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response to information request · MCU19/0031
16 July 2019 Lisa Pienaar Development Planner Noosa Council [email protected] RE: Response to Information Request (MCU19/0031) – Retail Business Type 2 Shop & Salon situated at 13 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads (5/RP91777) Council issued a further information request on 8 April 2019. The applicant provides the following additional information in response to the items: PLANNING 1 Provide details about all existing uses currently (and proposed) operating on the site. The site is currently used for surfboard hire with some ancillary sales of surfboard equipment, towels and clothing. The bicycle hire activity (BikeOn) is also being undertaken from the front of the site. The application proposes to use the area under the awning and within the existing building all for retail sales and surfboard hire activities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Provide plans (to scale) that indicate: (a) The vehicle paths for vehicles entering and exiting the site; (b) The landscaping areas at the front of the site; (c) The passing opportunities at the entrance to the site required to ensure that vehicles do not “hold” in the road reserve and block the pedestrian path or the traffic lanes; (d) Signage within the site at the front of the building and at the rear of the building to ensure that priority is given to incoming traffic; (e) Signage at the front of the site to warn exiting drivers of pedestrians on the road reserve. Please find attached revised proposal plans addressing Council concerns including: - Vehicle swept paths showing vehicles entering and leaving the site in a forward motion; - Defined landscaping areas at the front of the site preserving the existing melaleuca species; - Passing opportunities at the entrance of the site; and - Information signage on the front and rear of the building for pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow. The proposal seeks to decrease the number of cars entering the site than what was originally approved on the site for car hire. The existing driveway has been shaped to allow for pedestrian movement across the frontage and a continuous transition from the driveway and carriageway. The proposal does not seek to change the existing driveway or footpath, as shown below.
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Additional landscaping will be provided at the front of the site to increase the landscaped
amenity, while a full redevelopment of the site is currently being planned for construction
within the next 2 years.
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3 Provide additional detail on the various surfacing materials. The detail must
include but not be limited to:
(a) The surfacing for the carparking spaces. Please note that the
surfacing must be suitable for people with disabilities between the
dedicated car space and the entrance to the shop;
(b) The surfacing for the main driveway area extending from the road
frontage to the carparking area. Due to the site’s location it is
expected that sealing of the driveway is required. It is noted that the
previous approval for vehicle hire required the driveway and car
parking areas to be sealed;
(c) The surfacing for the scooter spaces and the adjacent manoeuvring
area. The manoeuvring area must be sufficient to cater for both the
scooter spaces and the manoeuvring area for car space 4;
(d) Stormwater drainage and discharge;
(e) The measures to be undertaken to ensure the viability of the retained
vegetation within the site and on the adjoining properties.
The carparking area (including the entrance and scooter spaces) is proposed to be sealed
with a spray bitumen seal, with some of the existing concrete areas at the front of the site
to be retained. The driveway is to be reshaped to include appropriate stormwater pits and
grades to allow for stormwater to drain to the Noosa Drive frontage without impacting
adjoining properties. Considering there is no increase in roof area and the site is partially
sealed, hydraulic details can be provided as part of the building approval for the building
fit out.
The trees at the rear of the site are within 3 metres of the property boundary and are not
subject to the Biodiversity Overlay. Regardless, tree protection fencing will be provided at
the time of he sealing to ensure the root zones of the existing trees at the rear of the site
are retained as part of the sealing and linemarking works. An arborist report outlining
measures to maintain the health of the tree during the sealing works will be submitted as
part of the performance bond process.
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The site is intended to be redeveloped within 3 years and the applicant does not intend
spending money on a more permanent road type (such as concrete), considering the site
is to be redeveloped. Although a spray seal finish requires more maintenance, it is
acknowledged the site will not be subject to large traffic numbers and/or regular large truck
manoeuvring.
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4 Provide amended plans that indicate the width of car spaces 2 and 3 to be in
accordance with user class 3 as described in AS/NZS2890.1:2004 or provide
justification for the proposed width.
The amended plans provide for 2.6m widths for carparks 2 and 3. Carspace 4 is to be
designated as a staff carparking bay and is 2.4m wide at the end of the carparking aisle.
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5 Provide amended plans that indicate the necessary turning area or provide
sufficient detail to demonstrate how the layout addresses Council’s
concerns.
The revised plans include a turnaround bay at the rear of the site. The proposal is
formalising the existing parking situation at the rear of the site and will improve the existing
situation.
The shop is predominantly frequented by pedestrians walking to Hastings Street and the
beach. A large carpark and bus station is located directly across the road. The site is
constrained by the existing location of the building and retains the existing large gum trees
at the rear of the site.
The proposed layout provides sufficient carparking and manoeuvring for the likely number
of users and the location constraints - consistent with the Probable Solutions and Specific
Outcomes of the Driveways and Carparking Code.
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6 The proposal plan shows green areas that are likely to be used for
landscaping. However, this includes green cells for scooter parking. It is
difficult to determine the area or extent of landscaping proposed.
The revised proposal plan provides for 10% landscaping (not including green cells for
scooter parking) within three defined areas at the front and rear of the site.
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Pursuant to the Development Assessment Rules, the applicant has given the assessment
manager the information requested. Please send the adjoining owners’ details at your
earliest convenience, in order to commence public notification of the application.
If you have any further queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact
myself.
Regards,
Jack Lewis B.Sc Hons UNSW M.Plan Otago
Planner/Director
Pivotal Perspective Pty Ltd
0406 334 227
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