2015-08-24 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                    24 AUGUST 2015


3                        DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR                   OPERATIONAL          WORKS   FOR    SIGNAGE
                         OPW15/0118 - FURTHER REPORT
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Development Planner, Glen Conforti
                                    Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index                               ECM / Application / OPW15/0118

Attachments                         Nil


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning and Organisation
Committee dated 18 August 2015 and the Further Report to the General Committee Meeting
dated 24 August 2015 and refuse Application No. OPW15/0118 for a Development Permit for
Operational Works (Signage), situated at 25 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads for the following
reasons:
1.                       The proposed signage is inconsistent with the overall outcomes sought by The Noosa
                         Plan’s Advertising Devices Code, because it:
                         a.   involves a sign exceeding the maximum sign face area for a single sign;
                         b.   involves a total sign face area exceeding the Code’s limit;
                         c.   will result in a proliferation of signage and visual clutter; and
                         d.   involves signage that detracts from the desirable characteristics of Hastings Street.
2.                       The proposed signage will adversely impact on the character and amenity of Hastings
                         Street.


FURTHER REPORT
1.                       BACKGROUND

A report on this application was considered by the Planning and Organisation Committee on 18
August 2015 as Item 3 on page 20 and was subsequently referred to the General Committee for
further information. During the course of discussions at the Planning and Infrastructure meeting,
Councillors raised concerns around the definition of advertising device including the definition of
a wall and window sign.

2.                       An Advertising Device

The Advertising Devices Code currently does not regulate sign content. This means the sign may
contain either content for advertising a business or a product sold by or within the business
premises.

The Advertising Code does not provide an overarching definition for an advertising device per se.
The Advertising Devices Code provides a definition for different classes of advertising devices.
For example, some classes of signs are a Hamper sign, Window sign and Wall sign. Figure 1
below visually depicts the above mentioned classes of signs.




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