2019-09-12 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                        12 SEPTEMBER 2019


5.    Administration (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No.2) 2019 / Amendment to
      Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 contained as Attachment 2
Various administration changes are required to the existing subordinate Local Law including a
proposed new Schedule identified as Schedule 21A – Operation of short stay letting (Schedule),
where the criteria for short stay letting are contained.

The following is a brief outline of the proposed Schedule.

Schedule 21A
Part 2 of the Schedule identifies short stay letting that does not require approval under the Local
Law. The criteria is provided below but as a summary, a unit that is part of an on-site managed unit
complex and is part of the on-site managed letting pool is proposed to not require approval under
the proposed Local Law.

An approval is not required in respect of the undertaking of the prescribed activity if the prescribed
activity is undertaken at premises and —

(a)   the premises form part of a complex comprising 2 or more places of residence; and

(b)   a resident manager resides at a place which is in, adjoining, or adjacent to, the complex; and

(c)   the resident manager is responsible for the supervision and management of the complex;
      and

(d)   the resident manager is present, or available, at all reasonable times to undertake the
      supervision and management of the complex; and

(e)   the resident manager conducts a letting agent business for the complex and the premises
      are made available for lease by the resident manager in the conduct of the letting agent
      business.

Part 3 of the Schedule provides for the documents that must accompany an application for approval
or confirmation is required that the owner has the relevant documents in their possession.

The following is a brief summary of documents required for an approval:
     Plans identifying bedrooms and maximum number of persons to a bedroom;
     Body corporate approval ( if relevant) ;
     Evidence of rates and levies paid;
     A statutory declaration confirming the premises is not used as a ‘Party House’ as defined by
      the Planning Act 2016;
     A contact person’s name and telephone number who:
      o     is available 24 hours 7 days per week; and
      o     lives within 20 minutes of the premises; and
      o     is responsible for the supervision and management of the premises including
            addressing complaints and visitor queries.

Confirmation is required the following has been obtained:
     a development approval and compliance with the development approval (if required) or
     the premises has lawful existing use rights;
     a current pool safety certificate;
     a current electrical safety certificate for smoke alarms.




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