2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 DRAFT 20191202-Noosa Plan Consultation Report

 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                              Planners’ Response                                                                                         Recommendation
 20862024    •    For some property owners while Noosa is not their principal place of residence it is a place they have       •   A house with a secondary dwelling is required to provide 3 carparking spaces.
                  a strong emotional connection with through years or decades of visiting her. They are proud of their         •   These do not have to constitute garages as such but designated hard standing space on the
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                  Noosa holiday home and if opportunity permits will move here one day. They would not afford a                    property available for guest parking at all times. Situations where the property owner has locked up
 20862027         home in Noosa without short-term renting it.                                                                     the garage to store their own vehicle(s) or possessions and made no on-site parking available for
 20862028    •    Some families reside in their Noosa homes for most of the year but travels a lot. When they go away              guests are not appropriate.
                  for periods they like to generate some income from the property to cover their costs and also provide        •   The concentration of existing short-term rentals correlates with beachside and riverside locations
 20862029         a nice house for families to stay in, rather than have the home sit empty.                                       where on street parking is already under pressure. Likewise the topography of some of these
 20862030    •    We like to reside in our home for most of the year and simply allow guests for periods we are away. I            neighbourhoods adds to the difficulties with on street parking.
                  agree that owner’s should not have full time holiday rentals, as these homes could be providing long
 20862224         term rental. Allowing a maximum period to do so (say 3-4 months) would be a fair and reasonable
 20862272         solution.

 20863737    •    High income earners from interstate buy properties at the top end of the market with the view to
                  Short-term let and negative gear, use the property occasionally to get a feel for living here and build
 20864264         social networks with the view of retiring here.
 20864430    •    Owners like the flexibility to reside in their holiday homes throughout the year to enjoy them as well as
                  maintain them. They have invested large amounts of money to comfortably furnish them. Long term
 20864487         tenancies are not an option. If they cannot short term let them they will just lock them up.
 20864490    •    If we were not allowed to rent or holiday home for short stays, we would not be able to afford to spend
                  any money in town when we went there for holidays.
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             •    This isn't any different to having relatives come and house-sit while residents are overseas. It ensures
 20865025         safety and security of an otherwise vacant property, especially around Christmas holidays when the
 20865026         most thefts occur when residents are on holidays. If friends and family can’t house sit for you, Airbnb
                  tenants are a more secure arrangement than a vacant house.
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             •    Short-term letting allows owners the ability to pay off the property faster and spend time in Noosa
 20865534         themselves, reinforcing the decision to make Noosa their future home. By contrast a long-term lease
                  arrangement would not facilitate this lifestyle and place owners under more financial pressure.
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             •    Regardless of location, a genuine owner occupier should be able to holiday let a room, an onsite
 20865572         granny flat or even the whole home (Principal Places of Residence), for Short-term. This capacity
                  does not affect the long term rental pool of stock and only enhances local jobs (cleaners,
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                  maintenance support etc).
 20865834    •    Due to lack of jobs and opportunities in Noosa and South East Queensland property owners have
 20865850         been forced to move away for work and rent out their house. While they would ideally like to move
                  back and be able to work locally, being able to let the home out on a short-term basis would at least
 20865853         allow them to occupy it themselves during holidays.
 20865941    Tourism and economy
 20865943    •    Numerous Small to medium enterprises are established and receive significant revenue by providing
                  the services required for these properties. i.e. gardeners, laundry services, maintenance and
 20865944         cleaning.
 20865945    •    The broader community benefits from the influx of tourists, particularly tourist operators, restaurants
 20865947         and shop keepers who enjoy the increased turnover
             •    Our guests shop locally and spend their holiday dollars with restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and
 20865948         retailers.
 20865949    •    Overall the total tourism income could be stifled if parts of Noosa are restricted from Short-term letting
 20866057         during peak periods. Tourists would instead travel to a place that has more capacity.
             •    If the proposed changes are implemented there is likely to be a reduction of people holidaying in
 20866065         Noosa which will impact the Noosa economy with less people eating at restaurants and enjoying the
 20866286         wonderful Noosa lifestyle.
 20866298    •    If less people come to stay, this hurts local businesses as we saw during the recession when people
                  were going overseas for cheaper holidays rather than coming to Noosa.
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             •    Hosts have partnered with local businesses to provide free coffee cards and cakes, promote our local
 20866539         restaurants and attractions.
 20866629    •    The notion of ‘overtourism’ seems flawed and is at odds with other initiatives to attract tourists such as
                  marketing strategies and development of an international airport, etc.
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             •    Each short-term rental home inject 10s of thousands into the local economy through employment for
 20866730         cleaners, gardeners and property maintenance staff and the tenants that stay go shopping, eat in
                  restaurants, hire cars, rent watercraft, bikes and equipment, etc.
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             •    There are a number of local businesses that have popped up as a result of Airbnb, the majority of
 20866845         which are owned or staffed by women. Restrictions on Short-term rentals will impact these
                  businesses and their employees and their families. The Short-term rental market allows women


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