2015-04-28 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            28 APRIL 2015


Issues                                              Comments
Traffic Management
Removal of the service station use on the site      The service station is an existing lawful use and is
will improve traffic management.                    not proposed to be removed from the site. The
                                                    new buildings are proposed at the rear of the
                                                    existing service station, with new carparking areas
                                                    in front of each tenancy and the existing bowsers
                                                    to remain at the front of the site.
The use will further add to the existing traffic    The development is a consistent use within the
problems in this area, and carparking numbers       zone and provides for appropriate carparking
do not seem sufficient.                             spaces in accordance with The Noosa Plan
                                                    requirements. The Department of Transport &
                                                    Main Roads (DTMR) includes additional
                                                    conditions about entering and egress to improve
                                                    traffic safety in front of the site.
The development will compound the risk              DTMR have conditioned substantial frontage
associated with pedestrians being hit by a car.     works to be undertaken, including the provision of
                                                    a footpath and kerb & channelling. These works
                                                    will substantially improve the pedestrian walkway
                                                    along the frontage of the site, to ensure the safety
                                                    of all road users (both pedestrians and vehicles).
                                                    This path is to link up with the existing refuge
                                                    island and pathway across Hill Street located just
                                                    east of the site’s frontage, and connects the
                                                    Cooroora Creek parklands to the existing footpath
                                                    network.
The proposed land for the industrial tenancies      There are no existing rights or easements allowing
is currently being used by tourist buses visiting   for carparking or bus parking on the subject site
the adjacent Majestic Theatre. This space will      for the benefit of the theatre, and The Noosa Plan
be unavailable for that purpose once                only requires on-site carparking be provided for
constructed. Council should be exploring            the proposed development.
options for appropriate bus and carparking          A Council owned carparking area is located 50m
areas for the theatre.                              to the east within the Cooroora Creek parkland
                                                    and informal parking area across Factory Street
                                                    associated with the Pomona Railway station.



Construction
How can construction be managed, so as not to       A condition is recommended for a construction
impact on theatre events, and is there any          management plan, requiring coordination of site
compensation available in these                     works with the Majestic Theatre, regarding their
circumstances.                                      upcoming show times and any potential noise
                                                    conflicts associated with construction activities.
                                                    In this instance there is no requirement under the
                                                    Sustainable Planning Act for compensation
                                                    relating to construction on an adjoining site.
Concerns about the damming of water                 Advice from Council’s building certifier indicates
associated with the proposed walls and fire         that there are numerous construction techniques
protection.                                         able to be employed to ensure adequate fire
                                                    protection (including a tilt panel wall and
                                                    suspended slab), while also allowing for flood
                                                    waters to flow freely through the site and not
                                                    cause any additional ponding of flood waters on
                                                    adjoining properties.




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