Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 1998 (Amendment No 14) (2001-246) [GG No 64 of 6.4.2001, p 1788] (NSW)

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Gunnedah Local Environmental New South Wales

Plan 1998 (Amendment No 14)

under the

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

I, the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning, make the following local environmental plan under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. (S00/01729/S69)

ANDREW REFSHAUGE, M.P.,

Deputy Premier, Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister for Housing.

Signed at Sydney, this 25th day of March 2001.

Published in Gazette No 64 of 6 April 2001, page 1788	Page 1
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Clause 1 Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 1998 (Amendment No 14)

Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 1998

(Amendment No 14)

1     Name of plan

This plan is Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 1998 (Amendment

No 14).

2     Aims of plan

This plan aims to clarify the provisions of the Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 1998 that apply to the erection of commercial signs and advertising structures in the local government area of Gunnedah.

3     Land to which plan applies

This plan applies to all land within the local government area of

Gunnedah.

4 Amendment of Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 1998

The Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 1998 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 4)

Clause 24

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

24     What are the provisions relating to the erection of advertising structures and commercial signs?

(1) A person must not erect a commercial sign on land within Zone No 2 (v), 3 (a), 3 (b), 4 (a) or 4 (b) unless the Council has consented to the erection of the sign.

(2)

The Council may grant consent to the erection of a commercial

sign under subclause (1) only if it is satisfied that:

(a)	the sign relates only to the place or premises to which it is to be affixed, and
(b)	the sign will not have an adverse impact on the amenity of the surrounding area, and
(c)	the sign will not have an adverse impact on traffic safety in the locality.

(3) A person must not erect an advertising structure on land within Zone No 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (d), 3 (a), 3 (b), 4 (a) or 4 (b) unless the Council has consented to the erection of the advertising structure.

(4) The Council must not grant consent to the erection of an

advertising structure under subclause (3) unless:

(a)

the Council is satisfied:

(i)	that the advertisement relates only to a specific building or place, and
(ii)	that the principal purpose of the advertisement is to direct the travelling public to that building or place, and
(iii)	that the dimensions and overall size of the proposed structure are not larger than would reasonably be required to so direct the travelling public, and

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(b)

the Council has made an assessment of the likely impact of the proposed advertising structure on:

(i)	the amenity of the surrounding area, and
(ii)	the historic, scientific, cultural, social, archaeological, architectural, natural or aesthetic significance of any heritage item that will be affected by the proposed development or any setting of any heritage item that will be affected by the proposed development, and
(iii)	traffic safety in the locality.