MCU14/0087 - Notice of submission - Coen Oolt

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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 details 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 businessMiould operate near impossible.

JDASform S 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.

 .General explanation 01 the        Planning s"""me             No. 01dwellillg urlits      Days and          No. of
    proposed ~se                    definition ~nclude each     (if applicable)
I                                   definition in a now row)
                                                                                  Of
                                                                ~o •• flc>orarea ~f
                                                                                            hours of
                                                                                            operation
                                                                                                              employees
                                                                                                              (d applicable)
                                    (oOll-maooatOl)')           appficable)                 (if applicable)



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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.     Ccnllrm    that U'" following   milO~atorY supporting      informaUon accompanies    Ihis «pplitation

  Mand.alorY 5Upponing       informatiOn                                               Ccnnnna1lon    of     Melhodef
                                                                                       lodgement             lodgemenl

  AU applications                                               .
  A site plan drawn to an appmp<iale SCIIle(1:100.1:200         or 1:500 are           G}ecnRrmoo
  recommended ocalesJ which shows the f_ng:
  • 1M location and .ne area of !he land 10WIlich the application rrdales
       (re/<iVB11' land)
  •    tno nol1h point
  •    the boundaries of !he relevant land
       any roa~ fronlages of the rei evaot Land, InC'Juding!he Mme of the roa~
  •
  •    thelocatlon and use of any existing or propo$6<l buildings or sttueturos
       on !he relevant land (note: wher. extenslv. demollUon or oow buildlngs
       are proposo<l. twO separate pi.". (an extstlng Site plan and propose<! sit.
       plan) may be aPl'fopnatc)
  •    any existing or proposed 9dsemcnlS on lIl. rolevanlland and their
       functlon
  •    Ihe location an<l use 01 buildings on land .dJoiOlng!he rolevanlland
  •    aUvehicle access points and any existing or proposed COl par1dng ""' ••
       on the relevant land. Car parldng spaces lor pet""'" with disabilities and
       any service vehicle access and pafl<lno should be cleany rnscUd
  •    for.ny n •.•••bulldino on Ine •• Ievanl land. tholocatioo of refuse storage                                           i
  •    the location of 3["/ proposOO ret. iring walls 00 toe relevant land ondll1elr
        height
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       the 10081100of any proposOO Ian<lscaping on !he rel""ant land
       thelocallon of any stormwalerdetentlon on the relevant land,                                                          I
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 onsite    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.

 When the application      involves new operational      work

 Plans ShOwing the nalur •• location. number of new on-site C$r pafl<lng bays,         .0'Ccnfinned
 rropoS<ld area of new landscaping. proposed type of new vehlC'Jecross-over
 (non-rEllIde<lt1a1uses), proposed maximum new vehlwlar SIlIVlQng
                                                                                       o NOI appllca~e
 a•.•.angement (oon-resldenllal uses) of the proposed new operational "",fl<.


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                             prdposed of 3.6m x 204m to approx.
7.5m    x 5o4m (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 eode5

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

  CarP8rking
  09 Sufficient carpar1<ingis available to                59.1 Off 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 bv the uses on the site

The applicant within the supporting      material has underestimated       the total use area of the
operation.    9m2   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 sQught for the Dri,'eways and Carpar1<ingCode are the following-

 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)   Carpar1<ingspaces 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, parliing, 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 ofthe 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 -    Carparking   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 inlensit'l of land use;
    b)    any existing parking av~ilable on the site;
    c}    hours of operation;
    d)    likely numbers of users;
    e)    the peak parking demand periods of uses on
          the site; and
    f\    the avanabilitv of alternative camarkino.
    08      The layout of the de',elopment provides
    adequate, clearly defined and easily accessible-
    a)    an-site vehicle parking and manoeuvring
          areas; and
    b)    loading and manoeuvring areas for delivery
          and service vehicles




   09 Parking areas are located where they will not
   unduly conflict with pedestrians and will not
   dominate th e slreetse aoe.
   010 Provision is made for aj:easonable number of
   on site carparking spaces identified and reserved 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 Pian
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.
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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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