No stopping in Nowack Ave

A 20 metres "No Stopping" restriction will be provided on the southern side of Nowack Ave, Umina, at the Ocean Beach Rd end.

A resident of a property located near the intersection reported to council that he had obstructed vision while exiting his driveway due to cars parking between his driveway and Ocean Beach Rd.

The resident requested a No Parking Sign be installed outside his property to remove the parking so the visibility could be improved.

The resident also requested to make the intersection with traffic left in and left out only, to reduce the excessive volume of through traffic, according to a council staff report.

"The Ocean Beach Rd Traffic Management Study, adopted by council, recommended that the intersection of Nowack Ave and Ocean Beach Rd be left-in left-out, however implementation has not been funded at this stage," the report stated.

"An inspection has confirmed that the resident's driveway in Nowack Ave is located 20 metres west of Ocean Beach Rd.

"The Nowack Ave carriageway is five-and-a-half metres wide in this section with two-way traffic and on-street parking appears to utilised by customers and staff from nearby businesses.

"The sight distance from the driveway for vehicles entering Nowack Ave from Ocean Beach Rd is affected by vehicles parked in Nowack Ave, east of the driveway.

"Sight distance can be improved by restricting between the driveway and Ocean Beach Rd."

The cost for the installation of required signage and line marking will be accommodated in council's existing recurrent budgets, according to the report.

Council agenda TR.10.50, 6 Jul 2010