Development Assessment Letter

accordance with the Council’s objective for the Medium and High density residential zones within
Sunshine Beach. The area includes a mix of properties used for permanent and short term
accommodation. Examples of existing holiday accommodation in close proximity to the site include
Parkshores Holiday Apartments, Sundancer Holiday Apartments, the Courtyards on Hill Street, Sunseeker
Lodge and Jolly Rogers Beach House.


PROPOSAL

This application seeks a Material Change of Use for Short-Term Accommodation within the existing
dwelling unit.

The proposal plans illustrate that the existing dwelling unit comprises two (2) bedrooms. Both bedrooms
are located on the top floor of the dwelling and are provided with individual en-suites. The garage, living
and dining areas are provided on the ground floor of the premises.

Private open space associated with the dwelling unit is located directly adjacent to the frontage of the
site and is directly accessible from the internal living space.

The property will be managed by Team BnB Australia Pty Ltd, an Airbnb management company servicing
Noosa and its surrounding area. A letter from Team BnB is included in the supporting documents lodged
with the application. The letter confirms that Team BnB manage a number of properties in the Noosa
area and are committed to ensuring that all their guests respect the property and surrounding area and
will therefore be enforcing the conditions and Code of Conduct that is proposed by Council as part of
the proposed Short Stay Letting Local Law. Although the local law is not yet is place, Team BnB intend
to enforce the proposed conditions and Code of Conduct which include the following measures:

    •   Having house rules in place that all guests have to accept at time of booking. These include no
        parties / events / schoolies, no loud noise at any time, quiet hours from 9pm, limiting the number
        of guests to 2 per bedroom, limiting the number of cars to the allocated spaces available;

    •   Waste management including professional bin cleaning by a local operator;

    •   Property Management including the upkeep of gardens and pools, and compliance with Pool
        and fire safety;

    •   Management and staff live locally and someone is always available to be contacted, including
        after hours; and

    •   Displaying the required contact person notice to provide details of the contact person for the
        property and confirming that they are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are within 20
        minutes travel time of the premises. The notice will include contact details for the property
        manager.

It is envisaged other measures will also be applied to the property to ensure full compliance with the
Local Law and Code of Conduct once these are implemented by Council to ensure that any potential
impacts on the amenity of the local area are managed appropriately. It is also relevant to note that once
the Local Law has been adopted by Council, the owners will need to apply each year to continue to
operate short term accommodation at the property and if three (3) or more offences against the Local
law have been recorded against the property, the approval to operate the short accommodation will not
be renewed. This Local Law will give Council further control over the long term operation of this type of
property and will ensure that it will continue to be managed responsibly in the long term.


STATE PLANNING INTERESTS