Original Application Part 5 - Traffic Impact Assessment Report [As Published] · 132008.1787

Seahaven Resort, Gq Y Cardno

Noosa Heads, Traffic Impact Assessment Eppell Olsen

Although the units will be residential, their nature and operation will be more akin to that of
visitor accommodation i.e. short-stay visits and minimal numbers of visitors. As such the units
have been assessed as visitor accommodation for residents and residents’ visitor parking
requirements.

The food and beverage and retail use areas requirements have been assessed as stand-alone
tenancies. As per the Noosa Plan, the kitchen areas have not been counted towards the use
area for food and beverage parking requirements.

The office space shown at Appendix A is ancillary to the visitor accommodation units and is
therefore not included in the parking requirement calculations.

3.4 Proposed Car Parking Quantum

Under the development proposal the provided parking quantum is detailed in Table 3.4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3.4 Proposed Parking Quantum

Land Use Parking Provided

Retail and Food & Beverages 41

(staff and visitors)

Residential Units 23

Office Space Associated with the Units 2

Bays for People with Disabilities 2

5 68 spaces
Total Bays Provided (plus 2 valet spaces)

 

 

 

 

For the proposed redevelopment, the proposed parking quantum of 68 spaces matches the
required parking quantum.

As discussed in the previous sub-section, the units have been assessed as being visitor
accommodation similar to that of a motel owing to the expected short-term duration of resident
stay and limited visitor demand. It should be noted that all existing residential accommodation
in Hastings Street has been assessed and approved at the parking rate of 1 car per unit, as
this was the requirement under the Superseded Planning Scheme. This rate has also been
accepted by Council for new developments in Hastings Street under the Noosa Plan.
However, owing to the shorter term nature of residents’ visits to the proposed units, they have
been assessed as being visitor accommodation which has a higher parking rate than that of
the Superseded Planning Scheme.

As discussed in Section 3.3, the office space is considered as ancillary to the residential units
and is therefore not included in the proposed parking provision calculations.

 

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