Development Application Part 2 of 2 Report and Plans OPW13/0100

    The proposed signage is considered to be consistent with the above outcomes and specifically,
    will improve the visual qualities and streetscape character of Hastings Street. In addition to the

    design of the proposed new signs being contemporary and having an appropriate scale, height
    and face area, the proposal will result in the total number of free standing signs along Hastings

    Street being reduced from five (5) to two (2) free standing signs. Furthermore, the proposed

    signs     are    associated       with        existing approved   uses   focused     on    visitor    accommodation,
    entertainment, dining and the tourism and hospitality sectors.

    6.3         Planning Overlays and/or triggers
    The site is identified   being included on two overlay maps, specifically the Noosa Heads
                                   as

    Natural Hazard: Landslide and Flooding Overlay Map (OM6.3) area subject to minimum floor
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    height, and the Noosa Heads Natural Hazard: Bushfire and Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay                                      Map
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                    high potential ASS O.5m AHD.

    The level of assessment table for the natural hazards overlay does not identify operational

    works, being the placement of an advertising device on premises, as assessable development
    against the code. As s ch, an assessment against the natural hazards overlay has not been
    undertaken on the basis that the code is not applicable.


    6.4        Codes

    The level of assessment table for the Noosa Heads Locality identifies that the Advertising
    Devices co~e is the only applicable code for this application. A full assessment against the

    provisions of the Advertising Devices code is contained within Appendix C of this report.

    Section 14.74 of the Advertising Devices code states that the overall outcomes are the purpose
    of the code. The following overall outcomes are considered relevant to the assessment of the

    application:

          a) advertising devices complement and do not detract from the desirable characteristics of
                the natural and built environment in which the advertising devices are exhibited;

          b) advertising devices are designed and integrated so as to minimise visual clutter;
          c) advertising devices do not detract from the visual amenity of the major road network nor
               from the rural or residential amenity enjoyed by residents of and visitors to Noosa; and

          d) advertising devices are safely constructed and secured and do not create a hazard.

    It is considered that the proposal achieves a high level of compliance with the overall outcomes.
    In   particular, the proposed signs are of a contemporary and integrated design, include high
    quality finishes and will maintain an appropriate human scale to the surrounding streetscape
    and as such, will complement the visual amenity, qualities and character of Hastings Street.

    The proposal also achieves all of the specific outcomes of the code and achieves a high level of

    compliance ,with most of the probable solutions. The main area where the proposal provides an
    alternative solution for Council’s consideration, is in                  respect. to the maximum                number of

    freestanding signs per frontage. Specifically, S6.3 of the code identifies a probable solution that
    limits freestanding signs to 1                sign per frontage. The application proposes a total of two (2)
    freestanding signs along the Hastings Street frontage of the site; one (1)sign to accommodate
    the Sheraton branding and directional information and the second freestanding sign to provide

    menu information for Cato’s Restaurant.




9        Buckley Vann Town Planning Consultants
                                                                                   Placing Advertising Device on Premises Development Permit
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