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1 ttriss ref: raymond/21156 Cuttriss Consultants Limited Hutt Valley, Wellington, Kapiti Coast 33 Kapiti Road PO Box 386 Paraparaumu Tel: Fax: December 2013 Kapiti Coast District Council Private Bag PARAPARAUMU Attention Monique Robertson Received by. Kapiti coast District counci\ at Parapataumu \ ~ u~c 20\3 Time_C{, 'OQ ByJ.-J,,!...l..J~ Dear Monique RM PROPOSED APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT, 2 MATATUA ROAD RAUMATI BEACH - FURTHER INFORMATION REQUEST As the majority of the matters raised in your letter of 26 November are related to traffic issues we have forwarded your letter to Harriet Fraser, Traffic Engineer for her comments and input. Her response is attached to this letter. I respond point by point to the matters in your letter below. 1. We are aware that the District Plan for public carparks is for two disabled parking spaces for a public parking space of more than 10 spaces. In this case it is arguable that the parking area in the basement of the building is not public; the spaces will be owned by the different owners of the units and will not be accessible to the public. Practically speaking in our view one disabled parking space for the development as a whole will be sufficient to cater for the likely requirements of the future users of the building. The shortfall of disabled parking spaces is one aspect requiring resource consent and is a matter for assessment and consideration of this application. It is also worth noting that each of the car parking spaces will be an accessory unit and allocated to one of the principal units in the unit title subdivision. If one or more of the basement car parking spaces were to be designed as a disabled space, there is no practical way of ensuring that any disabled resident of the apartment block would end up living in the unit to which that space is allocated. It would be possible to transfer the ownership of the accessory units between the principal units but this is not a straightforward process and would involve considerable legal costs to change at least two titles. Harriet Fraser, Traffic Engineer, has also addressed this issue in her response to the information request (attached to this letter) and confirms that the provision of a single mobility park meets the Building Act requirements and is considered both appropriate and practical. Regarding the position of the disabled parking space close to the access ramp, the proposed parking space is wide enough for its intended use. To enhance its safety a 100mm raised concrete nib will be added to the southern edge of the space. It should Directors: W Mark Edgar BSurv MNZIS Colin R McElwain BSurv MNZIS Neil A Johnstone BE(Civil) NZCE MIPENZ Nicola K Todd BSurv(Hons) MNZIS Associates: Jim McMenamin NZCE(Civil) REA. Karl Wilton BSurv MNZIS

3 Harriet Fraser Traffic Engineering & Transportation Planning December 2013 Ms Nicola Todd Cuttriss Consultants Ltd PO Box 386 Paraparaumu PO Box Upper Hutt 5140 P M E harriet@harrietfraser.co.nz Copy via nicola@cuttriss.co.nz Dear Nicola Proposed Residential Apartment and Retail Development - 2 Matatua Road, Raumati Beach Response to Further Information Request - Transportation I am pleased to provide below responses to the further information requests included in Council's letter dated 26 November I have included a response to each matter and for easy reference have used the same numbering system as in the letter from Council. 1. Disabled Parking The District Plan requirement is that two mobility parks are provided which is more conservative than the Building Act 2004 requirement that deems NZS 4121 to be a compliance document and as such not less than one accessible space should be provided when up to 20 car parks are included on the site. The provision of one mobility park therefore meets the Building Act requirement. In practice if mobility parks are included within the private residential carpark area they will be allocated to a particular apartment and not be available for general residential or visitor use other than by the residents of the apartment they are allocated to. Furthermore if a mobility space is provided within the basement area there will be an associated loss of one carpark space within the development. The provision of a single mobility park for use in association with the retail activity meets the Building Act requirement and is considered both appropriate and practical. 2. Parking Numbers As shown in the table below, which is an expanded version of the table included in the earlier transportation assessment dated 13 November 2013, at least some 65 kerbside parking spaces were available within a 175m walk of the site. Even in the unlikely event that each of the apartments resulted in a demand for one kerbside space for either residential or visitor use in excess of 50 spaces would remain available for general use.

