Information Response - Traffic

what is proposed at Noosa. Of note, 5am is the earliest timeslot at Noosa, where Coolum promotes a
4am timeslot. Nevertheless, comparisons can be drawn between the schedules.
November and December are considered peak months for the health and fitness industry and Fitstop
is no different.
The data clearly indicates that the busiest time slots are the 4, 5.15 and 6.15am classes. On average
classes see between 10.8 and 18.3 clients between 5.15am-6am.
By comparison, the 9.15am class saw a maximum attendance of 6.7 people during August. The 4.15pm
class hosted 12.3 people during November.


            4-5am     5:15-6am    6:15-7am     7:15-9am    9:15-11am    4:15-5pm     5:15-6pm     6:15-7pm
 Month
             start      start       start        start        start        start        start        start

  1-Jul-
    20       13.0    10.8        5.4      5.2                  4.3          8.8         5.5          3.4
 1-Aug-
    20       15.3    12.2        8.7      7.0                  6.7         10.3         7.0          6.0
 1-Sep-
    20       19.6    16.4       10.6      8.0                  5.3          9.3         6.5          7.8
  1-Oct-
    20       13.9    17.6       10.2      7.3                  5.4         10.0         7.3          6.8
 1-Nov-
    20       14.7    17.5       10.3      7.2                  4.6         12.3         6.9          7.1
  1-Dec-
    20       11.7    18.3       11.0     10.7                  4.4          9.5         5.5          7.1
TABLE 6: FITSTOP COOLUM CLASS ATTENDANCE RATES.

Conclusion
The existing car parking arrangement can support the proposed development for the following
reasons:
   •   The development type and the intensity of the land use is small scale in nature;
   •   The site has an existing 27 parking bays – the Noosa Plan 2020 requests a minimum of 15;
   •   The hours of operation are generally outside normal retail hours – these hours are
       complimentary to the existing business uses;
   •   The staggered workout times will ensure a smooth transition between classes and clients;
   •   The subject site is sufficiently serviced by active and public transport;
           o Bus routes 628 and 632 dock traverse Mary Street, approximately 240m to the north
   •   The site is in close proximity to Noosa Village Shopping Centre.
   •   The site forms part of the broader Noosaville footpath and bikeway network
   •   The proposed operating hours pose minimal conflict with adjoining business.
           o Some overlap does occur around 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday when adjoining
                 retail businesses begin opening and closing.
   •   Whilst Fitstop Operational health and safety requirements permit a maximum of 36 patrons,
       the data from the Coolum Fitstop indicates that patrons rates will be significantly less than
       this. At its busiest session, Coolum held an average of 19.6 customers. It is important to note
       that this was the 4am class and outside of normal business hours.




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