Town Planning Report - Car wash & Food and drink outlet

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      The proposed car wash contains two auto car washing bays, two manual wash bays and two
      super wash bays, which can be used for washing a caravan or a boat. It is noted there are no
      super wash bays within any of the existing car wash facilities within the Noosa area. The car
      wash component also includes a storage room and plant room, vending and change area.
      Further, the car wash provides for three vacuum bays and two dog wash areas and associated
      carparking.

      It is also proposed to provide a small food and drink outlet near the Opal Street frontage along
      with a small covered (shade sails) outdoor area with limited seating near the corner of Elm
      Street. The food and drink outlet comprises a small kitchen and store only, with an adjoining
      disabled toilet. It is intended the food and drink outlet will be primarily takeaway with a small
      amount of seating that assists with activating the street frontage. Further, provides for a
      commercial outlet that will complement the proposed car wash.

      A total of five carparks are provided with three being for staff, one for the car wash and two
      for the food and drink outlet, with two patron spaces also provided beside the dog wash area.
      By its nature a car wash does not need any other additional parking with car waiting or queuing
      areas provided in front of all of the wash bays (refer General Parking Layout – Attachment 1).

      Ingree to the development is proposed off Opal Street and egress is proposed off Diamond
      Lane. Importantly, the egress from the development has been specifically designed to ensure
      left turn only, with a left or right turn being available at the intersection with Elm Street, which
      has been considered by the traffic expert (refer Attachment 3).

      In accordance with the previous discussions held with Council, Diamond Lane is to be widened
      by 2m with this land to be dedicated as road reserve. Further, the existing parallel parking in
      Opal Street is to be removed and replaced with perpendicular parking providing for four on
      street parking spaces and two motorbike spaces (refer Figure 2).

      A 2m wide strip of land along the eastern boundary provides for a north-south pedestrian link
      from Opal Street to Diamond Lane. This is part of a key pedestrian and cycle link through to
      Diamond Street, as provided for in the Cooroy Framework & Character Plan (discussed below).
      A 2m wide concrete pathway is to be provided in this location as part of the proposed
      development.

      The design of the car wash has also been carefully considered to provide a built form and scale
      that is in keeping with the character of Cooroy as a modern country town. This includes low
      rise buildings that cover a comparatively small area of a site given the nature of the use and
      leaving areas for landscaping. The design utilises lightweight building elements, roof
      overhangs and roof forms which is in keeping with the traditional built form, heritage and
      streetscape character, which distinguishes the town centre within Cooroy. Extracts of the
      elevations of the proposed development are provided below (refer Figure 3).




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