2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               12 DECEMBER 2017


Overall Outcomes                Applicants Comments                Officers Comments
d) Safely    constructed and    The sign is to be constructed      The site has an existing concrete
   secured – not creating a     from vacuum formed acrylic and     hardstand area with anchor
   hazard.                      will be securely anchored into a   points that would secure the
                                base slab and fabricated by a      proposed sign.
                                reputable fabricator. Therefore
                                the device is considered to be
                                safely constructed and obscured.
The following Specific Outcomes of the Advertising Devices Code are relevant to the assessment
of this application:
1.   Specific Outcome O1 states: The following advertising devices are inconsistent with the
     overall outcomes sought by this Code and are not located in the former Noosa Shire-
     a)   balloons or other gas filled advertising devices;
     b)   Blind signs;
     c)   Attached Flagpole signs;
     d)   Moving signs;
     e)   Roof signs;
     f)   Signs illuminated by, or incorporating, neon lighting;
     g)   Signs with a sign face area exceeding 4m2;
     h)   Sky signs;
     i)   3-Dimensional signs;
     j)   Any combination of signs on one premise with a combined sign face area of more
          than 10m2
2.     Specific Outcome O2 as follows, Advertising Devices:
     a)   are compatible with the human-scale and character of the locality in which they are
          situated;
     b) are compatible with the scale, proportion, bulk and other characteristics of buildings,
        structures and landscaping; and
     c)   are designed, sited and integrated so as not to contribute to the proliferation of visual
          clutter.
3.   Specific Outcome O6 states: Advertising devices respect the scale and nature of
     surrounding development and contribute positively to the visual amenity, streetscape,
     landscape setting and natural and built environment of where the advertising device is
     placed.
Applicant’s comments regarding the areas of non-compliance
The applicant has submitted a visual assessment (Refer Attachment 1 - Sign Proposal) which
has specifically addressed Specific Outcome O1. In summary the applicant concludes that the
proposed sign:
   At 5m in height is consistent in size and character of other signage along Eumundi Noosa
     Road near the proposed location;
   Is not out of scale with the 10m high building behind or tall vegetation;
   Is sited around the corner from other similar signage in this location assisting in reducing
     the proliferation of visual clutter along Eumundi Noosa Road.
The applicant also advises:
     The proposed signage is consistent with the scale of the built form and use of the site. The
     proposed signage is consistent with the surrounding commercial streetscapes and built
     environment. The proposed sign is the only sign along the North Eastern frontage.
     Professionally constructed the sign maintains the generally high level of presentation of
     signage in this locality.


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