2020-05-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                                                                                          12 MAY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                        CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                              Reviewed staged payment plans to                                                        Report to Council on LGIP.
                                               assist with COVID-19.
Auditing program for Advertising Devices      Agreements continue to be reached         Auditing program temporarily ceased          Continue auditing program for
                                               with a number of business owners in        due to COVID-19.                              advertising devices – Noosa Civic &
                                               Gympie Terrace, and Mary/ Thomas          Temporary      additional   signage           Hinterland area subject to COVID-19.
                                               Street to address non- compliant           permitted for some businesses
                                               signage.                                   impacted by COVID-19.
                                              Developed internal processes for
                                               assessment of applications for
                                               advertising devices under the Local
                                               Law.
                                              Report to Council to adopt
                                               consolidated version of Local Laws
                                               and application fees for advertising
                                               devices.
Business as Usual activities                  Monthly reporting to Treasury Qld         Preparation    for    Andema      trial      Continued      assessment     of
                                               State Government and Australian            underway and negotiations on Tritton          Development Applications lodged
                                               Bureau of Statistics on development        & Loxton, Hoffman, Gabarrin          &        under The Noosa Plan.
                                               approval information.                      Stockwell appeals underway.                  Trial of new request management
                                              Lunar & RACV appeals withdrawn.           Preparation work for commencement             system for planning enquiries/
                                              Council successful in Thomco               of new Planning Scheme –                      complaints.
                                               appeal.                                    application fees, staff training,
                                                                                          process for Superseded Planning
                                              Submission made to LGAQ on
                                                                                          Scheme applications.
                                               changes needed to address COVID-
                                               19 impacts.                               Working with Council ICT Branch in
                                                                                          developing electronic application
                                                                                          processes     and     new     request
                                                                                          management system for planning
                                                                                          enquiries/complaints.
                                                                                         Working with individual businesses to
                                                                                          address their circumstances and
                                                                                          COVID-19 impacts.




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