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10 Appendix 6: Site Photos Appendix 6: Site Photos Boffa Miskell Ltd Mission Street Childcare Land Use Consent

11 Image 1: View of 12 and 16 Mission Street. 12 Mission Street is to the left of the image. Image 2: View of 12 and 16 Mission Street. 16 Mission Street is to the right of the above image.

12 Image 3: View down Mission Street towards Cameron Road. Image 4: View down Mission Street towards Cliff Road.

13 Appendix 7: Acoustic Report Appendix 7: Acoustic Report Boffa Miskell Ltd Mission Street Childcare Land Use Consent

14 7 May 2015 Boffa Miskell PO Box Dear Tauranga Sir, 3141 Re: Attention: Richard Coles 1.0 Dear Sir Re: Proposed Childcare Facility, No. 12 / 16 Mission Street, Tauranga Noise Assessment As requested, we have carried out a noise assessment relating to the proposed childcare facility at 12 and 16 Mission Street and our findings and recommendations are set out below. The centre is planned to eventually cater for up to 80 children and will typically operate Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 6.00pm. Outside these hours there will be minimal activity on the site. There will be no childcare activities on weekends or public holidays. 1.0 Noise Performance Standard We have based our assessment in terms of compliance with the noise rules contained in the latest Tauranga City Plan which is now operative. In the City Plan the subject site is zoned Suburban Residential, as are the adjoining properties to the east and west of the subject site. For activities within the Residential zone, Rule 4E.2.1 of the City Plan specifies the following noise limits: 0700 to 2200 hours 50 dba Leq 2200 to 0700 hours 40 dba Leq and 70 dba Lmax The above noise limits apply at or within the boundary of neighbouring residential zoned properties. This includes the Elms (Mission Reserve) which is a scheduled site to the north, across Mission Street. The rule also specifies that the above noise limits apply within the boundary of any other site in any zone other than a Commercial Zone or Industrial Zone and Design Acoustics Ltd Phone PO Box 4540 Mobile Mt. Maunganui 3149 tony@designacoustics.co.nz

15 therefore the noise limits would also apply at the Mixed Use land to the south of the site (Brown Street properties) However, no issue is expected at the properties to the south since these are mostly used for tourist/commercial activities and there is a good separation distance between this land and the outdoor play areas. Since the centre will only operate between 7.30am and 6.00pm, the main issue is compliance with the daytime noise limit of 50 dba Leq at the adjoining residential properties to the east and west, as well as at the Elms across Mission Street. The 50 dba Leq daytime noise limit for the Residential zone is considered to be a reasonable daytime noise limit. It is generally accepted that noise limits of dba Leq during the day, and dba Leq during the night, are reasonable to control noise in a residential environment. However, where any exceedance of the noise limit has been identified, the written approval of the neighbour has been obtained. As discussed below, this applies to: Noise received at The Elms across Mission Street. The adjoining owners/occupants of the apartment building to the east (8 Mission Street). 2.0 Noise Control Treatment Noise sources on site can be broadly grouped as follows: Vehicle movements. Outdoor play areas. Noise from activities inside the main building. Our assessment includes the effect of the noise control treatment which we have recommended for this project. This includes the construction of a 2.0 metre high close-boarded fence on the eastern, southern and western boundaries of the subject site, as shown on Figure 1 attached. Fences internal to the site, adjoining the southern and western sides of the outdoor play areas, are also recommended. The fence must be airtight and be constructed along the lines shown on Figure 2 attached. 2.1 Vehicle movements Most children will arrive by cars and will be dropped off in the car park on the southern side of the child care centre, at the rear of the main building. Noise from vehicles on public roads is exempt from complying with any noise limit but whilst on the subject site, noise from vehicle movements should comply with the City Plan noise limits. Whilst on site in the carpark and driveway, the vehicles will only be slow-moving and will not generate significant noise Page 2 of 6

16 There will be no issue in terms of noise from vehicle movements at the adjoining residential property to the west and the mixed use land to the south. The solid 2.0m high fences on these boundaries will mitigate any vehicle noise from the carpark and driveway to less than 45dBA Leq. In relation to the eastern end of the carpark, and noise from car movements which is received at the adjoining apartment building to the east, with a 2.0m high close-boarded timber fence on the eastern boundary, noise from vehicle movements would be up to 45 dba Leq at the lower level of the apartments. The upper level of the apartments overlooks the carpark and noise from vehicle movements at the upper floor level may marginally exceed the 50 dba noise limit. However, written approvals from these neighbours has been obtained. 2.2 Outdoor play area The outdoor play area is located on the northern and eastern side of the subject site. In relation to The Elms, noise from children will be only partially screened by the 1.6m high barrier on the northern boundary of the play area. The proposal is to have 1.6m high fence with alternate open/solid sections eg. open pool type security sections of fence then a solid panel. Landscaping is also incorporated into the design. This fence will not reduce noise from the northern play area to the same degree as a completely solid fence, but there is extra attenuation with the greater distance across Mission Street. We predict that noise may reach 55 dba Leq and exceed the noise limit, however, this is not expected to cause any issue with the Elms operation and noise from birds, traffic etc. will continue to dominate the noise environment at the Elms. Written approval has been provided by the Elms in this regard. In relation to the adjoining apartment to the east, and noise from children playing in the eastern portion of the play area, this noise will comply with the 50 dba noise limit at the lower level of the apartment building. This includes the screening effect of the 2m high solid fence on the eastern boundary. However, since the upper level of the apartment building overlooks the play area, there will be minimal screening of this noise and levels may reach dba Leq at times. We note that children will be indoors for some of the day and not all children will be outdoors at any one time, so that for much of the day noise from children will be less than 50 dba Leq at the upper level of the apartments. We recommend that the noisier activities (such as sandpit and climbing equipment) should be located at the western end, away from the eastern boundary, to mitigate this noise. However, even with this implemented, compliance is unlikely to be achieved at all times and written approval from the neighbours at 8 Mission Street has been provided in relation to this aspect. Page 3 of 6

