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Buses
The applicant is advised that the proposed ‘bus stop’shown on Site Plan –Stage 1 and Site
Plan –Stage 2 prepared by Mode Design is unlikely to be supported or serviced by
TransLink for an urban bus service. Accordingly, the applicant is requested to amend the
proposal plan to either remove the ‘bus stop’entirely or alternatively to show this as a
setdown area for private buses such as community buses, courtesy buses and the like.

Taxis
“Site Plan –Stage 1”and “     Site Plan –Stage 2”submitted with the application show a ‘    taxi /
drop-off zone’outside the proposed tavern. A taxi parking area also currently exists in the
Coles car parking area, however, this existing facility is not likely to be adequately located or
designed for the intended redevelopment of the site. The applicant is therefore requested to
amend the Traffic Engineering Report prepared by TTM to demonstrate that adequate taxi
facilities will be provided and suitably located to address the impact of the mixed use
redevelopment of the site. This should consider likely passenger volumes and the demand
for taxi services given factors such as the gross floor area, land use mix, demographic
considerations and integration with other transport modes namely scheduled urban bus
services and the bus station. In particular, this assessment should take into account the new
entry and retail shopping frontage being provided to the existing Coles supermarket and the
intended patronage or demand likely to be generated by the proposed tavern (including beer
garden and any proposed night club or other entertainment facilities).

It is noted that taxi services provide an essential form of transport for those who cannot
access other forms of transport or drive independently and are completely reliant on taxi
services.

The applicant is also required to amend the proposal plans as follows:
 to take into account the recommendations of the revised Traffic Engineering Report
  regarding the provision of taxi facilities. The amended proposal plans should clearly
  show the taxi facilities proposed to address the likely impacts of the development,
  including any additional taxi facilities as well as the upgrade and/or
  replacement/re-location of existing taxi facilities;
 to clearly dimension taxi setdown areas and show the number of intended parking
  spaces within each setdown area;
 to demonstrate taxi ranks are appropriately positioned to maximise coverage and
  decrease the distance that potential passengers have to walk. This should consider
  siting taxi ranks near uses that generate major trips, for example, supermarkets, key
  shopping centre entries and major pedestrian facilities and so as to allow convenient
  connections to other public passenger transport services. Any taxi facilities servicing the
  proposed tavern should be in the direct line of sight of the entry to the tavern; and
 each taxi facility should include at least one taxi parking bay suitable for use by people
  with disabilities.

The applicant is advised that the relevant standards for ensuring taxi parking bays are
suitable for use by people with disabilities include:




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 Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 - subsection 31(1) of the
  Disability Discrimination Act 1992;
 AS1428.1 –Design for Access and Mobility; and
 AS2890.6 –Parking Facilities, Part 6: Off-street parking for people with disabilities.

In addition to the disability standards cited above, the applicant is advised that other
standards applicable to designing taxi facilities include AS2980.5 –Parking facilities, Part 5:
On-street parking and AS1742.11 –Manual of uniform traffic control devices as well as the
Taxi Rank Design Specification April 2012 (Australian Taxi Industry Association).

Educational Use
The applicant has applied for a material change of use for mixed use development that
includes ‘Education –‘ Education Type 3 Adult’  . The submitted proposal plans and town
planning report do not clarify the intended nature of this use. The applicant is therefore
requested to clarify what type of Education use is proposed and its gross floor area,
anticipated student population and location within in the mixed use redevelopment proposal.



Pursuant to section 278 of the SPA, the applicant must respond to this information request
by giving the requesting authority (the department) –
(a)     All of the information requested; or
(b)     Part of the information requested together with a written notice asking the requesting
        authority to proceed with the assessment of the application; or
(c)     A written notice –
        (i)      Stating that the applicant does not intend to supply any of the information
                 requested; and
        (ii)     Asking the requesting authority to proceed with the assessment of the
                 application.

A pro forma is attached to this correspondence to assist you in providing an information
request response which complies with the requirements of the SPA.

The application will be assessed on the basis of the information provided. It is therefore in
the applicant’s best interests to address all of the information requested by the department.

As the requesting authority is a concurrence agency, the applicant must also give a copy of
the information request response to the assessment manager under section 278(2) of the
SPA.

Please be advised that pursuant to section 276(3) of the SPA the application will lapse
unless the applicant gives the department a response under section 278 of the SPA.




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Please be further advised that pursuant to section 279 of the SPA, your application will lapse
unless compliance with section 278 of the Act is achieved within 6 months after receiving
this information request or any further period agreed between the applicant and the
department. This timeframe is however reduced to 3 months, or any further period agreed to
between the applicant and department, for an application required by an enforcement notice
or show cause notice. Further details regarding the information request response period and
the lapsing of development applications are set out in sections 279 and 280 of the SPA
which is available at: www.legislation.qld.gov.au.

Should you have any queries in relation to this information request, please do not hesitate to
contact Richard Day on 07 5451 7059.

A copy of this information request has been sent to the assessment manager.

Yours sincerely




Stuart Duncan
Principal Advisor (Development Assessment)



Enc. (Pro forma –Response to Department of Transport and Main Roads Information
Request)


C/c     The Chief Executive Officer
        Sunshine Coast Regional Council
        Locked Bag 72
        Sunshine Coast Mail Centre QLD 4560




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                                                                        Department of
Our ref.:      TMR13-006356                                             Transport and Main Roads
Your ref.:     MCU13/0087

C/c        The Chief Executive Officer
           Sunshine Coast Regional Council
           Locked Bag 72
           Sunshine Coast Mail Centre QLD 4560

           Attention: Denis Wallace



Please find attached correspondence for your information and action as required. Should
you wish to discuss this correspondence, please contact Richard Day on 07 5451 7059.

Yours sincerely




Stuart Duncan
Principal Advisor (Development Assessment)



12 June 2013



Enc. (1)




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RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS INFORMATION
REQUEST


Proposed Development:          Development Permit for Material Change of Use for
                               Entertainment and Dining Business Type 3 - Bar, Retail
                               Business Type 2 - Shop & Salon, Commercial
                               Business Type 1 - Office, Education Type 3 - Adult and
                               Multiple Housing Type 4 - Conventional (26 units)
Real Property Description:     Lot 2RP889596, 3RP884396, 54RP139776
Street Address:                99 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads QLD 4567
Department ref.:               TMR13-006356
Assessment Manager ref.:       MCU13/0087
Local Government Area:         Sunshine Coast Regional Council



_________________________________, as the applicant for the abovementioned
development application, make reference to the Department of Transport and Main Roads
information request dated 12 June 2013.

In accordance with section 278(1) of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, I wish to advise:


  o     I have supplied all of the information requested.
OR


  o     I have supplied part of the information requested and do not intend to supply any
        further information. Please proceed with your assessment of the application
OR


  o     I do not intend to supply any of the information requested. Please proceed with
        your assessment of the application.



Name of Applicant            __________________________________________



Signature of Applicant       __________________________________________



Date                         __________________________________________