791st Council Meeting 28 July 2020 78 Lifestyle and Community Committee Meeting 16 July 2020 Adopted Report RECOMMENDATIONS Dangerous with Roads and Car parking COTTESLOE DRIVE OCEANIC DRIVE nonstandard - Current Roads and » Review road system for layout efficiencies and » Reduce/remove vehicle movement through the park. intersection/ access connectivity. 2.7 » Add trees to car parking to reduce urban heat island Car Parking » Review pedestrian access/crossing at car parks. effect. » Review internal bus/coach access, route/set down. » Introduce bio remediation to road and car park PACIFIC AVE stormwater runoff. MIAMI STATE SCHOOL » Reconfigure existing car parking to code. PACIFIC AVE » Change Cottesloe Drive access to left in, left out. » Develop southern car park servicing football and athletics using Bardon Avenue as access. 9 PIZZEY DRIVE 4 1 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION FINDINGS: Due to its organic unplanned growth the road and car park systems are 7 poorly connected. As the eastern section of the park was originally a waste 7 fill site and later used for waste transfer, the ground condition/subgrade varies with the result that the roads tend to be uneven in many places and tend to deteriorate with use. There is very little kerb and channel or edging. The park is split in two with east and west not connected by road. Road names are poorly defined which creates issues when emergency 10 services are called out for sporting events. The road layouts within the 8 PACIFIC AVENUE park in the lower areas serving football and athletics are difficult to use and lack connectivity with road line markings non-existent in these areas. A system of gates deters “rat running”, and at the same time affects park Road corridor user connectivity. Road conflicts divides site with vehicle, into two pedestrian 10 Car parking has developed in an ad hoc manner and is sealed where uses and dogs 10 deemed to be required, with the majority (except the newer car parking SONIA ST at the Aquatic Center) all non standard in layout and size. Some car park areas benefit from mature shade trees. There is a car parking shortfall during peak periods especially when more than one code is playing – e.g. a 3 PARADISE AVENUE swimming carnival and junior rugby home game. The southern car park for Inefficient parking football and athletics is poorly laid out and falls short of demand. layout with bays unmarked 2 LEGEND 1 Junior Rugby League 5 Rugby Union, Cricket Inefficient parking 2 and Skate Park 6 layout with bays unmarked 3 Dog Off-Leash BARDON AVE 4 Tennis 5 AIS and Athletics Access to AIS building IMPROVE CARPARKS is not to code 6 Football AND PROVIDE SAFER 7 Aquatic Centre ROAD ACCESS INTO 8 Gymnastics 9 Men’s Shed and Lapidary THE PARK Club 10 Rugby LeagueBARDON Seniors AVENUE N 0 50 100 150 200M SCALE 1:4000 @ A3 24 PREPARED FOR CITY OF GOLD COAST | PLACE DESIGN GROUP PIZZEY PARK PRECINCT | MASTER PLAN REPORT - DRAFT 25 791st Council Meeting 28 July 2020 79 Lifestyle and Community Committee Meeting 16 July 2020 Adopted Report RECOMMENDATIONS Pedestrian Network COTTESLOE DRIVE OCEANIC DRIVE - Current Pedestrian and » Develop clearly defined well connected path » Review active transport routes through park and 2.8 hierarchy separated from vehicle circulation. integrate into network. » Develop pedestrian/cycle paths accessing park from » Introduce formal path system to native bush area PACIFIC AVE Cycling Network Pacific Avenue and Cottesloe Drive. connecting Sonia Avenue to Paradise Avenue. » Introduce shade trees to the north side of path » Add seating rest spaces along path. MIAMI STATE SCHOOL PACIFIC AVE networks for summer comfort. » Include exercise stations along path loop. No pedestrian path » Ensure destinations are clearly connected with No pedestrian path entries and car parks. PIZZEY DRIVE COMMUNITY CONSULTATION FINDINGS: Currently the path system lacks connectivity and is unsafe. The path system throughout the park has developed in an ad hoc manner to suit the immediate needs of the time. A layer of designed path connection has been attempted but is incomplete. The path hierarchy is poorly defined. Access into the park from the entries is poorly defined with no pedestrian path access from Pacific Avenue and Cottesloe Drive. Throughout the park pedestrians must share the road pavement in many areas. There are no clearly defined connected cycle paths. Despite these shortfalls the path PACIFIC AVENUE network is highly utilised by walkers, joggers and casual cyclists. The paths are a mix of sealed (concrete), unsealed and informal tracks. Miami State School has very high levels of active transport that utilise the park as part of their journey. SONIA ST In some areas the paths benefit from mature shade trees making them popular during summer. PARADISE AVE PARADISE AVENUE BARDON AVE No footpath adjacent to car parking Lack of connectivity ADDRESS CONFLICT between two spaces LEGEND BETWEEN Existing Road Network No footpath adjacent 2-3m Concrete Path to car parking PEDESTRIANS AND Unsealed Path VEHICLES Informal Path Park EntryBARDON Points AVENUE N 0 50 100 150 200M SCALE 1:4000 @ A3 26 PREPARED FOR CITY OF GOLD COAST | PLACE DESIGN GROUP PIZZEY PARK PRECINCT | MASTER PLAN REPORT - DRAFT 27 791st Council Meeting 28 July 2020 80 Lifestyle and Community Committee Meeting 16 July 2020 Adopted Report RECOMMENDATIONS Fences and Security OCEANIC DRIVE - Current Fences » Review fencing parkwide. Develop a strategy for » Review fencing needs and remove all redundant unification of styles through maintenance renewal fencing. 