PM Submission Object - Tahlia Davis - MCU18/0019

 

Traffic and e access to site

As the main commercial entrance to the site will be via Val Crescent, the proposed development will have a negative
traffic impact on Val Crescent as it will result in a significant increase in vehicles using the street, particularly commercial
vehicles.

The additional traffic generated by the proposal will include commercial vehicles such a as delivery trucks, vans ns and trade
vehicles. 12.5m = heavy rigid vehicles will also need to access the: site, as well as refuse collection trucks.

currently park in the street to access the hosp) The increased traffic on the street will make this more dangerous,
particularly for the children and the senior citizens.

The site access for commercial vehicles, staff and visitors on Val Cri is ‘inappropriate. ‘Iti is located near ‘the roundabout and.
directly opposite three residential driveways. There will be an increased risk that vehicles and trucks accessing the
proposed site will have an accident with other vehicles, cyclists | or pedestrians.

Car parking

The section of Goodchap St near the Noosa Hospital and Val Crescent are already under 2 a lot of strain in terms of car
parking, with them being used as an overflow car park for the hospital's staff, patients and visitors. A 90 bed facility
directly across the road which has up to 35 staff and visitors will exacerbate this problem with more and more people
parking or on | Goodchap St, Val Crescent and nearby side streets.

While the proposed development will have a basement car park, I believe it will not be sufficient to meet the car r parking
needs of the facility at peak times.

Construction

The Val | Crescent residents will have to endure the constant n noise, dust, st, machinery operation and trucks of building the
facility for at least 14 to 16 months. This is not the building of a detached house we have to put up with, but a major
construction site directly opposite our homes. This i is unreasonable given that we live i ina detached housing zone,

Need

| understand the need for more aged c: care facilities o on n the Sunshine Coast, however, they should be located. ona 1amore |
appropriate site. Val Crescent is not an appropriate site for this development.

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