Information Response · MCU22/0053

Response: As per the original Town Planning approval (TPL52), Condition 3 of the approval required 11
car parks. The original report confirmed that six spaces were originally contributed to off-site with the
approval of the existing development, and Condition 19 of the approval further required the payment of
an additional eight car parking spaces. As a result, there are a total of 14 car parking spaces that have
been financially offset. As can be seen on the Site Plan, 13 car parking spaces exist on site. This, in
addition to the 14 car parking spaces, results in a total of 27 car parks/credits.

Car parks 1-6 will be available for the existing Shop uses on the ground floor. Car parks 7-12 will be
available for use for the Educational Establishment. A visitor park is also available on site and is not
allocated to any particular tenancy. A total of 13 car parks are available on site.

In accordance with the Noosa Plan 2020, the current car parking rates are (noting the total existing
building GFA being 765m2):

        ●     Shop - 1 per 20m2 (with today's rates, a 765m2 building would require 38 car parks. The
              ground floor GFA (397m2) for a Shop would result in the requirement of 20 car parks).
        ●     Educational establishment - 1 space per employee (5) + 1 space per 10 students (8) = 13
              (based on the information provided from Lexis College).

Currently, 6 car parks are allocated to the proposed educational establishment (368m2), where 13 are
required. The balance of the site for Shops (397m2) requires 20 car parks. As such, a total of 33 car
parks required for the existing Shop tenancies and proposed Educational Establishment. 27 car parks are
provided (comprising 13 parks provided on site and 14 car park credits), therefore resulting in a deficit of
6 car parks.

The proposal therefore does not comply with AO6.1 of the Driveways and Parking Code, and justification
against the corresponding Performance Outcome PO6 is required. A number of other options will assist in
addressing the shortfall of car parking on the site as follows:

    ●       Noosa Transit Centre is located about 50m to the east of the subject site;
    ●       A number of bus stops exist along Sunshine Beach Road, with the closest stop being located 94m
            to the north-east of the subject site;
    ●       The site is serviced by existing active transport networks;
    ●       Opportunities exist on the site for the inclusion of new motorcycle spaces without hindering the
            manoeuvrability of existing car parks;
    ●       Majority of the students are international students, and do not have car access. The applicant
            has advised that the majority of the students previously live within close proximity to the
            establishment, and will use various means of public and active transport options to access the
            site, rather than rely on private transport options.
    ●       A bicycle rack is provided in the car park, and provides excess parking spaces to accommodate
            the proposal;
    ●       A setdown area for a bus is required as per Table 9.4.1.4, however the site is within walking
            distance to a number of bus stops, and is considered unnecessary in this instance;
    ●       The proposal is within an established commercial area, and it could be reasonably expected that
            someone using the site may visit other nearby land uses and may park somewhere other than
            the subject site;
    ●       On-street car parking opportunities exist to service the locality.




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