Appendix E - Code Compliance Reports

                                                                                                                                                             LANDSCAPING CODE
                                                                                                                                     Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions



                                                       PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                                                                          COUNCIL USE
       PERFORMANCE CRITERIA                                                                  SOLUTIONS*                       COMMENTS
                                                       (IF CODE ASSESSABLE)                                                                                           ONLY
    and Noosa Heads Locality, avoids the       S2.3 Plants are grouped in mulched beds          N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
    removal of heath vegetation, except        rather than planted individually to provide                of future MCU applications.
    where required for internal roads and      for optimum growing conditions and less
    service and infrastructure construction;   maintenance;
(d) minimises the extent of impervious         AND
    paved areas;                               S2.4 Landscaping is designed, planted            N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
(e) provides for suitable plant layouts and    and maintained in accordance with PSP3                     of future MCU applications.
    densities; and                             Landscaping Plants and Guidelines
(f) facilitates the adoption of appropriate
    planting techniques.
Species selection                                                                               N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
O3 Landscaped areas include plant              S3.1 Plantings—                                            of future MCU applications.
species that—                                  (a) comprise plant species identified for
(a) are appropriate to the biophysical             the relevant landscape character
    conditions and landscape character of          area in PSP3 Landscaping Plants
    the area;                                      and Guidelines; and
(b) are suitable for the space available,      (b) avoid undesirable plant species
    the level of visual and climatic               identified in PSP3 Landscaping
    exposure, the functional requirements          Plants and Guidelines.
    of the site and the scale of the           OR
    development;                               S3.2 For landscaping around pool                 N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
(c) provide for appropriate levels of shade    areas—                                                     of future MCU applications.
    and sunlight to occupants of the           a) no more than 30% of the landscaped
    development throughout the year;               area is a mixture of plants of local
(d) minimise the demand for water use;             origin and exotic plant species,
(e) in road reserves, provide street trees         undesirable plants identified in PSP3
    with effective canopy shade having             Landscaping Plants and Guidelines;
    regard to the size and scale of the            and
    road reserve and the location of           b) palms are specifically located in group
    services and other structures;                 plantings in accordance with PSP3
(f) for street trees in towns are villages,        Landscaping Plants and Guidelines;
    are consistent with the existing               and




1    Solution:  = Acceptable Solution                                                                                                                                  Appendix E
               A/S = Alternative Solution                                                                                                                   Code Compliance Reports
               N/A = Not applicable to this proposal

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