2023-03-16 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                                 16 MARCH 2023


3     GENERAL COMMITTEE REPORT 13 MARCH 2023


ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

COUNCILLORS
Cr Frank Wilkie (Chair)
Cr Karen Finzel
Cr Joe Jurisevic
Cr Amelia Lorentson
Cr Clare Stewart
Cr Brian Stockwell
Cr Tom Wegener

EXECUTIVE
S Waters Chief Executive Officer
L Sengstock, Director Infrastructure Services
K Rawlings, Director Environment & Sustainable Development
T Grauf, Acting Director Corporate Services

APOLOGIES
Nil


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL



1     SHORT STAY LETTING OR HOME HOSTED ACCOMMODATION LOCAL LAW
      – 12 MONTH REVIEW
      In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson provided the following
      declaration to the meeting of a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter:
      I, Cr Lorentson inform the meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as my
      husband and I own a property at Noosa Parade. Since November 2020 this property has been used for
      short term accommodation rental. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will now leave the meeting
      room while the matter is considered and voted on.
      That Council note the report by the Principal Strategic Planner to the Planning & Environment
      Committee Meeting dated 7 March 2023 and
      A.    Note the 12 month review of the Local Law has been completed;
      B.    Undertake the range of actions identified in this report to improve the implementation of
            the Short Stay Letting or Home Hosted Accommodation Local Law, and specifically:
            1.    Increase staff resources to include two additional local law assessment and
                  compliance officers on a temporary basis to assess the backlog of applications and
                  undertake compliance action where required;
            2.    Undertake compliance and enforcement action on properties operating short stay
                  letting or home hosted accommodation without an approval or not displaying an
                  approval notice;
            3.    Introduce an annual renewal fee on 30 June 2023 for all short stay let and home
                  hosted accommodation properties on a sliding scale at a rate of:



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