Appendix G - Code Responses

                                                   LANDSLIDE HAZARD OVERLAY CODE
Performance Outcomes                            Acceptable outcomes                              Applicant’s Comments
                                                             other land, including land above
                                                             the site; and
                                                         4. development of the site will not
                                                             increase the risk of landslide
                                                             activity on other land.
Sloping sites, landscape character and scenic amenity
PO3                                             AO3.1                                            Performance outcome
Development, including associated access, is    Buildings present no more than two storeys at    The proposal is located on a sloping site. The
designed and constructed to:                    any one point when viewed from the road or       proposal is considered to comply with PO3 as
                                                other public space.                              the development:
       1. be responsive to the natural                                                                Responds to the natural typography of
           topography and constraints           AO3.2                                                   the site
           imposed by the slope;                Buildings and associated accesses are not             Retains the natural landform
       2. retain the natural landforms,         constructed on land with a slope greater than         Is visually integrated into the
           landscape character, vegetation,     25%.                                                    streetscape and surrounding areas
           including the visual amenity of hill                                                  Ensures buildings are not visually intrusive
           slopes and ridgelines;               AO3.3                                            from surrounding vantage points.
       3. visually integrate into the           No additional lots intended to provide house
           streetscape and the natural          sites are created on land with a slope of 25%
           surrounds; and                       or greater.
       4. ensure buildings and structures
           are not visually obtrusive,          AO3.4
           particularly from ridgelines, public Buildings are designed to follow the natural
           open spaces, scenic routes and       landform rather than modify it.
           other critical vantage points,
           outside the site.                    Editor's note- Designs that step down
                                                the slope using split level construction or
                                                elevated construction on suspended floors are
                                                a preferred alternative to standard slab on
                                                ground construction reliant on cut and fill of
                                                sites.

                                                AO3.5