LATE RFI Attachment 5 - Advice from Traffic and Transport Plus

     Department Principal:
     Bryce Trevilyan
     Project Contact:
     Noel Kay
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                                                                                     Queensland
                                                                                     6 Mayneview Street, Milton Qld 4064
     Date:06–June–2023                                                               PO Box 1779, Milton BC, Qld 4064
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     Joanne Hill
     Kings Group Queensland

     Dear Joanne

     Proposed Car wash at 34 Elm St Cooroy — response to Council RFI


1.   I previously issued a report on the traffic impacts of a proposed car wash at 34 Elm Street Cooroy dated
     27-Oct-2022 (Oct Traffic Report). I maintain my opinions in that report and this response should be read in
     conjunction with that report. I note that I indicated in Oct Traffic Report paragraph 7h that “5× staff parking
     bays” were provided — this was a typographical error and should have indicated 3× staff parking bays (as
     shown in Appendix A of that report).
2.   Council has issued a Request for Information (RFI) dated 22-Dec-2022. The RFI identified 2× traffic related
     issues.
        a)         The first traffic issue was issue 7 which asked to “Provide amended plans providing additional on
                   site car parking to meet the Driveways and Parking code minimum rate, having regard to the
                   accessibility for users”.
        b)         The second traffic issue was issue 9, which asked to “Provide additional comment from the traffic
                   engineer that addresses the potential for existing services (poles, phone box) and
                   existing/proposed vegetation to impact on the available sight lines. The comment must also include
                   recommendations for any necessary works to provide the required sight lines”.
        c)         I will deal with each of these issues in turn.
3.   The State has also issued a response to the DA which did not raise any relevant traffic issues and therefore
     has not been addressed in this report.
     Issue 7 — parking rates
4.   The Council Request for Information (RFI) has identified that the “proposed car parking is not consistent with
     the car parking rate for a carwash under the Noosa Plan 2020 and in part relies on street carparking”.
5.   I note that for a car wash use, sufficient space is provided on site to ensure efficient operation of the site — this
     includes adequate areas for cars to queue for the various offerings provided on site. Details of the operation
     are found in the Oct Traffic Report paragraphs 7 & 14. It is noted that all customers who are undertaking
     washing, vacuuming etc of their car, or waiting to undertake such services, are accommodated. The Oct Traffic
     Report Appendix A shows 26× vehicles can be accommodated on the subject site.
6.   Table 9.4.1.4 of the Noosa Plan 2020 specifies that a car wash use should provide “one space per 50m²; and
     one space per 100m² in excess of 500m²”. No specification of the type of area (eg. ‘use area’) is given, so
     according to the notes provided at the start of Table 9.4.1.4 the area for the purpose of calculating parking
     space requirements is gross floor area. This creates something of an issue. It is unclear what counts or does
     not count as gross floor area with respect to the proposed development — the Noosa Plan 2020’s own definition
     section say gross floor area relates to buildings, rather than open areas. And that even within buildings areas
     dedicated to parking, loading or manoeuvring of vehicles is excluded. Therefore, it is unclear what area of the
     subject site should count towards calculation of parking provision.




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