MCU15/0095 & REC15/0022 PM Submission Object - Petition

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    Code Objective                    Developer's Assessment             Objectors' Assessment

    DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKING CODE

    01 Vehicular access does not      51.1- 51.3 Complies                Does not Comply
    adversely impact on safety,       Vehicle access is considered to    The Applicant fails to provide
    capacity and operations of        be compliant with the relevant     objective evidence or verification       of
    the existing or planned road      requirements. The                  the source of its "considered" opinion
    network, the proposed             development will comply            that vehicle access is compliant.
    driveway, cycleways or            where applicable.                  In the contrary, the proposed
    pedestrian pathway systems.                                          Development's vehicular access
                                                                         adversely impacts on safety of
                                                                         children using the pedestrian pathway
                                                                         to and from the School. The proposed
                                                                         Development will significantly
                                                                         increase the amount of traffic using
                                                                         the access easement.
                                                                         The Applicant fails to consider or
                                                                         address how children will be able to
                                                                         safely cross the access way to the
                                                                         service station in a safe manner.

    04 Vehicular access does not     54.1 Complies                       Does not Comply
    adversely impact on the          The development will comply         The current proposal will have a
    capacity, operations and         as required.                        significant adverse impact on the
    maintenance of the existing                                          operation of the existing road
    infrastructure;                                                      network in and around the School.

    07 Sufficient carparking is      07 Complies                         Does not Comply
    provided to accommodate          The proposed development           The qualification "technically"       is an
    the number and type of           will provide 10 car parking        obfuscation. The proposed
    vehicles likely to be            spaces. Technically this is        Development does not comply with
    generated by the                 below the minimum according        the minimum requirements according
    development having regard        to Table 14-51 Vehicle Parking     to Table 14-51 Vehicle Parking
    to the specifics of the use...   Requirements. However, it is       Requirements.
                                     considered that 10 spaces are
                                     suitable given the ancillary       It is the Applicant's responsibility to
                                     nature of the proposed petrol      design a compliant solution in all
                                     building. The likely number of     respects, including provision of
                                     users of the service will be       required car parking spaces to comply
                                     there to refuel their vehicles,    with the planning scheme.
                                     which comprises leaving the        Council has determined by way of the
                                     vehicle at the fuel dispenser.     planning scheme what is 'suitable'.
                                     The amount of users                The Applicant provides no
                                     specifically using the site for    qualification,    expert opinion or
                                     the ancillary shop component       justification    to allow a conclusion that
                                     is considered to be low. It is     the amount proposed is "suitable."




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