2019-12-16 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                     16 DECEMBER 2019


The meeting adjourned at 12.06pm
The meeting resumed at 12.14pm


3    PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENTS - ADVERTISING DEVICES - POST 2ND
     ROUND OF CONSULTATION
     Motion
     Moved:             Cr Wellington
     Seconded:          Cr Wilkie
     That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the General Committee
     Meeting dated 16 December 2019 and resolve:
     A.    To make the following changes in response to submissions to the Administration and
           Other Subordinate Local Law (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No.1) 2019 shown
           in tracked change extracts in Attachment 1:
           i.     amend the requirements for sandwich board / A-Frame signs to clarify that the
                  sandwich board / A-Frame must be placed on the property to which it refers, or
                  where this is not practically possible, immediately abutting the property on public
                  land;
           ii.    remove the 2m clear pedestrian walkway requirement for sandwich board / A –
                  Frame signs and instead state that clear pedestrian, wheelchair and pram access
                  must be maintained at all times;
           iii.   clarify the wording for event directional signage to say that it must only be
                  displayed on the days of the event and not more than 7 days prior to the event;
     B.    Having considered the content of a public interest test report in relation to anti-
           competitive provisions contained in each of Administration (Amendment) Local Law
           (No. 1) 2019 and Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law (Amendment)
           Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2019, note the content of the public interest test report
           in Attachment 2 and implement the recommendations of the public interest test report;
     C.    To proceed with the making of, and make, Administration (Amendment) Local Law (No.
           1) 2019 as altered in Attachment 3;
     D.    To proceed with the making of, and make, Administration and Other Subordinate Local
           Law (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2019 as altered in Attachment 4;
     E.    To note that each of Administration (Amendment) Local Law (No. 1) 2019 and
           Administration and Other Subordinate Local Law (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law
           (No. 1) 2019 contain anti-competitive provisions;
     F.    To bring forward the consolidated version of:
           a.     Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015;
           b.     Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015; and
           c.     Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and
                  Roads) 2015;
           for adoption and commencement in early 2020 to enable the local law amendments to
           commence when the new Noosa Plan takes effect.


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