Appendix E - Noosa Plan 2020 Assessment

Performance Outcome                Acceptable Outcome                 Response

not impacts on the safety and      provided in accordance with        The development provides
operations of the road system.     the current Australian             manoeuvring areas in
                                   Standards Australian               accordance with the current
                                   Standards for Parking Facilities   Australian Standards
                                   so vehicles enter and leave the    Australian Standards for
                                   site in a forward gear,            Parking Facilities.
                                   excluding dual occupancy or
                                                                      This can be appropriately
                                   detached dwellings on local
                                                                      conditioned as part of an
                                   roads.
                                                                      approval.

PO11                               AO11                               Complies
Parking areas are designed to      At locations where pedestrian
                                                                      Car parking spaces are located
                                   and vehicle conflicts are likely
    a) provide a progressive                                          in the ground level garage for
                                   to occur:
       reduction in speed                                             each townhouse.
       between the external            a) sight distances of at
                                                                      There are limited locations
       road and internal                  least 2.5 seconds of
                                                                      where pedestrian and vehicle
       parking spaces;                    travel time at the
                                                                      conflicts are likely to occur.
                                          designated speed are
    b) ensure lower speeds                                            However, the development
                                          provided;
       near areas of high                                             includes dedicated pedestrian
       pedestrian activity             b) splayed corners on          access from Hilton Terrace to
       through the use of                 structures are              the entrance of each
       appropriate road                   incorporated;               townhouse as dedicated
       geometry or devices                                            pedestrian entry points.
                                       c) landscaping is
       designed to limit
                                          designed to allow clear     Vehicles entering and exiting
       speed; and
                                          views; and                  garages and the site have
    c) maintain sight                                                 clear sightlines across the
                                       d) sign placement
       distances which are                                            hardstand area that is not
                                          ensures that sight
       appropriate for the                                            impacted by landscaping or
                                          distance requirements
       likely operating speeds                                        other architectural elements.
                                          are not impeded.
       in all areas of potential
       pedestrian/vehicle and
       vehicle/vehicle conflict.

PO12                               AO12.1                             Not Applicable
A clearly defined pedestrian       In large open carparks with
                                                                      The development does not
network is provided that –         greater than 200 car parking
                                                                      involve a large open carpark.
                                   spaces, a pedestrian path
    a) is located in areas
                                   between parking spaces is
       where people will
                                   provided on every second
       choose to walk;
                                   aisle.


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