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

   In late 2019 / early 2020, in consultation with local governments and stakeholders, the
   Queensland State government were proposing a State wide approach to manage short stay
   letting. With the advent of Covid-19 however, the State govemment's priorities changed and
   the matter has been put on hold and referred back to local government.
  Ongoing consultation will be undertaken with stakeholders following introduction of the local
   law.
   As part of the Public Interest Test Reporting a specific economic cost benefit analysis was
   undertaken by economic consultants AEC.
   A change to the local law to alter the 20 minute travel time for the contact person to a 20 km
   radius will be made.
      6. Short stay industry association
   The Noosa short stay letting industry group are concemed the exemptions are discriminatory
   and create a two tiered market, calling for no exemptions. They support home hosted
   accommodation being included in the proposed local law also raising concems some hosts
   don't stay overnight.
   Issues regarding the legality of the local law were raised including that it:- is beyond power, is
   incompatible with bylaws; duplicates the planning scheme; is unreasonable and not
   enforceable; cannot hold a person accountable for the behaviour which it has no control; and
   cannot further regulate existing use rights.
   Response
   The proposed local law is specifically targeted at managing the impacts of short stay letting
   on permanent residents. Where no permanent residents are permitted or intended, or where
   the mix of landuse activities create late night noise and other disturbances which are
   acceptable — such as the Hastings St Mixed use precinct, the local law does not apply.
   Planning scheme have different requirements for different landuses in different zones, the
   local law applies the same philosophy and is consistent with the landuse outcomes sought by
   Noosa Plan 2020. It is not discriminatory.
   Concems regarding potential conflict between the local law and body corporate bylaws have
   been previously addressed and resulted in some changes to the local law prior to its public
   notification. Issues regarding the legality and enforcement of the local law have been
   previously addressed in a report to Planning & Environment Committee meeting on 9 March
   2021.
   Support for the inclusion of home hosted accommodation is noted. Home hosts must reside
   overnight under the requirements of the definition in the local law and provisions in Noosa
   Plan 2020.
      7. Site specific locations
    Teewah
   A number of submissions were received from short stay letting operators at Teewah
   requesting an exemption from the proposed local law due to the distance to attend to
   complaints; that it is a holiday village; complaints are rare; and they have no waste service.
   Response
   Despite the distance, short stay letting of properties in Teewah should still have a local
   management framework, minimum safety standards and avenue for complaints to be made.
   First response to a complaint within 30 minutes may be a phone call to the quests if resolved
   or to a local contact person as their nominated person. If the complaint is not resolved and

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