2022-08-09 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       9 AUGUST 2022


               (i)   Visitor accommodation forms a key element of the local tourism industry.
               (j)   Visitor accommodation provides for a wide range of visitors.
9.3.5.3 Criteria for assessment

        Safety and amenity
        PO12
        Sufficient on-site car parking is provided to accommodate the number and type of vehicles likely
        to be generated by the visitor accommodation having regard to the number of guests, staff or
        visitors.
The planning scheme prioritises the preservation of medium density residential neighbourhoods
for predominantly permanent residential dwellings and seeks to protect the amenity of surrounding
residential areas from the impacts of short-term accommodation. The scheme further details that
the Tourist Accommodation zone is intended to provide for short-term accommodation.
The site is located in an area of Medium Density Residential zoned land that is located in a
neighbourhood area identified in figure 6 below, which is surrounded by visitor accommodation to
the north and commercial areas to the south.




                               Figure 5: Zonings and neighbourhood area

An analysis of properties being used for short-term accommodation was undertaken in April 2020
and is detailed in Figure 7 below for the area. This mapping indicates that the area has a
substantial number of premises that were being used for short-term accommodation. Council
data identifies that 27% of residential rated dwellings in Noosaville were being used for short-
term accommodation (including bed and breakfast) as of April 2020. It is acknowledged that other
approvals issued in the area permit their use for short-term accommodation, specifically being:
Multiple dwelling approvals issued prior to the 2006 planning scheme;
Superseded planning scheme requests to use dwellings within the Low Density Residential Zone;
      and
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