Planning Report

5.4.1 LANDSCAPING CODE


   Performance Outcome                  Acceptable Outcome                       Response

Street Trees                        AO3.1 A minimum of 2 street      We     request   that    this     is
PO3 Street trees within road        trees are provided per lot or    conditioned accordingly.
reserves     provide    effective   every 8 metres of frontage,
canopy shading having regard        whichever is the greater.
to the size and scale of the
road reserve and the location of    AO3.2 Street trees are planted
services and other structures.      a minimum of 1m from the
                                    back of the kerb in the road
                                    reserve verge and are of a
                                    species that do not impact on
                                    services.

Safety    and    security   PO5     AO5.5 Front fences are no        In accordance with AO17.3 of the
Landscaping is designed and         more than 1.2 metres high or     Medium Density Residential zone
located to maximise the safety      1.8 metres if at least 50%       code, solid front fences and walls
and security of public and          transparent                      may be 1.8 metres in height if the
private areas by—                                                    property has frontage to an
  1. clearly     defining    the                                     arterial road or a distributor road.
      boundaries        between                                      Weyba Road is classified as a
      private and public spaces;                                     distributor road, hence the
  2. promoting           casual                                      proposed      fence     height    is
     surveillance of buildings                                       considered acceptable.
     and public areas from the
     street and other public                                         A landscape strip ranging from
     areas      for    personal                                      1m-1.2m is provided in front of
     security reasons;                                               the fence and provides a clear
                                                                     delineation between private and
  3. avoiding      concealment                                       public     spaces.     Gates are
     spots;                                                          transparent to allow for casual
  4. maintaining safe sight                                          surveillance of the street and
     distances to and from                                           public areas, whilst providing
     road     and      building                                      security to residents.
     corners,     car      park
     entrances and driveways;                                        Low shrubs can be provided
  5. maintain     safe    sight                                      along the frontage as required
     distances at planting bed                                       which seeks to avoid concealment
     ends within car parks;                                          spots,     maintain  safe     sight
  6. designing to discourage                                         distances and ensure vegetation
     graffiti;                                                       does not inhibit the effectiveness
                                                                     of street lighting. The deep
  7.   ensuring vegetation does                                      landscape strip along the site
       not       inhibit     the                                     frontage assists in discouraging
       effectiveness of street                                       graffiti. Landscaping is provided
       lighting    or    conceal                                     to assist in directing visitors to
       signage; and                                                  the entry gate.
  8. separating and defining
     pedestrian and vehicle
     circulation routes.




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