RFI - E - Traffic Impact Statement

                                     enter and exit the site in a forward gear     These swept paths indicate the adequacy of
                                     through a 3-point turn maximum;               these movements with the appropriate
                                     AND                                           clearance to any obstructions and is shown in
                                     S42.4 - The development provides for          TTM Drawing 20BRT0181-01.
                                     shared driveways to minimise the
                                     number of access points, except on sites
                                     with more than one street frontage,
                                     where garages or carports in the
                                     development front separate streets.



   ii.       Driveways and Carparking Code:

Specific Outcomes                    Probable Solutions                          TTM Response/Justification
General
O1 - Vehicular access does not       S1.1 - Vehicular access is located and      Complies with Specific Outcome
adversely impact on safety,          designed in accordance with                 The proposed vehicular accesses have been
capacity and operations of the       AS/NZS2890.1:2004;                          designed in accordance with AS/NZS2890.1:2004
existing or planned road network,    AND                                         and Noosa Council Standard Drawing RS-049, in
the proposed driveway, cycleways     S1.2 - Only one footpath crossing is        regards to the widths at the kerb invert, the
or pedestrian pathway systems.       provided;                                   driveway width at a position 1.5m from the kerb
                                     AND                                         invert and the driveway width at the property
                                                                                 boundary. The requirements used are that for
                                     S1.3 - Driveways, have a maximum
                                                                                 single houses with double garages to be in
                                     grade in accordance with Council’s
                                                                                 keeping with the operation of the site and to
                                     standard requirements.
                                                                                 minimise the crossover widths where possible.

                                                                                 Additionally, it is noted that there is an existing
                                                                                 precedence of properties whereby multiple
                                                                                 footpath crossings are provided which do not
                                                                                 adversely impact the safety, capacity and
                                                                                 operations on the existing network.
Car Park Design and Layout
O8 - The layout of the               S8.1 Parking bays, manoeuvring areas,       Complies with Probable Solution
development provides adequate,       queuing areas, loading, setdown and         Queensland Streets recommends 2.5 spaces per
clearly defined and easily           pickup areas and driveways are              separate dwelling and detached (duplex) style
accessible—                          designed to the standards set out in        houses, with a recommended minimum of 2
a) on-site vehicle parking and       the Australian Standards for Off-street     spaces per lot and 0.5 spaces per lot on-street.
manoeuvring areas; and               Carparking and Off-street Commercial        The proposed development allows for double
b) loading and manoeuvring areas     Vehicles Parking.                           garages in addition to the proposed spacing of
for delivery and service vehicles.   AND                                         the driveways allowing for a vehicle to park on-
                                     S8.2 - The number of loading bays is        street between the two lots, making the
                                     not less than the minimum number            development in accordance with the Queensland
                                     specified in Table 14-51.                   Street recommendations.
                                                                                 In addition to this, the proposed driveway is
                                                                                 shaped as such so that visitors can park on the
                                                                                 site, effectively increasing the on-site parking
                                                                                 capacity for each dwelling to 3 vehicles and the
                                                                                 total on-site capacity to 6 vehicles. This is an
                                                                                 improvement on a shared driveway arrangement
                                                                                 as it effectively allows for additional vehicles to
                                                                                 park on-site when visiting the effectively separate
                                                                                 dwellings, alleviating the demand for on-street
                                                                                 parking for visitors. Existing examples in the
                                                                                 vicinity of duplex developments impacted by this