Ltr Representations for Negotiated Decision Notice - NBC Lot 22 (Final) 26.09.22 · MCU22/0038

Condition 43:
“Provision of 104 car parking spaces and 10 motorcycle spaces on the site, plus the SRV loading bay
and ambulance bay”.
Requested change:
Amend Condition 43 to state:
“Provision of 98 car parking spaces and 10 motorcylce spaces on the site, plus SRV loading bay and
ambulance bay”.
Representations:
We propose the provision of the following to accommodate the transport requirements of the
development:
   •   98 car parking spaces comprising 7 at-grade (including 2 PWD spaces), 46 on Basement Level
       1 and 45 on Basement Level 2;
   •   10 motorcycle parking spaces across Basement Levels 1 and 2;
   •   One SRV loading bay and one ambulance bay at-grade;
   •   16 bicycle parking spaces and end-of-trip facilities comprising 8 lockers, 2 male and female
       showers and change rooms; and
   •   Reservation of all of the general purpose at-grade parking (5) parking spaces as designated
       short stay parking to meet the demand for “set-down and pick-up” of patients at the medical
       centre.
The proposed car parking and traffic provision for the development in effect proposes to reduce the
number of basement tandem car parking spaces required under Condition 43 by 6 parking spaces. It
also proposes the reservation of all of the general purpose at-grade parking (5) parking spaces as
designated short stay parking to meet the demand for “set-down and pick-up” of patients at the
medical centre. This is an increase of the 2 short term drop and go parking spaces required under
Condition 52.
The proposed traffic and parking provision for the development summarised above is supported by
the attached further Traffic Advice prepared by SLR Traffic Consulting dated 23 September 2022.
The attached further SLR Traffic Advice should be read in addition to and in conjunction with SLR’s
first principles traffic assessment dated 20 May 2022 previously provided to Council in response to
its Information Request.
At a high level, the SLR Traffic Advice provides:
   •   the proposed car parking provisions for the development are more than sufficient to
       accommodate the number and type of traffic that will be generated by the medical centre,
       irrespective of the combination of commercial and medical tenants that ultimately occupy the
       building. This assessment is based on relevant and accurate data including surveys of the
       parking provision and demands of similar medical centres operating in Noosa and the broader
       Sunshine Coast region;

   •   the proposed parking for the development achieves the performance outcomes for traffic and
       parking under both the superseded Noosa Plan 2006 and the current Noosa Plan 2020; and

   •   the proposed development is considered consistent with the Strategic Intent of the Noosa
       Plan 2020 which seeks to prioritise a mode shift away from private car usage to alternative
       transport options such as walking, cycling, the use of motorcycles and scooters and public
       transport.