Development Assessment Report

Specific Outcomes                          Probable Solutions                              Proposal
particularly    emergency       services   prominent location, preferably near the         number.
personnel.                                 site entry, (i.e. on the kerb or letterbox or
                                           by signage on the building or site).

O24 All building entries are designed to   S24.1 The number of entrances and exits         Complies
be obvious and easily identifiable.        are    limited    and    main     building      Building entrances are limited with the
                                           entrances/exits are located at the front        main entry located at the front of the
                                           of the site, in view of the street. Where       building in view of Maple Street.
                                           this is not possible, due to site or
                                           existing building constraints, a well
                                           defined path is provided to the
                                           entrance/exit;
                                           AND
                                           S24.2 All entrances/exits to buildings,         Complies
                                           are well lit and signed, and signage            Entrance/exit points will be well lit and
                                           includes hours of operation;                    signed.
                                           AND

                                           S24.3 Entrances/exits are located to            Complies
                                           provide a direct link to driveways and          Entrance/exit points provide a direct link
                                           carparking areas;                               to car parking areas and driveways.
                                           AND
                                           S24.4 Recessed doorways are avoided             Complies
                                           where the recess is of sufficient size to       Recessed doorways are not proposed.
                                           conceal a person. Where recessed
                                           doorways are unavoidable, measures are
                                           used to enhance safety, as follows—
                                           a) good lighting installed;
                                           b) strategically placed mirrors installed;
                                           c) angled approaches provided; or
                                           d) gates which restrict access provided.

O25 Uses are arranged within buildings     S25.1 Windows and main entrances are            Complies
and on sites to enable external areas to   positioned    to allow  for   casual            Front windows       are provided and
be monitored.                              surveillance.                                   positioned to       allow for casual
                                                                                           surveillance.

O26 Communal open space, including         S26.1 Communal open spaces, including           Not Applicable
congregation and seating areas, is         congregation and seating areas are              No communal open space areas are
located where it can be monitored.         situated where they are in the line of          proposed.
                                           sight of windows, doors and/or
                                           balconies of buildings, or can be seen
                                           from a street or other public space.

O27 Buildings and structures are           S27.1 Buildings or structures that are          Complies
designed to minimise opportunities for     visible from a public street or laneway—        The building has been designed to
vandalism.                                 a) avoid the use of solid fences and            minimise opportunities for vandalism.
                                           blank walls which attract graffiti. Where
                                           solid blank surfaces are unavoidable,
                                           measures in the form of landscaping,
                                           creepers, murals, vandal resistant paint,
                                           etc are used;
                                           b) use toughened glass, security screens
                                           and other measures (but not including
                                           security shutters that obscure the view
                                           of shopfronts) are used in windows
                                           which are provided at ground level, to
                                           deter break and enters; and
                                           c) use hardy vandal proof materials and
                                           anti-graffiti paint are used in the
                                           construction of buildings.

O28 Lighting of appropriate intensities    S28.1 Lighting of appropriate intensities       Complies
is provided to maximise safety.            is   provided which           satisfies the     Appropriate lighting will be provided.
                                           requirements of Australian Standard
                                           AS1158: Public Lighting Code, unless
                                           otherwise specified in this Code;
                                           AND
                                           S28.2 External lighting of a graduated          Complies
                                           intensity is provided which starts at a         Appropriate lighting will be provided.
                                           lower level of brightness at the
                                           perimeter of the site and rises to a
                                           higher level at the entrance to buildings
                                           or at the centre of the site;
                                           AND