Cover Letter + OPW Signage Report - Bay Village · OPW20/0107

  is integrated into the device.          S3.3                              There are no intersections or
                                          No support, fixing or other systemimportant sight lines nearby
                                          required for the proper installation
                                                                            which will be adversely affected
                                          of the advertising device is      or restricted. Site access in this
                                          exposed.                          location is pedestrian only and
                                                                            the area is of sufficient size and
                                          S3.4                              with clear sightlines to minimise
                                          All conduits, wiring, switches or pedestrian or cyclist conflict.
                                          other electrical apparatus installed
                                          on the advertising device are The proposed signage is self-
                                          concealed from view.                 supporting and does not require
                                                                                         any additional support system.
                                          S3.5                                           Any wiring, conduit or structural
                                          No electrical equipment is mounted             support will be contained within
                                          on exposed surfaces of the                     the structure of the sign itself if
                                          advertising device.                            such systems are required.
                                                                                         Conduits, wiring and electrical
                                                                                         equipment will not be mounted
                                                                                         on or visible on the external
                                                                                         surfaces or surroundings of the
                                                                                         sign.

 Electricity and supply infrastructure

  O4                                      AO6                                            Complies.
  All uses and works maintain an          No support, fixing or other system
                                                                                         The proposed signage is
  adequate safe distance from             required for the proper installation
  electrical infrastructure including     of the advertising device is                   constructed so as to be safe and
                                                                                         self-supporting with foundations
  substations,             overhead       proposed.
  powerlines, power poles and                                                            and supports fully within the
  transformers; AND                                                                      structure.

  O5                                                                                     The proposed signage will be well
  Structures are not constructed                                                         clear of substations and
  under       overhead      electricity                                                  transformers. No overhead
  transmission       lines,     within                                                   power lines exist within the
  electricity    transmission      line                                                  vicinity of the proposed
  easements                                                                              freestanding sign.

 Maximum total signface area for all signs on a site

  O6                                      S6.1                                           Complies.
  The maximum signface area of all        The total signface area of all                 The total active street facing
  advertising devices on a site -         advertising devices on a site does             building on Hastings Street is 32.3
  (a)     does not unduly detract         not exceed 0.75m² of signface area             lineal metres. The total common
  from a building, site or local area,    per linear metre of active street              property street frontage along
  (b)     does        not     visually    facing building or 10m2 whichever is           Hastings Street is 15 metres with
  dominate the appearance of a            the lesser.                                    a further 62.8 metres facing
  building; or                                                                           Noosa Parade.
  (c)     is not visually intrusive in
  the streetscape or other setting                                                       The existing signage on the
  in which it is located;                                                                common property active
  (d)     is compatible with the                                                         frontage includes two existing
  scale and extent of active street                                                      freestanding signs and a
  facing building; and                                                                   freestanding directory board on
  (e)     does not exceed 10m2                                                           Hastings Street, and 1 existing
  per premises.                                                                          freestanding sign on Noosa
                                                                                         Parade identifying the entrance
                                                                                         to the undercover carpark of Bay
                                                                                         Village.

                                                                                         The proposed sign face area is
                                                                                         4.1m2 . The existing sign face
                                                                                         area on the Noosa Parade
                                                                                         freestanding sign is
                                                                                         approximately 2.5m.2. The total


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