Appendix C - Code Assessment

Rural Residential Zone Code



                                                                         a)     15 metres from a property boundary adjoining land in the
                                                                                Environmental management and conservation zone;
                                                                         b)     40 metres from mean high water spring of a waterway or as
                                                                                otherwise prescribed through the Queensland Government
                                                                                Erosion Prone Area Maps;
                                                                         c)     10 metres from the road frontage;
                                                                         d)     10 metres from the side and rear boundaries or 6 metres where
                                                                                the lot area does not exceed 1 hectare, with the exception that if
                                                                                the height of the building or structure exceeds 9 metres
                                                                                the setback to the side and rear boundaries is equal to twice its
                                                                                height in metres.

                                                                Alternative provision to the QDC




Safety and Amenity Table 6.8.4.3 Criteria for assessment (part)

Performance outcomes                                                          Acceptable outcomes                                                    Assessment
Safety and amenity
PO7                                                                                                                                                  PO7 – Complies
Development does not result in an adverse change to the light, air            No acceptable outcome provided                                         The proposed development would not result in adverse changes
quality, noise, accessibility or other conditions enjoyed by residents                                                                               to light, air quality noise accessibility or other conditions enjoyed
of associated, adjoining or nearby premises.                                                                                                         by nearby residents.


Sports courts                                                                 AO8.1                                                                  AO8.1 – AO8.4 Not Applicable
PO8                                                                           A 2 metre landscaped buffer separates any private tennis court,        The proposal does not involve sports courts.
Lighting and noise associated with outdoor tennis courts, half                half court or sports court from side property boundaries where
courts or sports courts do not have an adverse impact upon the                adjoining land in a residential zone.
amenity enjoyed by occupants of adjoining or nearby premises
nor cause unreasonable disturbance to the local fauna.                        AO8.2
                                                                              Courts are fenced to a height of—

                                                                                   a)   3.6 metres for a full-sized court; or
                                                                                   b)   2.4 metres for a half court.