MCU15/0095 & REC15/0022 PM Submission Object - Various - Petition Kelly Gerber

               b) The safety of pedestrians and cyclists is protected
               c) Development reduces the reliance on private vehicles and promotes public and non-
              motorised transport options;
              f) Development does not adversely impact on existing public parking

78.   The DA does not achieve the above overall outcomes based on the following:


      (a)     A significant proportion     of pedestrians and cyclists will be GSLC students and
              young families. A driveway being utilised by cars and heavy vehicles, particularly
              at peak hours when students are entering or exiting the school, poses an
              increased risk to their safety.


      (b)     More private vehicles are likely to enter the site for commercial purposes (re-
              fuelling and retail reasons). Also, the DA is more likely to dissuade pedestrians
              and cyclists from commuting         to school due to the increased local vehicular
              traffic and associated safety risks.


      (c)     Currently the site is utilised by scores of vehicles to park, particularly at school
              drop-off     and pick-up times. These excess vehicles will be highly likely to
              contribute    to further local congestion at the Goodchap Street roundabout             as
              outlined above, whilst some vehicles may use the service station grounds as an
              ad-hoc drop-off      or pick-up point for students, which is also an undesirable
              outcome.


            Specific outcomes - Driveways and Carparking Code

79.   The DA does not achieve the specific outcomes relating to Driveways and Carparking
      & Manoeuvring for the Driveways and Carparking Code (section 14.112). as set out in
      the Tables below.



            Table 14-49 - Driveways

SpecificOutcomes           Applicant's        Submitter's Response
                           Response
01                         51.1- S1.3Complies Non-compliant
Vehicular access           Vehicle accessis   Instancesof vehicle versus pedestrian and vehicle
does not adversely         considered to be   versuscyclist collisions will be increased, particularly at
impact on safety,          compliant with the peak drop-off  and pick-up times.
capacity and               relevant
operations of the          requirements. The     The proposed pedestrian pathway diversion directly
existing or planned        development will      from Walter HayDrive to the site and shop will also
road network, the          comply where          encouragechildren, particularly G5LCstudents, on to
proposed driveway,         applicable.           the site, increasingtheir exposure to a more
cyclewaysor                                      concentrated area of moving standard and heavy
pedestrian pathway                               vehicles
systems

            Table 14-50- car parking and manoeuvring

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