Tourism Planning Taskforce Report - Western Australian Planning ...

Chapter 8Taskforce recommendationsthe facility manager/operator must bindsuccessive unit owners.c) Development refurbishment as requiredto maintain, or upgrade, the tourismstandard of the facility is to be managedby the facility manager/operator on adevelopment-wide basis through theestablishment of a refurbishmentreserve, or similar mechanism.d) Entry to units, including by owners iscontrolled by the facilitymanager/operator with the managementagreement providing that all tourism useunits be available only for tourism use,including owners use, unless subject tomaintenance.e) Internal fixtures/fittings and décor ineach tourism unit are to be provided andmaintained to a specified consistentstandard suitable to tourism letting ofthe units.f) Owners of a unit in a strata scheme ofgreater than 20 strata units on anon-strategic tourism site may, as analternative to common letting, enter intoan agreement with a real estate agentor licensed travel agent of their choice,for letting of their unit only. Any suchagreement or letting practice shall beconsistent with the requirements of thefacility management/operatingagreement, excepting the common tariffstructure, and at all times provide for theunit to be available for tourism letting.g) For strata schemes consisting of 20units or less, on-site management andreception facilities and operations arepreferred but not required.h) The facility manager/operator is to keepa written record of all bookings of eachowner’s unit and must notify the stratacompany in writing if it becomes awareof any person occupying the unit for aperiod exceeding three months in any12 month period. On receipt of suchnotification, and in addition to its owncompliance action, the strata companyshall advise the local government withinwhich the development is located ofreceipt of that notification.i) It is preferred that management andreception facilities and manager’saccommodation shall form part of thecommon property or be held by thecorporate body. Where alternativearrangements are proposed, these shallensure that management and receptionfacilities and associated manager’saccommodation are subject to leasearrangements or ownership restrictionsand disposal mechanisms linked to thefacility management/operator function.j) All recreation, servicing/support andcommon facilities are to be located onthe common property and full use of allservices and facilities are to be availablefor all guests regardless of the bookingagent.ii) Strata plans are to be specified with aSection 6 restriction of use limitingoccupation to tourism purposes with anoccupation restriction of a maximum ofthree months in any 12-month period.iii) Any changes to the management statementaffecting the matters identified are to beapproved by the WAPC in consultation withTourism WA.8.1.11 Zoning and town planningschemesA local government scheme is a principalinstrument for implementation of land useplanning. A town planning scheme is astatutory instrument and once approved by theMinister and Gazetted has the same force andeffect as the Town Planning and DevelopmentAct 1928. Among other things, a townplanning scheme zones and reserves landwithin the scheme area and sets out thepermissibility of land uses and developmentcontrols. In conjunction with the proposedSPP, Land Use Planning for Tourism, it is animportant instrument for implementing thetaskforce recommendations.Part 4 of the Model Scheme Text provides fora town planning scheme to contain a zoningtable, which indicates, subject to theprovisions of the scheme, the uses permittedin the various zones. The permissibility of anyuse is determined by cross-reference betweenthe rows listing use classes and the columnslisting zones.78 Tourism Planning Taskforce Report