6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

Division 13 – Driveways and Carparking Code
Table 14.49 – Driveways
Specific Outcomes                     Probable Solutions                   Response

14.112 General

O1                                    S1.1                                 The proposal complies with the
                                                                           probable solutions as the access
Vehicular access does not         Vehicular access is located and
                                                                           allows for the minimum widths and
adversely impact on safety,       designed in accordance with
                                                                           maximum allowable grades and
capacity and operations of the    AS/NZS2890.1:2004; AND
                                                                           transitions in accordance with the
existing or planned road network,
the proposed driveway, cycleways                                           standard.
or pedestrian pathway systems     S1.2                                     Only one footpath crossing is
                                                                           provided at the Hofmann Drive
                                      Only one footpath crossing is
                                                                           main entrance.
                                      provided26; AND
                                      S1.3                             No Applicable Council Standard.
                                      Driveways, have a maximum        Driveways have been designed
                                      grade in accordance with         with a maximum fall of less than
                                                                       1:20 which exceeds the standard
                                      Council’s standard requirements.
                                                                       requirements.
O2                                     S2.1                              The pertaining Council standard
Driveways and crossovers—             Design of the driveway across the drawings is RS-049 for Driveway
                                                                         Prohibited Locations. The
                                      footpath is in accordance with
 a) are suitable and safe for their                                      proposed crossover is in the same
                                      Council’s Standard Drawing
intended use; and                                                        location as the existing crossover.
                                      requirements as appropriate for
b) match Council infrastructure.      the particular type of development
                                      as annotated on the drawings;
                                      AND
                                      S2.2                                 As above. To be documented in
                                      Driveways are designed and           the detailed design phase.
                                      constructed in accordance with
                                      Council Standard Drawing
                                      requirements , as appropriate for
                                      the particular type of development
                                      as annotated on the drawings;
                                      AND
                                      S2.3                                 No Applicable Council Standard.
                                                                           Driveways have been designed
                                      The change in grades in the
                                                                           with changes in grade in
                                      driveways and ramps is in
                                                                           accordance with Australian
                                      accordance with Council’s
                                                                           Standard requirements.
                                      Standard Drawing requirements
O3                                    S3.1                                 As per the proposal.
In commercial zoned areas, the     Design of multi-tenanted
number of driveways across         developments in commercial
pedestrian footpaths is minimised. zoned areas include shared
                                   driveways and parking areas; AND
                                      S3.2                                 As per the proposal.
                                      Driveways are located so they
                                      abut existing driveways of
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