Referenced Document MCU13/0171

3.0 PROPOSED RE-PURPOSING

The proposal for the existing factory is to upgrade a small portion of the factory and
surrounds for use as the new Wimmers Soft Drink factory.

Please refer to accompanying planning report and application by Adams + Sparkes Town
Planning + Development. Concept plans by Robinson Architects detail the extent of work
and portion of the existing factory site intended for new works.



4.0 ACCESS & VEHICLE MOVEMENTS

The existing ‘Gate 2’ entry to the factory is to be upgraded to current day standards as per
AS2890.2 Off-Street Commercial Vehicle Facilities. The driveway access will be widened
as detailed in the preliminary engineering drawings in Appendix A, to facilitate the
movement of HRV and AV (Semi-Trailer) trucks, and staff/customer passenger vehicles.


Based on the requirements of The Noosa plan (2006) Part 14, Table 14-51, the total
number of car parks required for the site is 64 spaces. The carpark facilities are designed
to suit User Class 2, as per Table 1.1 of AS2890.1, with minimum parking bay dimensions
of 2.5m wide by 5.4m long. A category 2 driveway is required to provide employee and
visitor access to the site, in accordance with Tables 3.1 & 3.2 of AS2890.1.

Provision will be made on site for the access and manoeuvring of an HRV design vehicle,
represented by a 12.5m long truck or passenger bus, as per the planning scheme
requirements. However, the access and manoeuvring requirements for a semi-trailer have
been accounted for should they be required to occasionally access the factory site.

The driveway access to the factory will be shared between all vehicles and so final
dimensional requirements for the driveway shall comply with Figure 3.1 from AS2890.2.
This driveway configuration was deemed appropriate due to truck movements, mainly to
and from the west, along Lake MacDonald Drive.

According to historical information provided by CSR who operated the existing brickworks
prior to its closure in 2010, the factory loaded 15,000 trucks worth of product each year
which averages to approximately 40 trucks on site per day. The factory was typically
staffed by 50 workers each shift and ran two shifts per day, generating up to 100
passenger cars on site per day. Worker numbers for the Wimmers Soft Drink factory are
considerably less than historical figures for the brickworks. There is no expected increase
in traffic volume due to the factory re-purposing when compared to the traffic previously
generated by brickworks. As discussed with Council, no Traffic Engineering Report was
required for the application due to the obvious decrease in traffic volumes.

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