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

 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                             Planners’ response   Recommendation
             •    Short-term rental properties require many services. With every changeover of short-term rental comes
                  a linen service truck, cleaning vans, garden maintenance utes (and their leaf blowers), extra garbage
                  trucks to those who pay, maintenance vehicles (the renters always seem to damage something!),
                  property managers, pool cleaners, this list goes on. These additional workers and their service
                  vehicles are adding to the congestion and noise in the street. There are half a dozen service vehicles
                  servicing half a dozen properties every week in a once quiet residential street.
             •    There is nowhere for visitors, tradespeople or even emergency vehicles to access residential homes
                  and at times the waste collection trucks cannot access the bins to empty them.
             •    It is difficult to mow the verge because of all the cars parked on it, however the grass is destroyed and
                  doesn’t grow anyway.
             •    In addition to guest cars, parking has increased greatly due to cleaners, pool maintenance, property
                  maintenance, frequent taxis, uber drivers and uber eats, and airport transport vans. Most of whom
                  are not familiar with the narrow street.
             •    All houses being used for short-term holiday rentals should have at least four off street car parking
                  spaces or one off street car parking space per double bedroom available.
             •    There should be one onsite car park available for every double bedroom available.
             •    All domestic houses should have at least two off street car parking and all houses being holiday
                  rented short stay should have at least four off street car parking.
             •    There are extra early morning garbage collections waking up residents
             •    Airbnb needs to be closely monitored or banned completely to 1) make it fair to other accommodation
                  providers and 2) ease the load on the infrastructure provided by Council & Unitywater etc.
             •   The provisions of the Residential Tenancy Act do not apply to short-term accommodation.
             Short term accommodation paying their way
             •    Property Investors who have invested in designated resorts pay hefty body corporate levies,
                  substantial rates and tourist levies in the up keep of Noosa’s rivers, beaches and parks whilst private
                  residential holiday houses do not pay these additional levies, nor do they contribute to topping up the
                  sand at great cost for the tourists to enjoy!
             •   Short-term accommodation is of course financially rewarding to the landlord, the tenant and the
                 controlling agent (Airbnb and the likes). They have no regard for the local community or environment.
                 Somebody purchasing a property for the purpose of Airbnb is an investor and should be subject to
                 business use regulations just like anybody else running a business.
             Resources to enforce requirement
             •   Should Council intend to issue permits to allow Short-term accommodation it will not have adequate
                 resources to 'police' infringements of these permits, once issued.
             Local law registration
             •    Council should make it mandatory to register with Council for permission for use of their property for
                  Short-term letting with payment of a fee applicable; be required to produce satisfactory evidence of
                  adequate public liability insurance; meet safety standards applicable to approved operators; adhere to
                  a code of conduct and contribute to the Tourism levy. Encouragement to join Tourism Noosa and
                  participate in training facilitated by Tourism Noosa. Funds raised through this process could be
                  applied to enforcing registration and compliance.




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