PM Submission Object - David Stevens - MCU18/0019

Road surface condition - Val Crescent entrance off Goodchap Street.



32.   A construction      of this size will typically require a large degree of services delivered on
      heavy     articulated   vehicles    throughout     the    complete   build   time   frame.   Excavating
      equipment,      pre-cast concrete panels, steel work, construction           bricks, roofing materials
      etc. The proposed Val Crescent access cannot accommodate                these vehicles as no turning
      space is available. Any articulated         vehicle entering     Val Crescent will be required       to
      reverse back into the roundabout to exit. The site has not enough space for drive through
      unloading of these vehicles. This leaves the only option of unloading while pulled over in
      Goodchap Street in front           of the proposed site (in the current        bus stop). The traffic
      congestion     and safety aspect will be extremely            negative. Traffic will be required     to
      stopped or diverted for unloading trucks. Trucks will have to be unloaded from the road
      side as a site crane cannot operate due to existing overhead power lines. This will have
      to occur in business and peak traffic hours.
33.   My family and I will have to endure the constant noise, huge amount of dust, machinery
      operation,     trucks and trade vehicles of building this huge facility for at least 14 to 16
      months.
34.   If the Noosa Plan was adhered to, we should only have to put up with a detached house
      being built across the road, not an industrial like construction         which includes a basement
      car park.
35.   This is an enormous impost on our capacity to enjoy our street over a substantial period
      of time and one we should not have to tolerate.
36.   Parking congestion        during    construction   will   be extreme.    I estimate    at least 50-60
      construction      staff and trades people will be onsite continuously        for the build period. This
      will contribute    to on street parking issue covered following.


SITE ACCESS AND CAR PARKING
37.   It is clear that it is the intent of the Noosa planning scheme that any driveway access for
      a new development        must not compromise the safety of drivers, pedestrians or cyclists.



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