2018-11-06 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        6 NOVEMBER 2018


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Building and Plumbing
Legislative Review                        Preparation for the introduction of the    Continue to develop procedures &           Attendance at next legislative
                                            amended Plumbing and Drainage Act            processes for the adoption of new            workshop in Brisbane
                                            2002 with the new Plumbing Act 2017          legislation                                Continue to prepare new legislative
                                            legislative obligations.                   Implementation of Plumbing Works             documentation and report to Council
                                          Attendance at legislative meeting in         Permit template & inhouse processes          with proposed resolutions once State
                                            Brisbane to discuss Local Govt               to replace existing compliance               regulations have been released.
                                            obligations.                                 certificate.
Business as Usual activities              Meeting legislative timeframe              Maintain existing legislative              New Plumbing and Drainage fast
                                            requirements for all applications.           timeframes and obligation.                   track approval processes and permits
                                          Monthly reporting to Treasury QLD          Identify new Legislative fines and           have been developed to meet
                                            State Government and Australian              State approvals for SPER. Building           Councils obligations under new
                                            Bureau of Statistics timeframes on           Act has been completed but more              Plumbing and Drainage Act
                                            track.                                       work to be undertaken in regards to        Joint meeting with Distribution
                                          Complaint and investigation reporting        new Plumbing Act.                            Retailers and Regional Councils for
                                            timeframes on track                        Tribunal preparation:                        the development of a new domestic
                                          Tribunal summons to appear on:               1. Forest Acres, Shorehaven.                 and commercial “connection”
                                            1. Forest Acres Drive, Lake Mac              2. Tribunal overturned in favour of          approval agreement
                                            2. Shorehaven, Noosaville                        customer: Honey Myrtle, Noosa
                                            3. Honey Myrtle, Noosa Heads                     Heads (Roofed patio deck- side
                                            Appeals withdrawn:                               boundary)
                                            1. Callitris street, Marcus Beach
                                            2. Pickering Cour,Tewantin
                                            3. Shipyard Court, Noosaville
Plumbing and Building Audit &             Audit Programme stage one of four          Mail out to identified commercial          Residents have been advised of
Educational Programmes                      stages (Backflow Prevention Device)          properties subject to (Backflow              results of audit and two residents
                                          Swimming Pool educational                    Prevention Device) audit programme.          have been contacted to complete
                                            programme – Developed new                  Check Queensland Building and                actioned works.
                                            educational brochure and mail outs to        Construction Commission swimming           Undertake desk top analysis with
                                            7,500 commercial residential                 pool register to complete this part of       identified results of audits (estimated
                                            customers.                                   mail out programme (90% complete)            programme timeframe 9 months) This
                                                                                                                                      programme is 90% complete to date.
Council implementation of Building        Develop and Implement processes            Promotion of Referral Processes for        Continue to develop programme and
Demolition Referrals Response               for building demolition referral             new Customers (Private Building              record keeping processes.
                                            responses                                    Certifiers/ Residents/ Unitywater)
State Government Form 4A Process          Council opted in to this new plumbing      Meet with all Public entities including    Undertake Shire wide audits
Implementation Audit Programme.             minor work audit programme                   Noosa Council representatives to           Meet with Unitywater, Q build & Main
(included in programme: Federal, State                                                   discuss processes for audits and             Roads reps to discuss programme
and Local Government Agencies)                                                           plumbing work applications

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