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

 Zone                                                 Level of Assessment


                                                      •           Consistent Impact assessable if:
                                                                  o     not otherwise acceptable development or code assessable; and
                                                                  o     not incorporating conference or function facilities.
 Rural Residential Zone                               •           Accepted Development subject to requirements if:
                                                                  o in the applicant’s principal place of residence;
                                                                  o the letting of only one dwelling on site;
                                                                  o occupied by short-term guests on no more than 4 occurrences in any calendar year; and
                                                                  o occupied by short-term guests for a total of no more than 60 nights in any calendar year.
                                                      •           Consistent Impact assessable if:
                                                                  o     not otherwise acceptable development; and
                                                                  o     not incorporating conference or function facilities.



In addition some adjustments to the outcomes and performance measures within the various zone codes were made. As an example new car parking requirements for short-term accommodation were added into the
Driveways and Parking Code such that a house would require two spaces for up to three bedrooms, plus an additional space for each bedroom above three bedrooms (so for instance a 4 bedroom house would require 3
spaces).
To complement the new planning scheme Council also resolved to prepare a local law that would manage the day to day managerial aspects of short stay letting wherever there was no resident manager. This sits outside
the planning scheme and is a proposed separate Local Law, however as it was directly relevant it was advertised concurrently.

8.3     Submissions from Subsequent Consultation on ‘significant changes’ only (September to November 2019)
Around 440 submissions were received relating to the significant changes proposed to short term accommodation. Many of these (around 50%) took the form of one of a few different templates and pro-formas that widely
circulated through contact lists and through social media.
At this same time 18 October to 11 November 2019 Council consulted on the proposed draft Local Law for short term letting. Some submissions made to the Local Law consultation process addressed the local law exclusively
in their submission however many people made a single submission via the Local Law process which addressed both the planning scheme and the local law with regard to short stay letting. Where this occurred the
submission and issues are being considered for both the planning scheme process and the local law process.
All submissions relating to the local law will also be considered separately as part of the local law process and reported to Council at a later date. For completeness submission numbers not listed in tables below that were
received specifically in response to the Local Law are listed in Appendix A. The Draft Local Law on short term letting and all submissions made relevant to it will be further considered as part of the Local Law process over
the coming months.
Because of the significant number of submissions made on the issue of short stay, the key issues raised in submissions have been grouped and summarised.

8.3.1 Short term accommodation

8.3.1.1      Support for short term accommodation being inconsistent impact in low density residential zone and issues associated with short term accommodation
 Submitter   Summary of Submissions and Grounds of Submission                                                            Planner’s response                                                                                      Recommendation
 20971301    Support for short term accommodation being inconsistent in low density residential zone                     Support for short term accommodation being inconsistent in low density residential zone                 In response to submissions made regarding the impact of short stay accommodation on the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 residential amenity within residential zones which is directly associated with the occupancy
 20979705    •   object to holiday and short term accommodation lettings in residential zoned areas;                     •   Short term accommodation is proposed to be inconsistent in the Low Residential Zone and equitably   numbers on the premises, it is proposed to amend the new Noosa Plan to:
             •   support the provisions to protect the amenity of low density residential neighbourhoods;                    applied where this zone applies throughout Noosa Shire.
 20985311
                                                                                                                         •   Short term accommodation is not considered a consistent use within the Low Density Residential      •    Limit the use of a premises for short term accommodation to a maximum of 5
 20985496    •   support proposed changes to the next planning scheme as described on Council’s website that will                                                                                                                     bedrooms, consistent with the 1st draft version of the new Noosa Plan; and
                 regulate short-term rental including:                                                                       Zone as it does not meet the purpose and outcomes of the zone. The main purpose of the Low
 20987114                                                                                                                                                                                                                        •    Include additional provisions regarding the maintenance of residential amenity
             •   Making short-term rental an inconsistent use in low density residential zones.                                                                                                                                       enjoyed by adjoining and nearby neighbours associated with noise impacts.
 21004320    •   Requiring a development application for any further development of short-term rentals in low density
 20987438        areas

 20988508
             •   short term letting of houses and units or part of a house or unit in low density residential areas is
                 inconsistent with local planning laws and their intent;
 21004329    •   pleased to see the maps gone and that Council now recognises Short term stays as “inconsistent” in
                 Low Density Residential Zones;


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