2022-11-04 - Special Meeting Agenda Item 1 - Attachment 2 - Consultation Report

5.10 Community survey – other ideas to address housing challenges
Q10: Other ideas to address housing challenges
                                                                                                                    Participants were asked to identify any other areas to address housing
                             11.4%                                                                                  challenges. This was an open-ended question allowing those who
                                                                                                                    responded to detail their ideas. From the analysis of the responses, 8
                                                                                                                    common themes were identified.
                                                                                     1 - positive
                                                                                     2 - Neutral                    Findings
                     31.6%                         56.9%                                                            • 56.9% of responses indicated positive sentiment towards other ideas
                                                                                     3 - Negative                      to address the current housing crisis and acknowledged that
                                                                                                                       something needed to be done to keep Noosa home for people who are
                                                                                                                       struggling in the community.

    Theme                                         Negative                                                                              Positive / Neutral

 Infill /       “Do not rezone our existing residential communities! “                           “There is so much land around the Noosa Shire which could be utilised for public housing. I
 rezoning                                                                                        believe the idea in Cooroy to be a very good solution but it needs to be decided and acted on
                “Let this panic of Covid ease, then evaluate the situation. This is not the time
                                                                                                 quickly. The crisis is now.”
                to alter the zoning or social fabric of our beloved Noosa.”
                                                                                                 “Re-zoning of rural residential lots with access to town water and sewerage to allow
                                                                                                 subdivision. Allow the use of long term tiny homes on private residential lots, but ensure they
                                                                                                 are hidden from the street and carparking to be kept on premises.”

 Limit STAs     “As above - STA owners have destroyed the rental market here.”                     "Readdress the Short Stay Letting Local Law as it does not serve to address the housing
                                                                                                   challenges Noosa Council is facing."
                “Noosa needs to retain its character not just become another over
                developed seaside resort. Stop approvals of STA in low density zones."     "Lowering the amount of STA properties, so that there is some availability of properties in the
                                                                                           Noosaville/Noosa heads/sunshine areas. These properties sit vacant for a portion of the year,
                                                                                           whilst locals cannot access housing."
 Increase       “Please don’t allow tiny houses or granny flats to be placed everywhere on “Use land like Johns landing and start building a townhouse area with a shuttle bus running
 housing        larger blocks. This will require tree removal and more and more cars.”     into town”
 diversity
                "Please don’t allow tiny houses or granny flats to be placed everywhere on “Allow certain areas where caravan and motorhomes can be based and rented out for casual
                                                                                           employees on bus routes, maybe adjacent to parks and sports fields where there are facilities.”
                larger blocks. This will require tree removal and more and more cars."
 Prioritise     N/A                                                                        "Ensure essential service workers like police, paramedics, teachers, nurses are catered for in
 housing for                                                                               social housing as tenants."
 local
 residents &                                                                                       By the council developing land themselves and selling/renting to suitable applicants who are
 workers                                                                                           living locally and work in those low paid jobs."


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