Tourism Planning Taskforce Report - Western Australian Planning ...

Chapter 8Taskforce recommendationsfrom the tourism node(s) to the extentrequired to protect the tourism experienceand character. Such developments may be100 per cent tourism, but where a residentialcomponent is provided, this shall be basedon a minimum of two tourism units for eachresidential unit and a maximum of 30 percent of the site area allocated for residentialpurposes (the area defined as being forresidential purposes is exclusive of commonopen space, recreation areas and likefacilities). The location of the residentialcomponent shall be on those areas of thesite with the lowest tourism amenity. Suchsites shall be zoned specifically for thepurpose of an integrated tourist-resort anddeveloped consistent with an overallmasterplan. As a primary element, themasterplan shall ensure integrated andlinked development of the tourism andresidential components, including staging,and in achieving this may requiredevelopment of tourism components prior tosubdivision.Non-strategic Tourism Sites: Where a site isidentified as a non-strategic tourism site:A specified portion of the proposed tourismdevelopment or redevelopment of a site,being between zero and 25 per centinclusive (the approved percentage), may bepermitted without imposition of a residentialoccupancy restriction subject to the sitebeing located to provide adequate access toresidential services and amenities, within anappropriate planning context and zonedappropriately.- The maximum percentage of residential-nooccupancy restriction units/development onthe site shall comply with the following atall stages of the development:i) The proportion of residential-nooccupancy restriction units relative tothe total number of accommodationunits on the site shall be equal to or lessthan the approved percentage.ii) The site area occupied by theresidential-no occupancy restrictionunits, and any areas designated for thespecific use of the occupiers of thoseunits, relative to the area occupied bythe short-stay development shall beequal to or less than the approvedpercentage. In calculating the areaoccupied by the two developmentcategories, those facilities available forcommon use shall be excluded from thecalculation.iii) That any individual residential-nooccupancy restriction unit and as awhole any residential-no occupancyrestriction component of such adevelopment shall be of a design andscale that it clearly is subsidiary to thetourism component of the developmentsuch that the tourism componentremains dominant in all aspects.- The determination of the appropriateresidential-no occupancy restrictionpercentage between zero and 25 per centinclusive can be determined on asite-specific or local government areabasis. Determination of the approvedpercentage, or whether any residential-nooccupancy restriction component shall bepermitted, shall have regard for tourismissues and the sustainability of a residentialdevelopment within the broader planningand settlement context of the specific site.This assessment shall take into accountthe services, amenity and infrastructurerequirements that would be available to aresidential component, and required by aresidential component.- The establishment of performance criteriafor the determination of the applicablepercentage is encouraged in areas where itgenerally has been determined that aresidential-no occupancy restrictioncomponent is appropriate, based onadditional tourism accommodationprovision or significant upgrading, servicingrequirements, design approach toameliorate potential impacts on the tourismexperience, and ability to accommodatefuture tourism demand.- In implementing this recommendation anyproposal for residential-no occupancyrestriction use on a non-strategic tourismsite shall be subject to the zoning of thesite clearly differentiating it from other siteszoned for tourism purposes and where anyresidential use or occupancy greater thanthree months in 12 months is not permitted.Tourism Planning Taskforce Report73