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14.0     TRANSPORT, ROADS AND DRAINAGE CODE

14.1     Strategic Transport Network

                    COLUMN 1                                                 COLUMN 2                                                      ASSESSMENT
              SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                         PROBABLE SOLUTIONS (if code assessable)
Strategic Transport Network
O1                                                    S1.1                                                                Complies with specific outcome.
Traffic generation from the development is            Where the development leads to the need to                          The proposed development s impact on peak hour
considered in a localised and a Shire wide context    increase transport infrastructure in the Shire, the                 operations of the surrounding traffic network has
to ensure that--                                      development contributes to the transport network                    been assessed. The surrounding road network,
a) the transport network has the capacity to safely   in accordance with the requirements of                              except for Noosa Drive immediately to the north
   and efficiently accommodate projected              Infrastructure Charges Plans (ICP); and where                       and south of Viewland Drive, is expected to
   movements; and/or                                  developments requires infrastructure not included                   exhibit acceptable peak hour operations during the
b) the development includes measures to upgrade       in the ICP, the development upgrades the                            future design year (ie. 2019) both without and with
   the transport network to meet the imposed          infrastructure at no cost to Council.                               the traffic generated by the proposed development.
   demands.
                                                      Advisory Note: Council may for some development require the         The aforementioned sections of Noosa Drive
                                                      preparation of a Transport Impact Assessment Report. Planning       would require upgrading for additional traffic
                                                      Scheme Policy PSP1 details matters to be addressed in the Report.   capacity even without the traffic generated by the
                                                                                                                          proposed development. Such upgrading would be
                                                                                                                          required prior to 2018 north of Viewland Drive
                                                                                                                          and prior to 2015 south of Viewland Drive.

                                                                                                                          The additional traffic generated by the proposed
                                                                                                                          development would bring this upgrading forward
                                                                                                                          by one (1) year for north of Viewland Drive and
                                                                                                                          three (3) years for south of Viewland Drive.




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