17 2.3 Noise from Activities inside the Building With doors/windows of the building open, noise from inside the building is predicted to be less than 40 dba Leq within the adjoining residential properties to the east and west and safely comply with the 50 dba noise limit. Although not a Consent issue, we recommend that all indoor play areas include sound absorbing material such as carpet flooring and Autex Composition to internal wall surfaces. Consideration should also be given to installation of a sound absorbing ceiling instead of a plasterboard ceiling. Ceiling tiles with a Noise Reduction Coefficient of at least NRC 0.7 should be considered. 3.0 Conclusions We have carried out a noise assessment for the proposed child care centre at 12 and 16 Mission Street. With the mitigation measures implemented, as set out in this report, we consider that noise from the childcare facility will comply with the Council s noise limits as specified in Rule 4E.2.1 the City Plan. The exception is at The Elms and at the upper level of the adjoining apartment building to the east. However, written approval has been provided by these parties, accepting the noise. On this basis, we consider that noise arising from the development will be acceptable and any noise effects will be no more than minor. We trust this information is satisfactory. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Yours faithfully, Design Acoustics Ltd Tony Windner Director Page 4 of 6

18 Figure 1: Site Plan showing noise control treatment

19 Figure 2: Close-boarded Fence Page 6 of 6

20 Appendix 8: Transportation Assessment Appendix 8: Transportation Assessment Boffa Miskell Ltd Mission Street Childcare Land Use Consent

21 Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga Transportation Assessment Report August 2015 PO Box 8213 Cherrywood TAURANGA 3145 Reference: 081 TA v5

22 Contents 1. Introduction The Site Transportation Environment Traffic Data Road Safety The Proposed Development Traffic Generation Traffic Distribution Morning Peak Evening Peak Traffic Effects Traffic Effects Proposed Mitigation Parking City Plan Parking Requirements Expected Parking Demand Proposed Parking Provision Accessible Parking Parking Layout Loading and Servicing Access Conclusion Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

23 1 1. Introduction Harrison Transportation has been asked by Boffa Miskell, on behalf of CYAG Properties, to assess the expected transportation effects of a proposed child care centre at 12 and 16 Mission Street, Tauranga. The key transportation issues associated with the proposed activity are: The level of traffic expected to be generated by the proposed activity and the effect that this will have on the adjacent road network. The adequacy of the proposed on-site car parking. The provision of suitable access to the site. These issues are discussed in this report. By way of a summary it is concluded that, with the recommendations given in this report, the proposed child care centre can be readily accommodated with negligible effects on the local transportation environment. 2. The Site The site is located on the southern side of Mission Street, approximately mid-way between Chapel Street and Cliff Road. The location of the site is shown on Figure 1. The Site Figure 1: Site Location. The site is zoned Suburban Residential under the Tauranga City Plan, with the proposed child care centre understood to be a Discretionary Activity. The area to the south of the site is Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

24 2 zoned City Living Mixed Use, while the area on the western side of Cliff Road is zoned City Living Residential. It is understood that these adjacent zones provide for a more intensive redevelopment than the Suburban Residential zone. The site consists of two residential sites, each containing a single residential dwelling, one of which has been converted into flats. Photograph 1 shows the site, viewed from Mission Street. Photograph 1: The Site. Adjacent activities are predominantly residential, with the historic The Elms mission house located on the northern side of Mission Street, approximately opposite the site. The City Plan contains an Outline Development Plan for The Elms site, which identifies areas for new development on the site including a visitor information centre, places of assembly and associated car parking. 3. Transportation Environment Mission Street is classified in the City Plan as a Local Road. It has a 6.0m wide sealed carriageway, with mountable kerb and channel on each side. The narrow carriageway encourages a slow speed environment on the road. An indented parking bay with 18 car parking spaces is provided on the northern side of Mission Street, to the east of the site. This parking has a P120 time limit. No stopping lines are marked on both sides of Mission Street, except adjacent to the parking bay and where parking is permitted on the grass berm. Parking on the grass berm is permitted on the northern side of Mission Street, but not the south side. Photograph 2 shows Mission Street adjacent to the site looking to the west, while Photograph 3 show Mission Street looking to the east. Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

25 3 Photograph 2: Mission Street Looking West. Photograph 3: Mission Street Looking East. Mission Street has a 50km/h speed restriction. A footpath is provided on the southern side of the road. Chapel Street, adjacent to Mission Street, has two traffic lanes in each direction separated by a flush median. Stop control is provided on the Mission Street approach to the Chapel Street intersection. All movements are permitted. It is noted that, during the evening peak period, the northbound queues at the Chapel Street / Marsh Street signalised intersection extend across the Chapel Street / Mission Street intersection. Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

