2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Short Term Accommodation Monitoring Report 2022

for visitors. One suggestion was that dwellings in those areas came at a premium cost and
were not necessarily affordable housing for permanent residents.
It also recognised the historic ability for all dwelling houses to be used for short-term
accommodation by making the use consistent in all Low Density Residential zoned areas.


Medium and High Density Residential zones – short-term accommodation
Within the Medium and High Density Residential zones, short-term accommodation required
a code assessment application where located within the Short Stay Area Map. Outside of the
map area short-term accommodation was an inconsistent use requiring impact assessment.
This approach was based on an early understanding that conflict between permanent
residents and visitors was more likely in denser living environments and any further increases
in short-term accommodation should be assessed for their impact against relevant codes.
This approach also reserved future development outside of the map area for permanent
residential dwellings, with no increase in short-term accommodation by making short-term
accommodation an inconsistent use.


Tourist accommodation zone – short-term accommodation
Short-term accommodation in the Tourist Accommodation zone was identified as code
assessment unless located on one of a number of specifically nominated key sites, where it
was impact assessment.
Multiple dwellings in the Tourist Accommodation zone were consistent impact assessment, if
not located on a specifically nominated visitor site where it was inconsistent impact.
This approach effectively continued to recognize existing multiple housing use rights in the
zone.


Rural Residential zone - short-term accommodation
In the first draft, short-term accommodation was an inconsistent use in the Rural Residential
zone. This zone was intended for permanent living on large lots and did not accommodate
much range in uses beyond that.


Rural zone – short-term accommodation
Within the Rural zone short-term accommodation was code assessment if located on a site
with area of at least 4ha, included no more than 4 guest rooms / cabins etc. and
accommodated no more than 8 guests. Otherwise it was inconsistent in the zone.


Other tourist accommodation uses
The first draft of NP2020 also included a range of other tourist accommodation provisions.
Home based business - Home hosted accommodation
The short-term use of a room or rooms (including bed and breakfast style accommodation) in
a dwelling house, townhouse or unit where the owner/tenant permanently resides, was defined
as a ‘home-based business’.
The “business” use had to be subordinate to the main residential use of the property. The host
was required to live in residence and guests could not have use of the whole dwelling.
Accommodation could not be self-contained and guests could not have access to their own
separate kitchen or laundry facilities.

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Noosa Council Monitoring Report 2022/23