Appendix E - Code Compliance Reports

                                                                                                                                                            LANDSCAPING CODE
                                                                                                                                    Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions



                                                       PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                                                                         COUNCIL USE
       PERFORMANCE CRITERIA                                                                 SOLUTIONS*                       COMMENTS
                                                       (IF CODE ASSESSABLE)                                                                                          ONLY
O5 The provision of landscaping is to a       S5.1 Landscaping provided which allows           N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
satisfactory standard ensuring that it does   adequate visibility for casual surveillance                of future MCU applications.
not lead to opportunities for concealment     of public and semi-public spaces,
and possible assault sites                    including entrances and exits to sites and
                                              buildings, by:
                                              (a) planting trees which have clean trunks
                                                   to a height of at least 1.8 m; and
                                              (b) appropriately spacing shrubs at 1.2m
                                                   horizontal centres, with a maximum
                                                   height of 0.75m, to avoid clumping
                                                   and to retain sightlines.
O6 Street trees and plantings in towns and    S6.1 Street trees and trees in carparking        N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
villages, carparks and other areas where      areas achieve a maximum of 900mm                           of future MCU applications.
potential conflicts with vehicles and         clear trunk height for a 2.0m high tree at
pedestrians are evident, are planted so as    planting and are able to attain a clear
to maximise vehicle and pedestrian safety.    trunk height of 1900mm on maturity;
                                              S6.2 All scrub planting to be a maximum          N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
                                              height of 700mm from the road pavement                     of future MCU applications.
                                              (not top of kerb).
Services and utilities                                                                         N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
O7 All landscaping works maintain             S7.1 Plant species used in landscaping                     of future MCU applications.
adequate safe distance from services and      adjacent to substations, or adjacent to or
utilities including substations, overhead     on electricity transmission line easements,
powerlines, power poles and transformers,     are less than 4m high at maturity and do
street lamps, stormwater catchment pits,      not encroach within 3m of a substation
and underground services and utilities.       boundary;
                                              OR




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

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