Ordinary 070530Minut.. - Shire of Shark Bay

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ORDINARY COUNCIL AGENDA - 30 MAY 2007 Page 10 attractions within the area as specified in the relevant 'Destination Development Strategy' 1 should be provided. [ 1 Tourism WA's Destination Development Strategies identify the key iconic tourism experiences in the State in order to focus regional development resources on enhancing these products, and to develop strategies to address gaps in infrastructure, accommodation, attractions and other facilities. There are five strategies in total, one for each tourism region.] This section should contain an assessment of any tourism related controls in the Local Authority's Town Planning Scheme, and development schemes, other non-statutory policies and guidelines and any other relevant planning controls in place. Current local Town Planning Scheme provisions and relevant Planning Policies should be identified and considered in the context of the objectives of the draft Local Tourism Planning Strategy. An outcome of the endorsed Local Tourism Planning Strategy may be that certain Scheme provisions and Policies are modified or revoked. A review of existing tourist zoned land should be undertaken to determine whether they should be retained for tourism or rezoned for a more suitable use. Some sites may be unsuitable for tourism given their location, size, history, or incompatible surrounding/ encroaching development. A checklist has been prepared by Tourism WA to assist in determining the strategic significance of a site from a physical assessment. In assessing the current land use and development controls relating to tourism, the following issues should be considered - • How do the existing zones and development control measures influence the pattern and type of tourism developments? (This may be a useful exercise if there are obvious issues/problems such as disproportionate numbers of a particular type of development.) • Do the existing planning provisions and policies support and encourage tourism development? For example, a local planning strategy may not sufficiently acknowledge tourism as the important economic contributor it can be. Is permanent residential or other non-tourism land uses permitted with a tourist zone and has this impacted on the viability of tourism developments? • Has the absence of any tourism specific policies/zones adversely impacted on the quality/development of tourism accommodation? For example, the lack of a specific tourist zone (or use of flexible tourist zones) has resulted in land being developed for non-tourist uses (at the expense of tourism investment). Objectives This section should outline the objectives of the Local Tourism Planning Strategy, based on the Local Authority's approach to planning for tourism in its community within the State Policy framework. The objectives should indicate what the intended outcomes of the Strategy are and how they will be achieved. They are intended to assist the Local Authority, the community and the State Government in evaluating decisions in relation to the implementation of the Strategy. Such objectives may include - • To provide for the sustainable growth of tourism by identifying and retaining sites for the future development of a range of tourist accommodation and attractions to meet the projected demand for the locality. • To encourage affordable holiday accommodation through the appropriate zoning of suitable land to assist the retention of existing caravan parks and camping grounds in prime locations. • To protect identified tourism locations or sites from the encroachment of uncomplimentary or conflicting land uses. • To encourage a high standard of design and layout and the provision of facilities for tourism developments.
ORDINARY COUNCIL AGENDA - 30 MAY 2007 Page 11 • To identify the anticipated growth of tourism in the locality and to encourage development that compliments the locality's existing tourism attractions. • To ensure that the tourist attractions in the locality are managed and capitalised on by protecting them from incompatible development. • To reflect the importance of tourism to the locality through its local Planning Strategy, Town Planning Scheme and local Planning Policies. • To ensure tourism development provides a bona fide tourism function and the Planning Scheme does not facilities residential use of land zoned for tourism. The objectives may also address issues of concern to a particular Local Authority, such as the impact that tourism may have on an established industry. Existing Situation (Supply/Audit) Visitor Information This section should provide a broad analysis of the social, economic and physical characteristics of the Local Authority area, to determine where the tourism 'strengths' and 'weaknesses' lie. Information on the importance of tourism to the local economy should be provided, such as direct and indirect employment figures created through tourism, seasonality impacts, statistics on current visitation numbers, where the yare from, how long they are staying for, how much they are spending and their demographic characteristics. This information may be available from Tourism WA. Tourist Accommodation Assessment A general description of the tourist accommodation in place, including an audit of the existing range and standard of accommodation in the area, number of rooms/beds available and average occupancy rates should be provided. This audit should be based on existing supply and occupancy information including information on accommodation type, takings/ room rates, facilities, number of rooms, and age/general condition of developments. For larger Local Authorities the majority of this information may be available form the Australian Bureau of Statistics. An assessment should be undertaken of the likely accommodation supply resulting from planned developments identified in Tourism WA's Tourist Accommodation Development Register. Existing and Future Infrastructure Consideration of gaps in existing and planned infrastructure, including transport, power and water supplies, effluent disposal, medical and emergency services, leisure and shopping facilities related to an required for a sustainable tourism industry should be undertaken. This should be followed by an assessment of the capacity of existing infrastructure supply to handle existing and new development, the identification for any weaknesses in the current infrastructure provision, the need for any additional facilities to support new tourism development, and whether there are any planned future infrastructure expansions. A summary of current and future public investment programs which may influence the Strategy, such as planned development sites or land releases, or major infrastructure projects such as airports/harbours. After this assessment has been undertaken, ways to encourage new tourism related facilities or attractions to an area through the planning process should be determined. For example, the introduction and allocation of appropriate zonings, development incentives, or a policy position on specific land uses. Tourist Attractions/Events Principal tourist attractions and events and emerging tourism development opportunities, including attractions and accommodation, should be identified. An audit should be undertaken of current and proposed attractions (iconic and non iconic in accordance with the Destination Development Strategies), events and activities, with an assessment of quality, standards, numbers of visitors to each event, when they occur, and for what length of time. Caravan/Camping An assessment should be undertaken of the availability, retention and identification of Crown and private land for the provision of caravan and camping grounds and other forms of affordable tourist accommodation. This should involve the identification of the amount of
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