Noosa Lot 4 Early Learning Centre RFI Response 12.04.23 · MCU22/0094

buffer vegetation which effectively screens the proposed building and use from Hofmann Drive, and
the positioning of the children’s outdoor play areas behind this deep planting zone along the frontage.
As a consequence of setting back the building more than is required, the combined open space area
provided on the site in the form of landscaping, landscaped outdoor play areas, garden and pedestrian
pathways and landscaped bio-retention areas amounts to 43.09% of the site area, whilst also
achieving more than the minimum requirement for 10% landscaping on the site.


ITEM 9
The application material does not include an assessment of the proposal against the requirements of
the Sustainable Building Design Code.
Information Required
    1. Assessment of the proposal against the requirements of the Sustainable Building Design Code.

Our Response
Please refer to Attachment 7 – Response to the Sustainable Building Design Code.


Traffic
ITEM 10
Information Required
1. Provide further detail and assessment regarding waste storage and collection arrangements. A 94
    place childcare centre will generate a large amount of waste, probably more than can be
    accommodated in the proposed bin store (although dependant on how often waste is collected). It
    is suggested that you seek the input of Council’s waste management experts on this issue, including
    whether it is acceptable for bulk bins to be wheeled to the street for on-street collection which is
    what appears to be proposed
2. Visitor parking for childcare centres would be user class 3A, requiring either wider parking spaces
    or a wider parking aisle to comply with AS/NZS2890.1-2004.
3. The basis of the proposed relaxation in Council’s parking requirement for childcare centres is not
    supported. There is no overflow parking available in the street, so the implications of not having
    sufficient on-site parking is heightened. In addition, it is noted that the 15 staff is based on the
    statutory requirement for the number of children based on their age groupings. There will also be
    a director, and a cook at the very least in addition to the 15 educators. Modify the proposal to comply
    with Council’s parking requirements.
4. In the current proposal the only means of moving between cars in the carpark and the front door of
    the centre is via the parking aisle and the shared space beside the disabled parking bay. That is
    not an appropriate solution for a childcare centre from a movement safety perspective. Amend
    the proposal to include a pathway between the carpark and the building, with users of those parking
    spaces having direct access to that pathway, and visitor spaces being nominated in those spaces
    that nose up to the pathway.

Our Response
Please refer to Attachment 3 – Operational Waste Management Plan, Attachment 4 – Traffic Impact
Statement and Section 2 of this letter.



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