26 4 4. Traffic Data The latest available traffic count data for Mission Street has been obtained from Council s Mapi database. This gives an average daily traffic (ADT) volume for Mission Street of 281veh/day. On the basis that the peak hour traffic volumes are typically 10% of the ADT, the peak hour volume on Mission Street is estimated at 28veh/h. No traffic growth data is available for Mission Street. It is however noted that, given its location on the fringe of the Tauranga city centre and the likelihood of further intensification of land use activities in the area, traffic volumes are expected to increase over time. 5. Road Safety A search of the NZTA Crash Analysis System (CAS) has been carried out to identify all reported crashes in the vicinity of the site during the five year period 2010 to The search area consisted of the full length of Mission Street including the intersections with Chapel Street and Cliff Road. The search identified a total of four crashes, as follows: Three crashes involved northbound vehicles on Chapel Street hitting the rear of vehicles stopped in a queue. These crashes we unrelated to the Mission Street intersection. One crash occurred at the intersection of Mission Street and Chapel Street in This involved a vehicle turning right into Mission Street failing to give way to an oncoming vehicle. This resulted in minor injuries. The crash history has not identified any particular issues related to Mission Street or the adjacent intersections that are relevant to the proposed development. 6. The Proposed Development It is proposed to develop a new purpose-built child care centre to accommodate up to 80 children. 23 on-site car parking spaces are proposed, with access via a single, two-way driveway to Mission Street. The proposed site layout, prepared by Design Network, is shown on the figure attached to this report. It is understood that a fence will be constructed along the southern boundary of the car park preventing access through the motel, located to the south of the site. Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

27 Hourly Traffic Generation (veh/h/child) 5 7. Traffic Generation Traffic generation data for child care centres is available in the following references: NZ Transport Agency Research Report 453 Trips and Parking Related to Land Use (RR453). Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (RTA) Guide to Traffic Generating Developments (RTA). The expected traffic generation rates given in these two references are summarised in the following table. Activity Daily (veh/day/child) RR453 Peak Hour (veh/h/child) Morning Peak (veh/h/child) RTA Evening Peak (veh/h/child) Child care centre Table 1: Expected Traffic Generation Rates The data given in Table 1 shows a daily traffic generation rate of 4.1veh/day/child, with peak hour traffic generation rates of 1.4veh/h/child for the morning peak and 0.8veh/h/child for the evening peak. Data has also been obtained from an existing child care centre in Tauranga. This data consists of hourly traffic generation rates compiled from a log of child attendance over a full day. The data is shown on the following figure :00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 Time (hour commencing) Figure 2: Traffic Generation of Existing Child Care. Figure 2 shows that the morning peak occurs between approximately 7.00am and 9.00am, whereas the evening peak is spread out over a longer time period, from about 2.00pm to 6.00pm. The figure shows a morning peak hour traffic generation rate of 1.33veh/h/child and an evening peak hour traffic generation rate of 1.04veh/h/child. This is consistent with the published data, although with a slightly lower morning peak hour rate and a slightly higher evening peak hour rate. To provide a conservative analysis, the published morning peak hour Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

28 6 rate of 1.4veh/h/child has been adopted, together with the surveyed evening peak hour rate of 1.04veh/h/child. The expected traffic generation of the proposed child care centre, assessed on the basis of the above rates with up to 80 children, is given in the following table. Activity Child care centre Daily Traffic (veh/day/child) Traffic Generation Rates AM Peak (veh/h/child) PM Peak (veh/h/child) Daily Traffic (veh/day) Traffic Generation AM Peak (veh/h) PM Peak (veh/h) Table 2: Expected Traffic Generation Table 2 shows an expected daily traffic generation of 328veh/day, with an expected morning peak hour traffic generation of 112veh/h and an evening peak hour traffic generation of 83veh/h. 8. Traffic Distribution Due to the location of the site close to the Tauranga City Centre, it is expected that the majority of child care customers will be people working in the city centre, who will drop off their child on the way to work and then pick up their child on the way home after work. The distribution of traffic onto the road network is therefore expected to be different in the morning and evening peak hours. It is also noted that, as the majority of customers will be people working in the city centre, the traffic associated with the proposed child care centre is expected to be a combination of a redistribution of existing traffic on the road network, as well as additional traffic. As care givers typically stay for a short period of time when dropping off or picking up their child, and as staff movements are a small proportion of the total movements, a traffic distribution of 50% inbound and 50% outbound has been adopted. A wider network distribution of 50% to and from the north, and 50% to and from the south, has also been adopted Morning Peak It is expected that, during the morning peak, most care givers will drop their child off on the way to work in the city centre. Vehicles travelling to the child care centre are expected to turn left or right into Mission Street at the Chapel Street intersection. Vehicles exiting the child care centre are expected to travel to a parking area within the city centre, or within close proximity of the city centre, such as the Cliff Road car park or the adjacent side streets. The resulting turning movements are illustrated on the following figure, on the basis of an equal distribution of exiting vehicles travelling eastbound and westbound on Mission Street. Vehicles travelling to the site are shown in blue while vehicles travelling away from the site are shown in red. Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

