MCU14/0087 - Notice of Submission - Karin Stump

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Notice of Submission under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009

MCU 14/0087

Material Change of Use - Retail Business Type 2 . Shop

13 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads 4567



The following      submission detail9 the matters of concerns with the above application                           and
material submitted,




Poorly made application

The application,      planning    report and submitted          plans were of poor quality which made
understanding      how the business;Would operate near impossible.

IDAS form 5 details the use as a Moveable Trailer yet fails to provide information                       of Hours of
operation      or employee       numbers.    Without       this information       it makes it problematic            in
consideration      of impacts of the development          and in particular the provision of suitable, safe
and to aust standard carparking and access for existing and new customers to the site.


I
I G"""",! explanation of the
    proposed .sa
                                    Planning .c!wlrne
                                    definition ~ncluda eam
                                    d<lfinltion in a .- towl
                                                                No. 01 dwelling units
                                                                (if applicable) or
                                                                gtoSS floor area ~f
                                                                                        Day. and
                                                                                        ho.u" of
                                                                                        operation
                                                                                                         No. of
                                                                                                         em~oyeas
                                                                                                         Cdapplicable)
                                    (nonofflandatOl)'l          applicable)             Of apprlCable)
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Some of the submitted plans are numbered to make ease of reading and the legibility is poor.
Plans make reference to "paces" and are in a context that cannot be interpreted.

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  4.     Conflnn tllat tile following moodatory supporting            In/onnatlon acr.oinpanles      this   pplieation

  Mondalory supporting         inlonn.tion                                                    Confinn.don    01    Method 01
                                                                                              lodge"",nt           iodgefOOnt
  Ail applications
  A >ite plan drawn to an appropriate SCIlle(1:100. 1:200 or I :500 are                       G}conftnned
  rer.ommended 5C81es)which s/lJ)W$the f_ng:
  • til. location and s~e area of the13nd to which the .pplicelion releles
       (nJIe1fflllfJanel)
  • the nann point
  • the boundarias of In. ralovanlland
  • any road front"lles orlhe relevant land, Including the name of the mad
  • lite location and uoe 01any existing or proposed buildings or ~ures
       on the relevant land (nole: Where oxtenslve demolJUon or new bu~ngs
       are proposed. two scparnte plans (on existing slle plan and ~          site
       plan) may be appropriale)
  • any existing or proposed CllSllmonts on llle relavanlland and 1lleir
       funetioo
  • tltelacet!on and use 01 buildings on I.nd 8dJ<>Inlnglite relevanlland
  • all vehicle a<:c8SSpoints and any exis!!ng or proposed ear par1dng areas
       on lhe relevanlland. Car parking spaces lor persons wllh disabililies and
       any saM"" vehicle .ccess and parking sIlould be cleany mar1<ed
  • for any new building on Iha ",levant land, tllolocatloo 01 refuse .wrage
  • lhe location of any proposed relairing walls OOlite relevant land and their
       height              '
  •    lha location   of  any proposed landscaping on Iho rtl!van1land  ,
  •    t1"u.locatlon 01 any stormwaler detention (In the relevant land .



The Mandatory           supporting            information       is lacking in its requirements               in regards to the site
plan provided and there is lack of detail in particular to car parking areas, provision for those
with disabilities, service vehicle access etc.

The applicant           confirmed            that   information        provided          demonstrated           the on site parking
provisions, yet the hand drawn plan (not numbered)                                   merely shows a line demonstrating
where access would occur and no direct provision or plans of car parking spaces.

t When the application     involves new operntional         work

 Plans snoMlg the nalure.location.           number of new on- ••ta ellr parking bays,     .I2rConfinned
 I'""", •• d area of new landscaping. proposed type Q( new vehicle <.ross-over
 (nc<1-reSidentl3lu,,"s). proposed maximum new vehicular solVang
                                                                                              o Not awllcotje
 arrangemant (noo-reSidenllal ••••••) of the proposed rww operational wodl.


The applicant has also confirmed that plans have been submitted                                         to meet this mandatory
requirement          but those provided do not achieve this requirement.

Due to the poor material submitted it is not possible to ascertain the use area, how operation
will occur, and how car parking will be provided.                                         .

Size and Scale of development
The submitted          plans suggest a use area of 9m2 yet this makes no provisions for how the
boards will be loaded and unloaded of trailer. These boards are up to 305m in length and
require to be removed from the trailer to provide to customers. This will in effect make the
use area of the business expand out from the footprint                               proposed of 3.6m x 204m to approx.
7.5m x SAm           (40m2).    This is in estimation what will be required to service customers as they
chose the hire equipment from the trailer.

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     The location of the trailer and the length of boards being removed will also create serious
     safety concerns regarding the eXisting access to the Hire Car business that operates and any
     new customers travelling onto the site through the existing heavily congested and conflicted
     access point. Boards and customers will be required to stand into the driveway for the site
     potentially   forcing pedestrians onto the road way as vehicles are blocked from entering the
     site, in turn creating a serious safety concern where in the past 12 months one serious
     accident involving a car and pedestrians oc~urred.

