Appendix 9 - Detailed assessment against the Noosa plan

PART 14 – ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR A STATED
                PURPOSE OR OF A STATED TYPE
                   Division 18 – Transport, Roads and Drainage Code
Table 14-58 Strategic transport network

            Column 1                                       Column 2                                     Column 3
        Specific Outcomes                             Probable solutions                                Response
                                                     (if code assessable)
 14.144 Strategic Transport Network
 O1 Traffic generation from the          S1.1 Where the development leads to the need         Complies
 development is considered in a          to increase transport infrastructure in the Shire,   The proposal would not be
 localised and a Shire wide context to   the development contributes to the transport         fundamentally different to the
 ensure that—                            network in accordance with the requirements of       existing service station or
 a)     the transport network has the    the applicable infrastructure charging instrument    other similar service stations in
        capacity to safely and           and the Priority Infrastructure Plan in              the region. As noted in the
        efficiently accommodate          accordance with legislation.                         traffic impact assessment, it
        projected movements; and/or                                                           would not increase the
 b)     the development includes                                                              customer catchment area, and
        measures to upgrade the                                                               the majority of generated
        transport network to meet the                                                         traffic would be undiverted
        imposed demands.                                                                      drop-in traffic; this has already
                                                                                              been counted and accounted
                                                                                              for in the background traffic
                                                                                              volumes on the roundabout.
                                                                                              As such, there would not be a
                                                                                              material net increase in
                                                                                              existing traffic volumes or
                                                                                              impacts on the adjacent
                                                                                              roundabout
 O2 The street network has high          S2.1 Road planning and development design            N/A
 street connectivity, both within the    facilitates as many pedestrian and cycle
 development and to the surrounding      movements as possible and provides for future
 local area.                             connectivity and integration with adjoining
                                         sites;

                                         S2.2 Arterial and sub-arterial roads are designed    N/A
                                         so they can operate with acceptable volumes of
                                         traffic during peak times;

                                         S2.3 Collector and local streets are provided to     N/A
                                         support short trips for local traffic moving in
                                         and between neighbourhoods. Local traffic is
                                         channelled towards collector streets to ensure
                                         that traffic volumes on local street are kept low;

                                         S2.4 Collector and local streets are designed        N/A
                                         to discourage through traffic;

                                         S2.5 A collector street is provided parallel to      N/A
                                         arterials particularly where they pass through
                                         town centres;

                                         S2.6 Appropriate width of road and verge is          N/A
                                         provided to allow streets to perform their
                                         designated functions in the street network;

                                         S2.7 A network of local streets focused              N/A
                                         towards an activity centre or school is provided
                                         for safe and efficient pedestrian and bike
                                         access to the school, safe conditions for
                                         school buses, setdown facilities, with on-site
                                         parking where practical;

                                         S2.8 Passive surveillance is maximised by            N/A
                                         designing streets to enable development to
                                         front all streets and roads, including arterials;
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