29 The Site 28 Figure 3: Morning Peak Hour Traffic Distribution. Figure 3 shows that the main turning movements at the Mission Street / Chapel Street intersection are expected to be the left and right turn movements into Mission Street and the left turn exit out of Mission Street. Few vehicles are expected to turn right out of Mission Street Evening Peak It is expected that, during the evening peak, most care givers will pick their child up on their way home from work in the city centre. This is effectively the reverse of the morning peak, with vehicles travelling to the child care centre from parking areas either within or in close proximity to the city centre. Due to the difficulty turning right out of Mission Street onto Chapel Street during the evening peak, these vehicles are expected to detour onto Brown Street, turning right at the Brown Street / Chapel Street intersection. The resulting turning movements are illustrated on the following figure, with vehicles traveling to the site shown in blue and vehicles travelling away from the site shown in red. Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

30 The Site Figure 4: Evening Peak Hour Traffic Distribution. Figure 4 shows an expected right turn movement at the Brown Street / Chapel Street intersection, associated with the proposed child care centre, of 21veh/h. It should be noted that, as the majority of customers of the child care are expected to work in the city centre, a significant proportion of the traffic to and from the child care centre is expected to be traffic that is already on the road network, but is diverted to the site to drop off and pick up children. As such, the traffic turning right out of Brown Street during the evening peak is expected to comprise of three aspects: Vehicles from parking areas within the city centre that, without the proposed child care centre, would still have turned right out of Brown Street. These vehicles are expected to deviate to Mission Street to pick up their child, then return to Brown Street to turn right. These vehicles will not increase the number of vehicles turning right at the Brown Street intersection. Vehicles from parking areas within the city centre that, without the proposed child care, would have turned right onto Cameron Road from one of the nearby side streets (such as Spring Street to Park Street) but will alternatively use the local road network to travel to the child care centre and will then turn right out of Brown Street. The increase in the number of vehicles turning right at Brown Street will therefore be matched by a reduction in the number of vehicles turning right at these other intersections. Vehicles from parking areas further afield that are expected to turn right into Mission Street, then right out of Brown Street. These vehicles will result in an increase in the number of turning movements at the Brown Street intersection. It is therefore assessed that, while the number of vehicles associated with the proposed child care turning right at the Brown Street Chapel Street intersection in the evening peak is Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

31 9 expected to be around 21veh/h, this will comprise some existing traffic, some diverted traffic and some additional traffic. 9. Traffic Effects 9.1. Traffic Effects The above figures show an expected distribution of traffic onto Mission Street as follows: Morning peak: Approximately 75% to and from the west, 25% to and from the east. Evening peak: Approximately 50% to and from the west, 50% to and from the east. On this basis, the total daily traffic distribution is expected to be approximately 63% of traffic to and from the west with 37% of traffic to and from the east. The resulting traffic volumes on Mission Street are summarised in the following table. Road Mission Street West of the Site Mission Street East of the site Daily Traffic (veh/day) Morning Peak Hour (veh/h) Evening Peak Hour (veh/h) Existing Proposed Existing Proposed Existing Proposed Table 3: Expected Increase in Traffic Volumes on Mission Street. Table 3 shows that the expected increase in traffic on Mission Street appears high in comparison to the existing traffic volumes. The existing traffic volumes are however very low and the expected increase can be readily accommodated within the available capacity. The effects of the additional traffic, particularly on Mission Street to the east of the site and on Cliff Road, are assessed as being negligible. The additional peak hour traffic is the equivalent of between one and two vehicles per minute. This is not expected to materially affect the amenity of other road users, such as vehicles turning in to or out of adjacent properties, or pedestrians crossing the road. A flush median is presently provided on Chapel Street which is used by vehicles turning right into Mission Street. The right turn out movement is expected to experience delays, particularly during the evening peak period when queues from the Chapel Street / Marsh Street intersection extend past the Mission Street intersection. The existing flush median on Chapel Street does not have sufficient width to accommodate a vehicle turning right out of Mission Street and then waiting on the flush median for a gap in the queue. An alternative route for the right turn movement is however available via Cliff Road and Brown Street. The Brown Street intersection with Chapel Street includes a hatched no stopping area in the northbound Chapel Street traffic lane that allows a two-stage right turn out of Brown Street. Mitigation to discourage the right turn movement out of Mission Street in the evening peak hour is discussed in the following section of this report. The left turn movements at the Chapel Street / Mission Street intersection are expected to operate efficiently, with the traffic signals at the Chapel Street / Marsh Street intersection providing gaps in the traffic assisting the left turn out movement. Any queuing at the Chapel Street / Mission Street intersection is therefore expected to be minimal. Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

