NON-POWERED WATER SPORTS FEASIBILTY STUDY · Attachment 1: Noosa NPWS Feasibility Study

7.6 Precinct directions
The table below summarises the key drivers that require consideration when concept and detailed design of the site is
developed.
Table 03: Precinct design considerations

Direction                 Rationale                                                            Precinct Plan inclusions
Secure and maintain       The existing boat ramp located on the foreshore in front of   Secure and maintain boat ramp access for all
access to the existing    the clubhouse provides access to the Noosa River and access   Precinct tenants
boat ramp                 must be secured and maintained for all Precinct tenants.
                          Consider widening of the boat ramp when asset renewal is due,
                          taking into consideration jetty upgrade designs

Ensure continued          Access to the foreshore and beach immediately adjacent to the        Maintain and potentially expand grassed
access to the foreshore   NYRC and car park provides for boat launching into the River,        foreshore and beach access
and beach immediately     and the grassed foreshore area is used for rigging and de-
adjacent the NYRC and     rigging of boats. Investigate increasing the width of the grassed    Investigate installation of a boardwalk to
car park                  foreshore at this location to improve pedestrian movement,           provide a continuous path of travel for
                          as well as the area available for boat launching, rigging and        pedestrians from the river foreshore to the
                          de-rigging.                                                          existing walk cycle bridge crossing the canal

                          Investigate installation of a boardwalk to improve public
                          pedestrian access along the river foreshore and parallel to the
                          canal, potentially creating a continuous path of travel to the
                          existing walk cycle bridge connecting to Chaplin Park.

Create secure and         Design a secure and covered storage area (chain mesh walls/          Allocate an adequate area for design and
covered storage area      gates) to accommodate boat racks for Coastal Rowing.                 construction of secure and covered storage
to accommodate club                                                                            for Coastal Rowing
equipment for Coastal
Rowing
Repurpose one of the      Decommission one of the two existing amenities buildings             Design appropriate secure storage for
existing amenities        currently located centrally between the two car park areas           Outrigger Canoe craft (small), safety and
buildings to create       with a view to repurpose the building into secure storage for        maintenance equipment
Outrigger Canoe storage   Outriggers.


Redesign car parking      As an area recording high levels of pedestrian use, the car park     Redesign the car park to improve safety for
                          redesign should place pedestrian safety as its first priority.       pedestrians, and entry, egress and circulation

                          Redesign the car parking across the site to improve vehicle          Include in the redesign storage for sailing
                          entry, egress, circulation and parking as well as:                   boats with fixed masts (‘trailer-sailers’)
                          †† increasing the width of grassed foreshore parallel to the
                              beach to increase the area for pedestrians, water craft          People transporting various boats from
                              launching, and boat rigging and de-rigging, by reducing the      storage to rigging and launching locations
                              sealed car parking in this location                              will require use of the car park hard stand
                          †† including storage for sailing boats with fixed masts (‘trailer-   and adjacent pathways, and this needs to be
                             sailers’)                                                         factored into the car park design
                          †† prioritising safe pedestrian movement through the site
                             recognising vulnerable users including children and carers
                             accessing the playground, and patrons visiting the NYRC.
                          †† carefully consider different users (club and public) and
                             the peak use times, to identify potential conflicts and
                             congestion, and incorporate solutions into the design


Additional rowing boat    Design and install an appropriate floating pontoon in the canal      Provide additional rowing launching facilities
launch facility           adjacent to the NYRC to provide an additional launch facility        in the canal to alleviate potential congestion
                          for rowing. Consider the path of travel from boat storage to the     at the boat ramp and beach launching
                          pontoon within the design, particularly potential locations for      locations
                          congestion between different types of users.




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