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

 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                               Planners’ Response                                                                                            Recommendation
             •    The matter of problem tenants is grossly over stated. It would be a Police matter and not an area of
                  Council responsibility.
             •    There needs to be a role for the police and the council is ensuring that all residents and visitors to
                  Noosa alike are not being a nuisance to others, including noise pollution.
             •    Residents and long-term renters are also part of the problem. It is not only tourists and investors.
             •    We propose the Council consider an on-the-spot fine system that doesn’t distinguish between
                  residents and visitors.
             •    High turnover and prolonged periods of vacancy in the long-term rental properties and the tendency of
                  owners to allow the properties to fall into an unsightly state of disrepair.
             •   The short stay accommodation owners fastidiously and diligently maintain their properties, obviously
                 needing to maintain market appeal.
             Housing affordability
             •    Rental and Housing affordability is a complex problem affected by Supply and Demand. Noosa is a
                  high demand area. Desirability combined with Noosa’s Infamous Population Cap is the real major
                  contribution to High Rental and Housing Affordably. The lack of significant new land releases over
                  the past 3 years has pushed prices up, primary residents in and investors out, shortening rental stock.
                  It is time to stop blaming short term accommodation.
             •    Housing affordability issues have always existed in Noosa and the approach in the draft plan will not
                  change this. Should high end properties such as those at Noosa Waters be prevented from short
                  term letting they are never going to add to the affordable housing pool.
             •    Short-term letting has no effect on housing prices and if it did that’s to the benefit of the house sellers
                  and other property owners all of whom are rate payers.
             •    The number of residential purchasers who have acquired their Permanent Place of Residence in
                  Holiday Resorts and part time residents who do not holiday rent their properties, far outnumber the
                  number of investors who have purchased in “pure” residential areas, solely for holiday rental gain.
             Cars and Car parking
             •    Excessive traffic & parking problems are caused by day trippers/surfers who cannot find any day
                  parking anywhere else and so use these streets for parking as they are very handy to the National
                  Park, the beaches & Hastings Street.
             •    Many of the parking issues come from the large multi-unit complexes of 5-10 plus units as only have
                  one on-site car park hence there is often a large number of cars parked on the street illegally with no
                  enforcement from Council.
             •    Limit on the number of cars that can be brought to short- term rental so the street isn’t blocked up the
                  numerous vehicles every week end and over holidays. Perhaps a maximum of 2 cars per property for
                  short-term stays.
             •    Short stay accommodation should be located so people use public transport or ride sharing (taxi,
                  Uber).


8.1.5 Concern over properties used short-term accommodation within residential zones
 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                               Planners’ response                                                                                            Recommendation
 20737159    Low density housing zone for permanent residents and inappropriate in the zone                                     Low density residential zone for permanent residents                                                          It is clear from the range of submissions that the short stay area map is not the right
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              approach for addressing short term accommodation because:
 20825901    •    The LDR zone is meant to be home to permanent residents with minimal impact from incompatible                  Residents are highly concerned by the impact short term letting is having in their neighbourhoods, or have
                  uses                                                                                                          seen the effects elsewhere and are threatened by inclusion within an area that promotes further short term    •    of the potential impacts to existing permanent residents within the map area that will
 20830923                                                                                                                       letting. The vast majority of concerns are from residents within the Low Density Residential zone although
             •    "Council seeks to protect traditional residential housing and neighbourhoods used for permanent                                                                                                                                  occur because of the concentration of short term accommodation;
 20831083                                                                                                                       there are also submissions from within Medium Density Residential environments.
                  living from the potential negative impacts of short-term visitor accommodation to maintain the amenity                                                                                                                      •    the inequities across the Low Density Residential zone both for those wishing to
 20832970         and lifestyle enjoyed by residents." We feel strongly that Council must act on its own promise to             The first stated overall outcome for the Low Density Residential zone is that “Low density residential             short term let and those impacted by short term letting; and
                  residents by retaining the status quo.                                                                        neighbourhoods are home to permanent residents with minimal impact of visitors”. It is considered that        •    the inequities associated with the approvals process across the Low Density
 20832970                                                                                                                       protecting the residential amenity of low density residential neighbourhoods should take precedence over
             •    Residents pay a high premium for land and rates to live here and don’t appreciate their weekends                                                                                                                                 Residential zone.
 20833937         being ruined by Short-term party house rentals.                                                               any other considerations for that zone.

 20834860    •    Short-term accommodation should be banned in the low density residential zone. If Council is not              Therefore, further consideration should be given to the impact short term accommodation has on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Therefore it is recommended that:
                  allowed to do this at least make it assessable. If it is assessable you can control the use, can collect      permanent residential areas, particularly those subject to the short stay area map.
 20835331         infrastructure contributions, provide neighbours with the right to object to the application, rate the                                                                                                                      •    in response to submissions regarding the short stay overlay map, the short stay
                                                                                                                                Eroding sense of community
 20835350         property according to use.                                                                                                                                                                                                       overlay map be removed;
             •    The scheme is meant to separate residents from intrusive uses that would impact through loud noise            The cumulative effect of short term accommodation within a given street or neighbourhood is changing
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              •    a local law be prepared to manage the day to day operations of short-term
                  etc, that is why residential zones are separated from business zones                                          the social fabric of the neighbourhood and making residents feel particularly anxious and isolated. This
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   accommodation;
                                                                                                                                is most evident in pockets of Sunshine Beach, Noosa Heads and Noosaville where in some cases, little


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