MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Compiled Information Request Response

                                                                                   MCU14/0106




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42     Further consideration should be given to the above issue.

Issue - Traffic
Council has observed many two-lane roundabouts within the coastal road network at which
actual queue lengths do not match modelled queue lengths (from programs such as
SIDRA). This is considered to be primarily due to upstream departure issues.

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43     Amended SIDRA analyses of existing and projected traffic volumes calibrated
       against observed queue lengths, particularly at the more critical intersections. The
       queue length measurements should be based on individual approach lanes and
       traffic counts should be lane-specific because it is likely that lane utilisation is not
       optimal because of upstream and downstream intersection issues.

Issue - Traffic
Traffic volumes on the Noosa coastal road network significantly increase during holiday
periods, roughly corresponding with school holiday periods.        Consequently, traffic
assessments over a long period of time have been based on desirable maximum
roundabout degrees of saturation during non-holiday periods being 0.70 (rather than 0.85)
to allow tolerable traffic congestion during peak holiday periods.

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44     The analyses submitted should include assessments of intersection performance
       during peak holiday periods.

Issue - Parking Rates
The information submitted to date is considered insufficient to justify relaxations of Council’s
planning scheme requirements to the extent proposed.

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45     Amended traffic analysis based on data which demonstrates that the parking
       provision will accommodate design peak parking demands, probably defined as the
       demand during the 20th busiest hour of the year.

Issue - Bus Interchange Planning
The development proposed will significantly shift the “centre of gravity” of development on
the Noosa Business Centre site.

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46     Demonstrate the proposed bus stops will have adequate capacity to accommodate
       existing and likely future services.
47     Demonstrate the proposed bus stops are located where pedestrian accessibility is
       maximised and bus routes to and from the external major road network will suffer
       minimum delays.
48     Provide comment on whether the development generates the need for the bus
       interchange indicated on the Shire Business Centre Map in The Noosa Plan, or the
       likely timing of its need.




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