     One plan labelled Sheet 1 of 3 has the proposed trailer located on the boundary with no front
     setback, another plan sows a 2m setback. Again due to the poor quality of material submitted
     it is hard to make an assumption of what is being requested.




     Compliance with Relevant Codes

     With the submitted     planning material supporting      plans it is difficult to how the application
     intends to meet the requirements      of the following   relevant Codes, their overall and specific
     outcomes.

     Business Use Code

       Car Parking
       09 Sufficient carpar1<ingis available to               59.1 Oft street carparking is provided at a
       accommodate the number and type of vehicles            rate of 1 space per 20m' of gross floor area;
       likelv to be oenerated by the uses on the site

     The applicant within the supporting     material has underestimated       the totai use area of the
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     operation.    9m is not realistic and in a true sense the activity will require 40m2• As such
     carparking need to be provided for 2 vehicle spaces, the included plans and description do
     not detail how and where this will occur to the relevant standard.

     Driveway and Carparking Code

      14.111.2 The overall outcomes sciught for the Driveways and Carparking Code are the foIlO'•••.
                                                                                                  ing-

      a)   Safe and reasonable access to and from vehicle accommodation and standing areas within a
           property and from the public road is provided;

      b)   The safety of pedestrians and cyclists is protected;

      d)   Carparking spaces and the associated manoeuvring areas provided are designed to be safe
           and functional and meet the reasonable requirements of the particular land use;

      e)   Adequate provision is made for the standing, par1<ing,loading and unloading, access and
           manoeuvring of service vehicles within the development site;


     The application fails to demonstrate with material provided how compliance can be achieved
     to meet these outcomes. The site presently has a vehicle hire business established which
     utilised an unformed gravel carpark for both maintenance and washing of hire vehicles and
     their storage and promotion.   Additionally   on site, motor scooters and bicycles are hired and
     displayed taking up further land within the sites boundaries .




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The present access to the site is unsafe for both vehicles and pedestrians and there is not
being proposed within plans a car parking layout to meet standards for customers or delivery
vehicles. Vehicles accessing the site have the potential to block the pedestrian flow along
Noosa Drive in turn forcing pedestrians onto the busy road.

  Table 14-49 -    Driveways

                          column 1
                    Specific Outcomes
  14.113 General
  01     Vehicular access does not adversely impact on
  safety, capacity and operations of the existing or
  planned road network, the proposed driveway,
  cycleways or pedestrian pathway systems.


Allowing an additional    use to occur on site that may require deliveries, and customers to
collect hire equipment   will only increase the possibility of safety being compromised   on an
access arrangement which is at present dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. The applicant
has not demonstrated     compliance.

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    Table 14.50 -    Carparldng   and manoeuvring

                          column 1
                     Specific Outcomes
    14.114 Carpark design and layout
    Oi     Sufficient carparking is provided to
    accommodate the number and type of vehicles likely
    to be generated by the development having regard
    to the specifics of the use including-
    a)    the type and intensit'f of land use;
    b)    any existing parking av;;iilable on the site;
    c)    hours of operation;
    d)    likely numbers of users;
    e)    the peak parking demand periods of uses on
          the site; and
    fl    the availabilitv of alternative camarkino.
    08      The layout of the development provides
    adequate, clearly defined and easily accessible-
    a)    on-site vehicle parking and manoeuvring
          areas; and
    b)    loading and manoeu'vTing areas for delivery
          and service vehicles




    09 Parking areas are located where they will not
    unduly conflict with pedestrians and will not
    dominate the streetscaoe.
    010 Provision is made for ateasonable number of
    on site carparking spaces identified and reseP,'ed for
    people with disabilities.

    011 Access and egress points do not impact on the
    safety and operations of the road system.




The submitted    plans do not detail how the Specific Outcomes         507, 508, 5010 of the
Carparking   Code will be achieved. This again reflects the poorly       made application,   no
consideration   of the existing use on site and limited      understanding   of the Noosa Plan
requirements.   The applicant has not demonstrated   compliance.

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Summary
I do not support the application lodged and advertised as detailed in this submission. I believe
the applicant has failed to demonstrate     compliance with the relevant Use Codes with the
Noosa Plan and as such the application be refused.

The application is,



    •   Poorly made application with inadequate plans to demonstrate true operational size
    •   Has a size and scale of operation greater than the those submitted on plan
    •   Location is proposed in one set of plans within front boundary setback
    •   Vehicle access is unsafe and additional       traffic   create extreme   safety issues for
        pedestrians
    •   Insufficient space on site to provide carparking for customers at present up to 5 hire
        vehicles and 4 staff vehicles parked at anyone time
    •   No carparking design submitted to meet aust standards
    •   No vehicle turnaround    capacity so vehicles leave site in forward direction
    •   Existing carparking surface a non-pervious material making provision and compliance
        with disability access codes not possible
    •   Insufficient   space on site for operation   with existing Hire Car use and associated
        workshop, detailing and vehicle storage requirements .




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