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

accommodation lead to Council confirming the second draft NP 2020 making short-term
accommodation an inconsistent use in the Low Density Residential zone in the final NP2020.
Short-term accommodation in the Medium and High Density Residential zones also continued
into the final version as publicly notified being a consistent impact use throughout the zones.
The short-term accommodation provisions for the Rural and Rural Residential zones also
continued into the final version as publicly notified in the second draft.
Part 3 discusses in detail the provisions of the adopted NP2020.


2.8.3 Draft Short Stay Letting Local Law issues
In 2019 Noosa Council initiated the preparation of a first draft local law for short stay letting to
manage the ongoing use of lawfully operating short-term accommodation properties. The first
draft was publicly notified concurrently with the second draft of NP2020.
A number of detailed issues were identified relevant to both the local law as well as the
preparation of NP2020 and new provisions around short-term accommodation and a home
based business (home hosted accommodation). The key issues identified in submissions
included:
       Increased investor interest to purchase dwellings specifically for short stay letting
       Use of dwellings for visitors and commercial gain, not housing residents
       Impacts on housing supply and affordability
       Increase property and rental prices
       A lack of local management with many properties managed from a distance
       A disregard for local residential amenity
       Noise and disturbances
       Hours and use of outdoor areas
       Guest behaviour
       Party houses
       Lack of complaint management
       Loss of neighbours and sense of community
       Increased occupancy and population
       Impacts and strain on infrastructure
       Overcrowding of dwellings, guest safety
       Increased traffic
       Resident parking impacts and illegal parking
       Increased waste
       Pet management
       Lighting
       Environmental impacts
The local law was put on hold following the public notification stage as the Queensland State
Government had commenced a process for a state wide approach to managing short-term
accommodation. The then Mayor of Noosa Council was involved in a reference group for the
state approach.


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Noosa Council Monitoring Report 2022/23