Response to Council IR carpark

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Item 8:          Demonstrate that there is an overall improvement to the water quality outcomes
                 associated with the site by conserving, managing, enhancing and rehabilitating the
                 ecosystem health and quality of stormwater entering receiving waters. In this regard,
                 it is noted that water quality outcomes for the car parking within the Maple Street road
                 reserve has not been addressed.

Applicant’s Response to Item 8: Please refer to Attachment E and Attachment F which provide a
Stormwater Treatment and Water Quality Management Plan for the proposal. The report concludes that
water quality can be appropriately managed by a treatment train which includes refurbishment of existing
biobasins and the provision of new and existing grass swales.


Item 9:          Provide information from a qualified arborist regarding the resetting and re-
                 construction of the biobasin in Lot 7 demonstrating the tree protection zone of the
                 Koala habitat area will be protected.


Applicant’s Response to Item 9: Please refer to Attachment F which details the proposed
refurbishment of the biobasin. The plans detail that all works can be undertaken within the existing
drainage easement and that there will be no need to clear any vegetation.


Item 10:         Provide traffic assessment prepared by suitably qualified RPEQ to address the impact
                 of the development on the traffic in Maple Street, Mary River Road and Cooroy CBD.
                 Update plans where required.

Applicant’s Response to Item 10: Please refer to Attachment G which provides an assessment of
traffic and parking demands in the area as a result of the proposal. The report concludes that:

       (i) Traffic impacts of the proposal on operation of the broader road network are considered
       insignificant (less than 5% of existing volumes in road traffic peak hour periods).

       (ii) The proposed parking provisions would be satisfactory to cater likely additional parking
       demands.

       (iii) To avoid wastage of scarce Council resources it is recommended that the new parking
       areas in Maple Street (12 spaces) and the additional spaces opposite the existing community
       building parking area off Lower Mill Road (22 additional spaces) be fully constructed as
       proposed, and that the other new parking area proposed parallel with the creek (30 spaces) be
       constructed as an overflow parking area. This should be in conjunction with a requirement that
       use of the overflow parking area be monitored for a full week in school holidays and a full week
       outside of school holidays (possibly using a tube traffic counter at the eastern end of the
       existing community building parking area) after the playground has been fully operational for
       three months (and again at six months), and for the overflow parking area be formally sealed
       and linemarked if regular use is identified at either period of monitoring. Funds should be set
       aside in the Council budget to complete those works, but if the monitoring indicates that
       formalisation of the carpark is not necessary, then those funds could then be used for other
       more worthy purposes.

       (iv) It is recommended that of the nine (9) existing parking spaces on the southern side of
       Marara Street, the three (3) parking spaces closest to the existing disabled parking spaces be
       signed as being for 15 minute parking, and that the remaining four (4) parking spaces in that
       existing 2P zone be clearly signed as being for library use only. 3 months after that change has
       been implemented, usage should be reviewed to determine whether the number of 15 minute
       spaces (for short duration library trips) should be increased or decreased to meet demands.

The proposal has been revised in accordance with the traffic engineers recommendations.

The applicant considers that they have now responded to Council’s information request. Would you please
provide us with a list of adjoining owners so we can commence public notification of the proposal.

Please contact our Sunshine Coast office if you require any further information and/or clarification.