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14.2     Roads and drainage

                    COLUMN 1                                              COLUMN 2                                            ASSESSMENT
              SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                          PROBABLE SOLUTIONS (if code assessable)
Road and drainage design and construction
O5                                                     S5.1                                                  Complies with probable solution.
Roads and pedestrian and cycle paths are planned       Road planning and design supports the hierarchy       No roads to be dedicated to Council are
and designed to support the hierarchy and              and functional aspects identified in Sections 2 and   incorporated within the development. Internal
functional aspects identified in Sections 2 and 3 of   3 of PSP5 Engineering Design Standards Roads,         accessways are provided for vehicular access within
PSP5 Engineering Design Standards Roads,               Drainage and Earthworks;                              the development. These accessways will be
Drainage and Earthworks and to ensure that             AND                                                   designed to meet the principles of suitable access,
a) design and alignment of the roads, intersections                                                          durability and safe passage as outlined in Sections 2
   and all associated works                            S5.2                                                  and 3 of Noosa PSP5 Engineering Design
   i. provides a safe environment for all users;       Road and pathway planning and design is in            Standards Roads, Drainage and Earthworks and
   ii. is adequate for the design speed                accordance with, in order of precedence               Queensland Design Code for Residential Streets.
        environment;                                   a) Noosa Integrated Local Transport Plan;
   iii. is adequate for predicted traffic volumes;     b) Queensland Transport s Shaping Up;                 Preliminary road grading indicates that the roads
        and                                            c) Queensland Design Code for Residential Streets;    will in the main be at a grade of 10% (1 in 10) or
   iv. maintains the safe and efficient functioning    d) AUSTROADS Guide to Traffic Engineering             less with short sections of approximately 16.7% (1
        of the road network without the use of            Practice;                                          in 6). These grades are within normally accepted
        traffic signals;                               e) Sections 2 and 3 of PSP5 Engineering Design        guidelines for the low volume of traffic expected to
   v. is compatible with existing roads;                  Standards Roads, Drainage and Earthworks;          use the accessways within the site.
   vi. is easily maintained by Council equipment;         or
        and                                            f) the Noosa Cycling and Walking Network              Roads will be 5.5 metres in width which is
   vii.where appropriate, has the ability to              Development Plan;                                  consistent with previous stages of the
        accommodate public transport services;         OR                                                    development. Horizontal alignment of the roads
b) road pavement surfaces                              g) a combination of the principles in these           will ensure access is provided as appropriate for
   i. are durable enough to carry estimated wheel         documents.                                         garbage vehicles to refuse collection area, fire
        loads of travelling and parked vehicles;       AND                                                   appliances, service and delivery vehicles and cars.
   ii. provide for the safe passage of vehicles,
        pedestrians, cyclists, and discharge of        S5.3                                                  No new dedicated roads are proposed as part of
        stormwater run-off from contributing           On-road cycling treatment is utilised to provide      the development.
        catchments and the preservation of all         safe and continuous movement of cyclists along a
        weather access;                                roadway, such as-
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