30.09.21 Planning Report - Civic Lot 2 - NP 2020 · MCU21/0175

 It is acknowledged Council’s position is that under the Noosa Plan 2020 these existing tenancies
 can be replaced with Showrooms without a further development approval (Accepted Development
 – subject to requirements). However, this is broad speculation of the range of uses Council has
 permitted in the existing Noosa Civic Showrooms which are not Showrooms, importantly, these
 larger format uses occupy Showroom space. It is unlikely that under the current and forecast retail
 future, that defined Showrooms, will be provided in each of these tenancies at the same time in the
 Showroom Precinct.

 In terms of Landscaping the proposal complies with the AO32.3, AO32.4, 32.5 and 32.7 for the
 following reasons:

       o     23% of proposed Lot 2 will comprise of landscaped areas, far exceeding the required
             15%;
       o     Dense vegetation to Eenie Creek Road will be retained;
       o     Landscaping to the internal loop road will generally comprise a width of between 1m -
             6m and is sufficient to enhance the visual amenity and landscaped character of the area;
       o     Plantings will comprise a mix of species compliant with PSP2 Landscaping Plants;
       o     The proposed landscape areas will be appropriate to ensure that a mix of landscaping
             can be provided that will soften the built form of the development;
       o     Carparking areas will be incorporate one advanced canopy tree every 4 spaces; and
       o     Runoff from the carparking areas will be directed to a bioretention basin positioned
             adjacent to the site’s frontage.


4.5 Driveways and Carparking Code
Table 9.4.1.4 of the Code requires the following car spaces for the development setout in Table
below:

 Use             Planning         Scheme Calculation - Area/rate               Spaces req
                 carparking rate
 Showroom        1 space per 50m²        2675/50                               53.5
 Office          Upper floor 1 space per 1300/30                               43.33
                 30m²
                                         Total car spaces req                  97.83 (98)

                 Motorcycle rate
                 1 space per 100m²            3975/100                         39.75 (40)

The proposal is providing a total of 91 car spaces and 13 motorcycle spaces. It is considered this
complies with the Performance Outcomes of the Code for the following reasons:

      Although less than the minimum number of 98 spaces as required by the Code, it is considered
       to be sufficient to accommodate the number and type of vehicles likely to be generated by the
       development having regard to the specifics of the use including:-
       o     the proposed showroom component will not be a vehicle intensive development;
       o     there is ample parking nearby within the site to cater any peak demand periods should
             any overflow occur;
       o     it is an integrated shopping area with a variety of services available. Customers utilise
             multiple purpose trips and therefore will have a lower practical parking requirement than
             that set out in the code;

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