2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                         18 JANUARY 2021




                            Figure 8: Location of subject site and objectors

The following table provides a summary and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.
 Matters Raised                                    Comments
 Land use                                          It is acknowledged short term accommodation utilises
 Shortage of permanent affordable rentals –        housing supply which could be used for other
 impact on hospitality workers                     purposes and potentially impacting on rent prices of
 Will set a precedent to approve short term        the remaining housing stock to be used for permanent
 accommodation at the adjoining dwelling unit      rentals. However, short term accommodation is a
 Unreasonable that dwelling unit was               consistent land use within the Medium Density
 approved as part of a duplex and first owner      Residential Zone with the subject site being ideally
 seeks to use it for purpose of short term         located within close proximity of services and the
 accommodation                                     beach. Importantly the appropriate zones for short
 This site is located at the entrance to an area   term accommodation was extensively discussed
 which is primarily residential                    during the preparation of the Noosa Plan 2020. In this
 No more visitor accommodation should be           respect, it is important to note that the Council’s intent
 permitted in this area                            for the Medium density residential zone is for it to
 Impractical to have one of two duplex             accommodate permanent residential living
 dwelling units used for short term                interspersed with some visitor accommodation. The
 accommodation                                     principle of the proposed development is therefore
 Not reasonable for duplex to be turned in to a    entirely consistent with the Council intent for the zone.
 resort
 Short term accommodation destroys
 character of neighbourhood

 Amenity                                           Short term accommodation has the potential to impact
 Loss of amenity to neighbouring properties        on the amenity of the surrounding area if the use is
 Permanent residents should be protected           not appropriately managed. Accordingly, it is proposed
 from the impacts of short term residents          to include conditions which address amenity including
 Solid wall to private open space will project     the number of guests, hours of use of outdoor areas
 sound                                             and complaints management.
 Management is ineffective – on-site manager
 and pools closed after 8pm is required in         Notwithstanding, there are also aspects of the layout
 nearby resorts                                    and location which provide significant separation to
 Will impact on street car parking                 dwellings to the north and east whilst the location of
 What constitutes 4 people? – how is this          outdoor areas adjacent to the road and low noise
 enforced?                                         generating areas to the rear of the site will also aid in



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