2.9 and Security process. » Review advertising on fences and develop guidelines PACIFIC AVE and regulatory process. PACIFIC AVE PIZZEY DRIVE COMMUNITY CONSULTATION FINDINGS: With a wide mix of uses and sporting codes – a system of fencing is required for a range of purposes. Over time the fencing has been installed to suit the needs of the park users and or satisfy safety requirements. The majority of fencing is galvanised chainmesh and steel post of varying heights. Assorted bollards, timber log/ rail barriers are typically found around the car parks. Gates are positioned at access points and along some of the roads for maintenance access and PACIFIC AVENUE event/park management. There are four main fencing types: 1. Barrier fencing to exclude access generally from playing fields – the height and location determined by the sporting code. 2. Boundary fencing to the park perimeter against adjoining property with the height and fence type determined by the neighbouring use. SONIA ST 3. Sports fencing to tennis courts. 4. Safety barriers which work as warning devices against hazards such as Dense vegetation to water bodies or car parks etc. waters edge limits PARADISE AVENUE interaction with water The fencing varies greatly, is inconsistent and in many areas redundant. The potential change of use will allow large sections of fencing to be removed providing access to the open space. Vehicle barrier systems will LEGEND need to be installed to prevent vandalism by motor vehicles occurring. A number of the clubs use the fencing for revenue raising advertising which Path Bollards is somewhat random and unregulated. Gate BARDON AVE Sports Fence Log Barrier Log/Bollard Control Timber Fence - High Metal Fence - Low Metal Fence - Medium DEVISE A SITE WIDE (up to 1.5m) FENCING GUIDELINE Metal Fence - High (2.0m) Densely Vegetated Edge N 0 50 100 150 200M SCALE 1:4000 @ A3 28 PREPARED FOR CITY OF GOLD COAST | PLACE DESIGN GROUP PIZZEY PARK PRECINCT | MASTER PLAN REPORT - DRAFT 29 791st Council Meeting 28 July 2020 81 Lifestyle and Community Committee Meeting 16 July 2020 Adopted Report RECOMMENDATIONS Vegetation Zones COTTESLOE DRIVE OCEANIC DRIVE » Rehabilitate and provide buffer areas to the remnant utilise the larger trees for shaded spectator viewing, Formalised playing - Current fields look best 2.10 vegetation to enhance the ecological value and stabilise the understory – open up view lines/vistas when combined with function. from the higher ground. natural vegetation surrounding them Vegetation Zones » Introduce interpretive educational signage along the » Plant shade trees to path networks. SCHOOL PACIFIC AVE path systems. » Where required thinning or removal of pine trees is MIAMI STATE SCHOOL » Retain as much of the existing mature trees acceptable when extending high value amenity uses PACIFIC AVE throughout the site – design to incorporate wherever - however ensure adequate density is retained to the possible. two large stands north and south of the western lake to maintain the iconic character. » Review the Bardon Avenue batter planting and PIZZEY DRIVE COMMUNITY CONSULTATION FINDINGS: Pizzey Park is comprised of a number of vegetation types including: 1. Open lawn - formalised and informal. 2. Remnant forest. 3. Pine forest. 4. Planted batter to Bardon Avenue. PACIFIC AVENUE 5. Aquatic vegetation – fresh and brackish water. 6. Parkwide mature trees. High Density of vegetation to edge OPEN LAWN screens off water With an emphasis on sporting use and a legacy of its historic use as a waste fill site, the and limits experience overall character is that of grassed fields used for sporting and other active lifestyle and community activities. Formalised playing fields and informal open lawn. REMNANT FOREST SONIA ST Area of environmental The area of remnant vegetation includes coastal and swamp forest vegetation types, which value will create an PARADISE AVENUE include Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus racemosa) and Broad-leaved Paperback (Melalucea Existing planting to attractive pedestrian quinquenervia). This area of remnant vegetation has been identified as being a high priority better visually and corridor and for the City, as there is less than 10% of these vegetation types remaining. It is important physically seperates the experience this remnant vegetation is protected as it supports a population of threatened species. upper and lower park PINE FOREST The pine forest is planted with Pinus Elliottii – Slash Pine – which is a recognised environmental weed.