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Ordinary Meeting - 16 February 2023

Thursday 16 February 2023 · Ordinary Meeting · 8 decisions minuted

This meeting predates council's current meetings system, which begins in April 2023, so there is no agenda here with each item cued to the video. What follows is what the record holds: council's papers, the recording, and the decisions its minutes record.

From the floor

People who addressed council at this meeting, from its minutes. The full register is at deputations.

  1. Public question

    Brian O'Connor

    1. BRIAN O’CONNOR Question 1 In 2018 Noosa Council released its Sport and Active Recreation Plan and committed to complete master plans for five locations, including the Pomona Showgrounds. Four of the five master plans have been completed and are being implemented. The Pomona project is yet to start. In an email to me…

Papers

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Recording

Decisions

Every decision the minutes record, in the order minuted. Where a division was called the names are on the contested votes register; otherwise the minutes say only whether it carried.

  1. Confirmation of Minutes
  2. The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 19 January 2023 be received and confirmed. Carried unanimously

    The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 19 January 2023 be received and confirmed.

    Moved by Amelia Lorentson, seconded by Karen Finzel.

    Carried unanimously. The minutes do not name who voted which way.

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  3. The Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 31 January 2023 be received and confirmed. Carried unanimously

    The Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 31 January 2023 be received and confirmed.

    Moved by Frank Wilkie, seconded by Clare Stewart.

    Carried unanimously. The minutes do not name who voted which way.

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  4. The Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 1 February 2023 be received and confirmed. Carried unanimously

    The Minutes of the Special Meeting held on 1 February 2023 be received and confirmed.

    Moved by Amelia Lorentson, seconded by Brian Stockwell.

    Carried unanimously. The minutes do not name who voted which way.

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  5. Planning Applications Decided by Delegated Authority Report– December 2022
  6. That the report of the Planning & Environment Committee dated 7 February 2023 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted. Carried unanimously

    That the report of the Planning & Environment Committee dated 7 February 2023 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted.

    Moved by Clare Stewart, seconded by Frank Wilkie.

    Carried unanimously. The minutes do not name who voted which way.

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  7. Councillors’ Remuneration
  8. That the report of the Services & Organisation Committee dated 7 February 2023 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted. Carried unanimously

    That the report of the Services & Organisation Committee dated 7 February 2023 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted.

    Moved by Joe Jurisevic, seconded by Amelia Lorentson.

    Carried unanimously. The minutes do not name who voted which way.

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  9. MCU22/0154 – Application for a Material Change of Use (Food & Drink Outlet, Shops & Offices) at 214 David Low Way, Peregian Beach
  10. That Council note the report by the Acting Coordinator Planning to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 7 February 2023 regarding Application No. … Development Carried unanimously

