AGENDA - Sunshine Coast Council

Strategy and Planning Committee Agenda 16 February 2011
The applicant’s proposed density and form of development is still warranted within the
development, but there are alternative locations for these residential densities which would
avoid conflicts with established residential areas.
Proposed Southern Lakes Pelican Waters Planning Area Code
The proposed Southern Lakes Pelican Waters Planning Area Code is based on the same
structure and format as the Caloundra City Plan 2004. The purpose of the Code is to provide
an increased level of land use and built form guidance that is currently not provided for
development in the Emerging Community Precinct.
The Code is based upon the establishment of three Precincts being:
• District Business Centre Precinct;
• Multi Unit residential Precinct; and
• Low Density Residential Precinct
The establishment of these precincts varies the effect of the Caloundra City Plan by
overriding the Emerging Community precinct. The above precincts and their supported land
uses which are detailed within Caloundra City Plan have been similarly reflected within the
proposed Planning Area Code. This maintains a level of consistency between these
documents. The introduction of the above precincts appropriately facilitates the development
of a wider range of uses and their respective levels of assessment, compared to the
Emerging Community Precinct.
The Code addresses matters such as height, density, built form, climate responsive design,
parking and access, subdivision provisions, overall outcomes for each Precinct and
infrastructure networks.
The area where this Code differs from the current Planning Scheme is primarily the inclusion
of detailed provisions relating to new housing typologies such as terrace housing and small
lot housing.
The section of the Code that relates to terrace housing and small lot housing includes
detailed Acceptable Solutions that will provide a built form responsive to the specific climatic
conditions of the Sunshine Coast.
Conditions are included that requires amendments to the Code to resolve minor workability
issues associated with the Code.
Environmental Assessment
Pumicestone Passage
The Pumicestone Passage forms part of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and is listed as a
Ramsar Wetland. Pumicestone Passage was recently downgraded to a “D” rating as part of
the 2010 Healthy Waterways Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program Report Card. The
preservation of the marine environment is the most significant issue associated with the
assessment of this development, particularly as the proposed development incorporates an
extension to the Lamerough Canal system, to create a marina basin and the development of
a partial tidal lake system.
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