PART 8 INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISIONS 1-3 PRIORITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN & INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES SCHEDULE PART 8 INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION 1 PRIORITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN (PIP) 1.0 INTRODUCTION This is the Priority Infrastructure Plan (PIP) for Gold Coast City Council prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Integrated Planning Act 1997 (IPA) and IPA Infrastructure Guidelines 1/04 and 2/04. The PIP will be subject to reviews in accordance with the requirements of IPA and will also be reviewed after the adoption of the Local Growth Management Strategy, which is required under the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2005-2026 (SEQRP). 1.1. Purpose The purpose of the PIP is to define the scale, type, timing and location of growth in the Gold Coast in order to plan future trunk infrastructure and to determine the charges required to fund it in a timely fashion. IPA requires integration of land use and infrastructure planning to allow infrastructure to be supplied in a coordinated, efficient and orderly manner. This enables sustainable development and encourages urban growth in areas where adequate infrastructure exists or can be provided efficiently. 1.2. PIP Terms, Acronyms and Definitions Definitions are provided to assist the reader’s understanding of the PIP. Where appropriate, reference should be made to the relevant legislation for statutory definitions. Term Acronym Definition Additional Trunk (a) the costs of supplying infrastructure to development that is: Infrastructure Costs (i) inconsistent with the assumptions about the type, scale, location or timing of future development stated in the PIP, or , (ii) is located wholly or partially outside the PIA, and (b) would impose additional trunk infrastructure costs on the infrastructure provider taking into account: (i) infrastructure charges or regulated infrastructure charges levied on the development, and (ii) trunk infrastructure supplied or to be supplied by the applicant in respect of the development. (refer to IPA definition) Apportionment The division of costs so that each user pays for their proportional use or planned allocation of the assets needed to provide the Desired Standard of Service. Assessable Demand The Infrastructure demand for the network, assessed for a development application. This is expressed in Trip Ends (TE) for Transport, Impervious Hectares (Imp Ha) for Stormwater and Equivalent Tenements (ET) for Recreation Facilities. Ver.1.1 Amended Jan 07 Priority Infrastructure Plan 1 of 152 Term Acronym Definition Charge Area A defined area of an infrastructure network to which an infrastructure charge rate applies. Chargeable Demand The demand on infrastructure allocated on the network as a result of a proposed development. It is calculated as the amount of units (either Trip Ends, Impervious Hectares or Equivalent Tenements), after deducting any Credits from the Assessable Demand. The standard of performance for which development Desired Standard of Service DSS infrastructure is planned and provided. Developable Area The Gross Site Area less areas constrained by physical constraints arising under the Planning Scheme but limited to: • Steep slopes and unstable land • Areas subject to flooding • Bushfire hazard areas • Areas of vegetation and ecological significance, including land required for environmental purposes • Water catchment areas. Development Infrastructure (a) land or works, or both land and works for— (i) urban and rural residential water cycle management infrastructure (including infrastructure for water supply, sewerage, collecting water, treating water, stream managing, disposing of waters and flood mitigation); or (ii) transport infrastructure (including roads, vehicle lay- bys, traffic control devices, dedicated public transport corridors, public parking facilities predominantly serving a local area, cycleways, pathways, ferry terminals and the local function, but not any other function, of State controlled roads); or (iii) local public parks infrastructure (including playground equipment, playing fields, courts and picnic facilities); or (b) land, and works that ensure the land is suitable for development, for local community facilities, including, for example— • Infrastructure Charges Schedule Guidelines • Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation (i) community halls or centres; or (ii) public recreation centres; or (iii) public libraries. (refer to IPA definition) Development Offsets An amount offset against the Infrastructure Charge for the relevant infrastructure network to recognise the value (less any contingency amounts) of land or items of trunk infrastructure supplied as part of a development. 