Appendix K - Traffic Engineering Report · MCU21/0146

• The Census data also states that the Noosa Heads area has an ‘Average motor vehicles per dwelling’ of
     1.7. Resulting in a potential total of 163 vehicles for the proposed 96 dwelling units. Given the likelihood
     of residents owning more than 1 vehicle it is considered pragmatic to provide additional spaces to the
     maximum requirement, to accommodate the likely practical parking demand of the development

• No on-street parking currently exists along Hofmann Drive, however a large carriageway width exists
     with the on-road cycle lane, making it possible, although illegal to park on Hofmann Drive. Providing
     additional residential spaces within the basement level will encourage residents with surplus private
     vehicles to park within the development and not along Hofmann Drive resulting in safety issues and an
     adverse impact to the external road network.

• No motorcycle parking is currently proposed for the residential development. By providing a surplus of
     19 residential car spaces to the requirement it is expected that any motorcycle parking can occur within
     these additional bays. Allowing for the flexibility of the bays to be used by both motorcycles or additional
     private vehicles.

• Prior to the further improvements to the public transport accessibility and frequency and the result in
     modal shift towards these alternative modes of transport the surplus parking spaces are considered
     reasonable and necessary to accommodate the practical parking demand of the development.

• The spaces are out of view of the public and will not generate additional parking not associated with the
     residential development.

Visitor Spaces

The ‘Driveways and Parking Code’ does not provide a visitor parking rate for multiple dwelling units within a
centre zone. However, the NSC pre-lodgement notes Ref: PLM20/0043 acknowledges that ‘it would seem
reasonable to provide some car parking for visitors’ in leu of the maximum parking rate specified in the code.
The comparable visitor rate of 1 space per 4 dwelling units for multiple unit dwellings not within a centre
zone would require a total of 24 spaces. 7 visitor spaces are proposed for the development and this is
considered reasonable to accommodate the expected visitor parking demand within the development
located within a centre zone.

Overall, the proposed visitor parking provisions are considered suitable for the proposed development.

Motorcycle spaces

The practical parking requirement for motorcycles of the residential development is expected to be far less
than 48 spaces required in accordance with the ‘Driveways and Parking Code’ and any motorcycle parking
can occur within the surplus residential parking spaces.




Site: 17-19 Hofmann Drive, Noosaville                                                                         13
Reference: 20BRT0372