion in the Environment Management and Conservation Zone as part of these amendments. The normal setbacks will continue to apply for side and rear boundaries for buildings and structures in the Rural Zone.

 D.   Under section 21.1 of the Minister's Guidelines and Rules give notice of a request to adopt the proposed amendments to the Minister.

That Council note the report by the Strategy and Sustainability Manager to the Special Meeting dated 5 December 2024 regarding Proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020 and adjourn the meeting to a later time to be determined by the Chief Executive Officer to allow Councillors further opportunity to consider the details and implications of the Report.

Carried.