2023-03-07 Planning & Environment Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     7 MARCH 2023


D.    Having considered the content of the public interest test report in relation to anticompetitive
      provisions contained in each of Administration (Amendment) Local Law (No. 1) 2021 and
      Administration (Amendment) Subordinate Local Law (No. 1) 2021, in Attachment 7, note the
      content of the report and implement the recommendations of the report;
E.    Adopt, pursuant to section 32 of the Local Government Act 2009:
      (a)   a consolidated version of Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015
            in the form in Attachment 8; and
      (b)   a consolidated version of Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 in the
            form in Attachment 9; with a commencement date of 1 February 2022;
F.    Fund the additional costs for 2021/22 year for implementation, administration and resource
      requirements of the short stay letting and home hosted accommodation local law through
      budget review, including:
      (a)   two additional (2) temporary full time local laws assessment and compliance officers
            for a term of 3 years (including one vehicle);
      (b)   establishment of an external 24/7 complaints hotline; and
      (c)   engagement of after-hours security services to observe and record activity at properties
            when required;
G.    Waive application fees for the 2021/2022 financial year and refer the review of funding
      options and fee structure to the 2022/23 budget process;
H.    Prepare a dedicated Council webpage including a local laws approval register and prepare
      a “good management of short stay letting” guide;
I.    Authorise the CEO to make minor amendments to the documents.
J.    That Council establish a multi-interest stakeholder group for ongoing consultation in regard
      to the management of short term accommodation in the Shire, including undertaking a review
      of the operation of the Short Stay Letting or Home hosted accommodation Local Law after
      12 months to determine if any changes are needed to enhance its operations and that a
      report be provided to Council for consideration following that review.
5.    Finance
It is proposed that the ongoing implementation of the local law will be funded on a cost recovery
basis, through application fees and the introduction of an annual renewal fee. The total costs of
implementing the local law for the next 2 financial years, including staff resourcing, legal and
marking costs will be:
     FY 2023/24 = $1,135,428
     FY 2024/25 = $ 949,351
The total revenue expected from application fees and the introduction of an annual renewal fee
over the next 2 financial years will be:
     FY 2023/24 = $1,193,650
     FY 2024/25 = $1,100,440
5.1   Application and annual renewal fees
Application Fees
Application fees were waived for a 5 month period up to 30 June 2022. Council then adopted and
introduced application fees from 1 July 2022.
The expected revenue from application fees for the 2022/23 financial year up to end 30 June is
$364,450. The application fees for the next 2 financial years is expected to be:
    FY 2023/24 = $552,250
    FY 2024/25 = $171,140
No changes to the application fees are proposed as part of the review.
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