32 Proposed Mitigation A Travel Management Plan (TMP) is proposed to be prepared for the site. The TMP will advise parents and care givers not to turn right out of Mission Street during the evening peak period, but to instead use the alternative route via Cliff Road and Brown Street. While it is recognised that the TMP is not able to enforce the use of the alternative route it is expected that, once advised of the alternative route, parents and care givers will realise that it will be easier to turn out of Brown Street and so will voluntarily use the alternative route. It is however recommended that the use of the Mission Street intersection during the peak hour be monitored and that, if parents and care givers turn right out of Mission Street, consideration be given to banning this movement. 10. Parking City Plan Parking Requirements The City Plan requires on-site parking for child care centres to be provided at the rates given in the following table. Activity Child Care Centre Use Required Parking Number of Pupils Number of Spaces Visitors 1 space/10 pupils 80 8 Staff 1 space/20 pupils 80 4 Total 12 Table 4: Required On-Site Parking. Table 4 shows that the City Plan requires a total of 12 on-site car parking spaces to be provided, consisting of eight spaces for child care visitors and four for staff Expected Parking Demand Parking demand data for child care centres is available from the same references as given in Section 7 of this report.. The expected peak parking demand rates given by these two references are as follows: RR453: 0.30 spaces/child. RTA: 0.25 spaces/child. The above parking demand rates are inclusive of staff parking and parental drop-off / pick-up parking. On the basis of these rates, and a maximum attendance of 80 children, the parking demand is expected to be in the range of 15 to 18 spaces Proposed Parking Provision The proposed car park layout is shown on the site plan attached to this report. A total of 23 on-site car parking spaces are proposed, located in the parking area to the rear of the site. The proposed number of on-site car parking spaces is in excess of both the requirements of the City Plan and the expected peak parking demand. The peak parking demand is therefore expected to be fully contained within the site, with no need for cars to park on the adjacent roads. Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

33 11 It is however proposed that the TMP will also include the monitoring of the parking occupancy within the on-site parking area and that, if this shows that insufficient on-site parking is available during the morning and evening peak periods, then staff will be directed to park in the public off-street parking areas, such as the Cliff Road car park Accessible Parking The New Zealand Standard (NZS) 4121:2001 Design for Access and Mobility Buildings and Associated Facilities requires that car parks with 21 to 50 spaces provide not less than two accessible car parking spaces. Two accessible car parking spaces are proposed in accordance with this standard. These spaces are proposed to be located adjacent to the rear entry to the building Parking Layout A review of the proposed on-site car park layout has been carried out. It is confirmed that the dimensions of the proposed car parking spaces are in accordance with the dimensions specified in the City Plan. The joint Australian / New Zealand Standard AS2890.1:2004 Parking facilities Part 1: Offstreet parking specifies that, at blind aisles, the aisle be extended by a minimum of 1.0m beyond the last parking space to provide additional manoeuvring space for the vehicles in the end spaces. The aisle is proposed to be extended as required. The standard also specifies a maximum length of six spaces for a blind aisle, unless provision is made for cars to turn. The proposed car parking area has been designed with a turning area as required by the standard. The blind aisle beyond the turning area is six spaces long, in accordance with the standard. The standard also requires that a 0.3m clearance be provided for car parking spaces located adjacent to a wall or fence. A clearance of 0.3m is proposed between space 13 and the boundary fence, as required Loading and Servicing The City Plan does not require the provision of a loading space for child care centres. It is expected that the proposed child care centre will have a minimal requirement for servicing and that any service vehicles that do attend the site will do so outside of the peak drop-off and pick-up times. These vehicles will therefore be able to use the available on-site car parking. 11. Access The City Plan requires that vehicle crossings serving a business activity be a minimum of 4.0m and a maximum of 9.0m wide at the property boundary. A 6.1m wide vehicle crossing is proposed which complies with the City Plan. The City Plan requires that that minimum sight distances be provided in accordance with the operating speed of vehicles along the road. Given the relatively narrow carriageway and short distance between Chapel Street and Cliff Road, the operating speed of vehicles on Mission Street has been assessed at 40km/h in each direction, for which a minimum sight distance of 30m is required. The available sight distances from the proposed access driveway are approximately 90m to the west and 110m to the west, which are in excess of the City Plan requirements. Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

34 Conclusion CYAG Properties propose to develop a child care centre for up to 80 children at 12 and 16 Mission Street, Tauranga. A new purpose-built building is proposed, with 23 on-site car parking spaces located to the rear of the site. Access is proposed via a single, two-way driveway to Mission Street. The child care centre is expected to have a daily traffic generation of 328veh/day. The evening peak is expected to be spread out over a longer time period than the morning peak, with a morning peak hour traffic generation of 112veh/h and an evening peak hour traffic generation of 83veh/h. It is expected that the majority of child care customers will be people working in the city centre. During the morning peak, it is expected that most care givers will drop their child off on the way to work in the city centre. Vehicles travelling to the child care centre are expected to turn left or right into Mission Street at the Chapel Street intersection. Vehicles exiting the child care centre are expected to travel to a parking area within the city centre, or within close proximity of the city centre, such as the Cliff Road car park or the adjacent side streets. The main turning movements at the Mission Street / Chapel Street intersection are therefore expected to be the left and right turn movements into Mission Street and the left turn exit out of Mission Street. Few vehicles are expected to turn right out of Mission Street. During the evening peak, it is expected that most care givers will pick their child up on their way home from work in the city centre, with vehicles travelling to the child care centre from parking areas either within or in close proximity to the city centre. Due to the difficulty turning right out of Mission Street onto Chapel Street during the evening peak, vehicles intending to turn right are expected to detour onto Brown Street, turning right at the Brown Street / Chapel Street intersection. As the majority of customers of the child care centre are expected to work in the city centre, a significant proportion of the traffic to and from the child care centre is expected to be traffic that is already on the road network, but is diverted to the site to drop off and pick up children. In particular, while the number of vehicles associated with the proposed child care turning right at the Brown Street Chapel Street intersection in the evening peak is expected to be around 21veh/h, this will comprise some existing traffic, some diverted traffic and some additional traffic. While the expected increase in traffic on Mission Street appears high in comparison to the existing traffic volumes, this is due to the existing traffic volumes on Mission Street being very low. It is assessed that the expected increase in traffic can be readily accommodated within the available capacity and that the effects of the additional traffic, particularly on Mission Street to the east of the site and on Cliff Road, will be negligible. The additional traffic is not expected to materially affect the amenity of other road users, such as vehicles exiting adjacent properties or pedestrians crossing the road. The right turn out movement out of Mission Street at the Chapel Street intersection is expected to experience delays, particularly during the evening peak period when queues from the Chapel Street / Marsh Street intersection extend past the Mission Street intersection. An alternative route is however available via Cliff Road and Brown Street. To encourage the use of the alternative route to Brown Street, a Travel Management Plan (TMP) is proposed to be prepared for the site. The TMP will advise parents and care givers not to turn right out of Mission Street during the evening peak period, but to instead use the alternative route. While it is recognised that the TMP is not able to enforce the use of the Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

