2019-04-09 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 9 APRIL 2019


On 14 March 2019, being post lodgement of this application, the applicant’s representative was
again advised that Council’s planners would likely recommend the application be refused based
on conflicts with the Noosa Plan provisions. Regardless of this advice, the applicant’s
representative advised that they wished to proceed to a final decision to be made by Council.
Of relevance to the assessment and decision making for this development application, Council
strengthened the signface area provisions within The Noosa Plan at its Ordinary Meeting on 15
June 2017 as part of the package of alignment amendments undertaken with the transition to the
new Planning Act 2016. The amendment was directly in response to unfavourable mediation
outcomes relating to the nearby StorageFirst Self Storage application for signage (Council
reference OPW15/0214) and to address changes to decision rules under the Planning Act 2016.
Based on the outcomes of this mediation process, Council’s solicitor recommended that:
    The Advertising Devices Code is strengthened if Council wishes to enforce the maximum
      signface area of 4m² for all developments; and
    The maximum signface area should be included as an item within the outcomes of the
      Advertising Devices Code rather than relying on the more subjective statements of the then
      current overall and specific outcomes of the code.
2.2. Site Description
The site supports an existing warehouse operating as an Industrial Business at 1/100 Rene
Street, Noosaville (refer to Figure 5).
The site forms part of the Noosa Metro Innovation Park estate, which consists of similar
warehouses and uses, while some of the lots within the estate remain vacant. The common
property within the estate supports the existing Pylon Sign.
The proposed location of the Wall Sign is clearly visible from Rene Street.




Figure 5 - Aerial Photo of the site and Noosa Metro Innovation Park estate, illustrating the existing Pylon Sign,
                                          Wall Sign and Window Sign.

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