RFI - Appendix C Traffic Engineering Report · MCU22/0038

My reading of the Noosa Plan 2020 parking requirement for the development is 1 space per
20m2 GFA for office and 1 space per 20m2 GFA for health care service, both of which would
require the provision of 109 parking spaces at the site.
That is, both the superseded planning scheme and the current planning scheme require 109
parking spaces, compared with only 99 proposed parking spaces.
The SLR memo attempts to justify the shortfall on two grounds (directly quoted from the report
hereunder):
     (i)        “The proposed parking capacity is however considered to be acceptable owing to
                the proponent’s intended delivery of the nearby multi-modal transport hub, which
                would increase the attractiveness of public transport to both employees and
                customers as an alternative to driving to and from the proposed development”.
     (ii)       “Additionally, the location of the subject site within the broader Noosa Business
                Centre means that a significant portion of development-generated trips are likely
                to be linked with other uses, therefore reducing parking demand and spreading it
                across the existing parking areas proximate to the subject site.”
In relation to the two grounds identified in the SLR memo:
     (i)        It is understood that the proponent is not proposing to deliver the multi-modal
                transport hub.
     (ii)       While it is agreed that there will be linked trips with other uses at the Noosa
                Business Centre, all that means is that the overall traffic generation rate of the
                centre on a GFA basis reduces as the size of the centre increases, it does not
                mean that parking demands associated with the proposal will reduce. It simply
                means that some customers will park for longer in the same parking space while
                they undertake other activities at the Centre. The customers and staff of the
                proposed development will still generate the same parking demands.
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2.         Provide parking provisions consistent with planning scheme requirements.
Issue
Service vehicles
The development proposes an ambulance bay, and a refuse storage area. There is no other
provision for deliveries. Whether the development is occupied by office or medical uses, there
will be demands for deliveries by vehicles of at least SRV in size.
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3.         Demonstrate how deliveries by vehicles other than vans will occur in a satisfactory
           manner or provide an SRV loading bay.
Issue
Clarification of vehicle priority and routes
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4.         Assess and propose signage and line-marking as necessary in the following areas of
           potential uncertainty for road users:
     (i)        General traffic volumes along easement AB will significantly increase as a result
                of the proposal, potentially leading to driver confusion as to who has priority at
                the oddly configured t-junction just on the northern side of the site access
                driveway.
     (ii)       Direction signage for vehicles departing from the basement to discourage travel
                along the service aisle that runs along the rear of the showrooms.




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