2019-05-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                        7 MAY 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                  Workshops held with Council on
                                    options for regulating signage under
                                    Local Law
Business as Usual activities      Monthly reporting to Treasury Qld            Eaglerise, M Design & Fourteen              Continued        assessment      of
                                    State Government and Australian                Enterprise, Noosa Airfield appeals            Development Applications lodged
                                    Bureau of Statistics on development            underway                                      under The Noosa Plan
                                    approval information                         Conditions for Thomco prepared and          Supporting       the    community
                                  Kenlynn Appeal trial heard in March            are with applicant                            engagement and public notification
                                    2019 with appeal summations to be            Mediation for Denmark, Trust                  process for the New Noosa Plan
                                    heard in April 2019                            Company, RACV appeals
                                  Submission lodged with DILGP re              Investigating process for issue of
                                    proposed changes to Planning Act               Infringement    Notices   to   non-
                                    2016 – Infrastructure Charging                 compliant real estate signage under
                                  Submission       lodged     to   the           the Local Law.
                                    Coordinated Project for Upgrade of
                                    Six Mile Creek Dam
Building and Plumbing
Legislative Review                Preparation for the introduction of          Prepare report to Council regarding         Implement Council resolutions for
                                    the     amended       Plumbing      and        new legislative obligations with the          the   commencement      of    new
                                    Drainage Act 2002 continued with               new Plumbing Act and Regulations.             Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
                                    the new Plumbing Act 2018                                                                    and Standard Plumbing Regulations
                                    legislative obligations to commence
                                    in July 2019.
Business as Usual activities      Meeting      legislative     timeframe       Maintain     existing      legislative      New Plumbing and Drainage fast
                                    requirements for 80% of plumbing               timeframes and obligation.                    track approval processes and
                                    applications.                                Identify new legislative fines and            permits have been developed to
                                  RABs and Document Lodgements                   State approvals for SPER. Building            meet Council’s obligations under
                                    95% meeting time frames                        Act has been completed but more               new Plumbing and Drainage Act
                                  Monthly reporting to Treasury Qld              work to be undertaken in regards to         Joint meeting with Distribution
                                    State Government and Australian                new Plumbing Act (new Act has                 Retailers and Regional Councils for
                                    Bureau of Statistics timeframes on             been passed by State Government               the development of a new domestic
                                    track.                                         with new SPER requirements).                  and      commercial    “connection”
                                  Complaint        and      investigation                                                      approval agreement – not completed
                                    reporting timeframes on track                                                                to date.
                                  Council has defended one tribunal            Waiting decision outcomes from
                                    case this quarter :                            tribunal in regards to 45 Shorehaven
                                    45 Shorehaven Drive – Noosa                    Drive, Noosa Waters
                                    Waters, Car port within the front 6m


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