2 of 152 Priority Infrastructure Plan Ver.1.1 Amended Jan 07 Term Acronym Definition Discounting The process of expressing the value of a future asset in present terms. Discounted Value The present value of a future asset. Equivalent Tenement ET A property-based unit of measurement used to indicate infrastructure demand. The demand from a property, with a single detached dwelling is 1 ET. Establishment Cost The cost of: Preparing an Infrastructure Charges Schedule, including: • the Desired Standards of Service; and • Plans For Trunk Infrastructure used to calculate the charges stated in the Infrastructure Charges Schedule; and On going administration costs: • for the Infrastructure Charges Schedule • for the infrastructure; and For future infrastructure — • all costs for the design, financing and construction of the infrastructure and • for land acquisition for the infrastructure; and For existing infrastructure— (i) the residual financing cost of the existing infrastructure; and (ii) the cost of reconstructing the same works using contemporary materials, techniques and technologies; and (iii) if the land acquisition for the infrastructure was completed after 1 January 1990—the value of the land at the time it was acquired, adjusted for inflation. (refer to IPA definition) Estimated Resident ERP The estimated total population less visitors. Population Fee Simple Outright, unqualified ownership of real estate, free of any liens or other claims against title. The part of a catchment / site which is impervious, expressed Fraction Impervious as a decimal or percentage. The planned demand for a specific site (size and location) GCCC Planned Demand based on the GCCC planned infrastructure calculations. The total floor area of a building measured from the outside of the external walls or from the centre of party walls. This term Gross Floor Area GFA includes all roofed areas, except for the area of any roof overhang, beyond the perimeter building walls. (Refer to GCCC Planning Scheme for further details) Ver.1.1 Amended Jan 07 Priority Infrastructure Plan 3 of 152 Term Acronym Definition Gross Site Area The total area of the site. Hectare Ha An area of 10,000m2 . Impervious Area A surface or area within a Stormwater drainage catchment where the majority of rainfall will become runoff (no infiltration). Impervious Hectare Imp Ha An Impervious Area of 10,000 m2. Infrastructure Land, facilities, services and works used for supporting economic activity and meeting environmental requirements. (refer to IPA definition) Infrastructure Agreement IA An agreement about payment for, or the supply of, infrastructure. (refer to IPA definition). Infrastructure Charges Notice ICN A notice requiring the payment of an infrastructure charge stating: (a) the amount of the charge (b) the land to which the charge applies (c) when the charge is payable (d) the trunk infrastructure network for which the charge has been stated (e) the person to whom the charge must be paid. (refer IPA definition) Infrastructure Charges ICS A schedule adopted by a local government that states charges Schedule for the establishment cost of trunk infrastructure in the Local Government’s area in accordance with Chapter 5, Part 1, Division 4 of the IPA. (refer to IPA definition) Infrastructure Credit The credit which may be attributed for previous contributions or an existing lawful use or existing lawful right permitted under the current planning scheme, on the site at the time of lodging the application. Infrastructure credits are determined for each network. Integrated Planning Act 1997 IPA An Act for a framework to integrate planning and development assessment so that development and its effects are managed in a way that is ecologically sustainable, and for related purposes. 4 of 152 Priority Infrastructure Plan Ver.1.1 Amended Jan 07 Term Acronym Definition Land Notice For development infrastructure that is land, the local government may give an applicant a notice, in addition to or instead of, an Infrastructure Charges Notice, requiring the person to- (a) give to the Local Government, in fee simple, part of the land the subject of the development application; or (b) give to the Local Government, in fee simple, part of the land that is the subject of the development application and an infrastructure charge. (refer IPA definition) Local Area Plan LAP A detailed planning instrument that forms the basis for assessing a development application within its boundary. Management Lot A parcel of land within a development, which has been set aside for reconfiguration or development at a later date. Material Change of Use MCU A development application to change the use of a premises means generally (i) the start of a new use of the premises; or (ii) the re-establishment on the premises of a use that has been abandoned; or (iii) a material change in the intensity or scale