Planning Report NYRC · 132003.220886.3

PO36
Development promotes safe and efficient walking and cycling by providing sealed pathways along
easily understood direct routes with opportunity for casual surveillance

The club provides 29 car spaces onsite and is located adjacent to a public car park where
footpaths, car parking, bicycle and motorcycle parking is freely available.

Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club undertook a survey (powered by SurveyMonkey) to understand
patron travel/transport behaviour. The survey was conducted over a 6 week period from 13
September to 25 October 2021 with an excellent 181 responses to 4 survey questions. The survey
results are provided as Appendix B.

In summary, 65% of patrons use alternate transport modes, being carpooling, ride share,
walk/bicycle and public transport as shown below in Figure 3. The transport behaviour of patrons
to the club by alternate means of transport significantly reduces the demand for car parking. To put
this into context, 40m² of use area, using a 1 per 20m² calculation, 2 car spaces are required.
However, only 35% of the customers are using single vehicle trips, which means a demand of 0.7 of
a car space triggered. This <1 space is negligible and minor in nature. The existing carparking
situation has been operating for many years and works.

The majority of the customers of the club use alternate modes of travel/transport (other than single
vehicle travel) clearly complying with the above Performance Outcomes and considered that
carparking is sufficient for the use.

Furthermore, Performance Outcome PO33 seeks that natural vegetation is not lost to car parking.
Should Council require additional carparking, landscaping and vegetation is required to be
removed to provide any additional spaces, contrary to the PO33.




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