    That Council note the report by the Acting Coordinator Planning to the Planning & Environment Committee Meeting dated 7 February 2023 regarding Application No. MCU22/0154 for a Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Food and drink outlet, Shops and Offices situated at 214 David Low Way Peregian Beach and: A. Approve the application subject to the following conditions. PLANNING When Conditions must be Complied With 1. Unless otherwise stated, all conditions of this Decision Notice must be complied with prior to the use commencing, and then compliance maintained at all times while the use continues. Approved Plans 2. Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless otherwise amended by these conditions. Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date DA200-B B Proposed ground level plan prepared by DT 08.02.2023 Architect DA201C C Proposed upper floor plan prepared by DT 08.02.2023 Architect DA202-A A Proposed section prepared by DT Architect 19.01.2023 DA203-B B Proposed elevations prepared by DT Architect 08.02.2023 DA204-B B Proposed elevations prepared by DT Architect 08.02.2023 DA400 - Finishes schedule prepared by DT Architect 19.01.2023 Building Appearance 3. Ground floor shopfront glazing along all frontages must be fully transparent to a minimum of 65% of the street frontage to allow passive surveillance and encourage social interaction and must be provided at full height (floor to ceiling). 4. Any security screens on the premises must consist of grille or translucent screens and not solid shutters, screens or roller-doors. 5. All mechanical equipment and other service infrastructure located on the site must be: a. located not less than 2 metres from a property boundary. b. fully enclosed or screened such that they are not visible from the street frontages nor adjoining properties. Roof materials must be non-reflective and designed with colours and styles to minimise the visual impact of the development. Weather Protection 6. Street awnings must be provided along the full length of the western, eastern and southern frontages as shown on the approved plans. The awnings must have a minimum width of 2.4 metres from the building line or the same unless otherwise approved and must be designed to provide continuous solar and rain protection and promote all weather activity. 7. All ground floor shopfront glazing must be protected against vandalism by the use of a form of safety glass such as toughened or laminated glass. 8. The eastern balcony area above ground floor must not be enclosed by permanent fixtures such as shutters, louvres, glass panelling or the like. 9. During operating hours, pedestrian areas and entrances/exits to all stairwells, lifts, foyers and public toilets must be well lit with vandal resistant lighting and with intensities to satisfy the requirements of Australian Standard AS1158 “Public Lighting Code”. Lighting must be designed to reduce the contrast between shadows and well-lit areas. 10. The approved use must not operate outside the hours of 6am to 10pm seven days a week, except for Food and Drink Outlet which may operate on Friday and Saturday until 12 midnight. 11. The requirements of this condition must be included in the Community Management Statement for any body corporate for the subject site. Operations 12. The operation of the food and drink outlet and associated activities must not result in environmental nuisances such as noise, visual or odour impacts that unreasonably diminish the amenity of the area or surrounding uses. 13. Any live music must be contained within an enclosed acoustically treated environment. 14. Acoustic live music (not reliant on electric or electronic equipment) must cease to operate in outdoor spaces by: a. 9:00pm Sunday – Thursday and public holidays b. 10:00pm Friday and Saturday 15. Amplified live music must cease to operate in an outdoor space by 7:00pm seven days per week Currency Period 16. This development approval lapses if the use has not happened by 16 February 2028 unless an application to extend the currency period is approved by Council. Building Height 17. The maximum height of the development must not exceed RL17.36 as detailed on proposed elevations DA203-A. 18. Certification must be submitted to Council from a Licensed Surveyor which certifies that the building does not exceed the maximum height requirement of this Decision Notice. Performance Bond 19. Security in the form of a cash bond or trading bank guarantee to the sum of $15,000 must be submitted to Council, to secure performance of all conditions of this approval, prior to the issue of a Development Permit for Operational Works. The cash bond or trading bank guarantee will be returned on performance of the conditions of approval less any costs incurred by Council in respect of enforcing performance of this permit. Council reserves the right to call upon the bond or guaranteed sum to effect compliance with conditions. Street Identification 20. The street address of the development must be clearly visible and discernible from the primary frontage of the site by the provision of a street number and, where appropriate, the building name. DURING CONSTRUCTION Retention of Existing Trees and Vegetation 21. All trees and surrounding vegetation identified on the detailed survey DWG 204099 004 DS rev 0 for retention must be protected in accordance with AS 4970, Protection of trees on development sites. 