Code assessment

Roads and Pathways                   AO15.1 Where involving the          Not applicable
                                     construction of a new road, road
PO15 Development involving the       planning and design supports
creation of new roads and            the hierarchy and functional
pathways                   ensures   aspects identified in Council’s
infrastructure—                      Planning Scheme Policy PSP6
    1. provides convenient, safe     on Engineering design standards
        and efficient movement       –    Roads,      drainage    and
        for all modes of transport   earthworks.
        between      land      use
        activities;                  Editor’s Note— Further detail on
   2. prioritises    pedestrian      road and pathway networks is
      movement and bicycle           provided in Part 9.4.8 Transport
      use       over    vehicle      Code
      movements;
                                     AO15.2 The street layout is         Not applicable
   3. facilitates efficient, safe    generally rectilinear and does
      and       accessible    bus    not rely on culs-de-sac, or where
      services that connect to       the use of a cul-de-sac is
      existing and future public     unavoidable because of the
      passenger          transport   natural features of the site, it
      facilities;                    does not exceed a length of 200
   4. provides through roads         metres.
      and minimises the use of
      culs-de-sac;                   AO15.3        Pathways      and     Not applicable
   5. minimises the extent of        pedestrian routes are planned to
      earthworks required by         provide clear, safe connections
      being sympathetic to the       between residential, open space,
      terrain;                       transit stops and retail areas,
   6. allows for unimpeded and       and are located along, or are
      practical access to each       visible from, streets or other
      proposed lot; and              public spaces.
   7.   provides      for   mature   AO15.4 Sufficient space and soil    Can comply with AO15.4
        street trees.                depth is provided for the           As required.
                                     planting of street trees for
                                     shade, amenity and habitat
                                     purposes.

PO16 The subdivision layout is       AO16 If within 1 kilometre of the   Not applicable
designed to facilitate pedestrian    Pathways Network identified in
and     cyclist   linkages   with    the       Local      Government
adjoining sites in the immediate     Infrastructure Plan located in
area.                                Part 4, the subdivision design
                                     and layout includes pathways:
                                       1. located in accordance with
                                           the Pathways Network
                                           identified in the Local
                                           Government Infrastructure
                                           Plan; or
                                       2. linking to the Pathways
                                          Network identified in the