35 13 alternative route it is expected that, once advised of the alternative route, parents and care givers will realise that it will be easier to turn out of Brown Street and so will voluntarily use the alternative route. It is recommended that the use of the Mission Street intersection during the evening peak hour be monitored and that, if parents and care givers turn right out of Mission Street, consideration be given to banning this movement. The City Plan requires a total of 12 on-site car parking spaces to be provided, while the parking demand is expected to be in the range of 15 to 18 spaces. 23 on-site car parking spaces are proposed, which is in excess of both the requirements of the City Plan and the expected peak parking demand. The peak parking demand is therefore expected to be fully contained within the site, with no requirement for cars to park on the adjacent roads. It is however proposed that the TMP will include the monitoring of the on-site parking occupancy and that, if this shows insufficient on-site parking is available during the morning and evening peak periods, then staff will be directed to park in the public off-street parking areas, such as the Cliff Road car park. The dimensions of the proposed car parking spaces are in accordance with the dimensions specified in the City Plan. The available sight distances at the access comply with the requirements of the City Plan Accordingly, it is concluded that, with the above recommendations, the proposed activity can be readily accommodated with negligible effects on the local transportation environment. Report Prepared by: Bruce Harrison Harrison Transportation 17 August 2015 Reference: 081 TA v5 Harrison Transportation CYAG Properties Child Care Centre Mission Street, Tauranga

36 MISSION STREET EXISTING FOOTPATH EXISTING FOOTPATH EXISTING GRASS VERGE BDY '00" 21.34m EXISTING GRASS VERGE BDY '00" 21.34m LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING VEHICLE CROSSING 331m² ROOM 2 & 3 PLAY AREA 1.6m High Screen Panel LANDSCAPING COVERED WALKWAY LANDSCAPING 1.6 High 130m² Pool type fence ROOM 1 PLAY AREA 1.6m High Screen Panel 1.6 High Pool type fence 1.6 High Pool type fence 1.6 High 2m high x Pool 1.2 wide type Sign fence 12 MISSION ST LOT 14 DP m² Artsink Highlite Highlite Highlite Bag Hooks STAFF WC DIS. WC Artsink 78m² ROOM 2 CHANGE/WC Nappy Lockers 2.0m High Sound-Rated Fence VERANDAH PASSAGE 69m² NURSERY ROOM 1 25 Kids DRIVEWAY 16 a&b MISSION ST LOT 13 DP m² VERANDAH bench seat ATRIUM RECEPTION MANAGER Wall Lockers Highlite Highlite PASSAGE BDY '00" 40.23m 78m² Artsink BDY '00" 40.23m BDY '00" 40.23m LDY ROOM 3 28 Kids 28 Kids Bag Hooks STORE KITCHEN STAFF NON-CONTACT SLEEPROOM Highlite BDY '00" 40.23m Existing Boundary Outline BDY '00" 21.34m BDY '00" 21.34m 19 BROWN ST LOT 3 DP m² 21 BROWN ST LOT 4 DP m² A 27/5/15 REV NOTES DATE ALL DIMENSIONS AND LEVELS ARE TO BE CHECKED ON SITE PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. DRAWINGS ARE NOT TO BE SCALED. USE ONLY FIGURED DIMENSIONS. CLIENT PROJECT BY AMENDMENTS DESIGN NETWORK NZCD(Arch),M.ADNZ,MNZID 257 MAUNGANUI ROAD, P.O.BOX 5098, MT MAUNGANUI,NZ Architectural Design - Ltd BDY. existing boundary line shown on plan Proposed Childcare Centre Mission Street BDY CHILDCARE SITE SCHEME PLAN Scale: 1:200 BUILDING AREA: 401m² DRAWING Site scheme plan DATE DWG NO DRAWN - SCALE 1:200 PLOT DATE Wednesday, 24 June

