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               As part of the original 1998 approval and prior to the commencement of use, the applicant was
               required to upgrade Kabi Road to a nominal sealed width of 6m and a 1m gravel shoulder either
               side, for a total carriageway width of 8.0 metres. This complies with Council’s PSP6 Engineering
               Design Standards for a Local, Rural Road. The Traffic Memorandum by BMC assumes these
               works were completed but aerial imagery suggests this is not the case.
               The Traffic Memorandum prepared by BMC Traffic reports that the reduced scale of the
               development will generate an overall reduction in vehicles per day (vpd) on Kabi Road. The
               reported peak, repeatable 85th percentile event is now reduced from 167 to 97.3 vpd.
               This reduction in vpd lowers the prescribed standard of Kabi Road. The matter has been referred
               to Infrastructure Planning, Design and Delivery who, in conjunction with Engineering, are generally
               accepting of the rationale to avoid the widening as described by Austroads’. However, Kabi Road
               does not comply with the originally imposed Condition 13 and still proposes to intensify the use of
               Kabi Road by generating additional passenger bus (and other ‘heavy’ vehicles) movements.
               With Infrastructure Planning, Design and Delivery’s support, Engineering is generally willing to
               accept a reduction to the extent of upgrades to Kabi Road. The upgrades must generally comply
               with PSP6 Engineering Design Standards, Condition 13 and minimise the risk for conflict between
               passenger and ‘heavy’ vehicles. It is recommended that, at a minimum, Kabi Road is upgraded to
               allow for safe passing opportunities by providing a nominal carriageway width of 8m and a minimum
               sealed lane width of 6m.
               Additionally, Engineering recommends that the requirement to extend the existing culvert is
               removed as it could be considered unreasonable due to the reduced extent of upgrades to Kabi
               Road.
               Recommendation
               It is recommended existing condition 97 be amended to read as follows:
               External Works – Kabi Road
               97. Prior to the commencement of the Group Farm Stay Accommodation use Kabi Road must be
               upgraded for the full length of the road (i.e., between 59 Kabi Road and Cootharaba Road). The
               works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational Works approval, be generally in
               accordance with Austroads’ A Guide to Road Design Part 3, sections 5, 6 and 8 of BMC Traffic’s
               Traffic Engineering Assessment Report (Doc ID: 22354477) dated 22 March 2023, The Noosa
               Plan 2020 – PSP6 Engineering Design Standards for a “Rural, Local” road, and include, but not
               be limited to:
               a.   a design prepared by a suitably qualified person (RPEQ);
               b.   a combined sealed traffic lane width of 6.2m (2 x 3.1m) 6.0m;
               c.   a gravel shoulder width of 1.0m (with a minimum shoulder sealed width of 0.5m);
               d.   a pavement design suitable to cater for heavy vehicles (i.e., rigid vehicles, buses, etc.);
               e.   all associated drainage infrastructure (i.e., table drain, culvert, etc.);
               f.   the continuation of the existing stormwater box culvert to allow for the required carriageway
                    width deleted.;
               g.   considerations to the existing residential driveway crossovers; and
               h.   a sealed turnaround facility sufficiently sized to accommodate a 3-point turn manoeuvre of a
                    heavy rigid vehicle (HRV) located at the end of the road.


               Existing Condition 98
               98. The development site must be provided with an Emergency Bushfire Evacuation Route
               connecting to Council’s “Road 176”. The emergency route is to be used for emergencies only and
               is not to be used for deliveries or general access. The works must be undertaken in accordance
               with an Operational Works approval and Section 5.5 of North Coast Environmental Services’
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