Attach F - Traffic

 

PEKOL TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT

3.2

3.3

Vehicular Access Arrangements

3.2.1 Access Location

Vehicular access to the on-site car parking area is proposed via Garnet Street. The development proposal

will result in the rationalisation of access driveways on Garnet Street from two to one.

The proposed development access is located in generally the same location as the existing eastern
driveway. It is recommended that the existing western driveway on Garnet Street be removed and the

kerb and channel and concrete footpath reinstated.

The proposed driveway would have a width of 9m at the property boundary, which is consistent with the
Australian Standards! for an access located on a local road, serving a high-turnover parking area with less

than 100 spaces. The vehicular access on Garnet Street would accommodate all turn movements.

In addition to the Garnet Street access, a service vehicle only driveway is proposed on Wimmers Lane, as

described in Section 3.4 below.

3.2.2 Sight Distance

Garnet Street has a posted speed limit of 40km/h in the vicinity of the site. Austroads recommends a
minimum safe intersection sight distance (SISD) of 73m for access driveways of this type within a 40km/h
speed environment. On-site observations indicate that there is in excess of 100m sight distance available
to the west. To the east, the Myall Street / Garnet Street / Maple Street roundabout is located
approximately 60m from the proposed driveway location. Vehicles entering Garnet Street from this
intersection will need slow to around 20 - 30km/h in order to negotiate the roundabout. Therefore, the
available sight distance at the proposed driveway location is sufficient. The available sight distance also

complies with AS2890.1, which recommends 55m for a 40 km/hr speed.
Car Parking

3.3.1 Requirement

The most relevant parking standard from the Noosa Plan for a supermarket development is a Type 2 retail

business (shop and salon), which has minimum parking requirements as follows:

== one space per 20m’, or part thereof, of use area for areas up to 100m? (excluding outdoor dining
area)

== one space per 15m’, or part thereof, of use area for areas in excess of 100m* (excluding outdoor
dining area)

== one space per 10m”, or part thereof of any outdoor dining area

In addition to the Noosa Plan, we have referenced other relevant guidelines and data sources to determine

the likely peak parking demand for this type of development as follows:

 

' Australian Standards (2004) Parking Facilities Part 1: Off-street car parking (AS2890.1)

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