4 2 Street Section Parking Parking Demand Inventory Tuesday 29 th Saturday 2 nd Saturday 2 nd October November November 6.30pm 6.45pm 8.00pm Matatua Road (Alexander Rd to first intersection to north) Alexander Road (Matatua Rd to Kowhai Grove) Kowhai Grove (up to first bend, 110m) Alexander Road (Kowhai Grove to Karaka Grove) Total Access Ramps Table 1: Parking Inventory and Demands Information on access ramp gradient and headroom to be provided by ADarchitecture. 4. Kerb Alterations Information on kerb alterations to be provided by Cuttriss and/or ADarchitecture. 5. Service Vehicles The basement carpark area has a minimum height clearance of 2.66m and can accommodate the swept path of a 99 percentile car. As such courier vans and trade vehicles will be able to enter, exit and circulate through the basement. The occasional furniture truck would be able to use the frontage kerbside spaces on Alexander Road. It is anticipated that rubbish collection will be undertaken from the mobility space. The space could either be used for rubbish collection outside retail hours or temporarily reserved for rubbish collection purposes at the scheduled collection times. The boundary wall adjacent to the mobility park has been left open to ensure visibility to the neighbouring driveway and frontage. The combination of the frontage parking bays and property driveways provide some protection and manoeuvring space for a vehicle reversing out of the site and into the frontage traffic flows. Given the mobility and rubbish collection use of the space, movements into and out of this space are expected to be occasional and certainly fewer than for a typical residential driveway. Harriet Fraser Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning

5 3 6. Swept Path Analysis The parking bay along the Alexander Road frontage has been set back a further 1 m from the driveway to allow for a 99 percentile car to turn into the site without needing to cross the centreline. Day to day service vehicles such as courier and delivery vans fall within the 99 percentile car category. Given that the parking bay will accommodate a maximum of two cars and is effectively open ended, even with its reduced length it can be expected to accommodate two vehicles. A rubbish collection vehicle can access the mobility park without needing to cross the centreline. 7. AS/NZS :2004 The table below summarises an assessment of the car park design based on AS/NZS turning templates for an 85 th percentile car with a 5.8m turn radius. Space Entry Exit Driver Door Comments No. Turn OK Turn OK Opening OK 3 Yes Yes Yes Space needs to be reversed into, will either need to pull forward through exit gate or reverse from corner near spaces 11 and 12 to complete turn. 4 Yes Yes Yes Works best if reverse in from near spaces 11 and Yes Yes Yes For driver door to be able to be opened need to reverse in. Reverse in from near spaces 11 and 12. Exiting will likely take three turns that is forward, reverse and then forward out the gate. 6 No No Yes For driver door to be able to be opened need to drive in forwards. Multiple turns needed for both entry and exit turns. Could be allocated as a small car space which would minimise need for additional turns. 7 Yes Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes Yes 9 Yes Yes Yes 10 Yes Yes Yes 11 Yes Yes Yes For driver door to be able to open need to reverse in and forward out. Allocated as a short car space to allow for access to the pump and store rooms. 12 Yes Yes Yes 13 Yes Yes Yes 14 Yes Yes Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes 16 Yes Yes Yes 17 No Yes Yes Need to reverse into space because of layout and to allow for driver door opening. Clearances not quite big enough for an 85 th percentile car to reverse. Allocate as a small car space. Table 2: Parking Manoeuvre Assessment As set out in the earlier assessment, for a number of the spaces drivers will need to set down or pick up passengers in the aisle and enter the carpark space in a particular direction to allow for Harriet Fraser Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning

6 4 door opening and to minimise the amount of manoeuvring. This is considered reasonable given the residential use of the spaces. 8. Multi-modal Travel Some residential bike parking will be available within the basement storeroom and given the generous 5.5m length of most of the carpark spaces there will be options for residents to mount a bike rack on the wall at the end of their carpark space. Options exist for a bike stand for retail use to be installed on either side of the entry driveway either adjacent to the mobility park or the lobby area. With regard to other travel modes the proposal usefully includes the introduction of footpath along the Alexander Road frontage which in practice will improve pedestrian access to both this site and also the neighbouring property as well as for people using the frontage carpark spaces. As set out in the earlier assessment there are bus stops within a 150m walk of the site on both Alexander Road and Raumati Road. As such future residents and retail customers and staff have convenient access to a variety of travel modes. Please do not hesitate to be in touch should you require clarification of any of the above. Yours faithfu lly Harriet Fraser Harriet Fraser Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning

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