2020-02-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                11 FEBRUARY 2020


REPORT
At its meeting on 19 December 2019 Council resolved to make Administration (Amendment) Local
Law (No.1) 2019 and Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law (amendment) Subordinate
Local Law (No. 1) 2019 incorporating amendments for the inclusion of new provisions for the
regulation of advertising devices to:
   Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015;
   Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015; and
   Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and
   Roads) 2015
As required by the Local Government Act 2009, public notices of Council’s decision were placed
in the Queensland Government Gazette on 17 January 2020 and on Council’s website. The public
notice advised a commencement date for the amendments of 28 February 2020.
A letter was forwarded to the Minister for Local Government notifying of Council’s decision and its
compliance with requirements under the Local Government Act 2009.
Council further resolved to bring forward for adoption consolidated versions of:
   Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015;
   Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015; and
   Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and
   Roads) 2015
Once adopted, the consolidated versions will be certified by the Chief Executive Officer, placed on
Council’s website and forwarded to the Minister for Local Government.
Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 19 December 2019, Item 3, Page 12
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the General Committee Meeting
dated 16 December 2019 and resolve:
A.   To make the following changes in response to submissions to the Administration and Other
     Subordinate Local Law (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No.1) 2019 shown in tracked
     change extracts in Attachment 1:
     i.     amend the requirements for sandwich board / A-Frame signs to clarify that the
            sandwich board / A-Frame must be placed on the property to which it refers, or where
            this is not practically possible, immediately abutting the property on public land;
     ii.    remove the 2m clear pedestrian walkway requirement for sandwich board / A –Frame
            signs and instead state that clear pedestrian, wheelchair and pram access must be
            maintained at all times;
     iii.   clarify the wording for event directional signage to say that it must only be displayed on
            the days of the event and not more than 7 days prior to the event;
B.   Having considered the content of a public interest test report in relation to anti-competitive
     provisions contained in each of Administration (Amendment) Local Law (No. 1) 2019 and
     Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No.
     1) 2019, note the content of the public interest test report in Attachment 2 and implement the
     recommendations of the public interest test report;
C.   To proceed with the making of, and make, Administration (Amendment) Local Law (No. 1)
     2019 as altered in Attachment 3;
D.   To proceed with the making of, and make, Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law
     (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2019 as altered in Attachment 4;


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