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1. We request council to seriously review the proposed development plans at 32 Marjorie Street Roseville, principally on the grounds that this development does not cater for adequate onsite garaged parking and a safe driveway. This is of great concern to all surrounding neighbours as we continue to witness the un-policed clutter of parked cars, trailers, caravans and boats on our streets!
   
   Particularly as this house faces the park, it is of greater significance that the architect provide better visual amenity for all with a well designed driveway and concealed car-port or garage at the rear of the property. Possibly under the planned house extension at the rear of the property.
   
   In addition the existing single driveway is a pedestrian hazard and there is no provisions allowed for its improvement. We have personally witnessed young children who are racing off to the park having nearly collided with vehicles using this driveway. The architect expects the home owners to park their 2 cars back-to-back on their existing driveway, which is an unrealistic expectation as they do not do this presently. In addition how can this architect expect to cater for their growing family of 4 children as it does not allow for any additional driveway parking space. Currently we have only witnessed the owners park their vehicles on the street and they will continue to do so if there is no encouragement from council to plan appropriately for this. Let us be realistic, as it stands, residents do not like to park 2 cars back-to-back let alone any more.

   Also we are all aware from available statistics that many children are tending not to leave their parent's home to much later in life. So we can expect and should appropriately plan for a future with many more cars per household than the standard 2 parental cars. In the future we could quite easily expect this household to have their 6 cars parked on the street which will seriously affect visual amenity and a serious risk to young children and adults walking to the park.

   So please ensure these plans provide for visual amenity and critical pedestrian safety with adequate car parking facilities. As council will be liable if inadequate car parking in this development leads to serious injury to anyone accessing the park.

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