2022-11-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              14 NOVEMBER 2022


Following implementation of the amendments, it is recommended they be monitored for a 2 year
period and reported back to Council.
The Monitoring Report makes the following recommendations to amend Noosa Plan 2020:
Medium Density and High Density Residential zones
    Reinforce the purpose and outcomes to be achieved by development within the Medium and
     High Density Residential zones for housing for permanent residents by clearly specifying this
     as an outcome for the zone and by making short term accommodation of an entire dwelling
     on an ongoing basis an inconsistent use in the zone.
    The exception being where a permanent resident short stay lets their principal place of
     residence for a limited time of no more than 4 times and maximum of 60 days per calendar
     year.
    Continue to permit home hosted accommodation in accordance with the current provisions
     in NP2020.
Rural Residential zone
    Reinforce the purpose and outcomes to be achieved by development within the Rural
     Residential zone for housing for permanent residents by clearly specifying this as an outcome
     for the zone and by making short term accommodation of an entire house on an ongoing
     basis an inconsistent use in the zone.
    Allow short term accommodation of an entire dwelling house only where the permanent
     resident short stay lets their principal place of residence for a limited time of no more than 4
     times and 60 days per calendar year.
    Allow other forms of short term accommodation and nature based tourism only where the
     permanent resident remains on site in their principal place of residence and provides other
     forms of short term accommodation such as the use of cabins, yerts, tents and the like.
    Include minimum lot size of 4ha for visitor accommodation uses (except for 4 times and 60
     days where no minimum lot size is required) and total number of guests to 12 and maximum
     of 250sqm of gross floor area for the nature based tourism use.
    Continue to permit home hosted accommodation in accordance with the current provisions
     in NP2020.
Rural zone
    Reinforce the purpose and outcomes to be achieved by development within the Rural zone
     for rural pursuits, particularly agricultural uses and complimentary value added uses and
     housing for permanent residents. Clearly specify these outcomes for the zone and make
     short term accommodation of an entire dwelling house on an ongoing basis an inconsistent
     use in the zone.
    Allow short term accommodation of an entire dwelling house only where the permanent
     resident short stay lets their principal place of residence for a limited time of no more than 4
     times and 60 days per calendar year.
    Allow other forms of short term accommodation such as cabins, cottages, yerts, tents and
     the like:
     o       as code assessment: -maximum total gross floor area associated with short term
             accommodation, nature based tourism, tourist park and tourist attraction is not more
             than 200 sqm with a maximum of 4 guest rooms, free standing cottages, cabins or
             permanent tents and does not include conference or function facilities.
     o       as impact assessment: -maximum total gross floor area associated with short term
             accommodation is not more than 1000 sqm accommodating no more than 12 guests
             or if in tents or 24. And does not include conference or function facilities.

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