2019-10-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   8 OCTOBER 2019


3    PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENTS - ADVERTISING DEVICES - POST PUBLIC
     CONSULTATION PROPOSED CHANGES
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
Author      Principal Strategic Planner, Anita Lakeland
                  Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index             ECM/ Subject/ 37.14 – Local law No.1 – Administration Amendment
                  Advertising Devices

Attachments       1.    List of likely anti-competitive provisions



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A draft local law for advertising devices was prepared to consolidate all existing advertising
device requirements currently operating under The Noosa Plan and two local laws into a single
local law.
Many of the current requirements remained largely unchanged in the draft local law, however the
new draft local law also proposed to introduce a new approvals process, annual approval licence
renewals, prohibition of certain temporary signs, allowances for new signs, requirements for
shopping centres and amendments to the definition of sign face area.
The draft local law was placed on public notification for an extended 7 week period. 302
submissions were received and have now been considered resulting in recommended changes
to the draft local law.
The proposed changes are considered substantial under Council’s Policy - Local Law Making
Process and warrant further public notification.


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 8 October 2019 and resolve:
A.   To make the following changes to Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law
     (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No.1) 2019:
     i.     reduce the number of new signs requiring approval to now only include pole, pylon,
            freestanding and all illuminated signs with a one off application fee;
     ii.    remove any requirement for an annual approval licence or ongoing annual renewal
            fees for signage;
     iii.   allow window and wall signs as self-assessable against the relevant criteria;
     iv.    allow one (1) A-frame sandwich board as self-assessable per tenancy only on private
            land, with criteria relating to sign placement, size, safety and stability;
     v.     allow one (1) real estate directional sign per auction / open for inspection to be placed
            on or out the front of the property to which it refers to, with criteria relating to size,
            location and illumination restrictions;
     vi.    amend the definition of “tenancy” to clarify signage allowances apply to the principal
            tenancy holder and not separate sub-let businesses;
     vii.   amend the definition of “sign face area” to clarify that architectural features or paint
            trim of a building, fuel safety signs, warnings and way finding are not included as part
            of the sign face area calculation;

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