2021-10-12 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   12 OCTOBER 2021




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                       12 OCTOBER 2021

    Funding should be cost recoverable from application fees and the Transitory Accommodation
    rate base.
    Compliance and enforcement action will be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of
    Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 which are adequate for enforcement of the proposed
    local law.
   Council has the power to issue a compliance notice and fines, a show cause notice for
    suspension, amendment or cancellation of an approval. Approvals may also not be renewed
    where there are ongoing compliance issues.

    Applications & clarifications
   Requests were made for more information to be provided on site plans; greater pet
    management; approval numbers on signs; amenity impacts to include on adjoining dwellings;
    vehicle management to include boats, trailers and jet skis; building compliance; and a publicly
    available approvals register.
    Response
    It is reasonable to make minor amendments to the proposed local law in response to the
    submitter issues as follows:
        * require site plans to show the location of outdoor entertainment areas and adjoining
          property windows and door openings;
        * include boats, trailers, jet skis and the like as part of the vehicle management
           provisions;
        * include reference to amenity impacts on adjoining dwellings; and
        * include the approval number on the sign; and
        * require confirmation the building is lawfully constructed and classified for its purpose
          under the Building Act 1975.
    A public register of all approvals will also be available on Council's website for transparency.
    Matters outside the scope of the local law's legal framework will be provided as further
    information advice within a “good management of short stay letting guide”.

       2.
    Home hosted accommodation providers were largely under the misconception the local law
    was going to stop them operating. Many felt the local law was invasion of privacy; they should
    be able to use their home as they like; and home hosting supports their income. Submitters
    requested exemption from the local law. Some submitters admitted to using secondary
    dwellings, granny flats or other self-contained spaces for home hosted accommodation
    contrary to Noosa Plan 2020.
    Response
    Providing home hosted accommodation complies with Noosa Plan 2020, the proposed local
    law does not prevent the use continuing.
    The local law requires compliance with the planning scheme, fire and pool safety standards,
    public liability insurance, building compliance and code of conduct for quest behaviour which
   are all relevant to home hosting, and therefore the use should not be exempt.
    It should be noted, hosts must remain in residence when they have guests and secondary
    dwellings, granny flats and the like are for permanent occupancy and cannot be used for short
    term accommodation or home hosted accommodation. Guests may have a small area with a
    kettle, toaster and bar fridge to prepare hot beverages, a light snack or continental breakfast,
    but no kitchen.

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