2021-12-13 GC Agenda - Item 8 -Attachment 1 - Housing Needs Assessment

Figure 38 Spectrum of one and two household domestic housing (Logan Council)




In the first draft of Noosa Plan 2020 (May 2018) Council included a “subcategory” of dual occupancy,
which was limited in size and tenure such that it was like a granny flat but could be occupied by
people outside of the one household. The State raised concerns with the provisions and pursuing
the option required further investigation and decision making that would hold up the scheme. Hence
the concept was not advanced.
There may be merit in reinvestigating an option along these lines, however as outlined already there
are many secondary dwellings being built. Some of these no-doubt accommodate family members
but many are let out to permanent residents and many are listed for short-term accommodation. This
has not been tightly monitored or regulated. Therefore it is questionable what positive difference
would result from such an amendment.
The amendment would require determination of:
•      Where the use would be allowed, for instance:
         o   It should only be considered in the Low Density Residential Zone and Medium Density
             Residential Zone
         o   It should only be considered within the Urban Footprint and the Urban Area Boundary
         o   It should only be considered within 400 metres of a centre or public transport;
•      How reconfiguration of the property into two separate titles can be prevented;
•      Whether a minimum lot size is necessary;
•      What carparking provision should be required; and
•      How short-term letting of the property could be avoided.
If infrastructure charging is reviewed and there was a distinction between secondary dwellings and
auxiliary units, as occurs in Logan, their experience would suggest more applications for secondary
dwellings could be expected and quite proactive compliance would become necessary to avoid the
loss of infrastructure contributions. Accordingly there would be little benefit in having different
infrastructure charges for the two uses, and even different the levels of assessment may not be
beneficial.
18.7         Carparking
18.7.1            Multiple residential development
While there continues to be an over-reliance on private cars in Noosa Shire, the cost of land
combined with the limitations on building height make the provision of car parks quite expensive


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