2019-10-17 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                          17 OCTOBER 2019


F.   In accordance with Council’s Local Law Making Process Policy:
     i.     consult with the public about the proposed changes to Administration (Amendment)
            Local Law (No.1) 2019 and Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law
            (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No.1) 2019 for a period of 21 days;
     ii.    amend the Public Interest Test Plan to reflect the changes to the List of likely anti-
            competitive provisions contained in Attachment 1;
     iii.   continue to consult with stakeholders on the proposed changes to the draft local law.
G.   To undertake a further review of advertising devices when the signage audit is completed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED

Definition of Tenancy

The report to Planning and Environment Committee Meeting on 8 October 2019 recommended a
change to the definition of tenancy to clarify that signage allowances in the draft local law apply to
the principal tenancy holder and not separate sub-let businesses operating from the same
tenancy/building.

The proposed change aims to ensure that each separate business operating within the one
tenancy/building is not entitled to the 10sqm signage allowance or additional signage allowances
such as more than one A-frame sign. This clarification of the definition meets the intent of the
provisions and is to ensure misinterpretation of the definition does not result in excessive signage
on a building.

An example of this, is where multiple businesses operate within one tenancy / building which may
include a café, butcher, grocer and baker, such as the Belmondos model. Another example is where
there is a building within a single lease area, such as the jetties on Noosa River, but multiple
businesses operate from the same building such as a café, boat hire, tour company, ferry etc.

In these instances, the allocation of the signage allowance of a maximum of 10sqm and one (1) A-
frame allowance applies to the whole tenancy/building regardless of the number of businesses
operating from tenancy.

However, where there is one lot with multiple clearly defined separately operating tenancies /
buildings the maximum 10sqm allowance and other signage allowances such as one A-frame per
tenancy is intended to apply to each.

Minor clarification changes to the Tenancy definition and any subsequent changes to the draft local
law for the allocation of total signage allowances for the circumstances outlined above are proposed
prior to re-notification.

Sandwich boards / A frame signs

Under the current local law for advertising devices, each tenancy can have a single A-frame sign or
alternatively, a tear drop flag, but not both.

Under the proposed new local law A-frame signs and tear drop flag signs were proposed to be
prohibited. After significant community feedback via submissions on the draft local law, changes are
proposed as outlined in the report to Planning and Environment Committee to allow one (1) A-Frame
sign per tenancy only on private land (inclusive of lease areas along Noosa River) and continue to
prohibit tear drop signs.




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