Stockwell RFI Response Letter Final 22.12.21 · MCU21/0175

spaces, the location of the spaces is relevant as is the size of the carpark. For a carpark of 97 spaces, it
would not be appropriate for more than 3 of the spaces to be discounted on the basis of the number of
motorcycle spaces.

The TTM report suggests that a parking relaxation would be appropriate because patrons will visit
multiple developments within the Noosa Civic Centre. While it is agreed that such cross- utilisation of
tenancies will reduce traffic generation, it does not follow, and it is not accepted, that such cross-
utilisation would reduce parking demands. In that regard, while a customer is within a specific tenancy,
it is generating a parking space associated with that tenancy, and if that patron moves to another
tenancy, it is then generating a parking demand associated with that other tenancy. If that customer
spends 15 minutes in each tenancy, it simply means that the associated parking demand for that
customer occurs for twice as long while the customer visits both tenancies, compared with it the
customer visited only a single tenancy. That is, the same customer visiting two tenancies has the same
parking demand as two separate customers each only visiting a single tenancy.

Information Required:

Provide on-site parking provisions consistent with the requirements of the Driveways and Parking Code.

Our Response:

Please refer to the attached Appendix E – Traffic Engineering Assessment to Council Information
Request by TTM. The assessment report has identified that when compared to other Councils’ parking
rates, the Noosa Council has higher parking requirements, and that being in the Noosa Business Centre,
there is a greater propensity for use of public transport and multi-visit trips. As the site is directly
opposite to forthcoming public transit hub that is to be delivered by Council soon, there is a high
likelihood that visitors will make use of this facility rather than drive to the NBC. On this basis, the
proposed development is seeking a relaxation of 2 car parking spaces, which is determined to have
minimal impacts.




Council Item 8: Main Access Aisle Width

The 5.8m wide parking aisle adjacent to the street is too narrow to function as the main site access
and to also accommodate service vehicle movements.

Information Required:

Widen the aisle width to 6.5m in accordance with the requirements of Australian Standard AS 2890.2-
2002.