Code Assessment - 12 Eenie Creek Rd (RESOLVED DRAFT)

                                          exiting utility infrastructure,
                                                                                   maintenance of existing infrastructure. No
                                          existing landscaping and
                                                                                   service relocation is proposed.
                                          vegetation.

PO5                                       AO5
                                                                                   Complies with PO
Vehicular access does not adversely       Vehicular access avoids disturbance
                                                                                   No existing landscaping or native
impact on the health and integrity        to the tree protection zone of trees
                                                                                   vegetation is affected by vehicular access.
of existing landscaping or native         on public land. Acceptable
                                                                                   The existing frontage garden to be
vegetation, where possible. Parking       Outcomes Acceptable Outcomes
                                                                                   removed is not native vegetation and is
and manoeuvring Table 9.4.1.3
                                                                                   replaced with a garden bed and screen
Criteria for assessment (part)
                                                                                   hedging of greater amenity value.
Performance outcomes Assessable
development Parking and
manoeuvring Performance
outcomes

PO6                                       AO6.1, AO6.2, AO6.3, AO6.4
                                                                                   Complies with PO
Sufficient parking (a) is provided        The number of car parking spaces,
                                                                                   The acceptable outcome calls for parking
having regard to the specifics of the     motor cycle spaces, bicycle spaces
                                                                                   in accordance with Table 9.4.1.4. Assessed
use including— (i) the type and           and loading bays is not less than the
                                                                                   as an absolute number, the table would
intensity of land use; (ii) any           minimum number specified in Table
                                                                                   require 12 spaces for a 600 m2 showroom,
existing parking available on the         9.4.1.4 Minimum parking
                                                                                   and the site provides two. The proposal is
site; (iii) hours of operation; (iv)      requirements including end of trip
                                                                                   therefore assessed against the
likely numbers of users; (v)              facilities. Editor's note— with regard
                                                                                   performance outcome, which asks
accessibility to the site by means        to the provision of end of trip
                                                                                   whether sufficient parking is provided
other than private (vi) the peak          facilities, where there is a conflict
                                                                                   having regard to the specifics of the use.
parking demand periods of uses on         with the QDC MP 4.1 for major
the site; and (vii) the availability of   developments the QDC applies. For
                                                                                   The material point is that the change of
alternative car parking; and (a) (b)      all other development Table 9.4.1.4
                                                                                   use generates no meaningful additional
is provided to accommodate the            applies.
                                                                                   demand. Table 9.4.1.4 applies one space
number and type of (b) vehicles and       AO6.2 Where appropriate,
                                                                                   per 50 m2 to a Showroom. It applies the
motorcycles likely to be generated        motorcycle spaces can be provided
                                                                                   same rate to Low Impact Industry,
by the development. (c) (a) (b)           on site in lieu of required car
                                                                                   Medium Impact Industry and Warehouse
                                          parking spaces, excluding industry
                                                                                   uses up to 500 m2, and one space per 100
                                          activities, at the following rates: 2
                                                                                   m2 above that. The lawful use of the site
                                          motorcycle spaces
                                                                                   is industry and bulk storage under TPC
                                                                                   990. On the same gross floor area the two
                                                                                   rates produce: at 440 m2, nine spaces for
                                                                                   the lawful use and nine for the
                                                                                   showroom, an increase of nil; at 600 m2,
                                                                                   eleven spaces for the lawful use and
                                                                                   twelve for the showroom, an increase of
                                                                                   one space. The numerical shortfall against
                                                                                   the table is therefore a pre-existing
                                                                                   characteristic of this 809 m2 lot and its
                                                                                   existing building, and is not created by
                                                                                   this proposal.

                                                                                   Demand in practice is lower again. The
                                                                                   showroom operates by appointment only,
                                                                                   so customer attendance is pre-arranged,
                                                                                   dispersed and intermittent rather than
                                                                                   continuous, and display vehicles are
                                                                                   accommodated within the building rather
                                                                                   than occupying customer parking. The
                                                                                   applicant offers the appointment only
                                                                                   limitation as a condition of any approval.

                                                                                   A parking schedule confirming the
                                                                                   number of spaces existing and proposed is
                                                                                   to accompany the application, together
                                                                                   with confirmation that existing on-site
                                                                                   parking is not reduced by the works. A