Code Assessment

                                  facade of a building.

PO20 Development:                 AO20.1 Buildings and structures:     Complies with AO20.1
1. provides a high level of 1. are sited and orientated to             Multiple dwellings exist to the
   residential amenity to users  minimise the likelihood of            east. Private open spaces are
   of the subject site; and      overlooking the private open          oriented toward Weyba Road. A
2. does     not     unreasonably space of adjacent residential         food and drink outlet exists to
   impact on the amenity         uses;                                 the west. The dwelling house to
     enjoyed     by    users   of 2. avoid reduction of sunlight to    the south has its private open
     adjoining      or     nearby     at least 40% of the private      space area in the north-western
     premises, including privacy      open space areas of any          corner and would be largely
     and access to sunlight.          adjoining residences to less     shielded by its own dwelling
                                      than two hours between           house. Appropriate setbacks are
                                      9:00am and 3:00pm on any         achieved to all boundaries.
Editor's note—Provisions for sill                                      Frosted glass or screening is
                                      day of the year;
height, glazing, screening and                                         proposed     to     eastern    and
window openings are to improve 3. incorporate               fencing,   western side elevations. Upper
the residential amenity for           landscaping  and screening  to   level windows are proposed to
occupants. Thermal performance        mitigate      impacts       on   provide natural lighting to the
requirements are contained in         adjoining residential uses.      proposed void. The inner walls
Queensland Development Code                                            that face the rear do not have
MP4.1     Sustainable Buildings. Editor's note— refer to figure        any openings to the south.
Energy efficiency requirements AP3-1A and figure AP3-2A                Fencing,     landscaping       and
are contained in the National                                          screening    is    proposed      to
Construction Code.                                                     minimise        any       potential
                                                                       overlooking       and      privacy
                                                                       concerns.
                                  AO20.2 Transparent doors and
                                  windows are designed and Complies with AO20.2
                                  located so they do not directly
                                  face    transparent doors    or
                                  windows or the private open
                                  space areas of other dwellings
                                  within 10 metres;


                                  AO20.3       Where       windows, Complies with AO20.3
                                  balconies, terraces, verandahs or Refer to response to AO20.1
                                  decks overlook or have the        above. It is not considered that
                                  potential to overlook the private the proposed development will
                                  open space of nearby properties   cause overlooking to private
                                  or view into habitable room       open space areas of nearby
                                  windows within 10 metres:         properties.      The proposal
                                   1. windows have a sill height of incorporates a number of
                                      not less than 1.7 metres privacy measures to reduce
                                      above finished floor level;   privacy     and      overlooking
                                   2. windows and other openings concerns.
                                      are permanently screened to
                                      a minimum height of 1.7
                                      metres to avoid overlooking;
                                   3. windows and doors         use
                                      translucent    glazing     to
                                      obscure views; or



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