Town Planning Report (rec. 16.04.25) · MCU25/0042

PO15   Garages, garage doors         AO15.   Garage doors that face       No garage wall faces the
       and carports do not           1       the street are no more       street – not applicable.
       dominate the street or                than 6 metres in width or
       the building design.                  50% of the frontage,
                                             whichever is the lesser.
                                     AO15.   Where multiple garages       No garage wall faces the
                                     2       face the street, they are    street – not applicable.
                                             separated by a minimum
                                             of 2 metres or are
                                             staggered in setback by
                                             a minimum of 1 metre.
                                     AO15.   Garages that are visible     No garage wall faces the
                                     3       from the street, but do      street – not applicable.
                                             not face the street,
                                             include a
                                             landscaped setback to
                                             the street and provide
                                             articulation, windows or a
                                             mix of materials to
                                             provide interest to the
                                             garage facade.
PO16   Basements:                    AO16    Basements:                   There is no basement within
       (a) visually integrate                (a) are limited to           the proposal.
           with the building;                     one access a
       (b) do not dominate the                    maximum of 6 metres
           street                                 wide; and
           or building design;               (b) do not encroach
       (c) are screened through                   into building setback
           landscaping; and                       areas.
       (d) do not present as
           a storey to the street.           Editor's note— refer to
                                             Figure 6.9.2
PO17   Front fences and walls        AO17.   Front fences or walls are    The front fence is not setback
       are designed and sited        1       set back an average of 1     1.0m and does not provide
       to:                                   metre and are                ‘stepping’ every 5m – refer
       (a) contribute to the                 articulated to provide       below assessment
           attractiveness of the             visual interest by
           streetscape;                      stepping the design at a
       (b) be compatible with                maximum of 5
           the existing                      metre intervals.
           streetscape               AO17.   Where located on the         The front fence is to be
           character;                2       boundary:                    located on the boundary.
       (c) avoid interference                (a) the solid portion of
           with movement of                       front fences and        The fence is 2.0m high and
           surface stormwater;                    walls is no more than   does not comply.
       (d) allow for casual                       1.2 metres high; or
           surveillance of the               (b) the walls contain        The walls are not 50%
           street;                                openings or materials   transparent and does not
       (e) provide planting in                    that ensure it is 50%   comply.
           front of solid fences                  transparent and has
           and walls; and                         a height not            The fencing provides for a
       (f) ensure plantings                       exceeding 1.8           mix of treatment to provide
           between the front                      metres.                 for an attractive façade to
           fence and the                                                  break up the horizontal plane.
           footpath does not
           create an impediment                                           The front fence is required to
           for pedestrians using                                          be 2m for privacy and
           the footpath                                                   security as the street is a
                                                                          public walkway thoroughfare.
                                                                          At end of this street (2 houses
                                                                          down from the subject site) is
                                                                          a public walkway used as part
                                                                          of a large event route



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