2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                18 JANUARY 2021


REPORT
1.   PROPOSAL
This application seeks a Material Change of Use for Short-Term Accommodation within the existing
2 bedroom dwelling unit, being unit 1. It is proposed that each bedroom accommodate 2 persons
therefore the maximum number of guests proposed is 4.
The applicant advises that the property will be managed by Team BnB Australia Pty Ltd, an Airbnb
management company servicing Noosa and its surrounding area.
A letter from Team BnB is included in the supporting documents lodged with the application. The
letter confirms that Team BnB manage a number of properties in the Noosa area and are
committed to ensuring that all their guests respect the property and surrounding area and will
therefore be enforcing the conditions and Code of Conduct that is proposed by Council as part of
the proposed Short Stay Letting Local Law. Although the local law is not yet is place, Team BnB
intend to enforce the proposed conditions and Code of Conduct which include the following
measures:
Having house rules in place that all guests have to accept at time of booking. These include no
parties / events / schoolies, no loud noise at any time, quiet hours from 9pm, limiting the number
of guests to 2 per bedroom, limiting the number of cars to the allocated spaces available;
   Waste management including professional bin cleaning by a local operator;
   Property Management including the upkeep of gardens and pools, and compliance with Pool
     and fire safety;
   Management and staff live locally and someone is always available to be contacted, including
     after hours; and
   Displaying the required contact person notice to provide details of the contact person for the
     property and confirming that they are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are within
     20 minutes travel time of the premises. The notice will include contact details for the property
     manager.
It is envisaged other measures will also be applied to the property to ensure full compliance with
the Local Law and Code of Conduct once these are implemented by Council to ensure that any
potential impacts on the amenity of the local area are managed appropriately. It is also relevant to
note that once the Local Law has been adopted by Council, the owners will need to apply each
year to continue to operate short term accommodation at the property and if three (3) or more
offences against the Local law have been recorded against the property, the approval to operate
the short accommodation will not be renewed. This Local Law will give Council further control over
the long term operation of this type of property and will ensure that it will continue to be managed
responsibly in the long term.
The subject site and surrounding locality are detailed in the following aerial photographs:




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