AGENDA - Sunshine Coast Council
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Strategy and Planning Committee Agenda 16 February 2011<br />
CONCLUSION<br />
The Caloundra City Plan 2004 envisaged that the developer of this land would lodge a<br />
Preliminary Approval application over this land. The application lodged is generally<br />
consistent with the land use, built form and density outcomes sought for this land under the<br />
Caloundra City Plan 2004. The Rezoning Approval from 1996 and the Planning Scheme and<br />
associated Policy establish the obligations to provide particular infrastructure including, but<br />
not limited to, open space and community facilities.<br />
The Caloundra City Plan 2004, also envisages that there may be an extension to the<br />
waterbodies through this area.<br />
This report has been structured to provide <strong>Council</strong> confidence that the potential financial<br />
risks can adequately be addressed by an Infrastructure Agreement and that the potential<br />
risks to the environment, associated with the form of development proposed can be<br />
adequately managed, such that the development is unlikely to impact on the Pumicestone<br />
Passage catchment.<br />
Due to the number of the amenity outcomes that require variation from <strong>Council</strong>’s established<br />
Policy and the major infrastructure considerations that are critical to the determination of the<br />
application, it will be necessary to establish an Infrastructure Agreement with the applicant<br />
prior to the determination of the application. <strong>Council</strong> previously considered the infrastructure<br />
matters on 17 November 2010 at the Ordinary <strong>Council</strong> Meeting in a closed session, whereby<br />
<strong>Council</strong> established a position in terms of the expected minimum infrastructure requirements<br />
that are to be agreed to and contained within an Infrastructure Agreement prior to the<br />
application being decided. Negotiations with the developer have established agreement on<br />
all of the items, these include:<br />
• Open Space and Playing Fields;<br />
• Community Facilities;<br />
• Waterways Maintenance and Operational Contribution;<br />
• Pedestrian and Cycle Network; and<br />
• Walkable Waterfront.<br />
This approach is recommended to provide the applicant and <strong>Council</strong> with certainty moving<br />
forward with the drafting and eventual signing of the infrastructure agreement.<br />
The proposed concept submitted by the applicant is generally consistent with the Planning<br />
Scheme intent for this area and <strong>Council</strong> Officers recommend approving the proposal, subject<br />
to the conditions contained in Appendix A.<br />
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