37 Travel Management Plan Mission Street Child Care Overview Introduction The child care centre at Mission Street will be licenced for up to 80 children. Up to 14 staff will be employed at the centre. The hours of operation will be from 7:30am to 5:30pm. The child care centre is intended to cater for children who live in the CBD or have parents who work in or close to the CBD. The centre is strategically located on Mission Street within a short walk to the CBD and Council car parking on Cliff Road and the streets off Park Road and Monmouth Street. Existing and Future Traffic Conditions There is good access to the site via either Chapel Street or Cliff Road via Brown Street. There is however an acknowledged issue with right turn traffic movements out of Mission Street onto Chapel Street during the evening peak hour period. Observations during the evening peak show that queues from the intersection of Chapel Street and Marsh Street extend, on a regular basis, across the Mission Street intersection between approximately 5.05pm and 5:25 pm, a period of up to 20 minutes. Some queuing was also observed at the intersection of Chapel Street and Brown Street, typically up to approximately five vehicles. Adjacent to Mission Street, Chapel Street is marked with the following lane configuration: Northbound shoulder 1.6m wide. Two northbound traffic lanes, 3.1m and 3.6m wide. Flush central median 2.9m wide. Two southbound traffic lanes 3.3m and 3.0m wide. The flush median widens to approximately 4.0m at Marsh Street. The existing flush median provides storage space for the right turn movement into Mission Street, although it is observed that few vehicles presently undertake this manoeuvre. Similarly, few vehicles were observed to undertake the right turn manoeuvre out of Mission Street during the critical evening peak period. It was however observed that vehicles are able to turn out of Mission Street and wait on the median for a gap in the queue, without affecting the southbound flow of traffic on Chapel Street. It is noted that, while cycle lanes are provided on Cameron Road, these end at the intersection of Brown Street and Chapel Street. The Tauranga City Cycle Network identifies proposed cycle lanes on this section of Chapel Street. These future cycle lanes may require the narrowing of the existing flush median, so that the median may no longer be able to accommodate the right turn movements in to and out of Mission Street. Proposed Traffic Movements During the morning traffic peak, most vehicles travelling to the site are expected to turn left or right into Mission Street from Chapel Street. Vehicles exiting the site are expected to either turn left onto Mission Street and the then left back into Chapel, or alternatively turn right onto Mission Street and then use Cliff Road and the adjacent streets to travel to their place of work or the available public car parking. There are therefore expected to be few vehicles turning right out of Mission Street at the Chapel Street intersection during the morning peak.

38 During the evening traffic peak, the provisions of this travel management plan will ensure that traffic is dispersed over several hours from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. Approximately 25% of the afternoon child pick-up traffic is proposed to be during the evening 5:00pm to 5:30pm peak half-hour period. It is acknowledged that, during this time, right turn movements out of Mission Street will be difficult due to the existing queuing of traffic on Chapel Street at the Marsh Street intersection. Monitoring of the traffic flows have identified that few vehicles presently undertake this right turn movement during this time period, demonstrating that road users recognise the limited ability to achieve a right turn onto Chapel Street and so choose an alternative route. This is driven by driver s behavioural response to delays and natural response to avoid traffic conflict. This Travel Management Plan will: Ensure appropriate enrolment measures are in place to manage the number of vehicles exiting the site during the critical evening peak half-hour period between 5.00pm and 5.30pm. Educate drivers of the existing traffic conditions and provide alternate routes to avoid both the right turn in and right turn out movements at the intersection of Mission Street and Chapel Street. Outline the proposed monitoring to be carried out to ensure that the above right turn movements are minimised. Outline the proposed car parking management measures. Outline the proposed staff travel management measures. Recommended Travel Management Plan Enrolment Measures To ensure the dispersed arrival and departure times of children, the following maximum attendances are proposed: Time Period Maximum Number of Children Arrivals Departures 7:30am to 8:00am :00am to 8:30am :30am to 9:00am :00am to 3:00pm :00pm to 3:30pm :30pm to 4:00pm :00pm to 4:30pm :30pm to 5:00pm :00pm to 5:30pm The above enrolment policy will ensure that no more than 20 children will be picked up during the critical 5:00pm to 5:30pm peak half-hour period. Travel Routes Parents will be advised to use the following approved travel routes to and from the child care centre:

39 Morning arrivals: Morning Departures: No restrictions except that the right turn from Chapel Street onto Mission Street will be discouraged in favour of access via Willow Street and Cliff Road. To the CBD, exit right onto Mission Street, then Cliff Road, then to their desired parking location. To areas south of the CBD, exit left onto Mission Street, then to their destination. To all other destinations, exit right onto Mission Street, then Cliff Road, Brown Street and then to their destination. Afternoon Arrivals: Afternoon Departures: No restrictions except that the right turn from Chapel Street onto Mission Street will be discouraged in favour of access via Willow Street and Cliff Road. To Otumoetai, exit right onto Mission Street, then Cliff Road, Brown Street, Chapel Street to their destination. To Mount Maunganui, exit right onto Mission Street, then Cliff Road, Willow Street, McLean Street, Dive Crescent, Harbour Bridge and then to their destination. To the south, exit left onto Mission Street, then to their destination. It is proposed that all parents will be advised of the above approved routes when enrolling their child and that they will sign their acceptance of the routes as part of their enrolment. Parents will be reminded of these routes on a three monthly basis in the regular newsletters. The adherence of parents with the approved routes will be monitored on a three monthly basis. Any parents found to be not complying with the approved routes will be reminded of the approved route and advised that their enrolment may be cancelled if they continue not to comply. Parking Management The following procedures and policies will be in place to ensure parents visiting the Child Care Centre park and manoeuvre their vehicles appropriately on the site. On enrolment, part of the orientation for parents will include being advised of the parking rules applicable to the site. These will include: All parents must park in the marked on-site car parking spaces within the site. Parking is not permitted on the grass verges or on the road. Parents must not block the on-site turning bay. All parents must turn their vehicle within the site and exit in a forwards direction. No backing onto the road will be permitted. Regular notices will be given to parents reminding them of the above rules. Compliance will be monitored on a three-monthly basis. Any parents not complying with the parking rules will be reminded of the rules and advised that their enrolment may be cancelled if they continue not to comply.

