2022-11-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            14 NOVEMBER 2022


1.   Background
During the preparation of Noosa Plan 2020, the biggest issue for consideration was the increased
use of dwellings, particularly dwellings houses, for short term accommodation (STA) in residential
zones and the introduction and spatial allocation of the Tourist Accommodation zone and the
Medium and High Density Residential zones.
Following two draft versions of Noosa Plan 2020, which proposed different approaches for dealing
with short term accommodation, Council resolved to endorse a final version of Noosa Plan 2020
which, amongst other things, made:
    short term accommodation of an entire dwelling on an ongoing basis an inconsistent use in
     the Low Density Residential zone;
    short term accommodation of an entire dwelling on an ongoing basis a consistent use in the
     Medium and High Density Residential zones, Rural Residential and Rural zones, major
     centres, local centres and parts of the district centre zones (with various levels of
     assessment);
    allowance for short term accommodation in the Low, Medium and High Density Residential
     zones, Rural Residential and Rural zones and the Tourist Accommodation zones where it is
     a principal place of residence for no more than 4 times and maximum of 60 days per calendar
     year;
    multiple dwellings (being a use for permanent residents) a consistent use in the Tourist
     Accommodation zone.
The table below provides a snapshot of the current short term accommodation provisions across
these zones.




On 18 February 2020 the then Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and
Planning advised Council they could adopt Noosa Plan 2020 (NP2020) subject to a condition to
monitor the provisions relating to short term accommodation, tourism and housing supply for a 2
year period following its commencement. Council adopted NP2020 on 31 July 2020.
The Minister’s conditional approval requires that:
     The council must:
     1.    Monitor the provisions relating to short-term accommodation, tourism and housing
           supply considering the outcomes sought across the residential zones.
           The process shall, at a minimum:
                include a detailed analysis of the existing situation within the Noosa Shire,
                 including numbers and types of short-term accommodation uses. This analysis
                 should include annual comparison data that demonstrates the performance of
                 the relevant scheme provisions; consider the economic and social benefits of the

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