Tracy Stevens submission MCU180019 24 June 2018 · MCU18/0019

              Estimated car parking demand at afternoon shift change

               Use                          Shift time        Vehicle Occupancy   Number
               Morning shift staff          7.00 to 3.30      1 person/vehicle    35
               Afternoon shift staff        2.45 to 10.30     1 person/vehicle    25
               Visitors/                    -                 1 person/vehicle    4
               Volunteers                                     1 person/vehicle    2
               Service personnel            -                 1 person/vehicle    1
               TOTAL                                                              67



37.   Moreover, the above assumes that all staff, visitors and other personnel attending the
      site will want to park in the basement car park. There will always be a percentage of
      people who will not use the basement car park, preferring to park on the street as they
      believe it to be more convenient or easier, given that basement car parks can be difficult
      to manoeuvre or park in at times.
38.   Val Crescent and Goodchap Street are already under a lot of strain in terms of car
      parking, with it being used as an overflow car park for the Noosa hospital’s staff, patients
      and visitors (see photographs below).




      Cars parked on Val Crescent (looking South from bend)




      Cars parked along Goodchap Street, outside hospital (looking towards Goodchap Steet/Val Crescent
      roundabout)


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