Tourism Planning Taskforce Report - Western Australian Planning ...

Chapter 5Term of Reference 2• Where a residential component issupported on a non-strategic tourist zonedsite, the taskforce concluded that amaximum component of 25 per cent shouldbe considered, as the potential for theresidential use to dominate the tourismorientation of a development significantlyincreases above this. The taskforce alsoconcluded that specific design andmanagement guidelines were required ifthe tourism orientation of suchdevelopments was to be sustainable, andfor future tourism use of the residentialcomponent to be facilitated.• Where tourism developments are approvedon non-strategic tourist zoned land with aresidential component, this componentshould be developed as residential-nooccupancy restriction units. That is, it willform an integral part of the tourism complexbut will not be restricted in terms of lengthof stay. Achieving this outcome will requirecompliance with the following requirementsand guidelines:- The maximum proportion of residentialuse shall be determined such that the siteretains a predominantly tourism function,and shall not be greater than 25 per cent.- The maximum percentage ofresidential-no occupancy restrictionunits/development determined asappropriate on the site, being equal to orless than 25 per cent, shall comply withthe following at all stages of thedevelopment of the site.- The proportion of residential-nooccupancy restriction units relative to thetotal number of accommodation units onthe site shall be equal to or less than theapproved percentage.- The site area occupied by theresidential-no occupancy restriction units,and any areas designated for the specificuse of the occupiers of those units,relative to the area occupied by theshort-stay development, shall be equal toor less than the approved residentialpercentage. In calculating the areasoccupied by the short-stay andresidential-no occupancy restrictioncomponents, common areas and thosefacilities available for common use shallbe excluded from the calculation.- All accommodation units shall bedesigned primarily for tourism occupationand form part of an integrated complex.- Any residential-no occupancy restrictioncomponent incorporated within a tourismdevelopment shall not occupy thoseareas of the site providing the highesttourism values, eg the beachfront, shouldbe retained for tourism purposes and notresidential-no occupancy restriction units.- Design differentiation between tourismand residential-no occupancy restrictionunits within a development shall belimited to that required to accommodatethe various components of the tourismmarket.- Residential-no occupancy restriction unitsmay be segregated within thedevelopment and provided withrecreation and amenity facilities, but shallbe designed to enable use as anintegrated part of the complex.- The potential of a residential-nooccupancy restriction component inproviding a transition between the tourismdevelopment and surrounding residentialuses to reduce amenity impacts isacknowledged and separation of theresidential-no occupancy restrictioncomponent on this basis may beconsidered.- The development shall incorporatefacilities normally associated with touristaccommodation developments such asrecreation, entertainment, and thoserequired for integrated reception andmanagement.- Where a development is subject to astrata scheme, there should be amandatory requirement for a long-termmanagement agreement between ownersof tourism units and a tourismmanager/operator to provide forintegrated management of these units,and other units in the development usedfor tourism purposes. (Furtherrequirements in respect to strataschemes to improve the tourism outcomeof such developments are set out in theconclusions in term of reference 3).• The need for the retention of tourismcaravan parks, and the extent of long-stayTourism Planning Taskforce Report43