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

accommodation. Reference to the protection of visitor accommodation in this section should
be relocated to the economy and employment section and replaced with an outcome that
protects residential housing stock as a priority.
Additional outcomes should be included to support housing outcome, such as there should be
no net loss in permanent housing supply, permanent residential housing takes precedence
and priority over visitor accommodation in residential zones.


Economy and Employment
The outcomes sought for Noosa’s economy and employment is very much focused on a
diverse and resilient economy with a high economic yield and low environmental impact with
sustainable practices and clustering of like businesses. The outcomes are future focused on
new technologies and industries and diversified employment and locations that are flexible
including co-work spaces and home enterprises. The focus is largely diverted from the historic
and past reliance on tourism and a tourist related economy, to a new more diversified
economy.
Visitor centres are identified as an integral and important part of the economy and employment,
with limitations on future growth in tourism uses particularly in Hastings Street. The outcomes
do not seek to necessarily grow the tourism industry either in the existing centres or outside of
existing centres.
Outcomes regarding tourist accommodation outside of the visitor centres should be elaborated
on particularly regarding its relationship and mix with residents and mitigation of negative
impacts from tourism activities on residential housing stock for permanent residents and
residential amenity and wellbeing.


3.2.2 Definitions, Zone purpose, outcomes
This section deals with the relevant zones, corresponding purpose and outcomes and levels
of assessment for landuses related to housing and tourist accommodation in NP2020.
The relevant landuse definitions for housing, tourist accommodation and tourist activities and
the levels of assessment for each zone are included in Table 32 Appendix 9 to this report.
The landuse definitions provide clear distinction between dwellings for permanent residents
and various forms of tourist accommodation, and more specifically short term accommodation.
The landuse definitions in themselves are not of concern. The main concern is whether the
zone purpose and intent are being supported by the right landuses and levels of assessment.
The relevant purpose and outcomes for each zone are contained in Appendix 9 to this report.
Table 33 below provides an overview of how short term accommodation is dealt with in each
zone.




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