NOOSA PLAN 2020 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2 - POST PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR FINAL STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTERIAL APPROVAL · Attachment 1 Table of submissions

 Your Say    ECM         Submitter comments                                                                                             Response                                                                                                       Recommendation
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                         • Building Consensus: Enhanced community engagement helps build consensus and mitigates conflicts,
                           leading to a more widely accepted and successful implementation of the planning amendments.
                         • Informed Decision-Making: By incorporating diverse viewpoints, the Council can make more informed
                           decisions that reflect the community's aspirations and address potential concerns effectively.
                         • Comprehensive Assessments: Conduct comprehensive impact studies to assess the potential
                           economic, social, and environmental effects of the proposed zoning changes. This thorough
                           examination will help in understanding the full implications of the amendments.
                         • Data-Driven Decisions: Impact studies provide valuable data that can guide decision-making, ensuring
                           that the amendments are beneficial and sustainable in the long term.
                         • Mitigating Negative Effects: By identifying potential negative impacts early, the Council can develop
                           strategies to mitigate these effects, ensuring that the changes lead to positive outcomes for the entire
                           community.
             23108519    Whilst the rules preventing Home-hosted accommodation (defined to be of less than 3 consecutive                The described use does not sound like Short-term accommodation because it is not providing                     That no change be made to
                         months) and limiting short stays (to 4 stays and a maximum 60 days in a year) may be intended to capture       accommodation to tourists or travellers, but rather housing residents.                                         proposed amendments as a
                         tourist-type arrangements, it appears they also limit and impose cost on residential premises made             Home hosted accommodation such as a bed and breakfast does not occur in a self-contained dwelling              result of this submission.
                         available for less than 3 months as emergency-type housing and/or accommodation for key workers.               but rather in part of the host’s home. It is within the land use definition of Home-based business and
                         In conjunction with others, I am investigating the establishment of a network (linked by internet website)     lodgers or guests do not have their own cooking or laundry facilities for instance.
                         to make available for a period up to 4 months, privately-owned backyard studios/bungalows/spare rooms          There is no specific time limit attached to the use of a secondary dwelling, which is second dwelling on a
                         to women over 55 years of age who find themselves living in cars or without a proper roof over their heads     lot with primary house. These can be rented out as residential dwellings and it should not matter if that is
                         as a result of the lack of current affordable housing and of their being in typically lower paid employment.   for 4 months or 2 months.
                         We are investigating facilitating this across various areas in Australia. Our plan envisages using only
                         short-term housing arrangements while using that short period to link the women to resources that may          Taking in a local resident as a lodger or boarder for any length of time is not of consequence to the
                         aid their efforts to secure more permanent affordable accommodation. The target demographic does not           planning scheme if you are living together as one household for the duration of their stay. Alternatively,
                         include the manifest homeless but instead, women who likely will remain in the workforce beyond age            you can rent individual rooms to individuals through the rooming accommodation definition and that can
                         pension age, who do not qualify for any government housing, who likely have limited superannuation, are        be covered formally through the RTA or informally on your own.
                         asset poor and who form the highest growing segment among the homeless or those at risk of                     There are specific exemptions in the Planning Regulation for crisis accommodation for people escaping
                         homelessness in Australia.                                                                                     domestic violence.
                         The council’s proposed changes to the code should allow an exception for providing short term                  It is suggested that the submitter be invited to discuss their proposals with Strategic Planning to resolve
                         accommodation and an exception to limits on Home hosted accommodation for emergency-type                       what may be in the way.
                         accommodation such as described above and for key worker accommodation. Approval, registration and
                         annual registration renewal should not be required.
                         Council’s limits to the use of tiny homes and caravans situated on residential premises in low density,
                         rural and rural residential zones could be relaxed to allow for stays of up to 6 months in the case of
                         emergency housing and key worker housing, subject to rules that satisfactorily preserve public amenity
                         and deal with waste disposal. I understand that Fraser Coast council has changed its rules to allow for
                         such arrangements if the tiny home/caravan is located out of view in the backyard of a residence. This
                         was motivated, I understand, by the need to find, urgently, more affordable accommodation.
                         It is important to consider the above changes to short stay and home-hosted rules to allow for more urgent
                         access to affordable short-term emergency and key worker accommodation because:
                         - the supply of new affordable accommodation is not immediate and cannot meet present demand
                         - the provision of ‘help’ by private owners in existing ‘spare’ residential accommodation is potentially a
                         simple measure that may alleviate the immediate crisis and it should not face barriers as a result of
                         regulations (at any level of government); nor should concerns about the ability of a home-owner to obtain
                         valid insurance to cover provision of short term emergency accommodation arise as a result of such
                         arrangements being contrary to Council or other regulations/ laws.




3. Visitor accommodation in Hinterland
 Your Say    ECM         Submitter comments                                                                                             Response                                                                                                       Recommendation
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             23147230    I strongly disagree with the proposed amendments to the provisions for short-term accommodation, there         The proposed amendments continue to allow short term accommodation in the Rural and Rural                      That no change be made to
                         is not enough short-term housing in the hinterland and no Hotel/Motel accommodation to speak of.               Residential zone in the form of cabins, yurts and nature-based tourism and the like, where the resident        proposed amendments as a
                         The majority of our buyers come from interstate and need short term accommodation for relatives in             remains onsite in their main residence. Home hosted accommodation is also a consistent use in the Rural        result of this submission.
                         properties other than their own. Owners should have the right to rent out accommodation to whomever            and Rural Residential zones, both options providing a range of visitor accommodation options in the
                         they want within reason and apply to regular rights and considerations of all other residents in the           Hinterland. Short term accommodation in the form a motel is a consistent use in the District Centre zone
                         community.                                                                                                     in Cooroy.
                         Short-term accommodation should have the same considerations as long-term accommodations and be
                         treated no differently.




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Table of Submissions made regarding Noosa Plan 2020 Proposed Amendment No. 2, 2024