40 Staff Travel Management The following staff travel management measures will be used to both minimise the number of staff bringing cars to work and manage the parking of the staff vehicles: Introducing options/incentives such as beat the feet programme, provision of public transport ticket subsidies and arranging car-pooling. Staff will also be given parking information plus incentives for using alternative types of transport on induction. If the monitoring of the on-site parking shows that insufficient on-site parking is available to meet the peak demands, then an appropriate number of staff will be required to park off-site in the public car parking areas. Other Proposed Mitigation Road environments change over time in response to different land uses. The traffic environment is not a constant one and changes over time. It is not possible to predict future traffic flows with fine grained traffic flows. Council as road controlling authority has the ultimate power to approve changes to the road network and such can implement safety improvements to the road network. It is anticipated that this will occur from time to time including prevent turning movements where these are deemed hazardous or have high probability for an accident to occur. The applicant via a Section 128 review condition on consent or by way of a condition pursuant to Section 108 could make a financial contribution to these improvements. For the Chapel Street Mission Street intersection, we envisage the following: Installation of a no right turn signs banning the right turn movements both in to and out of Mission Street. The painting of a central triangular island and an associated left turn arrow to reinforce that the right turn movements in and out of Mission Street are not permitted. It is envisaged that the above review condition would take effect either: If the monitoring of the turning movements associated with the proposed child care centre indicates that parents are continuing to turn right at the Chapel Street intersection, or When Council require these movements to be restricted due to changes to the road markings on Chapel Street to accommodate cycle lanes.

41 Appendix 9: Alternate Car Park Design Appendix 9: Alternate Car Park Design Boffa Miskell Ltd Mission Street Childcare Land Use Consent

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43 Revised Site Plan dated 29 July 2015

44 MISSION STREET EXISTING FOOTPATH EXISTING FOOTPATH EXISTING GRASS VERGE BDY '00" 21.34m EXISTING GRASS VERGE BDY '00" 21.34m LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING VEHICLE CROSSING 1.6 High Pool type fence 315m² ROOM 2 & 3 PLAY AREA 1.6m High Screen Panel 2m high x 1.2 wide Sign LANDSCAPING COVERED WALKWAY LANDSCAPING 121m² 1.6 High Pool type fence 1.6 High Pool type fence 1.6 High Pool type fence ROOM 1 PLAY AREA 1.6m High Screen Panel 12 MISSION ST LOT 14 DP m² Artsink Highlite Highlite Highlite Bag Hooks 2.0m High Sound-Rated Fence VERANDAH STAFF WC DIS. WC Artsink 78m² ROOM 2 CHANGE/WC Nappy Lockers PASSAGE 69m² NURSERY ROOM 1 25 Kids DRIVEWAY 16 a&b MISSION ST LOT 13 DP m² VERANDAH bench seat ATRIUM RECEPTION MANAGER Wall Lockers Highlite Highlite PASSAGE LDY BDY '00" 40.23m 78m² ROOM 3 28 Kids 28 Kids Bag Hooks Artsink BDY '00" 40.23m BDY '00" 40.23m STORE KITCHEN STAFF NON-CONTACT SLEEPROOM Highlite BDY '00" 40.23m m x 5.4m 2.5m x 5.4m 5830 Existing Boundary Outline BDY '00" 21.34m BDY '00" 21.34m 19 BROWN ST LOT 3 DP m² 21 BROWN ST LOT 4 DP m² REV NOTES DATE ALL DIMENSIONS AND LEVELS ARE TO BE CHECKED ON SITE PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. DRAWINGS ARE NOT TO BE SCALED. USE ONLY FIGURED DIMENSIONS. CLIENT PROJECT BY AMENDMENTS DESIGN NETWORK NZCD(Arch),M.ADNZ,MNZID 257 MAUNGANUI ROAD, P.O.BOX 5098, MT MAUNGANUI,NZ Architectural Design TELEPHONE/ FAX rossbryant@ihug.co.nz - Ltd Proposed Childcare Centre Mission Street BDY C 29/7/15 Area of site over rear boundary. reduced to 2500 per original scheme plan. B 14/7/15 Boundaries highlighted. A 27/5/15. existing boundary line shown on plan BDY CHILDCARE SITE SCHEME PLAN Scale: 1:200 BUILDING AREA: 401m² DRAWING Site scheme plan DATE DWG NO DRAWN - SCALE 1:200 PLOT DATE Wednesday, 29 July