2021-10-12 P&E Agenda - Item 2 - Attachment 6 - Cost Benefit Analysis

COST BENEFIT ASSESSMENT – PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENT: SHORT STAY
LETTING & HOME HOSTED ACCOMMODATION


2.2          CURRENT ENVIRONMENT
The following characteristics define the current operating environment for short stay letting and home hosted
accommodation:

•     No requirement for Council approval for, and no conditions are applied to, the provision of short stay letting
      and home hosted accommodation premises.

•     Short stay letting may be managed without the need for any local contact person.

•     The enforcement of appropriate guest behaviour at short stay letting and home hosted accommodation
      premises is reliant on the individual policies of accommodation companies, property managers, individuals
      self-managing their premises and the Queensland Police Service responding to noise and safety complaints.

•     There is an ongoing risk that short stay letting and home hosted accommodation is operated in a manner which
      does not have proper regard for appropriate health, safety and amenity standards in residential
      neighbourhoods, as desired by Council and the community.


2.3          PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENT ENVIRONMENT
Council’s proposed local law aims to regulate and manage the ongoing use of short stay letting and home hosted
accommodation to reduce the adverse effects of such activity on permanent residents and residential amenity.

The proposed local law will introduce the following requirements:
•     Mandatory approval process (including initial application and annual renewal) for all premises providing short
      stay letting and home hosted accommodation across Noosa Shire, subject to exemptions for certain precincts
      and sites where such activity would normally be expected 2.
•     Imposition of conditions on approved premises to reduce the adverse effects of short stay accommodation on
      residential amenity in the vicinity of the premises and to ensure safety for residents and users, including (but
      not limited to) the following requirements:
      o    Prominent display at the exterior of the premises of contact person details for queries and complaints.
      o    Prominent display at the interior of the premises and on booking websites of the code of conduct for guest
           behaviour.
      o    Must not constitute a nuisance, including unacceptable behaviour such as loud aggressive behaviour,
           yelling, screaming or arguing, excessively loud cheering, clapping or singing, and nuisance pets.
      o    Registers of use and complaints.
      o    Premises kept in safe and tidy condition, including clean, tidy, sanitary and hygienic waste containers.
      o    No sleeping or camping on the premises in tents, caravans, campervans or similar.
      o    Adequate onsite vehicular space and parking on premises so as to not cause a disturbance to adjoining
           residents.
      o    Formal compliance with necessary safety protocols (e.g., pool safety, electrical safety).
      o   Sufficient public liability insurance (>= $10 million).
•     Provision of a local contact person that:
      o   Is available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.
      o   Is located within 20 minutes travel of the premises by vehicle.
      o   Is responsible for supervising and managing the premises, including addressing complaints about the use
          of the premises and visitor queries.



2 Council estimates that approximately 1,241 of the unit/townhouses and proposed to be exempt from the local law, including 807 properties in the

Hastings Street mixed use precinct and 434 properties on visitor only approved sites.




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