2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       18 AUGUST 2015


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 18 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.



REPORT
1.   PROPOSAL
The applicant seeks approval for various signs to a shop front and stairwell at 25 Hastings
Street. In summary the proposed signs are:

 Sign type     Location                            Sign dimensions (m²)          Size face area (m²)
 Wall sign     Continuous display boxes            4.3 x 2.1                     9.03
               fixed to a stairwell
 Wall sign     logo on column                      1x1                           1 (approx.)
 Wall sign     logo above entry door               1.2 x 0.3                     0.36 (approx.)
 Window        window display boxes beside         1.3 x 2.1                     2.73
 sign          the entry door
 Total sign face area                                                            13.12m²

The largest wall sign, an area of continuous display boxes, is proposed to be wrapped
around one of three columns/stairwells of the development. The total sign face area for the
display boxes is 4.3m x 2.1m, being 9.03m².

Two additional wall signs (Dowling Neylan logos) and a window sign (as display boxes) are
included on the artist’s impressions which have not been included on the architectural plans.
All signs on the premises must be considered for assessment of signage. The two wall signs
are approximately 1m² and 0.36m² and the window sign is 2.73m² (1.3m x 2.1m) adding an
additional area of 4.09m² to the total sign face area for the premises.

The signs, as proposed, do not comply with the Probable Solutions of the Advertising
Devices Code in regard to total sign face area of 10m² and the maximum sign face area of
4m² permitted on a premises. An artist’s impression of the proposed signage is shown below
in Figure 1.

The application is before Council as the signage is recommended for refusal.




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