2019-05-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      7 MAY 2019



2                        PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENTS - ADVERTISING DEVICES
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Principal Strategic Planner, Anita Lakeland
                                    Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index                               ECM/ 37.04 – Local law No.1 - Administration

Attachments                         1.    Administration (Amendment) Local Law (No.1) 2019
                                    2.    Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law (Amendment)
                                          Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2019 (Note: 45 page attachment provided
                                          separately to this report)
                                    3.    Schedule
                                    4.    List of likely anti-competitive provisions



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Advertising devices will no longer be regulated by Council’s new planning scheme. Both
temporary and permanent advertising devices will instead be regulated under a local law when
the new planning scheme comes into effect.
Draft amendments to Council’s local laws have now been prepared to consolidate advertising
device provisions currently operating under The Noosa Plan and two local laws.
The proposed local law amendments (proposed local law) identifies those sign types that are
prohibited, permitted as self-assessable or permitted with approval. The proposed local law
includes specific and general criteria and conditions for new advertising devices to meet and
introduces a new approvals process and annual licencing renewal system.
The majority of existing advertising device requirements have been maintained, with key changes
aimed at prohibiting sign types inconsistent with the character of Noosa, reducing visual sign
clutter within the streetscape and responding to key issues and compliance matters arising from
the advertising signs audit.


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 7 May 2019 and resolve:
A.                       In accordance with Section 29 of the Local Government Act 2009 (“the Act”), to propose to
                         make:
                         i.    Administration (Amendment) Local Law (No.1) 2019 contained in Attachment 1; and
                         ii.   Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law (Amendment) Subordinate Local
                               Law (No. 1) 2019 contained in Attachment 2;
B.                       In accordance with Council’s Local Law Making Process Policy:
                         i.    to consult with the public about the proposed local law amendments contained in
                               Attachment 1 and subordinate local law amendments contained in Attachment 2 as
                               required by the Policy; and
                         ii.   to consult with relevant state government agencies on proposed Administration
                               (Amendment) Local Law (No.1) 2019 and delegate authority to the Chief Executive
                               Officer to make changes in response to state comments;


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