Appendix 9 - Detailed assessment against the Noosa plan

                Column 1                                    Column 2                                Column 3
            Specific Outcomes                          Probable solutions                           Response
                                                      (if code assessable)
 O12 Parking areas are designed to -             S12.1 At locations where              Complies
 a) provide a progressive reduction in           pedestrian and vehicle                Refer to the traffic impact
     speed between the external road and         conflicts are likely to occur –       assessment
     internal parking spaces;                    a) sight distances of at least 2.5
 b) ensure lower speeds near areas of high             seconds of travel time at the
     pedestrian activity through the use of            designated speed are
     appropriate road geometry or devices              provided;
     designed to limit speed; and                b) splayed corners on
 c) maintain sight distances which are                 structures are incorporated;
     appropriate for the likely operating        c) landscaping is designed to
     speeds in all areas of potential                  allow clear views; and
     pedestrian/vehicle and vehicle/vehicle      d) sign placement ensures
     conflict.                                         that sight distance
                                                       requirements are not
                                                       impeded.

 O13 A clearly defined pedestrian                S13.1 In large open car parks         N/A
 network is provided that –                      with greater than 200 car
 a) is located in areas where people will        parking spaces, a pedestrian
      choose to walk;                            path between parking spaces is
 b) ensures that pedestrian movement             provided on every second aisle.
      through car parking areas or
      structures are along aisles rather
      than across them.

                                                 S14.1 No probable solution            N/A
 O14 Provision is made for pedestrian and
 vehicular queues at conflict points.            identified;

                                                 S15.1 Lighting is provided in         Complies
 O15 Parking areas are lit to provide security
 for night-time users.                           accordance with the Australian
                                                 Standard for Road Lighting -
                                                 Vehicular Traffic (Category V)
                                                 Lighting - Performance Installation
                                                 and Design Requirements.
 O16 In mixed use areas of                       S16.1 Resident carparking is          N/A
 Business centres residents do not               limited to one space per dwelling
 compete with customers for                      unit or accommodation unit;
 carparking spaces.
                                                 S16.2 Resident carparking is          N/A
                                                 not located in the road reserve
                                                 or between the residential or
                                                 business building and the
                                                 principal street frontage.
 O17 Car parking areas are landscaped to—        No solution provided                  Complies
  a) provide shade;                                                                    Landscaping would be provided
  b) maximise infiltration of stormwater run-                                          along the street frontage and next to
        off;                                                                           the car parking area
  c) define parking areas;
  d) reduce direct visibility of car
        parking areas from external
        viewpoints; and
  e) soften views of hardstand
        areas.
 O18 Development with the                        No solution provided                  Complies
 potential to generate significant                                                     Refer to the traffic impact
 traffic and parking impacts gives                                                     assessment. The proposal would
 appropriate consideration to                                                          not be fundamentally different to the
 transport and land use issues27.                                                      existing service station or other
                                                                                       similar service stations in the
                                                                                       region. It would not increase the
                                                                                       customer catchment area, and the
                                                                                       majority of generated traffic would
                                                                                       be undiverted drop-in traffic; this
                                                                                       has already been counted and
                                                                                       accounted for in the background

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