Information Request OPW20 0107 · OPW20/0107

Officer: 	Lisa Pienaar
Direct Telephone: 	07 53296514
Our Reference:	OPW20/0107
Your Reference:	.
15 July 2020
Body Corporate - Bay Village on Hastings Cts 33127
C/- RG Strategic Australia
PO Box 1818
NOOSA HEADS QLD  4567
[email protected]
Dear Sir/Madam
Information Request
Planning Act 2016
I refer to your application and advise that Council requires further information to satisfactorily assess the proposal.
application details
Application No.	OPW20/0107 (Signage)
Street Address:	Bay Village 18 Hastings St Noosa Heads
Real Property Description:	SP 140844
Planning Scheme:	The Noosa Plan (8 June 2018)
INFORMATION REQUIRED
The information requested is set out below:
Issue – height, setback, character
An Overall outcome and Specific outcome of the Advertising Device Code seeks that any combination of signs on one premise does not have a combined sign face area exceeding 10m2  (or exceeding the acceptable solutions of the Code), whichever is the lesser. The proposal increases sign face area for the site which is currently in excess of 10m2.
It is noted that the proposed freestanding pylon sign will result in 2 pylon signs for the site, which is contrary to the Advertising Devices Code where only 1 is allowed.  However, provided the proposed sign meets the other requirements of the code, 1 additional to the 1 sign existing on site maybe supported.
Setback of the freestanding pylon sign is to be at least half the height of the sign from any boundary.  The proposed sign is 3 metres high and should be setback 1.5 metres.  Further, a 3 metre high sign is considered excessive for the Hastings Street frontage, particularly where close to a pedestrian thoroughfare.
In the general and traditional sense, Hastings Street has very few examples of free standing pylon advertising signs, with most signage largely integrated into the building. Specific Outcome 14.77 requires advertising devices that are:
are compatible with the existing and future planned character of the locality in which they are situated;
are compatible with the scale, proportion, bulk and other characteristics of buildings, structures, landscapes and other advertising devices on the site;
are of a scale, proportion and form that is appropriate to the streetscape or other setting in which it is located;
are designed, sited and integrated to:
not contribute to the proliferation of visual clutter;
not unduly dominate the visual landscape;
maintain views or vistas of private and public value; and
protect the visual amenity of scenic routes; and
are designed to achieve a high standard of architectural, urban and landscape design or at least not detract from the architectural, urban or landscape design standards of a locality (including any streetscape improvement programs implemented by the council).

Information Required
Provide amended plans that address the proposed signs compatibility with regard to its scale, proportion and form with respect to existing signage on Hastings Street.  It is noted the existing pylon signs in this location have not been approved by Council. Providing examples of the very few advertising pylon signs that exist (they may or may not be approved by Council) is not considered a suffice response.
Provide amended plans that reduce the signs size (particularly the height) and show the setback is at least half the height of the sign from any boundary.

Issue - Illumination
An Overall outcome and Specific outcome of the Advertising Device Code specifies that advertising devices that are illuminated are not consistent in Noosa Shire. Any illumination of the proposed sign will not be supported.
Information Required
Provide amended plans that remove any suggestion of illumination.

Issue – Existing vegetation
Limited detail is provided in the arborist report regarding the provision of underground power, existing or future, and it’s alignment to the device.
Information Required
Provide detail of any excavation within the Tree Protection Zone required for provision of power or other utilities to the device.
due date for response to information request
The due date for providing the requested information is 15 October 2020. Please advise Council of your response to this information request in accordance with section 13 of the Development Assessment Rules.
If you do not provide a response before the due date, it will be taken as if you have decided not to respond to the information request and Council will continue with the assessment of your application.
other details
You can follow the progress of this application online at www.noosa.qld.gov.au. The “Online Services” page can be accessed via "Quick Links" on the left hand side of the screen.
Should you have any further queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number above.
Yours faithfully,

Lisa Pienaar
Development Planner

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