Appendix E Traffic Impact Assessment Report · MCU22/0038

Proposed Medical Centre                                                          SLR Ref: 620.30769-M01-v1.0 Traffic Impact
Lot 22, Noosa Business Centre                                                                    Statement 2022 03 16.docx
Traffic Impact Statement                                                                               Date: 16 March 2022




    ·      The proposed parking provision is 10 spaces above that required for the subject development by
           Council’s proposed parking supply rates which are to be imposed as part of structure plan amendments
           for the broader Noosa Business Centre area. The proposed parking supply is therefore considered to
           be sufficient to accommodate peak parking demands.
    ·      When assessing the proposed parking provision against the requirements of the superseded planning
           scheme, the subject development contains 10 parking spaces less than the minimum requirement. This
           is however considered acceptable owing to the proximity of the subject site to the future multi-modal
           transport hub as well as the high proportion of linked trips which would be expected to access the
           proposed development.
    ·      The bicycle parking rate prescribed for the subject development within the superseded planning
           scheme is considered to be excessive given the proposed use of the site. Consequently, an alternative
           solution is proposed whereby sufficient bicycle parking capacity is provided to accommodate a total
           bicycle mode share of approximately 8%, which is roughly three times that recorded for the Noosaville
           area by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
    ·      In lieu of specific requirements for medical centres, the subject development includes provision for
           ambulance vehicles in accordance with the requirements of Council’s superseded planning scheme for
           hospital facilities, with the proposed ambulance bay sized to accommodate the largest ambulance
           vehicles with adequate clearances. The swept path drawings provided at Attachment B confirm that
           an ambulance could enter and exit this space as needed.
    ·      Refuse collection is proposed to be undertaken along the existing service road at the rear of the
           neighbouring tenancies using bulk bins. This is considered to be acceptable owing to the low volume
           of waste expected to be generated by the proposed development and the resulting frequency of waste
           collection, noting that such activities already occur at this location for the existing tenancies.
    ·      It is difficult to accurately quantify the peak traffic generation potential of the proposed development,
           however it is unlikely to be of a magnitude which would generate a material impact on local traffic
           conditions relative to the traffic demands generated by the broader Noosa Civic shopping centre.
           Consequently, a code-level assessment not including a detailed operational assessment of the
           surrounding road network is considered to be acceptable.
    ·      The code responses provided at Attachment D confirm that the subject development is generally in
           accordance with the relevant requirements of the superseded planning scheme.



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