PM Submission Object - David Stevens - MCU18/0019

42.   Whilst it is appreciated that the DA has in excess of the minimum number of car parks
      required under the Driveways and Parking Code for a residential aged car facility, the 52
      bay basement car park will not have sufficient car parking to accommodate the facility at
      peak times, particularly the week day afternoon shift changeover:
43.   The Applicant has advised that the typical day shift will finish at 3.00pm and the
      afternoon shift will commence at 2.45pm. The maximum number of staff on the day shift
      is 35. The Applicant has not provided the number of staff for the afternoon or night shift,
      only to say that it is lessthan the day shift. Assuming then that the facility had 25 staff on
      the afternoon shift, it would require, at a minimum, 60 car parks to accommodate staff
      at the afternoon shift changeover as both day staff and afternoon staff would require
      parks at the same time.
44.   The above figure does not take into account any car parks utilised by visitors, volunteers
      or any other service vehicles who may be at the facility at this time. If say, in the mid-
      afternoon, 5% of residents had a visitor, there were two volunteers on site and one
      service vehicle, this would take the total car parking requirement up to around 67. This
      would mean that at least 15 vehicles would have to park off site on either Val Crescent or
      Goodchap Street at this time.



             Estimated car parking demand at afternoon shift change

              Use                         Shift time        Vehicle Occupancy   Number

              Morning shift staff         7.ODto 3.30       1 person/vehicle    35
              Afternoon shift staff       2.45 to 10.30     1 person/vehicle    25
              Visitars/                   -                 1 person/vehicle    4
              Volunteers                                    1 person/vehicle    2
              Service personnel           .                 1 person/vehicle    1
              TOTAL                                                             67



45.   Moreover, the above assumes that all staff, visitors and other personnel attending the
      site will want to park in the basement car park. There will always be a percentage of
      people who will not use the basement car park, preferring to park on the street as they
      believe it to be more convenient or easier, given that basement car parks can be difficult
      to manoeuvre or park in at times.
46.   Val Crescent and Goodchap Street are already under a lot of strain in terms of car
      parking, with it being used as an overflow car park for the Noosa hospital's staff, patients
      and visitors (see photographs below).




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