Traffic Report_ Part 1 · MCU18/0019

                                                                Residential Aged Care Facility, Goodchap Street, Noosaville
                                                                                                    Traffic Report Rev B




3.1 Vehicle Access
As shown in the plans included as Appendix A, the following vehicular accesses to the site are proposed:

    •    an entry driveway and an exit driveway on Goodchap Street providing access to the porte cochere, which is
         positioned approximately midway along the site frontage; and
    •    a two-way driveway of approximately 7m width on Val Crescent, which will accommodate access to/from the
         basement car park and servicing area.
These driveways are discussed further in the following sections.

3.1.1    Goodchap Street Driveways
As previously discussed, there is currently a bus stop approximately midway along the site frontage on Goodchap Street.
In order to accommodate access to the porte cochere, the applicant proposes to reposition this bus stop approximately
40m to the south of its current location. The proposed (repositioned) bus stop would still be located along the frontage of
the subject site, but adjacent to its southern boundary (in front of the residence which is currently at 62 Goodchap Street)
rather than midway along the frontage. In the proposed location as shown in the plans included as Appendix A, the bus
stop would not impede property access, nor would it have a notable impact upon on-street parking, requiring the
removal of only one kerbside parking space as shown in Figure 3.3.1 below.
Furthermore, in the proposed location, the northbound bus stop would be directly opposite the existing southbound stop,
and only a 15 – 20 metre walk from the existing pedestrian crossing refuge on Goodchap Street. Accordingly, the
repositioning of the bus stop is considered to be supportable from a transport planning perspective.


                                                                     Pedestrian Crossing Refuge


                                                                                            Southbound Bus Stop
             Proposed Bus Zone Location




Figure 3.1.1: Proposed Bus Stop Location


The location of the proposed driveways on Goodchap Street providing access to the porte cochere will provide
substantial separation from the adjacent intersection (approximately 47m to the Val Crescent intersection to the north,
and 125m to the Juron Street intersection to the south), substantially exceeding the minimum 6m separation requirement
from an intersection as stipulated in AS2890.1.
The proposed driveways on Goodchap Street are approximately 6.5m wide at the site boundary, and have Type A
driveway splays as defined in Council’s Standard Drawing RS-051.
As shown in the vehicle tracking diagram included as Appendix B, these driveways would be adequate to comfortably
accommodate forward entry and exit by up to a Medium Rigid Vehicle (MRV), although it is anticipated that the largest
vehicle which will require access to this area is the occasional ambulance.


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