Tourism Planning Taskforce Report - Western Australian Planning ...

Appendix 317 Length of occupancy oftourism facilities18 Standard provisions anddesign guidelines forresidential components intourist developments onnon-strategic sites.4 Oppose introduction of standardlength of occupancy restriction atthree months in 12 months asoverly prescriptive, needs toprovide flexibility for regionalconditions, consider up to 6months with local government todetermine. Policing is an issue ofconcern.6 Support introduction of standardlength-of-occupancy restriction ofthree months in 12 months fortourism uses.7 Proposed guidelines supported,retention of high value land fortourism purposes emphasised.3 Use of gross floorspace incalculation of percentageresidential component opposed aslimits flexibility of design2 Recommendation to be specific inrespect to Residential DesignCodes not being applicable totourism development.4 Introduction of guidelinesconsidered prescriptive and willlimit potential to achieve bestoutcomes for sites.Schemes across the State currentlycontain a range of restrictions onoccupancy of tourism development.These range from specific periods to areliance on a definition of use asshort-stay. Introduction of a cleardefinition of what constitutes tourismuse was considered necessary by thetaskforce to ensure availability oftourism developments for tourism useand in assisting compliance. In respectto comments seeking flexibility forspecific extensions of use the taskforceconsidered that the benefit provided bythe inclusion of up to a 25% componentof development with no-occupancyrestriction in non-strategic sites wouldlargely meet this need. Standardisedoccupation limits will also assistmanagement and policing, includingstrata restrictions.The introduction of standard provisionsand guidelines for this type ofdevelopment are seen as essential bythe taskforce if tourism function of suchsites and developments is to beretained, refer 10 above. The taskforcehas noted concerns in respect to theGross Floor Area limit that wasdesigned to ensure that the scale of theresidential component did not dominatethe tourism facility, and recognised theneed for increased flexibility.Prescriptive components of therecommendations relate to thepercentage of residential development.local governments have the ability toassess proposals on merit subject tocompliance with principles.No change proposed -retention of a standardthree month in12-month occupancylimit for touristaccommodation uses.Rec 12/10 modified todelete requirement formaximum Gross FloorArea of residentialunits to meetpercentage limit.Design principle forthe scale of residentialto be clearlysubsidiary to tourismuse included.Non-applicability of Rcodes to tourismdevelopment clarified.2b)3a)1b)1d)108 Tourism Planning Taskforce Report