22. A qualified person * must be engaged for the duration of the works to: a. Oversee installation of all tree protection fencing prior to commencement of any works onsite. b. Supervise tree protection within the development site and frontages, prior to, during and following construction in accordance with AS 4970, Protection of trees on development sites. c. Undertake a risk assessment of the ‘Pandanus tectorius’ that is extending within the development footprint, and carry out amenity pruning in accordance with AS 4373, Pruning of amenity trees to protect the tree during the construction process. *(Refer to Advisory Note) Water & Sewer Connections 23. An underground connection to reticulated water and sewerage must be provided to the development site in accordance with the standards and requirements of Northern SEQ Distributor–Retailer Authority (Unitywater). A Certificate of Completion from the Northern SEQ Distributor–Retailer Authority (Unitywater) must be submitted to Council that certifies an underground connection to reticulated water and sewerage has been provided to the development site. Services 24. Unless otherwise stipulated by telecommunications legislation at the time of construction, the development must be provided with all necessary conduits, pits and pipes to accommodate the future connection of optic fibre technology telecommunications. 25. Certification must be submitted to Council from all relevant service providers (Energex, NBN and Unitywater) which certifies that the development has met the requirements of this Decision Notice and all applicable legislation at the time of construction. Easements 26. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the relevant service provider, any public or third-party infrastructure located on the subject site must be placed within an easement registered against the title of the property. All easements must be designed in accordance with the planning scheme and granted at no cost to the Grantee. Where the Grantee is Council or a service authority, the easement documentation must be in accordance with the Grantee’s standard easement terms. Draft easement documentation must be submitted to Council for endorsement. All works must be kept clear of any existing or proposed easements on the subject land, unless agreed otherwise in writing by the Grantee. Damage to Services and Assets 27. Any damage caused to existing services and assets as a result of the development works must be repaired at no cost to the asset owner at the following times: a. where the damage would cause a hazard to pedestrian or vehicle safety, immediately; or b. where otherwise, upon completion of the works associated with the development. Any repair work which proposes to alter the alignment or level of existing services and assets must first be referred to the relevant service authority for approval. DEMOLITION WORKS Performance Bond 28. Security in the form of a cash bond or trading bank guarantee to the sum of $15,000 must be submitted to Council prior to the issue of a Development Permit for Building Works for demolition, to secure the demolition conditions of this approval. The cash bond or trading bank guarantee will be returned on performance of the demolition conditions of this approval less any costs incurred by Council in respect of enforcing performance of these demolition conditions. Council reserves the right to call upon the bond or guaranteed sum to effect compliance with conditions. Demolition must be undertaken in a manner that causes no detrimental effect upon the amenity of the neighbourhood by reason of the creation of excessive noise, lighting, air-borne hazards, atmospheric pollutants (including dust or odours) nuisance or any other emissions in accordance with the nuisance provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Waste Management 29. A Waste Management Plan (demolition) must be submitted in accordance with Planning Scheme Policy PSP9 - Waste Management and approved by Council’s Waste Coordinator prior to issue of a development permit for Building Works for demolition, removal, or relocation. The purpose of the Waste Management Plan is to facilitate the segregation of waste for the effective reuse and recycling of such materials. Segregated wastes attract significantly reduced disposal fees at the landfill with some items free. Higher gate fees are charged for mixed waste. Waste storage areas must provide for adequate separation of all reusable, recyclable and waste materials. These must be located so that they are convenient and safe to use. The Plan must contain the following information: a. The areas for the storage and separation of waste shown on a site plan; b. A waste management table as indicated below is to be completed showing how waste material is to be segregated - recycled – reused or disposed; and c. Table – Waste Management Table

    Moved by Brian Stockwell, seconded by Frank Wilkie.

    Carried unanimously. The minutes do not name who voted which way.

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  11. Organisational Realignment Noosa Council
  12. That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 February 2023 regarding the Organisational Realignment and… Carried unanimously

    That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated 13 February 2023 regarding the Organisational Realignment and: A. Approve the implementation of 3 new roles to the structure: 1. Director of Compliance and Regulation; 2. Manager of Strategic Planning and Climate Change; and 3. Co-ordinator Office of Mayor, Councillors and Chief Executive O…

    Only the opening of this motion is shown; the full text is in the minutes on council's 2023 archive.

    Moved by Clare Stewart, seconded by Karen Finzel.

    Carried unanimously. The minutes do not name who voted which way.

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  13. That the report of the General Committee Meeting dated 13 February 2023 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted except where dealt with by separa… Carried unanimously

    That the report of the General Committee Meeting dated 13 February 2023 be received and the recommendations therein be adopted except where dealt with by separate resolution.

    Moved by Frank Wilkie, seconded by Amelia Lorentson.

    Carried unanimously. The minutes do not name who voted which way.

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